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2. Night
Concluding a walk along the length of Sunset Boulevard in 24 hours, from city to coast.
24 Nov 2016,·30 mins
The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary
09 Feb 2012,·30 mins
Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Zora Neale Hurston's literary rebirth.
17 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Michael Buchanan looks at the challenges faced by Scottish islanders who rely on ferries.
12 Jan 2023,·28 mins
Facing his own mortality, an artist collaborates with a farmer to transform toxic dyes.
13 Dec 2023,·28 mins
What can art mean for people and communities as they face life's great challenges?
07 Sep 2017,·30 mins
1. The First Dot
Janet Ellis explores the dot. A simple word for a most significant mark
18 Sep 2017,·14 mins
Einstein said the most joy in his life came from his violin. Brian Foster investigates.
09 Dec 2007,·15 mins
Martha Kearney follows the experiences and explores the hopes of new MPs at Westminster.
08 Jul 2015,·28 mins
Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge investigates the history and potential of the harmonica
29 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Excavating author Alan Garner’s inspiration in the small patch of Cheshire he calls home.
28 Mar 2022,·30 mins
Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.
26 Jun 2017,·30 mins
Ian Sansom is trapped inside your radio
29 Dec 2017,·28 mins
Episode 6: Celebrating Life
Celebrity culture through the lens of Elizabeth Taylor.
18 Oct 2022,·28 mins
Christine Finn tells the story of Nazi atrocities on Alderney during World War Two.
22 Jan 2024,·28 mins
6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny meets the scientists investigating why songs get stuck in our head
22 Oct 2012,·30 mins
Poet Casi Wyn travels to Cwrt-Y-Cadno, a Welsh village in the midst of uncertainty.
16 Apr 2023,·28 mins
Writer Chris Yates looks to the skies in search of the wintering hen harrier.
23 Oct 2022,·28 mins
Why is there such a demand for British etiquette around the world?
08 Jan 2016,·30 mins
Radical Italy - Part Three
Looking at the difficulties immigrant communities face
21 Mar 2006,·22 mins
Fionola Meredith goes in search of medieval scholar, author and poet Helen Waddell.
19 Jul 2012,·30 mins
How Jayne Mansfield shook up the northern club scene before she died.
30 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Aminatta Forna tells the extraordinary story of hard-living writer Jack London.
20 Nov 2014,·30 mins
What would a documentary made by ChatGPT sound like? Lara Lewington explores AI territory.
06 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Douglas Fraser asks what it will take to get the UK defence sector on a war footing.
25 Aug 2024,·28 mins
Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.
21 Dec 2025,·28 mins
The City - has it changed its spots since the financial crash of 2008?
06 Aug 2017,·30 mins
The surprising and touching story of how Richard Strauss' marriage inspired his music.
21 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Author Carlo Gebler shows how rain has saturated Ireland's poetry and shaped his identity.
23 Apr 2023,·28 mins
What does it take to investigate war crimes in Ukraine?
19 Feb 2024,·28 mins
