The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary
09 Feb 2012,·30 mins
Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.
04 Jul 2023,·28 mins
Series 1
Frances Barber in Wolverhampton
Frances Barber, stage and television star, explores the Wolverhampton of her childhood.
08 Aug 2017,·28 mins
British Allotments
A writer from Argentina is enchanted by British allotments
22 Jul 1998,·13 mins
Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
04 Jun 2015,·30 mins
Under a full moon and the Northern Lights, Richard Coles hears the Ice Music of Norway.
08 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Stephen Smith reports from inside the High Street 'freemasonry' of the barber's.
08 Aug 2011,·28 mins
Michael Dickman and Professor Christoph Lees
The poet Michael Dickman meets Professor Christoph Lees to craft a poem about his work.
20 Nov 2022,·28 mins
Writer and presenter Julie Tsang explores the world of Chinese literature.
05 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Europe
Will Russia ever be considered a part of Europe?
24 Aug 1994,·28 mins
Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.
30 Dec 2013,·30 mins
The theatre of justice: how Crown Courts work
17 May 1993,·42 mins
Can playwright David Greig recreate a lost ancient Greek play?
09 Mar 2023,·28 mins
The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.
08 May 2012,·57 mins
Shahidha Bari goes in search of the biggest poetry competition in the Middle East.
23 Mar 2014,·30 mins
John Cooper Clarke looks back at the life of broadcaster and folk singer, Ewan MacColl.
22 Jan 2015,·30 mins
The story of the Nepalese citizens who've served in the British Army for over 200 years
02 Feb 1993,·28 mins
Bristol: Wild Bunch
Origin stories of the UK's most vital music scenes.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Following one woman’s journey, making swimming in Britain more diverse.
06 Sep 2022,·28 mins
Jann Wenner's seminal 1970 New York interview with John Lennon for Rolling Stone magazine.
06 Jul 2007,·45 mins
Katie Derham delves into the fascinating world of musical life during the Second World War
09 Oct 2012,·30 mins
The extraordinary tale of Jackie Wilson and his impersonator, Bobby Brooks.
05 Sep 2022,·28 mins
Episode 2
Comedian and Russophile Viv Groskop explores a century of revolutionary comedy.
10 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Giles Fraser on the storm provoked by Don Cupitt's 1980s television series.
15 Mar 2019,·28 mins
Simon Pegg explores Iain Banks's controversial novel, 40 years after publication.
13 Feb 2024,·28 mins
Lee Mack's fascinating look at Sid James's lesser-known work.
29 Apr 2013,·30 mins
Composer Hannah Conway explains how loss of voice needn't silence people and personality.
18 Apr 2023,·28 mins
Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Gavron and Wash Westmoreland
Jason Solomons speaks to the star of Harriet, Cynthia Erivo.
11 Oct 2019,·82 mins
01/12/2015
The care organisations pioneering new ways of looking after people in their own homes.
01 Dec 2015,·28 mins
Musician Bishi examines how tech and AI shape the future of music creation.
26 Dec 2019,·28 mins
