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The Heath Caper
The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.
BBC Radio 4
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Staff No Fee: The Other Life of Brian
Barry Johnston explores the early career of the legendary commentator Brian Johnston.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Your Money
Paul Lewis and Lesley Curwen examine the money issues that matter to you.
BBC World Service
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The Songs of Milne
John Kember rediscovers the original song settings of children's verses by AA Milne.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Ulysses Today
Mark Lawson and his guests discuss the powerful influence of James Joyce's Ulysses.
BBC Radio 4
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Dream Builders
Razia Iqbal in conversation with some of the world's greatest architects.
BBC World Service
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The Turing Solution
Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The New Elizabethans
James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Speaker, Behind the Scenes
Mark D'Arcy examines the controversial approach of the Commons Speaker John Bercow.
BBC Radio 4
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A Straight Question
Jackie Clune dated women for 12 years until she married a man. She explores this subject.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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BBC Radio Newcastle Special
A BBC Radio Newcastle special, covering different people, sports, groups, events and more.
BBC Radio Newcastle
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BBC Radio Manchester Special
A BBC Radio Manchester special covering different people, groups, events and more.
BBC Radio Manchester
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Desperately Seeking Sympathy
Jolyon Jenkins investigates why healthy people go online pretending to be terminally ill.
BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio Oxford Special
BBC Radio Oxford's specials, covering different people, groups, sports, events and more.
BBC Radio Oxford
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Smile
Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The French East End
Lucy Ash explores London's new French community, as it spreads beyond South Kensington.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Summit Fever
What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.
BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Special
A BBC Radio Cambridgeshire special covering different people, groups, events and more.
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
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It's Fun, But Is It Theatre?
Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.
BBC Radio 4
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The End of Drug Discovery
Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.
BBC Radio 4
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Reading between the Lines
Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years
BBC Radio 4
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Camel Country
Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Things Ain't What They Used To Be
David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.
BBC Radio 4
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The Trouble with Kane
Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders
BBC Radio 4
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The Perfumed Mountaineer
Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Library Returns
Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The First LP in Ireland
The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.
BBC Radio 4
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Hurricane Rash
Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.
BBC Radio 4
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Shakespeare in Italy
Francesco da Mosto takes to the Italian road again in search of Shakespeare in Italy.
BBC Two
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The Today Programme Lecture
The Bank of England Governor, Sir Mervyn King, delivers the second Today Programme Lecture
BBC Radio 4
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Conjuring Halie
Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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BBC Radio Bristol Special
A BBC Radio Bristol special, covering different people, groups, events, sports and more.
BBC Radio Bristol
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Nigerian Crossroads
Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.
BBC Radio 4
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Folk Song, Art Song
Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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One in a Million
One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?
BBC Radio 4
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Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve explores remote, dangerous and beautiful locations in the Indian Ocean.
BBC Two
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Louis Theroux: Extreme Love
A look at the extreme pressures placed on relationships by conditions such as autism.
BBC Two
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The War over Syria
Barbara Plett examines how the Syria conflict could shape the future of the Middle East.
BBC Radio 4
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Shakespeare's Restless World
Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories 20 objects tell us about Shakespeare's world.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Titanic Town
Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.
BBC Radio 4
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France and Race: A Question of Identite
Julian Jackson on the issue at the heart of the forthcoming French presidential election.
BBC Radio 4
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The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer
1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.
BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio Devon Special
A BBC Radio Devon special, covering different people, groups, events, sports and more.
BBC Radio Devon
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BBC Radio Nottingham Special
BBC Radio Nottingham special, covering different people, groups, events and more.
BBC Radio Nottingham
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BBC Radio Guernsey Special
A BBC Radio Guernsey special, covering different people, groups, events and more.
BBC Radio Guernsey
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BBC Radio Berkshire Special
A BBC Radio Berkshire special, covering different people, groups, events and more.
BBC Radio Berkshire