Beyond the Reading Wars
Michael Morpurgo how the contemporary debate has been informed by past teaching methods.
29 May 2012,·28 mins
Omnibus 2
A 400-year journey into the creation of the United States with the writer Joe Queenan
11 Sep 2020,·57 mins
6: We Imagine With Our Bodies
When the sound archive disappears again, Adam discovers the power of imagination
16 Aug 2022,·31 mins
Carols, carouses, and ceasefires: Christmas special
Discover the strange stories behind the music of Christmas.
27 Dec 2019,·24 mins
4. The darkest hours before the dawn.
The clock is ticking as negotiators work through the night to try and strike a deal.
06 Mar 2023,·19 mins
Series 1
Kathleen
Kathleen, who is now 92, was a nurse during the years of violence that followed the march.
26 Oct 2018,·8 mins
The New Theatre
James Naughtie follows the struggle to create a new theatre for the RSC in Stratford.
19 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Episode 2
Misha explores the background to Garibaldi's heroic efforts that liberated southern Italy.
19 Nov 2007,·28 mins
Ballad of Harry Stokes
The story of Harry Stokes – a trans man born in 1799.
16 mins
1. Squirrels
Do grey squirrels prove Victorians were a bunch of environmental vandals?
03 Apr 2017,·14 mins
Frederick Kelly
The story of Frederick 'Clegg' Kelly, Olympic rowing champion and First World War hero.
10 Aug 2014,·60 mins
Classical: Re-writing the Score
Exploring Black British classical music, from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to Chi Chi Nwanoku.
25 Feb 2025,·35 mins
Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.
02 Jun 2015,·30 mins
Requiem for an Illusion
Michael meets his fate at the hands of the Trinidadian court and Britain’s Privy Council.
14 Oct 2022,·49 mins
Gus Casely-Hayford, director of V&A East, tells a human-centred history of fashion.
02 Sep 2022,·57 mins
Anne Askew
Tudor housewife Anne Askew's conversion to Protestantism tore her family apart.
13 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Episode 6
Regimental treasures, mess traditions and loyalty in the British Army. (1989)
11 Dec 1989,·59 mins
How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence.
18 Jul 2011,·30 mins
How the monarchy recovered after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
21 Aug 2007,·45 mins
How a game between Hull City and Manchester United in 1971 changed football forever.
28 Mar 2026,·10 mins
Five viewpoints assessing the English Channel's impact on the British identity.
20 Nov 2022,·70 mins
Secrets from celebrated Northern Ireland iconoclasts, from peace negotiation to pop.
05 Sep 2022,·28 mins
Series 2
County Fermanagh - from the Watergate to the Battle of Newtownbutler
Dr Éamon Phoenix journeys through Fermanagh's history from plantation to famine and beyond
19 Aug 2012,·26 mins
Samira Ahmed explores the life and work of writer Arnold Bennett.
23 Jun 2014,·30 mins
The story of Wally, the physicist that prevented nuclear disaster during the Vietnam war.
04 Sep 2023,·28 mins
The stories of some of Britain’s most iconic bells – and how they were cast and tuned.
08 Dec 2022,·28 mins
The story of the Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, killed at Passchendaele in 1917.
13 Jul 2017,·28 mins
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
04 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mari Griffith examines the motivation behind the attack on The Rokeby Venus 100 years ago
13 Mar 2014,·30 mins
Therapist Amanda Singh continues her work with a twelve year cannabis user and his family.
21 May 2012,·28 mins
