Part Four - Chenjerai
A profile of the writer Chenjerai Hove
09 Jun 1997,·13 mins
Sheppey, landscape of cars, caravans and morose marshland - the place they call The Island
29 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational, creative life of the Irish composer John Field.
17 May 2016,·30 mins
Islington-born Sylvie Simmons talks to Nick Barraclough about her life as a rock writer.
16 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Elinor Goodman explores Margaret Thatcher's life after she ceased to be prime minister.
13 Apr 2013,·28 mins
Laura Barton pieces together the true story of Abner Jay, a most unusual musical talent.
20 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Musician and poet Anthony Joseph tries to get to the heart of Calypso star Lord Kitchener
13 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Teachers take a journey to Bangladesh to find out about the culture of their pupils
21 Jan 2000,·27 mins
Pedigree cat breeders speak about the lengths to which they go to look after their animals
09 Jan 1992,·28 mins
A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood
27 Oct 2012,·30 mins
Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
09 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Prostitution
Reasons that women go into prostitution, the role of poverty and the dangers they face
15 Aug 1994,·28 mins
Anoushka follows new students coping with starting at her university as Covid cases rise.
26 Oct 2020,·28 mins
Barry Johnston explores the early career of the legendary commentator Brian Johnston.
21 Jun 2012,·30 mins
Edward VIII, the king who abdicated, was deeply marked by the Great War.
18 Sep 2017,·30 mins
The inside story of the acid attack that led to the victim ending his life by euthanasia.
05 Jun 2018,·28 mins
Cecelia Ahern – Best Selling Author
In this episode best selling author Cecelia Ahern talks about her new book ‘Paper Heart’
09 Sep 2025,·9 mins
Swiss Mountain Reserve
The dangerous work of the Swiss Mountain Reserve
14 May 1997,·27 mins
Three Booker Prize winners give their view on Margaret Thatcher's influence on fiction.
18 Jun 2015,·30 mins
How did the Great War shape the life of historian Arnold J Toynbee?
16 Oct 2017,·30 mins
The ideas making Jeff Bezos the richest man on earth and Amazon 2020's business success.
24 Nov 2020,·37 mins
Marie Le Conte considers a generation with lives book-ended by two economic crises.
02 Mar 2021,·28 mins
Cywilydd
Carchar, creithiau a rhech…
24 Dec 2020,·29 mins
Euros Lyn: Ai ffantasi yw 'Heartstopper'?
Y cyfarwyddwr Euros Lyn (fe) yw gwestai'r bennod hon.
15 Jan 2024,·49 mins
Forced Labour Conference - Part Five
There are 12 million slaves around the world. What can be done?
24 May 2005,·22 mins
Nicholas Parsons revisits the Clyde where he was an apprentice in the 1940s.
10 Oct 2020,·27 mins
Amy and Ian
Psychology graduate Amy meets Ian, who survived three years of unemployment in the 1980s.
19 Oct 2020,·28 mins
Episode 3
A deeply personal series, as triplets face living apart for the first time.
18 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Story of the inspirational leader behind the Beagle 2 mission to Mars - Colin Pillinger.
09 May 2018,·60 mins
It wasn’t easy to build the Bullring
Can Birmingham rise from the challenges of the pandemic?
19 Apr 2021,·10 mins
