Fiona Lindsay meets performers of all kinds during the half hour before they go on stage.
17 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse reflects on his extraordinary religious experience.
24 Dec 2019,·37 mins
Carys Eleri explores the work of Gwerful Mechain, a fierce and provocative medieval poet.
16 May 2021,·28 mins
The Medics
How did the UK Covid lockdown affect a generation of children and young people?
17 Mar 2025,·28 mins
Singing together is bringing hope to a struggling South African community.
30 Mar 2020,·28 mins
David McAlmont tells the glittering tale of Sylvester James and his disco hit Mighty Real.
23 Jun 2016,·30 mins
Comedian and actor Isy Suttie explores the phenomenon of ASMR, or 'brain tingles'.
24 Dec 2015,·30 mins
The Power of Night
Lucy Cooke examines why it pays to stir when the sun goes down.
18 Jan 2021,·28 mins
Ian McMillan searches for the limestone landscape that inspired the poet WH Auden.
06 Oct 2014,·28 mins
America's relationship with guns - told through archive.
14 Dec 2022,·30 mins
Dominic Sandbrook explores how the first generation of radio listeners learned to listen.
14 Aug 2014,·30 mins
Colin Grant reports on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival.
28 Aug 2017,·30 mins
Professor Emma Griffin explores how British workers became tied to the clock.
30 May 2017,·30 mins
Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
08 Nov 2013,·30 mins
David Cannadine tells the story of the origins of the 1922 Committee.
29 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Horatio Clare meets the German student duellists for whom a scar is a badge of honour.
26 Oct 2015,·28 mins
Robin Ince explores the scientific ideas hidden within the wonderful world of Dr Seuss
30 Dec 2016,·30 mins
Chris Page tells the inside story of Northern Ireland's botched green energy scheme.
09 Mar 2020,·28 mins
Can sailor Sir Ben Ainslie lead the first British team to win the America's Cup?
07 Mar 2015,·30 mins
What impact would Brexit have on Scotland's politics and economy? Sarah Smith investigates
07 Mar 2016,·28 mins
Chemist Andrea Sella investigates things that go flash in the dark.
25 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Engineers and inventors worldwide are rushing to build new ventilators. Are they any good?
19 May 2020,·28 mins
Trevor Cox on the physics behind the way orchestral instruments make their unique sound
06 Dec 2012,·30 mins
Exploring the long-running science experiments that might give us hope for the future
03 Jan 2025,·28 mins
Is the middle class in decline? The divide between a rich elite and those now clinging on.
03 Feb 2015,·38 mins
Mark Gatiss and Richard Coles share a passion for ghosts. But can they see a real one?
24 Dec 2022,·43 mins
Candidate Selection
How do you select the candidate that best reflects your views?
12 Nov 1996,·13 mins
Geoff Watts finds out how deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression.
27 Aug 2013,·28 mins
Yes. No. Don't Know: Three choices that sparked a 24-hour landmark in Scottish theatre.
04 Nov 2014,·30 mins
Myanmar
Can the numerous indigenous languages survive in a rapidly changing 21st-century Myanmar?
27 Oct 2014,·28 mins
