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13/10/2026
Barbara Cheyne takes a musical tour around Shetland and further afield.
13 Oct 2026,·60 mins
War in the Nuclear Age
As the Second World War ended, the Cold War began
19 Dec 2001,·13 mins
Series 2
Belfast Docks
Composer laureate Brian Irvine and Rachael Boyd, on fiddle, play the skyline of Belfast.
22 Aug 2016,·28 mins
William Wilberforce
The story of British abolitionist William Wilberforce and the popular movement he led
14 Sep 1990,·28 mins
Arms Dealer Offers a million pounds to Free Haile Selassie
Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian offers to pay Ethiopians to release emperor into exile
08 Nov 1974,·31 mins
Episode 2
Novelist Bernardine Evaristo on the complex man at the heart of the Black Arts Movement.
26 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Writer and Traveller Dame Freya Stark
A lifetime of adventures, encounters, and brushes with death with Dame Freya Stark
18 Apr 1980,·15 mins
First homes demolished for Universal resort site
The first houses in the centre of the Universal UK theme park site have been pulled down.
25 Sep 2026,·4 mins
A bookish midwife and Michael Portillo
Midwife Rachel Byrne talks to Lynette, and Michael Portillo features on Evening Extra.
12 Nov 2020,·14 mins
Punk Heaven for Little Girls
Robert Sandall examines the difference punk made to women's lives.
05 Jul 2001,·28 mins
Indian and English
Being born to Indian parents and growing up in England
24 May 1999,·13 mins
Matthew Sweet explores Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and cuttings.
28 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Michael Dickman and Professor Christoph Lees
The poet Michael Dickman meets Professor Christoph Lees to craft a poem about his work.
20 Nov 2022,·28 mins
German Wine Makers
German wine makers are trying to make a good impression
20 Apr 1989,·13 mins
An Education Revolution?
Sarah Montague and guests debate whether the UK should follow America's lead.
10 Mar 2014,·58 mins
Lenin - Legacy
With the rise of glasnost is it finally time to remove Lenin's body from its mausoleum?
28 Jun 1990,·27 mins
On Border Patrol – Philip Ruddock, Australian Immigration Minister
Australia needs to keep control of its borders, says Philip Ruddock, Immigration Minister
26 Jul 2003,·26 mins
Much Depends on Dinner
Canadian Margaret Visser whose most famous book on food doesn't contain a single recipe
10 Apr 1991,·13 mins
Darcey Bussell
Ballerina Darcey Bussell was the Royal Ballet's youngest ever principle dancer
03 Nov 2000,·28 mins
2024
Adesayo Talabi
For Black History Month, a spotlight on amazing individuals making Black history now.
18 Oct 2024,·3 mins
Kites
Kite flying enthusiasts explain its appeal. "It's like courting in the air"
12 Feb 1987,·13 mins
The Phenomenon of Background Music with Don Black - Part Two
Why does muzak give rise to such passion?
24 Feb 1998,·13 mins
Episode 3
Jazz pianist Jamie Cullum meets piano enthusiasts up and down the country.
18 Jan 2014,·30 mins
The story of denim, from it's origins in 19th Century America, to the catwalks of today
29 Jun 1991,·47 mins
The Morning After
After 60 years of international broadcasting, what next for the World Service?
12 Oct 1992,·28 mins
Peter Curran on Northern Ireland's burgeoning film industry.
01 Jul 2013,·28 mins
How Jayne Mansfield shook up the northern club scene before she died.
30 Apr 2011,·30 mins
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire investigates and showcases Somalia's rich poetic life.
05 Jan 2023,·28 mins
The generation gap has never felt wider. Rhys Jones asks if we have seen this before.
02 Mar 2020,·28 mins
Sound African band BCUC's journey from their rehearsal space in Soweto to Glastonbury
19 Mar 2020,·28 mins
