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David Dunseith
Steven Rainey looks back at the forty year career of iconic broadcaster David Dunseith.
23 Aug 2024,·30 mins
5. Lejla
Lejla Damon was born as a result of sexual violence in war. Is forgiveness possible?
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Schumann and Beethoven
Mark Lowther explores a piano concerto by Robert Schumann and Beethoven's 7th Symphony
08 Aug 2005,·26 mins
The First Year
A deeply personal story of guilt – how to live with it, and its power to transform us.
01 Aug 2025,·14 mins
Episode 2
An intimate conversation between two brothers about living with Motor Neurone Disease.
28 Nov 2023,·28 mins
Episode 3
Kamal describes the incredible lengths he went to to escape Aleppo.
26 Nov 2022,·26 mins
Cinderella
Writer Lucy Mangan turns to fairy tales in a search for literary solutions to the economy.
29 Aug 2014,·15 mins
Bach in Dresden
Currying favour in the seat of the Saxon court shored up his postition in Leipzig
11 Sep 2000,·23 mins
3. On the Origin of Humans
Nick Spencer examines the historical relationship between science and religion.
05 Jul 2019,·28 mins
Headlines show an NHS in crisis. How can those in charge mend the culture?
25 Sep 2013,·28 mins
Economic Justification
Can we justify the huge amount of money spent on space exploration?
07 Jan 1999,·13 mins
Episode 4
Richard Dawkins talks to Craig Venter about the creation of synthetic life.
14 Jul 2010,·30 mins
Stephanie Flanders continues her search for growth in Britain's economy.
22 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Last Rights
Audrey Gillan explores the death of rough sleeper Tara McKerr.
08 Dec 2024,·28 mins
Beyond Reason
Sarah Dunant looks through history to understand apparently irrational behaviour.
01 Jul 2019,·28 mins
Featuring despatches from the British diplomats hunting for bison with Hermann Goering.
01 Oct 2012,·28 mins
Coffee Growing and Production
The social and economic importance of coffee production
02 Mar 1999,·13 mins
Making Ends Meet
Sean Farrington talks to people who need a second job so they can afford to live.
15 Apr 2025,·28 mins
The discussion
Clive Myrie hosts a discussion with the Beckfords and others on the legacy of Windrush.
26 Jun 2023,·28 mins
5. Finding Balance
Tony Hawks tries to find a more balanced approach to the thorny issue of inheritance.
11 Jul 2025,·14 mins
Abortion
James Naughtie examines the backdrop to this year's United States presidential election.
29 Sep 2024,·28 mins
Series 2
Voting
Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
27 Feb 2015,·15 mins
Omnibus
Episode 5
Final omnibus edition of Prof Kathy Willis's history of our relationship with plants.
07 Nov 2014,·58 mins
Writing Novels
Professor Abigail Williams explores changing views of the novel.
09 Nov 2021,·28 mins
5. Retromania
Travis looks at the impact of the internet and the rise of "vintage" wares.
10 Aug 2018,·14 mins
Series 3
Reykjavik
Musician John Grant on Reykjavik, a city he fell in love with on tour.
03 Dec 2016,·30 mins
Series 1
Cumbia
Protest art in Latin America: Cumbia music in Peru and Argentina.
28 Nov 2017,·28 mins
Wealth
Would you consider yourself to be wealthy?
18 Dec 1998,·13 mins
Robert McCrum goes through a two-week rehabilitation course to rejuvenate his left side.
09 Mar 2015,·28 mins
The Business of Being Seen
Emily, Alun and Danyah conclude the experiment — did they succeed in making a mark online?
22 Sep 2025,·42 mins
