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Rugby's Great Split
Clare Balding tells a story of lies, expulsions and bigotry when rugby split in two.
13 Feb 2014,·15 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
The Legacy
The lasting legacy of the March and how its roots still reach to the highest levels.
12 Mar 2014,·28 mins
Verona and Thomas
Can Cole and Charlotte find photographs from a Jamaican couple’s 1950s wedding?
06 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Series 1
Episode 3
Steve Richards looks back at David Cameron's years in power and explores his legacy.
22 Jan 2018,·28 mins
10. Legacy
Have new generations of Iraqis got the freedom they were promised?
24 Mar 2023,·19 mins
Omnibus 2
Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King.
01 Sep 2023,·57 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
Episode 2
Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track in London.
14 Jul 2010,·13 mins
Transplant
In 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant operation.
16 Mar 2007,·15 mins
When Geeks Took Over Poker
Tim Harford tells the story of Chris Ferguson, who applied game theory to poker, and won.
13 Feb 2013,·15 mins
Sir David Attenborough examines new evidence on a controversial theory of human origins.
15 Sep 2016,·42 mins
5. The £10 Billion Fridge
Dan Neidle unpacks the bizarre, brilliant and unexpected ways tax shapes our world.
04 Apr 2025,·14 mins
10. Zombie Deer
A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.
23 Oct 2023,·15 mins
Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.
09 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Us and them
Tim Hayward looks at the potential of fungi to help the human body and mind.
21 Jan 2022,·28 mins
Omnibus Edition
A celebration of the first moon landing and the Welsh people who played vital roles.
22 Dec 2019,·60 mins
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
The Boxer Uprising
Sir Robert organises the defence of Peking against the Boxer rebels.
11 Nov 2016,·15 mins
Omnibus
From Millicent Fawcett to Multiculturalism
Anne McElvoy traces liberalism's development since the Suffragists.
18 Dec 2015,·58 mins
Being remembered
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
24 Apr 2026,·14 mins
5. Friendship
Girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about their friendships and friendship groups.
17 Apr 2026,·13 mins
The Great Change
Michael Portillo talks to a number of historians about the turmoil of the pre-war years.
21 Jun 2013,·15 mins
The Precipice
Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.
07 Feb 2025,·14 mins
Omnibus: Part 2
Marina Warner explores the world of contemporary storytelling.
21 Aug 2015,·58 mins
The Power of Shame
Exploring the psychology underlying the greatest marketing campaigns in history.
12 May 2017,·14 mins
The New Face of Terror
Has our response to terrorism changed since 1800? Fergal Keane ends his series.
05 Dec 2014,·15 mins
12. Van Morrison - Van Live
First rule of Van Club, we will talk about Van Morrison.
05 Jul 2026,·30 mins
Series 9
Is a university education still worth it?
Is university still delivering social and career progress for young people?
10 Aug 2026,·28 mins
France
War and the French Economy from 1920 – 1940.
23 Aug 2019,·14 mins
