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Symphony Question Time
Revealing everything listeners ever wanted to know about the symphony
BBC Radio 3
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The Poppy Factory
Stories from The Poppy Factory in Surrey, where poppies are made for Remembrance Sunday.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Lobotomists
Why were tens of thousands of people lobotomised in the 1940s and 50s in the UK and US?
BBC Radio 4
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The Leonardo Detectives
Art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, explores the mysterious world of art attribution.
BBC Radio 4
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A History of the Brain
Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The State of Israel
At a time of change and turmoil in the Middle East, what is happening inside Israel?
BBC Radio 4
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Free Thinking
The ideas shaping our lives today - with artists and thinkers in debates and interviews.
BBC Radio 4
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The Young Italians
Young Italian professionals working in the UK reveal how their economy has cast them out.
BBC Radio 4
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Lawrence in New Mexico
Geoff Dyer explores DH Lawrence's life-changing experiences in New Mexico in the 1920s.
BBC Radio 4
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Angels In the North
Gabrielle Drake looks at regional theatre through the story of Manchester's Royal Exchange
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The John Peel Lecture
6 Music presents this annual discussion on music and music-related media.
BBC Radio 6 Music
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Picture Power
Miles Warde presents an insight into the work of professional photographers.
BBC Radio 4
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Talking Books
Interviews with well-known authors from Britain and around the world
BBC World Service
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Roger's Rabbits
Roger Law takes a look at the 'fancy': the wonderful world of show rabbits
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Frozen Planet
The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions - the last great wildernesses on the planet.
BBC One
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Number One Forensic Detective Agency
The story of how Botswana has become Africa's leading exponent of crime investigation.
BBC Radio 4
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Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound
Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrities set off on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures
BBC Two
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The Sleep Diaries
In a series mixing science with art, myth and poetry, Paul Farley explores sleep
BBC Radio 4
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Rupert Bear and Me
Mark Radcliffe explores the continued success and appeal of the little white bear.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Up To Scratch
Kit Hesketh Harvey visits the Nailympics to understand the growing mania for manicures.
BBC Radio 4
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Change of Art
Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Origins of Us
Science series telling the story of human evolution through changes in human anatomy
BBC Two
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The Underwater Gendarme
Horatio Clare joins the Paris River Police, the Brigade Fluviale, on patrol on the Seine
BBC Radio 4
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Younge on Obama - Performance Notes on a Presidency
Gary Younge examines Barack Obama's presidency
BBC Radio 4
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After the Flood
The writer Kevin Crossley-Holland meets fellow East Anglians affected by coastal erosion.
BBC Radio 4
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The Thing About Hank
Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, Phil Manzanera and Cliff Richard explore 'The Thing About Hank'
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Curb your Judaism
David Schneider looks back at the history of British Jewish comedy.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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One to One
Interview series. Broadcasters talk to the people whose stories interest them most
BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.
BBC Radio 4
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Post Hackgate: Journalism at the Crossroads
John Lloyd of the FT on the future of journalism after the phone hacking scandal.
BBC Radio 4
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Lord Gnome Aged 49 and Three Quarters
As Private Eye nears 50, Michael Crick traces its ups and downs and assesses its impact.
BBC Radio 4
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Who found Machu Picchu?
Hugh Thomson travels to Peru's ancient wonder to unearth the truth behind its discovery.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The World in His Ear
Philip Sweeney finds out about the pioneering composer of African Sanctus David Fanshawe.
BBC Radio 4
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The Man with Many Names
Peter Day explores the wayward genius of Irish writer Flann O'Brien on his centenary
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A Student Voice
John Waite follows those student protesters most likely to be affected by funding changes.
BBC Radio 4
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From Birmingham to Beijing: The Lure of a Chinese Career
The stories of graduates finding work internships far afield in China.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Home from Home
Hardeep Singh Kohli meets British Indians who have left the UK for a new life in India
BBC Radio 4
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Repainting Giverny
Irma Kurtz travels to Monet's Giverny garden to hear how losing his sight changed his work
BBC Radio 4
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Capitalism on Trial
Michael Portillo weighs up the costs and benefits of global capitalism
BBC Radio 4
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Robots that Care
Jon Stewart charts the increasing interaction between humans and robots
BBC Radio 4
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Drone Wars
How the pilotless drone aircraft is controversially transforming air warfare.
BBC Radio 4
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The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World
Story behind the festival which showed how to carve out a bright future through design.
BBC Two
