Series 1
Leisure, looking back and looking forward
Alan Dein asks five families revealing questions about leisure time, the past and future.
03 Oct 2018,·14 mins
Geoff Watts finds out how deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression.
27 Aug 2013,·28 mins
Alex Stevenson explores musical diplomacy, as the Parliament and Bundestag choirs sing.
08 Aug 2014,·28 mins
Nick Hennessey explores the mythical world of Finland's national poem, The Kalevala.
27 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Yes. No. Don't Know: Three choices that sparked a 24-hour landmark in Scottish theatre.
04 Nov 2014,·30 mins
Two 'New Philanthropies'
Hugh contrasts the role of philanthropy today with that of the middle of the 20th century.
26 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Stuart Maconie on rock musicians who combined symphony and pop music in the 60s and 70s
23 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Sue Broom explores new scientific research on female promiscuity across the animal kingdom
23 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Ken Clarke MP explores the life and music of Benny Goodman.
24 Mar 2009,·30 mins
A guide to raising chickens for food
21 Feb 2001,·13 mins
Sam Gyimah investigates if Britain's universities can survive the crisis they now face.
01 Sep 2020,·37 mins
A tribute to the broadcaster David Frost, who died in August 2013.
25 Dec 2013,·28 mins
Claire Bolderson asks if Latinos are the key to a reborn USA.
11 Sep 2012,·38 mins
Notorious Soviet spy Kim Philby as he's never been heard before.
04 Apr 2016,·28 mins
Operation Moses
Why the return of Ethiopian and Russian Jews to Israel caused controversy
17 Apr 1998,·27 mins
Edward Adoo investigates why there are so few non-white judges in the UK judiciary.
22 Jul 2019,·28 mins
Writer Rachel Trezise looks at the effects of class B drug MCAT on the South Wales Valleys
16 Jan 2015,·28 mins
Timandra Harkness discovers links between political choices and how our brains function.
20 May 2014,·28 mins
Behind the scenes with a new generation of curators, Art, and startling exhibits.
27 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Dance Yourself Cheerful
Dancer Deborah Bull looks at the role dance has played during some of our toughest times.
28 Sep 2012,·15 mins
How the American record industry responded to the assassination of President Kennedy.
05 Dec 2015,·30 mins
The stories of British Ukrainians, whose family histories mirror that of their homeland.
20 May 2015,·28 mins
Tom Armitage decodes digital literacy for the so-called 'second machine age'.
14 Apr 2015,·28 mins
Yasmeen Khan reports on the Turkish community in the United Kingdom.
28 Sep 2011,·30 mins
Episode 2
Football fan Clive Anderson explores China's love for the game plays on the global stage.
12 Jun 2015,·28 mins
Can your immune system make you psychotic or depressed?
24 Aug 2016,·28 mins
Chris Stokel-Walker asks what impact OpenAI’s recent implosion could have on the world.
11 Dec 2023,·28 mins
Charlotte Smith investigates the outbreak, vaccines, and if bird flu will steal Christmas.
13 Dec 2022,·28 mins
A hypnotic half-hour of aural bliss taking you inside the world of 'wellness sound'.
09 Apr 2023,·28 mins
As spring arrives in Syria, Mudar Salimeh searches for butterflies.
14 Jul 2024,·28 mins
