Omnibus (2)
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind lifts the curtain on the criminal justice system.
17 May 2025,·57 mins
Nicolas Bourbaki
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
25 Jun 2010,·15 mins
The First Year
A deeply personal story of guilt – how to live with it, and its power to transform us.
01 Aug 2025,·14 mins
Omnibus
Presenters Andrew and Richard look back over their four-year odyssey to find the yeti.
14 Dec 2023,·57 mins
10. Tea or Coffee?
Why did tea take off when coffee didn’t?
15 Dec 2023,·14 mins
Life after Life
First broadcast in 1999. Do you believe in life after death?
15 Jun 1999,·12 mins
The Sea Lion
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin (and blubber) of the California sea lion.
06 Feb 2024,·27 mins
Being Welsh
Episode 3
Jeremy Bowen returns home to Wales in search of what it means to be Welsh.
07 Feb 2022,·28 mins
Series 1
Man-eating Tiger
Ben Garrod on how a man-eating tiger provides new evidence about human evolution.
18 Aug 2017,·15 mins
The Invention Of Russia
The sacred song of war
The legacy of the great patriotic wars against Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte
08 Mar 2023,·26 mins
Us and them
Tim Hayward looks at the potential of fungi to help the human body and mind.
21 Jan 2022,·28 mins
Part 25: Through a Glass Darkly
Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.
30 Jun 2017,·15 mins
3. Modern boarding
Nicky Campbell explores the modern boarding school experience.
17 Feb 2025,·42 mins
18. Now What?
Nick Wallis continues his investigation of the Post Office scandal.
11 Feb 2025,·42 mins
Episode 2
Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track in London.
14 Jul 2010,·13 mins
Bonus Episodes - Series 2
Bonus Episode 8. From Two to Three - Parents on the Couch: Dr. Orna Guralnik
India chats to Dr. Orna Guralnik about how the arrival of a child impacts a couple.
21 Jan 2026,·15 mins
Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.
09 Jul 2012,·28 mins
5. Power Plays
AI is incredibly thirsty for energy, which is fuelling a renewables revolution in China.
20 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Doug and Demelza Davidson
David Vine tells the story of Britain's most intrepid mixed lugers.
24 May 1995,·15 mins
10. Case Closed?
Jon Kay updates his investigation into the disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer.
30 Sep 2025,·32 mins
When Banksy Comes to Town
5. Deal and No Deal
What happens when Banksy chooses your wall for mischief? Tensions run high for Sam and Rod
11 Apr 2025,·20 mins
6. Moral Courage
Diane Foley must decide whether to face a man linked to her son’s murder - or not.
10 Feb 2026,·31 mins
Episode 5
The story of what happens when the death of a child miraculously allows others to live.
10 Jun 2016,·15 mins
Retreat
How the effects of French and British mandates in the Middle East still reverberate today.
17 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Sir David Attenborough examines new evidence on a controversial theory of human origins.
15 Sep 2016,·42 mins
Stealing Power
Meter tampering is dangerous and illegal yet reports of it are rising at an alarming rate.
30 Jul 2024,·28 mins
Episode 3: Heat Pumps, Your Questions Answered
Evan Davis invites listeners to get in touch with their questions about heat pumps.
26 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Give Oasis Back to the Irish
Steven Cockcroft and Jason Carty explore the roots of the Gallagher brothers and Oasis.
10 Dec 2023,·30 mins
2. From System to Method
Michael Sheen explores the strange art of acting.
21 May 2024,·30 mins
The Road to Nineteen Eighty-Four
What led avowed socialist George Orwell to write a novel that is beloved of the Right?
09 Feb 2013,·58 mins
