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Series 3
Death Unexplained
Why is a sudden, yet not unexpected, death of someone old or ill, referred to a coroner?
23 Jan 2019,·43 mins
21/06/2022
Tony Simpson and five young people compare their experiences of leaving care.
21 Jun 2022,·28 mins
John Donne
Pádraig Ó Tuama considers poet John Donne's relationship with belief and religion.
13 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Super-sensing Ben
Prof Ben Garrod explores whether through technology he can become a super-sensing human.
16 May 2023,·28 mins
Episode 2
Jon Stewart explores how robots are used as carers and motivators.
03 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Episode 5: Politics versus the Past
Misha Glenny explores the European memory wars.
04 Oct 2024,·14 mins
Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
Episode 3
The final omnibus edition of Thomas Dixon's major new history of friendship.
11 Apr 2014,·58 mins
Lennox Castle Hospital
Anita Anand uncovers hidden stories from recent British history.
14 Aug 2023,·28 mins
Modern Teenagers
How teenagers have developed, including interviews with a large number of adolescents
19 Nov 1994,·29 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
Abortion
James Naughtie examines the backdrop to this year's United States presidential election.
29 Sep 2024,·28 mins
Omnibus 2/2. 1945 - 2020
Stanley Tucci tells the story of modern California from Hollywood to Silicon Valley.
08 Mar 2020,·57 mins
Future
Examining some of the trends that will shape civil society as it develops around the world
14 Mar 2002,·13 mins
The Multiverse of Truth
Professor Abigail Williams explores the history of facts versus feelings.
28 Feb 2023,·28 mins
Sugar
Three scientists each present their idea for how to reduce sugar intake.
05 Jan 2016,·28 mins
A West Coast Monument
Why a landmark building in Oban by John Stewart McCaig never got finished.
27 Jul 2012,·15 mins
Greenhead to Kirk Yetholm
Mark Radcliffe travels from Greenhead near Hadrian's Wall to the village of Kirk Yetholm.
21 May 2015,·30 mins
The Sea
Is this the end for one of the last Royal Mail ships? The RMS St Helena takes a bow.
27 May 2016,·28 mins
Death Can Make You Happy
Oliver Burkeman explores how thinking more about death can help make us happier.
25 Nov 2016,·14 mins
Going soft? The Bishop of Liverpool considers whether community sentencing works.
16 Jan 2012,·30 mins
Part Six - The 2010 and 20s: Festivals & futurism
Huw Stephens and Sian Eleri tell the story of Welsh language pop in 2010 and 20s.
21 mins
How could we change our political system for the better?
28 Jul 2020,·28 mins
Fruit
Did you know your apple and pear trees belong to the rose family?
14 Dec 1998,·8 mins
Omnibus: From the Invention of Offshore to Today
Oliver Bullough traces Britain's vital role in the growth of 'offshore' money laundering.
03 Jun 2022,·57 mins
Iraq
Bridget Kendall explores how the Paris Peace Conference 1919 shaped a century of conflict.
28 Jun 2019,·14 mins
Coming Unstuck
Modern glues are incredibly strong - but are they too good?
19 Apr 2024,·14 mins
E is for Elections
Is psychographic targeting so bad? Could it be a way to re-engage people in politics?
15 Jun 2018,·14 mins
The team launch the Herschel telescope, the biggest telescope ever sent to space.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Intelligence
What does it mean to be intelligent?
31 Oct 1999,·13 mins
