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Hydrogen Water
Are hydrogen water bottles worth the hype?
22 Oct 2026,·24 mins
How Houdini Made Magic
10. Cement your legacy
Houdini’s untimely death sends shockwaves around the world and helps eternalise his fame
30 Oct 2026,·13 mins
Life Without Memory
No new memories. We are trapped in the present, but what about the past and future?
23 Oct 2026,·15 mins
Billy Wilder
Ellen and Mark celebrate the writer-director behind Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot.
23 Oct 2026,·42 mins
Where Is Austin Tice?
9. “The Hardest Thing”
The team get answers. Then Josh tells Debra what they’ve found.
16 Oct 2026,·41 mins
'We can't leave it to tech bros and oligarchs': AI minister Kanishka Narayan
From a childhood in India, to a new seat at Andy Burnham's cabinet table.
24 Oct 2026,·39 mins
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
The enduring song of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time.
12 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Trouble with Hubble
4. Once in human history
Nasa risks everything on a daring rescue mission to restore Hubble’s vision
19 Oct 2026,·40 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
The Brothers Who Fought Mussolini
A band of Italian brothers fight fascism with pasta.
20 Oct 2026,·29 mins
Will AI really kill us all?
Headlines are full of apocalyptic predictions about AI, Aleks & Kevin ask if they're true.
21 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Can Saudi’s safe-haven reputation survive Houthi strikes?
John Simpson analyses the toll on Saudi Arabia of ongoing attacks by the Houthis
22 Oct 2026,·26 mins
The silence of the oligarchs
How the political influence of Russia's super-rich has faded under Vladimir Putin
Jack Dorsey: Twitter squared
Jack Dorsey founded a social media behemoth, but made more cash from card payments
19 Oct 2026,·41 mins
The Fountain of Youth at 60
Angela Barnes looks back at 60 years of the social history of menopause, and HRT.
17 Oct 2026,·57 mins
October 19th to October 25th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
23 Oct 2026,·5 mins
Woolsery
James Rebanks explores the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages.
19 Oct 2026,·42 mins
How do insects hear?
Do insects have ears and if so, how do they work?
23 Oct 2026,·28 mins
The Mysterious Case of Annie Elizabeth
An ancient apple tree leads to Annie Elizabeth, and a Victorian scandal.
18 Oct 2026,·28 mins
The President's Path: Trump's immigration stance and the midterms
In Florida, immigration is a key issue for many voters ahead of November’s midterms
5. Earth
Exploring how earth can improve mental wellbeing
01 Aug 2023,·14 mins
Dangerous habit: The criminal networks flooding the UK with fake cigarettes
The global criminal gangs supplying the UK with counterfeit cigarettes.
13 Oct 2026,·36 mins
John Grisham
The best-selling US author on his latest novel, The French Illusion, and its influences.
20. The Confidence Trick
A finance manager sports a perfect graph. Is it a fluke or something sinister?
09 Sep 2024,·17 mins
The right thing: Gaza's parish priest
Why a priest from Argentina chose to stay with Gaza’s Christians through the war
23 Oct 2026,·26 mins
The Growth Conundrum
Trailer
Ben Chu asks why the UK finds it so hard to generate sustained economic growth.
22 Oct 2026,·2 mins
Part Nine: Epilogue - 'Aberfan is different...'
55 years on, survivors of the disaster are looking to the future - as well as the past.
08 Dec 2021,·29 mins
The Regression to Bridie Murphy
4. Blasted from Both Sides
Virginia says she’s honest. Morey says ‘Bridie’ is real. So what was ‘Bridie Murphy’?
03 Oct 2026,·25 mins
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 mins
My Top Twelve - Christine McVie
Andy Peebles presents Christine McVie’s 12 favourite tracks (1976).
07 Oct 2026,·60 mins
What can a new UN Secretary-General achieve?
Can the United Nation’s next leader unite a divided world?
22 Oct 2026,·23 mins
