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Series 1
Cynic
Comedian Andy Zaltzman lives by the rules of the ancient Greek philosophy of the Cynics.
01 Dec 2017,·28 mins
2. NHS - the early years
Concluding the story of general practice from the 1950s to the present day.
15 Jul 2016,·28 mins
Amsterdam
How a place bound to the sea and the globe developed its idea of Europe.
24 May 2016,·28 mins
Surviving the strike
Hard-working families faced new poverty in confusing times for the community.
02 Mar 2024,·18 mins
5. Healing Horses
Clare Balding discovers how horses are helping with mental, physical and social problems.
16 Mar 2018,·14 mins
Leaving Africa
How we overcame oceans and icy landscapes as we migrated
28 Oct 1999,·14 mins
2. Growth and Impact
Steph McGovern continues her exploration of one of life's essential ingredients - salt.
16 Feb 2015,·30 mins
Stephen K Amos
Comedian Stephen K Amos revisits his paper round route with actor Bob Kingdom.
23 Sep 2011,·15 mins
Buddhist Temple
First broadcast in 1996. A Buddhist Temple in Bangkok where people come to make offerings
30 Jun 1996,·28 mins
Episode 2
Can the heroic age of Antarctic exploration show the way back to the Moon and onto Mars?
20 Mar 2012,·28 mins
Man-eating Tiger
Ben Garrod on how a man-eating tiger provides new evidence about human evolution.
18 Aug 2017,·15 mins
Rail
Second class service: how the nations and regions lost out to London in rail investment.
09 Jul 2018,·28 mins
Compassion
The need for compassion in a changing world
04 Feb 1998,·14 mins
Episode 3
Edward is in the Nile Delta, one of the most intensively farmed areas on the planet.
17 Feb 2012,·28 mins
The American Guardrails
Can democracy ever be safe?
28 Oct 2024,·42 mins
Potential futures
How will human potential change in the future?
03 Nov 2023,·14 mins
The Trauma Victims and their Blood
Martha Milete’s life changes one night in 2006 when two masked men break into her house.
15 Sep 2024,·28 mins
The Environment
Environmental disasters and ecological policies for protection of the environment
23 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Mind Your Business
Writer and satirist Heydon Prowse looks into big corporations and mental health.
15 Feb 2024,·28 mins
Omnibus 2
Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.
28 Oct 2016,·58 mins
Hooke's Law
Explaining Hooke's Law, which was devised by Robert Hooke in 1660
20 Sep 1995,·8 mins
5. Modern Manners
Ann Widdecombe zooms forward to the making of manners in cyberspace.
08 Jan 2016,·14 mins
Iran
Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979
06 Oct 1997,·13 mins
Tourism
Activist and satirist Heydon Prowse explores the booming tourism industry of Gulf States.
11 Aug 2025,·42 mins
Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver discusses how she will write about a new America under President Trump.
21 Jan 2017,·15 mins
Legacy
Partition's legacy on those who lived through it and subsequent generations in Britain.
14 Aug 2017,·42 mins
Chomba, Cameroon
An interview with Fobuzie II Martin Asanji, the fon of Chomba in Cameroon
20 Mar 2010,·26 mins
Three Objects of Children’s Broadcasting
Robert Seatter selects objects from the BBC's archive store and uncovers their stories.
18 Nov 2022,·14 mins
From the Crash to Today
Phil Tinline traces the ups and downs of the politics of pay in Britain since 2008.
21 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives - Omnibus
Omnibus Series 1 Episode 5
Audio portraits of William Jones, Rani of Jhansi, Jyotirao Phule and Birsa Munda.
25 Nov 2016,·58 mins
