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Do We Have Contact?
People who claim to have been contacted by aliens
02 Mar 1996,·28 mins
A secret school of dark crafts
The men and women who trained to kill and disappear in the Hampshire countryside.
13 Jun 2024,·34 mins
How to Be in Love
Louis Theroux: Falling in love with his wife and what he's learned from his documentaries
Rylan speaks to Louis Theroux about what his documentaries have taught him about love.
20 Aug 2025,·40 mins
Introducing... Powerplay: The House of Don King
The life and crimes of one of sports biggest characters, Don King.
09 May 2024,·35 mins
Holly Smale on finding love
Holly Smale on writing about love, when you don't have much experience of it
27 Mar 2023,·36 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Danny: Playing for Northern Ireland's only LGBTQ+ football team
Stacey meets Belfast Blaze FC, the only inclusive football club in Northern Ireland.
29 Jun 2022,·37 mins
Coldplay 2002
On the brink of mega-stardom, Coldplay drop in on Steve Lamacq in 2002
03 May 2024,·35 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
Squeeze band members Chris and Glenn chat to Colin Murray.
30 Nov 2023,·56 mins
Verona and Thomas
Can Cole and Charlotte find photographs from a Jamaican couple’s 1950s wedding?
06 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Midnight
Josie Long presents short documentaries as the clock slips closer to midnight.
07 Jan 2025,·28 mins
Erin Richards: "He asked my body - it replied 'seaweed'"
Actor and director Erin Richards joins Matt as he rummages through her shopping basket!
04 Sep 2026,·31 mins
1. Vestibule of Jupiter
This one is our welcome to Jupiter, it’s where they brought me after my first attempt.
10 Dec 2021,·6 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
Reflections: Series 4
Caroline Lucas
The former Green Party leader discusses power, getting arrested and listening to opponents
20 Jul 2026,·28 mins
15. Cheesy Feet and Old Ibiza Ravers
Michelle's broken her laptop in a bizarre way and Laura's living her 'amish best life'.
21 Jun 2023,·37 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
7. The Aftermath
Gilles d’Ettore and Sophia Martinez are awaiting trial.
23 Feb 2026,·17 mins
6. Aftermath
What happens when The X Factor lights go off?
26 Jan 2024,·33 mins
Omnibus (Part 2)
Alan Johnson on 140 years of education through the prism of one school in Camberwell.
08 Mar 2019,·57 mins
5. On Leopoldstadt
Tom turns to Leopoldstadt.
09 Oct 2020,·14 mins
Campaigning for better awareness and treatment of eating disorders
Campaigner Hope Virgo on fighting for more understanding of eating disorders.
18 Sep 2023,·29 mins
15. Lovely Bit Of Shagpile
We’re turning the tables and Charlotte’s husband, Jonathan Powell, is interviewing her.
04 Jul 2024,·37 mins
Celebrating Visible Recovery
In the final episode, Melissa and Jade speak about celebrating visible recovery.
07 Oct 2020,·49 mins
Breaking with Tradition
Two strangers meet to share a common experience, and their differences. They bring a gift.
07 Sep 2022,·43 mins
Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team
Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team - Ep 3
The showdown between two rivals for an Olympic medal. Can Lithuania triumph in tie-dye?
02 Jun 2025,·37 mins
Ian Hislop
Private Eye editor and satirist Ian Hislop meets his younger self in the BBC archives.
27 Feb 2021,·57 mins
Women making sport greener
How the Olympics and Formula 1 are tackling carbon footprints and unwanted old kit
19 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Lloyd Blake
Birmingham's diverse cultural icons discuss their influences.
22 Sep 2022,·45 mins
Series 1
Episode 8-and-a-half: Extraordinary collateral consequences
An update on Joseph Mahmoud Dibee.
10 Nov 2022,·20 mins
