Misgendered at my wedding
Why one transgender woman had to be referred to as ‘husband’ on her wedding day.
12 Jul 2023,·17 mins
Hong Kong Artists
How artists in Hong Kong are coping with censorship and political repression.
28 Sep 2021,·28 mins
Belonging
How wearing the "badge of belonging" changed over the 20th Century
23 Sep 1996,·42 mins
Shorthand
The history of shorthand from ancient Rome to modern day Pitman
31 Aug 1993,·13 mins
Episode 5
Might the Baroque still be with us? Tim Marlow meets the Baroque-inspired artists of today
15 Mar 2013,·15 mins
Un Nos Ola Leuad
Nodi 60 mlynedd ers cyhoeddi'r nofel “Un Nos Ola Leuad” gan Caradog Prichard.
05 Apr 2021,·60 mins
4. The Dark Side
Lemn examines where he let himself do the wrong thing, and how he has tried to make amends
24 Oct 2016,·30 mins
Maggi Hambling
Artist Maggi Hambling talks about the art she has on her walls at home
27 Feb 1998,·13 mins
Coming to America vs. Friday
Which film is better: Coming to America or Friday?
12 Jun 2025,·34 mins
Character Studies
James Runcie and Abdulrazak Gurnah consider how to create and develop characters.
05 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Ukraine: Tetiana Chornovol
Lucy Ash talks Tetiana Chrnovol, a Ukrainian opposition journalist.
21 Feb 2014,·15 mins
Regaining Nuance
Oliver Burkeman asks how we can recover our nuance.
01 Jan 2021,·14 mins
Juliet Stevenson
Follow portrait artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints actor Juliet Stevenson.
09 Nov 2017,·30 mins
Mother Tongues
Do people have the right to protect their national language from English?
20 Oct 2000,·13 mins
Stanley Kubrick
How did chess influence the plots of the films of Stanley Kubrick?
14 Sep 2000,·13 mins
Good Health
How to get the best out of your doctor and the health benefits of drinking less alcohol
23 Jul 1987,·13 mins
Politeness on the World Service
Listeners express concern over impoliteness and inappropriate forms of address
23 Mar 2006,·13 mins
2. Brains
Geoff Watts contunues his exploration of the science and culture of gossip
05 Dec 2014,·1 min
Series 6
Casualty
Paul Jackson explores the origins and legacies of TV Classics: BBC 1's Casualty
18 May 2013,·30 mins
Aliens on Film: Part Two
Francine Stock and Adam Rutherford explore the potential for life across the universe.
12 Mar 2017,·28 mins
Services
What issues are facing agriculture all over the world and where can farmers turn for help?
19 Feb 1999,·13 mins
Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of some of the greatest songs ever composed.
09 Nov 2020,·28 mins
Ravel's Head Injury
How a head injury in 1932 took five years to claim Maurice Ravel's life and sanity
29 Jun 1995,·13 mins
Episode 2
Responsibility for the Great War has been a fierce battle for meaning ever since 1914.
04 Feb 2014,·43 mins
Spain
Cerys Matthews visits Barcelona to rummage through Spain's varied songbook.
11 Aug 2015,·30 mins
Part 2
Novelist Eimear McBride looks at how artists and performers depict sexual consent.
07 Feb 2019,·28 mins
Debt
Debt and Poverty
The Fix looks at the issue of debt and why it's such an intractable problem for the UK.
29 Jan 2020,·43 mins
Wes Butters speaks to Carry On stars Jim Dale and Jacki Piper 4/4
Wes Butters speaks to Carry On stars Jim Dale and Jacki Piper.
28 Aug 2023,·10 mins
Forbidden Love: Cilmi Boodheri
The story of Cilmi Boodheri, the Somalian poet who died for love
21 Feb 2006,·22 mins
Series 1
Cumbia
Protest art in Latin America: Cumbia music in Peru and Argentina.
28 Nov 2017,·28 mins
