Dr John Wright, one of the first NHS volunteers in Sierra Leone, returns to the country.
04 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
'Shawshank Redemption' star Tim Robbins leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.
15 Dec 2012,·30 mins
What's the Future for Privatisation?
How privatising nations must find new ways of delivering essential services
09 Jan 2005,·22 mins
Dr Shahidha Bari looks at the history of the sari.
30 Apr 2015,·30 mins
Can society accept justice without imprisonment?
12 Aug 2019,·28 mins
David Cannadine argues that dividing peoples according to their civilisation is nonsense.
26 Feb 2018,·28 mins
Mark Steel celebrates the ever expanding world of foreign Hip Hop
23 Feb 2017,·30 mins
How schools can help students from minority backgrounds feel integrated in modern Britain
04 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Episode 3
Professor Devi Sridhar investigates the impact of Covid on the practice of science.
22 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against the world.
29 Jun 2012,·15 mins
Long-distance Rowers
"I wanted a bit of spice and adventure": long-distance rowers on why they do it
25 Mar 1995,·27 mins
Barnie Choudhury investigates the changing nature of South Asian voters in the UK.
10 Jun 2024,·28 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
David Dunseith
Steven Rainey looks back at the forty year career of iconic broadcaster David Dunseith.
23 Aug 2024,·30 mins
Rima Ahmed gets the bus into Leeds to find out why its public transport is so maligned.
18 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Joshua Rozenberg investigates the Christian Legal Centre.
05 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Nihal Arthanayake presents a portrait of contemporary Britain in an epoch of terror.
08 Aug 2016,·28 mins
William Crawley explores the decline of the Catholic church's authority in society.
14 May 2018,·28 mins
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh recalls his role in a daring rescue during WWII.
27 Jan 2006,·28 mins
Examining how Europe became unified
25 Mar 2007,·26 mins
Story of the enduring songwriting relationship between Pete Atkin and Clive James.
09 Nov 2015,·30 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
Philippa Thomas asks whether abortion could be banned in the United States.
31 Jul 2018,·38 mins
What lessons have been learned from a 2006 clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital?
03 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Do assumptions about teenage pregnancy stand up to scrutiny? Miranda Sawyer investigates.
19 Mar 2012,·28 mins
The poet Ian McMillan on what really happened when Stockhausen came to Huddersfield.
19 Nov 2015,·30 mins
Malawi and HIV
One in five people in Malawi had HIV, it had massive social repercussions
21 Nov 2005,·22 mins
David Almond argues that more European children's books should be translated into English
12 Feb 2015,·28 mins
Finance guru Alvin Hall charts the rise of rap music entrepreneur Jay-Z.
08 May 2007,·30 mins