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Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the science of erasing memories.
20 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Why does art go up in value when a man signs it, but when a woman signs it, it goes down?
11 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Jonathan Glancey asks for how long a building carries the charge of an evil past.
26 Apr 2018,·28 mins
John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.
22 Feb 1996,·30 mins
Rising taxes, changes to flags and anthems. It’s more complicated than it seems.
22 May 2023,·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
Reflections from a group of teenagers on giving up smartphones for a school week.
16 Jun 2024,·28 mins
Meet Lavinia Co-op - transatlantic icon of the radical drag scene.
02 May 2023,·28 mins
Phil Alexander puts together the story of a composer through a newly found piece of music.
06 Aug 2023,·28 mins
What music did Neolithic peoples make? Jude Rogers and guests have fun speculating.
19 Nov 2024,·28 mins
Navid Akhtar explores the British Muslim experience in the ten years since the 9/11 attack
06 Sep 2011,·40 mins
Can a mother reignite an investigation into her son's death, 25 years after it happened?
25 Oct 2022,·28 mins
How a recent near-death experience has influenced poet John Burnside's life and work.
30 Oct 2022,·28 mins
Stories of people fighting to claim their racial identity - and those looking to police it
20 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Sangita Myska investigates the secret story of Britons held as slaves.
02 Sep 2019,·28 mins
Richard Coles asks if gay marriage is the last crusade of the campaign for gay rights.
18 Mar 2014,·30 mins
An investigation into why the MOD still uses a drug that can cause serious side effects.
31 Mar 2015,·28 mins
Listeners' Questions
Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
05 Apr 2021,·28 mins
Miami
A look at the diversity and history of Miami's cuisine
09 Mar 2004,·22 mins
What Can be Done to Thwart Attacks?
The first bombing of the Twin Towers was in 1993 – why wasn't the second attack prevented?
05 Dec 2001,·28 mins
What do AI and digital technology mean for actors and their relationship with audiences?
30 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Simon Heffer re-evaluates the reign of George V.
14 Apr 2010,·30 mins
Can long-term relationships survive the move to Uni and is it worth trying to keep them?
01 Oct 2019,·28 mins
Angela Hartnett investigates why we eat so little of the fish and seafood we catch.
15 Nov 2022,·28 mins
How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops.
26 Mar 2013,·28 mins
Fantasy Architecture
An examination of fantasy buildings and the possibility of them ever being built
16 Aug 2004,·21 mins
Mary Beard tells the intriguing story of the history of exams.
06 Jul 2016,·30 mins
As Dr Mark Porter's waistline increases, he puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test.
11 Aug 2015,·28 mins
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters
09 May 2011,·30 mins
The sound of modern protest. Young people fight the power in France.
24 Apr 2023,·28 mins
