Episode 2
From the boardroom to the dugout: Robert Peston on the business of football management.
11 Jan 2012,·28 mins
Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
An apple, a car, even a super yacht... Why are so many things called Jazz?
30 Aug 2016,·30 mins
Prof Deborah Bowman reveals how a cancer diagnosis has changed her view of medical ethics.
16 Apr 2019,·28 mins
Lucky socks, pre-match rituals, Nadal’s water bottles. Sport is teeming with superstition.
07 Jul 2020,·28 mins
Meanwhile in Space
Rebecca Morelle asks whether we're about to witness a new golden era of human spaceflight.
29 Jun 2020,·28 mins
The imprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the 'wild east' of Russia's market economy
14 Jun 2005,·22 mins
Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?
08 Aug 2012,·28 mins
Keith Joseph's impact as the trailblazer for Thatcherism is assessed by James Landale.
07 Apr 2014,·28 mins
Journey through the trailblazing life and art of Gwen John, from Tenby to Paris.
30 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Operation Moses
Why the return of Ethiopian and Russian Jews to Israel caused controversy
17 Apr 1998,·27 mins
Beyond the Reading Wars
Michael Morpurgo how the contemporary debate has been informed by past teaching methods.
29 May 2012,·28 mins
Egypt
Examining why Egypt is faring less well than the more modern Gulf societies
26 Jul 2006,·22 mins
Tracey McLeod recalls the girl groups of the 1960s.
28 Feb 2008,·30 mins
Recalling her father’s DNR notice, Yasmeen Khan investigates clinical resuscitation.
18 May 2021,·28 mins
Michael Rosen visits the biggest public lending library in Britain.
11 Sep 2013,·28 mins
Lesley Curwen investigates the ways councils negotiate affordable housing with developers.
26 May 2015,·38 mins
How does losing a mother as a little girl affect the women they become?
18 Apr 2022,·28 mins
Naomi Beckwith celebrates more Black cultural figures who should be central to history.
16 Dec 2019,·28 mins
There is far more to this simple children's game than meets the eye, says Jolyon Jenkins.
04 Aug 2015,·28 mins
Writer Patrick McGuinness asks what really is the inevitable. And must we accept it?
26 Jul 2016,·28 mins
Aditya Chakrabortty chairs a debate between four economists who predicted the 2008 crisis
19 Sep 2018,·57 mins
As Obama's campaign to win a 2nd term ramps up Gary Younge assesses his performance so far
23 Oct 2011,·30 mins
David Davis MP gives a personal exploration of Tony Benn's life and ideas.
15 Mar 2014,·60 mins
Series 1
Portsmouth After the Riots
Giles Edwards asks what happened in Portsmouth after the anti-paedophile riots in 2000.
19 Jun 2017,·28 mins
Poet Bridget Minamore explores how women have created their own literary narratives.
15 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Is it fair for the rich world to cherry-pick the best doctors from poorer countries?
18 May 2020,·28 mins
Episode 3
The struggles and obstacles as the government tries to roll out its bold reforms.
22 Jan 2012,·30 mins
How does training at Sandhurst Academy bolster militarised monarchies of the Arab world?
27 Aug 2014,·28 mins
Islam and Children
The teaching and impact of Islam on children
06 Sep 1994,·28 mins
