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Plants and the Mystery of Consciousness
Are plants intelligent? Could they help us unravel the mystery of consciousness?
08 May 2026,·14 mins
The Future
In most cases the needs of the military shape development in aviation
08 Aug 1999,·13 mins
Has Britain become ungovernable?
John Simpson examines the factors behind the resignation of Britain’s prime minister
25 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Series 2
Useless Men Jokes
Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
05 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Episode 5
One more throw of the dice from the UK, and a new obstacle from America.
18 Feb 2022,·14 mins
AI: A Future for Humans?
The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
22 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Smugglers Profit as War Rages
Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie investigate how smugglers hope to profit from war in Ukraine.
01 Apr 2022,·28 mins
To the Sea, Going Going, Aubade, The Whitsun Weddings
Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, unpicks Philip Larkin's poems in his centenary year.
19 Aug 2022,·57 mins
5. This Evil Thing
Alex Renton tracks down some of the former members of a pro-paedophile group.
05 Feb 2025,·29 mins
8. Shredded
Hoover’s death starts a race to control his secret files. But his power continues.
23 Jun 2022,·14 mins
3. The Road through Turkey to Istanbul
Bettany Hughes follows the ancient road from Rome to Istanbul.
18 Dec 2015,·30 mins
France
War and the French Economy from 1920 – 1940.
23 Aug 2019,·14 mins
Napoleon ended his life on a distant island. Andrew Roberts asks what history made of him.
19 Jun 2015,·15 mins
Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
While Freud relied on expert and patient, Rogers pioneered a therapeutic model of equals.
03 Aug 2015,·28 mins
Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
New Storytellers 2026
After Confession
Confessions don't end once spoken, they live in the people who hear them.
17 Jul 2026,·14 mins
New Myths
Zakia Sewell explores the songs, stories and symbols of British identity.
08 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Kidnapped - Part Two
Gordon Correra examines some of the most extraordinary claims
19 Mar 2006,·22 mins
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
17 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Part 25: Through a Glass Darkly
Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.
30 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Bhopal (Omnibus)
The story of Rajkumar Keswani, the man who foretold the world's worst industrial accident
09 Sep 2022,·57 mins
Hooke's Law
Explaining Hooke's Law, which was devised by Robert Hooke in 1660
20 Sep 1995,·8 mins
Vietnam's Youth
Discussing what the youth of Vietnam want for their future and the future of their country
11 Aug 2006,·25 mins
Nicolas Bourbaki
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
25 Jun 2010,·15 mins
Episode 4
Prof Robert Winston on what happens when we perform music - does it change our brains?
06 Jun 2013,·30 mins
New Enemies
Exploring the role of MI6 in the 21st century.
10 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Episode 3
Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.
09 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Series 1
12. Van Morrison - Van Live
First rule of Van Club, we will talk about Van Morrison.
05 Jul 2026,·30 mins
From the Fabians to Tony Benn
Anne McElvoy traces the influence of Beatrice and Sidney Webb on British socialism.
02 Mar 2018,·58 mins
Episode 2
Featuring despatches from the British diplomats hunting for bison with Hermann Goering.
01 Oct 2012,·28 mins
