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5. The Great New Game
Misha Glenny hears how Ukraine is sitting on huge amounts of rare earth minerals.
30 Sep 2022,·14 mins
France
War and the French Economy from 1920 – 1940.
23 Aug 2019,·14 mins
3: Waitin' On Roosevelt
Marybeth Hamilton explores the fate and fortunes of Black Americans under the New Deal.
23 Oct 2020,·28 mins
Style crisis?… What style crisis?!
Danielle Fahiya, 30, is now 15. Being home for lockdown is turning her into a teenager!
17 Mar 2021,·22 mins
Fitness in Old Age
First broadcast in 2000. How to stay fit in old age
16 Oct 2000,·13 mins
Omnibus
How Can I Know Anything at All?
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how we can know anything at all.
07 Aug 2015,·58 mins
Give Oasis Back to the Irish
Steven Cockcroft and Jason Carty explore the roots of the Gallagher brothers and Oasis.
10 Dec 2023,·30 mins
Life after Life
First broadcast in 1999. Do you believe in life after death?
15 Jun 1999,·12 mins
10. Legacy
'Some of the mindset from the past is gone. It's smaller - my family comes first.'
15 Mar 2024,·15 mins
Episode 3: Heat Pumps, Your Questions Answered
Evan Davis invites listeners to get in touch with their questions about heat pumps.
26 Mar 2026,·28 mins
The American Guardrails
Can democracy ever be safe?
28 Oct 2024,·42 mins
Series 2
Amelia and Grace 2
Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets mother and daughter Amelia and Grace.
18 Nov 2016,·15 mins
Episode 3
Rory Cellan-Jones asks where social networking will go in the future.
09 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.
09 Jul 2012,·28 mins
The Nation State
Could the new generation of African politicians live up to expectations they had raised?
28 Jul 2001,·28 mins
Series 1
Cynic
Comedian Andy Zaltzman lives by the rules of the ancient Greek philosophy of the Cynics.
01 Dec 2017,·28 mins
Reckoning
How much safer are we from terrorism than 20 years ago?
21 Jul 2025,·42 mins
From Ken Saro-Wiwa to Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement.
24 Jan 2020,·57 mins
Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders
25 Mar 2019,·28 mins
The Catholic Church in the USA
American Catholic attitudes to the authority of the Pope and the Vatican in Rome
20 Jul 1993,·27 mins
Omnibus 4
Portraits of remarkable individuals who have made China what it is today.
25 May 2018,·60 mins
Age of Now
Lisa Jardine explores what's driving science in the 21st century.
17 Sep 2013,·28 mins
Depression in Later Life
Exploring the grey area between dementia and depression
26 Apr 2002,·27 mins
5. The Anthropocene
Could human engineering stabilise the Earth's climate and chemistry in the long term?
30 Oct 2021,·23 mins
5. Friendship
Girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about their friendships and friendship groups.
17 Apr 2026,·13 mins
This is... Arctic Monkeys: Believe the Hype
A snapshot of the band in the eye of the storm, poised to change everything.
10 Jan 2023,·2 mins
A deadly avalanche shines a spotlight on the global obsession with Everest
01 Jun 2024,·57 mins
Midnight
Josie Long presents short documentaries as the clock slips closer to midnight.
07 Jan 2025,·28 mins
Two men arrive at a South African farmhouse triggering a violent series of events.
12 Mar 2021,·57 mins
Junior Doctors: A Matter of Life and Death
Dr Kevin Fong explores how doctors cope when things go wrong.
30 Aug 2016,·28 mins
