Main content

Categories: Factual

  1. Tim Key and Gogol's Overcoat

    Comedian Tim Key spins his own surreal tale of one of Russia's greatest short stories.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

    Matthew Oates presents a series about naturalists and their pursuits

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Show available episodes

  3. Attenborough's Ark

    David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.

    BBC Two

  4.

    What's in a Name?

    Sangita Myska with a witty and insightful exploration of names in contemporary Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Great Continental Railway Journeys

    Michael Portillo explores Europe’s most beautiful, historic and enchanting regions by rail

    BBC Two

    Show available episodes

  6. In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps

    Alvin Hall revisits the insights and observations of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  7. The Gaza Surf Club

    A portrait of life in Gaza through the eyes of a group of young Palestinian surfers.

    BBC Radio 4

  8.

    Climategate Revisited

    Chris Vallance explores the long-term results of the hacking of climate scientists' emails

    BBC Radio 4

  9.

    A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land

    Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?

    BBC Radio 4

  10.

    Land Of The Rising Sums

    Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11.

    The Big B at 70

    A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. The Harbour

    Series following the men and woman who keep Aberdeen Harbour running 24/7.

    BBC One Scotland

    Show available episodes

  13. Foreign Bodies

    Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country's history and political system.

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  14. Earworms

    6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny meets the scientists investigating why songs get stuck in our head

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15.

    Hallucination: Through the Doors of Perception

    Geoff Watts explores the cultural and scientific story of hallucination.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    Spellbound: Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Miranda Sawyer looks at one of music's most distinctive artists Siouxsie and the Banshees.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17.

    The Flower Fields

    Michael Bird explores Cornwall's beautiful, tiny flower fields.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    One Man's War

    Katie Derham delves into the fascinating world of musical life during the Second World War

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Was Dracula Irish?

    Irish novelist Patrick McCabe explores the Irish influences on Bram Stoker's Dracula.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. China: As History Is My Witness

    Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  21. Happy Days - The Children of the Stones

    Writer and comedian Stewart Lee explores the television series Children of the Stones.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. The Voices of...

    Musicians talk about their life and work.

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  23. Putin, the Patriarch and Pussy Riot

    After Pussy Riot, Lucy Ash explores the power of the Orthodox Church in Putin's Russia.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Tehrangeles

    A journey into the triumphs and struggles of the Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25.

    The Reluctant Lama

    The Spanish toddler who was chosen by the Dalai Lama as a reincarnated Tibetan lama.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26.

    Gay on the Inside

    Stephen Fry investigates the reality of being gay in prison.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Nigellissima

    Nigella Lawson shows how easy it is to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen.

    BBC Two

    Show available episodes

  28. Luck Be a Lady Tonight

    Journalist Marverine Cole looks at the increase in female gambling in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Deborah Bull's Dance Nation

    Dancer, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull presents a social history of dance in the UK

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  30. The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase: Stories from the Diplomatic Bag

    Matthew Parris presents memorable despatches sent home by British diplomats down the ages

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  31. Ireland's Troublesome Priests

    Ruth McDonald investigates the crisis in the Irish Catholic church.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Boston Calling

    How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

    BBC World Service

    Show available episodes

  33. As BBC Radio 5 live

    BBC Radio Ulster joins BBC Radio 5 live

    BBC Radio Ulster

    Show available episodes

  34. HV Morton - Travelling into the Light

    John McCarthy retraces one of the journeys of the mercurial travel writer HV Morton.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Sar Sgeoil

    Cathy MacDonald explores.

    BBC ALBA

    Show available episodes

  36. China's New Iron Rice Bowl

    Rana Mitter discovers the unexpected thinking behind China's welfare state.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle

    Chris Bowlby tells the story of the attempt to rescue East Germany's Stasi secret files.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38.

    Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist?

    Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39.

    Latinos USA

    Claire Bolderson asks if Latinos are the key to a reborn USA.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Hy-Brasil

    Paul Evans navigates a sea of stories to a phantom island where fact and fiction coexist.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Treasures of Ancient Rome

    Alastair Sooke takes an in-depth look at the art of the Roman Empire.

    BBC Four

    Show available episodes

  42. BBC Radio Solent Special

    BBC Radio Solent's special, covering different people, sports, groups, events and more.

    BBC Radio Solent

    Show available episodes

  43. The Island

    Sheppey, landscape of cars, caravans and morose marshland - the place they call The Island

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44.

    The Lifecycle of a Bullet

    A journey through the UK defence economy telling the story of a bullet from factory to war

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    The Human Jukebox

    Peter Curran on earworms; why we sing to ourselves, and why sometimes we can't stop it

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?

    Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    Composing LA

    How Western classical music underpinned the golden age of the Hollywood film score.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. The Alien Birds Have Landed

    Alison Steadman on why so many birds in Britain are aliens from elsewhere

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  49. Steptoe and Son... and Sons

    Paul Jackson and a team of scriptwriters assess the legacy of Steptoe and Son, 50 years on

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    In Pursuit of Dignity

    Edward Stourton chairs a debate on issues surrounding human dignity.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. 1
  3. …
  4. 94
  5. 95
  6. 96
  7. 97
  8. 98
  9. …
  10. 151