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John Lloyd of the FT on the future of journalism after the phone hacking scandal.
09 Oct 2011,·30 mins
The remarkable English composer who refused to submit to Victorian expectations
13 Aug 1994,·42 mins
Matthew Bannister reports from South Africa on the final days of the apartheid regime
26 Jun 1989,·29 mins
Author Rosie Dastgir explores how home and roots shape an artist's work and creativity.
20 Mar 2014,·30 mins
Arlo Parks reflects on a year without live music with artists including Yannis from Foals.
29 Oct 2020,·28 mins
Ben Hammersley investigates fictional universes, from Harry Potter to Game of Thrones
17 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes.
18 Apr 2014,·30 mins
Documentary telling the story of the BBC Singers from its beginnings in the 1920s.
24 Sep 2014,·45 mins
Tim Brooke-Taylor views Chaplin's legacy in the theatre of his grandson James Thierree.
04 Jan 2011,·30 mins
How Western classical music underpinned the golden age of the Hollywood film score.
21 Aug 2012,·30 mins
Fair Trade in Supermarkets
The range of fair trade goods has expanded rapidly
16 Aug 2006,·25 mins
David Schneider looks back at the history of British Jewish comedy.
11 Oct 2011,·30 mins
5. Person With Care Experience
Ashley John-Baptiste and Dr Sylvan Baker discuss experiences of Black children in care.
20 Dec 2020,·37 mins
Part love letter, part obituary to the music of Muzak Corporation.
30 Mar 2021,·28 mins
Michael Berkeley explores the life and work of French composer Claude Debussy
23 Sep 1993,·43 mins
Saving Water
The need to conserve and manage the world's fresh water supply
22 Sep 1993,·27 mins
Climbing High in Chile
Why the streets of Santiago are full of clowns
29 Mar 2002,·27 mins
Funding Projects
A water project that has changed lives. Is funding projects the best way forward?
13 Jan 2003,·13 mins
Tracey Dobbs is a Welsh photographer creating children's images that last a lifetime
19 Nov 2020,·28 mins
Bath Buns
A sweet roll made from a milk-based yeast dough and the town that gave it its name
14 Nov 1991,·8 mins
Ebola Attack
Extracts include 'Ebola Attack' a play about Matthew Lukwiya
15 Oct 2004,·36 mins
India - Part 5
Will India provide China with an economic challenge?
04 Apr 2005,·22 mins
The history and culture of Herat - and a look towards its future
28 May 2003,·22 mins
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, film critic Phuong Le and Peter Salmon join Matthew Sweet
10 Mar 2021,·44 mins
Poet Himali Singh Soin explores the North Pole as a mythologised space in literature.
Danish contemporary composer, Per Nørgård takes part in the European City of Culture
12 Sep 1996,·9 mins
How has streaming revolutionised the art of songwriting?
22 Dec 2020,·28 mins
What Does Your Phone Say About You?
How the devices have blurred the boundaries of private and public, real and virtual
08 Jan 2006,·22 mins
How the fascinating and disgusting lives of insects inspired modernist writers.
04 Jan 2021,·28 mins
How Covid is making us think differently about Shakespeare.
17 Dec 2020,·28 mins
