Psychotherapist and author Susie Orbach investigates the mind of the child sex abuser.
11 Dec 2012,·28 mins
How and why did Cyril Radcliffe draw the line of partition between India and Pakistan?
11 Aug 2017,·28 mins
Psychotherapist Philippa Perry examines the influence of humiliation today.
01 Apr 2018,·28 mins
A reappraisal of the 80s TV quiz Bullseye, asking what we've lost and what we've become.
20 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Paul Gambaccini meets sound engineers James Lock and Geoff Emerick.
05 Feb 2008,·30 mins
The disabled gamers making gaming more accessible.
28 Jan 2021,·28 mins
Dharshini David explores how the money taps were turned back on.
14 Dec 2020,·28 mins
As the sector rebuilds, Bridget Minamore imagines a new future for Black British theatre.
15 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page in his exploration of marginalia.
16 Jun 2014,·28 mins
As Private Eye nears 50, Michael Crick traces its ups and downs and assesses its impact.
08 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Josie Long celebrates the pleasures of chess as she rekindles her own love for the game.
29 Dec 2019,·28 mins
The Victorians built grand ambitious railways, sewers and tunnels. Should we do the same?
09 Sep 2014,·28 mins
Naomi Alderman talks to novelist Ursula Le Guin and hears from fans including Neil Gaiman.
09 Apr 2015,·30 mins
The frequent flyers who will stop at nothing to achieve airline status and rack up mileage
05 Mar 2018,·28 mins
Clare Jenkins presents a personal insight into the world of premature babies.
30 Nov 2015,·28 mins
Doon Mackichan asks if we need a moratorium on glossy TV dramas with female victims.
06 Oct 2016,·28 mins
Ian McMillan sets out on a quest to find out about the footballer turned TV comedy star.
02 Jul 2015,·30 mins
Investigating Al-Qaeda in USA
How the FBI worked to uncover sleeper cells in communities around America
11 Feb 2004,·25 mins
Laura Snapes explores how musicians have defied gender boundaries to create art and music
21 Mar 2017,·30 mins
Christine Finn explores how authors' archive is kept, now they write on screens not paper.
26 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Series 1
On the Grid
Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
26 Jan 2018,·12 mins
Jim Al-Khalili explores what the past would have sounded like to our ancestors.
12 Sep 2011,·28 mins
The Alice in Wonderland world of the Anglo-Indians, focusing on a remarkable 92-year-old.
15 May 2015,·28 mins
Episode 2
Headlines show an NHS in crisis. How can those in charge mend the culture?
25 Sep 2013,·28 mins
Nikki Fox investigates the treatment of disabled people in British prisons.
12 May 2014,·28 mins
The heartbreaking stories of Syrians living and dying in besieged cities.
01 Oct 2018,·28 mins
A celebration of the simple joys in life, and Brecht’s poem that described them.
08 Jul 2019,·28 mins
Lucrece Grehoua reveals the cost of hiding who we really are in the workplace.
17 Aug 2020,·28 mins
Sanjeev Kohli visits a Chinese-owned castle in the Scottish glens.
09 Dec 2015,·28 mins
Journalist Kirran Shah explores the spirit of Bradford’s spoken-word counter culture.
18 Nov 2019,·28 mins
