Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat
Left the Chat: No 6. The Telegram War
How one messaging app became Vladimir Putin’s nemesis - and perhaps his secret weapon.
08 May 2024,·28 mins
Series 8
The Junkers of Woodbridge Airfield
Michael Portillo remembers a crucial 1944 incident that impacted on the war.
18 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Episode 2
The second episode in a two-part tale from Anglesey comedian Tudur Owen
01 Feb 2022,·28 mins
Nicolas Bourbaki
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
25 Jun 2010,·15 mins
Omnibus: episodes 6-10
Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past.
15 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Omnibus (2/2)
Lucy Worsley reveals Victoria's rule via significant encounters.
17 May 2019,·57 mins
Episode 3
Michael Portillo examines the past and future of democracy over 2,500 years.
25 May 2010,·45 mins
5. Retromania
Travis looks at the impact of the internet and the rise of "vintage" wares.
10 Aug 2018,·14 mins
Schumann and Beethoven
Mark Lowther explores a piano concerto by Robert Schumann and Beethoven's 7th Symphony
08 Aug 2005,·26 mins
The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
18. Now What?
Nick Wallis continues his investigation of the Post Office scandal.
11 Feb 2025,·42 mins
5. The Legacy of 2 Tone
Music legends explore the impact of 2 Tone.
01 May 2024,·11 mins
5. Friendship
Girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about their friendships and friendship groups.
17 Apr 2026,·13 mins
Episode Three - Frida Kahlo
Rosie Millard uncovers Frida Kahlo’s rise to superstardom.
19 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Omnibus
Presenters Andrew and Richard look back over their four-year odyssey to find the yeti.
14 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
While Freud relied on expert and patient, Rogers pioneered a therapeutic model of equals.
03 Aug 2015,·28 mins
Sierra Leone: the diamond that saved a thousand lives
The diamond that brought light, a school and healthcare to one African village.
26 May 2026,·31 mins
Part Nine: Epilogue - 'Aberfan is different...'
55 years on, survivors of the disaster are looking to the future - as well as the past.
08 Dec 2021,·29 mins
Episode 1
Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Lundy, Dogger, Forth, Irish Sea, Wight.
01 Jan 2025,·57 mins
1914: Day by Day - Omnibus
Episode 6
Margaret Macmillan tells the story of the events leading up to the First World War.
10 Aug 2014,·28 mins
4. The end of the beginning
What happens when one side of the nature nurture equation is a mystery?
10 Feb 2026,·23 mins
5. Modern Manners
Ann Widdecombe zooms forward to the making of manners in cyberspace.
08 Jan 2016,·14 mins
Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track in London.
14 Jul 2010,·13 mins
The Future Is Fibre
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks to the future of food to ask how we can eat more fibre.
30 Jan 2026,·14 mins
5. Food for Thought
A series exploring the weight loss drug revolution. Presented by Prof Giles Yeo.
13 Feb 2026,·14 mins
Part Five - The Industrial Age and Beyond
First broadcast in 2002. How the changes of the 18th century affected Islam
29 Mar 2002,·26 mins
Series 2
9. Room 5 LIVE
Room 5 LIVE at Hay Festival with screenwriter Abi Morgan.
28 Dec 2022,·33 mins
Series 1
Laura Barton concludes her three-part series on the place of confidence in modern life.
13 Nov 2017,·28 mins
Episode 3: Hope
Finding hope in the fight against county lines.
09 Dec 2024,·42 mins
4. Filling the Mind
Education, the chattering classes and the novel in Roman society.
09 Feb 2003,·30 mins
