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Musician Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar explores the effect of the pandemic and lockdown on musical creativity.
29 Mar 2021,·28 mins
How science and technology can come to the aid of our cultural heritage
20 Jun 1979,·29 mins
What Next for the Big Banks?
Michael Robinson assesses what the future holds in the wake of the rate-fixing scandal.
25 Aug 2012,·30 mins
1. The First Dot
Janet Ellis explores the dot. A simple word for a most significant mark
18 Sep 2017,·14 mins
What is the appeal of ponies and pony books to girls - and some post-menopausal women?
29 Sep 2016,·28 mins
Evolution of Modern China
Can the old leadership survive in the Chinese century?
30 Aug 2002,·13 mins
Art
How artists at the Great Exhibition of the North are embracing its theme of innovation.
02 Aug 2018,·28 mins
Comedian Isy Suttie tackles a selection of platitudes for everyday living.
30 Aug 2017,·28 mins
Chris Mullin investigates what really happens to our rubbish.
08 Apr 2014,·38 mins
How are people with disabilities getting involved in EEC policy making?
27 May 1983,·30 mins
Matthew Hollis follows Edward Thomas's 1913 journey into the south west and towards poetry
06 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Emma Barnett asks what rights we have to our online life and if deleting is desirable.
07 Jan 2013,·28 mins
Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane unearths Britain's hidden army of volunteers.
15 Dec 2015,·38 mins
Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.
02 Aug 2011,·30 mins
David Lomax reports on the story of the Kamchatka crabs brought to the Arctic by Stalin.
02 Jan 2007,·30 mins
Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.
12 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Haisai Ojisan – Hey Old Man!
The story behind the 1970s Okinawan pop hit Haisai Ojisan or ‘Hey Old Man’
23 Mar 2019,·9 mins
Life's getting better. So why don't we believe it? Fraser Nelson finds out.
30 Dec 2019,·28 mins
Alan Rusbridger asks how America's journalists are reporting on their new president.
12 Mar 2017,·30 mins
Democracy Tomorrow
David Runciman explores democracy: is it still fit for purpose in today's UK?
14 Jun 2019,·28 mins
How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate.
10 Aug 2020,·28 mins
Ian Sansom meets the people daring to dream beyond their own lifespans.
24 Mar 2020,·28 mins
Matthew Hill investigates the drug Champix and its possible links to psychiatric illness.
27 Apr 2009,·30 mins
Stephen Nolan tells the story of the broadcasting ban and the actors who became its stars.
28 Aug 2018,·28 mins
Ideas of Identity
Wana Udobang meets the poets and writers exploring Nigerian ideas of identity.
03 Dec 2015,·28 mins
Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.
16 Feb 2012,·30 mins
Episode 3
Matthew Flinders argues against the drive to reduce the scope of politics.
10 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Germaine Greer presents a profile of eccentric 1970s rock icon Frank Zappa.
07 Oct 2006,·30 mins
John Kampfner examines the potential consequences of Britain not intervening in Syria.
09 Sep 2013,·28 mins
Episode 2
From the boardroom to the dugout: Robert Peston on the business of football management.
11 Jan 2012,·28 mins
