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Somaliland Refugees
Refuges are now returning home to Somaliland
26 Mar 2005,·26 mins
Out of the Shadows
Musician Karine Polwart weaves together stories of science, history and the theme of light
10 Sep 2023,·30 mins
Blood on the Tracks Live in Hammersmith Part 2
Russell Kane, Chelcee Grimes, Al Murray, Martin Bashir & the Belfast Ukulele Jam
20 Dec 2019,·67 mins
Series 2
5. The Elephant's Child
Discover more of the science behind the last of Kipling's Just So Stories.
27 Jun 2014,·15 mins
07/10/2026
Jane Moncrieff sits down with some of Shetland's best loved personalities.
07 Oct 2026,·60 mins
Greenhead to Kirk Yetholm
Mark Radcliffe travels from Greenhead near Hadrian's Wall to the village of Kirk Yetholm.
21 May 2015,·30 mins
Omnibus Edition
Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
16 Jun 2023,·57 mins
The Last Podcast Radio Hour
Laura Grimshaw, Amanda Litherland and Chris Pearson bring the best of Podcast Radio Hour.
04 Nov 2022,·60 mins
Missing all the goss? Abi's got juicy podcast news...
Need to fill the Wagatha-shaped hole in your life? Abi's got some HOT podcast gossip...
23 Sep 2022,·1 min
Hay Festival 2019: Nicci Gerrard
Writer Nicci Gerrard talks to George Alagiah about her latest book on dementia
21 Jun 2019,·23 mins
Oxford Street
The history of Oxford street, and the gallows of Tyburn where Marble Arch now stands
23 Jun 1995,·13 mins
Episode 3
The final part of the series looks at WH Auden the love poet.
26 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Sound Sources
Paul McCartney, Jean-Michel Jarre and Lee Renaldo on their debt to classical music.
13 Jul 2025,·42 mins
Series 8
Argo
From real-life events that had been classified for 17 years to Oscar success in 2013: Argo
03 Mar 2018,·30 mins
Coastal Underground
John Doran seeks out radical music being made in the coastal areas of Britain.
24 Jun 2019,·28 mins
10. A Format In Crisis & The Future of Reality TV: Love Island, Part 2
How one of TV’s most popular shows became mired in tragedy and controversy.
17 May 2022,·52 mins
5. Nadar - The Psychological Side of Photography
Nadar, the photographer adept at capturing his subjects' inner worlds in the 19th century.
01 Aug 2025,·14 mins
Love
George Orwell has been dead for 70 years. What can his ideas tell us about life in 2020?
24 Jan 2020,·14 mins
Episode 4: Language and Class
A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself.
15 Jul 2021,·28 mins
Radio 1's Drag Queen's Den
An eleganza extravaganza of gossip and an intimate kiki.
28 Feb 2019,·46 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
Fruit
Did you know your apple and pear trees belong to the rose family?
14 Dec 1998,·8 mins
Alastair Sooke
Last edition of the series that opens MoMA's collection and challenges the way we see art.
20 Dec 2019,·14 mins
Stanley Kubrick
How did chess influence the plots of the films of Stanley Kubrick?
14 Sep 2000,·13 mins
2. Welshness
Cerys Matthews continues her trip down the A470, the road connecting north and south Wales
17 Jan 2014,·30 mins
Severn River, UK
Britain's longest river is just 220 miles long, but it is a major source of drinking water
02 Jun 2003,·25 mins
4. The End of the Beginning
What happens when one side of the nature nurture equation is a mystery?
10 Feb 2026,·23 mins
The Final: with Robbie Williams, Stacey Dooley and Nigel Owens
Scott and Chris are joined by Robbie Williams on their last 5 Live show.
20 Aug 2022,·98 mins
5. Halos
Iconographer Aidan Hart puts the finishing touches to his icon.
21 Dec 2018,·14 mins
The Villanelle
Andrew McMillan explores why poetic forms are fashionable again.
06 Jun 2021,·28 mins
