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Hair Removal Devices
Can intense pulsed light devices really "zap" away your unwanted hair?
23 Apr 2026,·29 mins
Being remembered
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
24 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Nudity
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore nudity on screen.
24 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Episode 3
Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.
09 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
6. F For Fake
Jamie and Jimmy explore where fakery goes next – but can you tell which is which?
15 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
10: From 2010 to the present day
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
13 Apr 2026,·28 mins
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl
A young couple fall in love against the backdrop of disaster
25 Apr 2026,·57 mins
Ancient Atoms
Jim Al-Khalili explores the early thinkers and artists who pondered the atom.
20 Apr 2026,·42 mins
01/04/2022
Gabriella Coleman investigates one of the most misunderstood cultures of the modern world
01 Apr 2022,·57 mins
US-Iran standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates
John Simpson analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf
23 Apr 2026,·26 mins
The birth and death of Yugoslavia
Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia.
13 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Make You Feel My Love
A huge hit for Adele, the song was written by Bob Dylan and has rapidly become a standard.
24 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Cycling: Is it time to swap four wheels for two?
Can cycling ease the impact of volatile oil prices on everyday life?
23 Apr 2026,·23 mins
Why does salt taste so good?
Why do people crave salty foods?
17 Apr 2026,·26 mins
The Evolution of The Naked Ape
Ella Al-Shamahi revisits Desmond Morris’s controversial book The Naked Ape, six decades on
18 Apr 2026,·57 mins
The Radiation Holiday
8. The Long Shadow
The reasons why Raisa was given away at birth become clear.
25 Apr 2026,·13 mins
5. Friendship
Girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about their friendships and friendship groups.
17 Apr 2026,·14 mins
In Iceland's Defence
Iceland is one of the few nations without a military. Is this a sustainable strategy?
21 Apr 2026,·35 mins
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
Series 4
60. True Crime on Trial
Lucy Worsley puts true crime on trial and asks are we so obsessed with true crime?
17 Feb 2026,·28 mins
How Reading Made Us
3. How Reading Made Our Politics
Did reading create democracy? And what does it mean for our politics if reading dies out?
23 Mar 2026,·42 mins
Are white working class girls falling behind?
When it comes to school attendance and attainment are some girls falling behind?
14 Apr 2026,·37 mins
Toto Wolff: Mercedes's billion-dollar F1 boss
How Toto Wolff became the most successful boss in Formula One
02 Mar 2026,·45 mins
Impulsive
10. Reflections
Impulse control side effects are common, so why are they so hard to talk about?
27 Feb 2026,·14 mins
Andy Mycock: Named, Unashamed
Reflections on life with a terrible surname.
19 Apr 2026,·29 mins
Rose Heilbron QC and The Cameo Murder
Can the first woman to lead a murder case in England prove herself in court?
31 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Artemis II
13. Splashdown
The Artemis II crew are back on Earth.
11 Apr 2026,·35 mins
The Joy of Soil
Beneath your feet is a world wide web that keeps us all alive. Dig the joy of soil.
03 Apr 2026,·52 mins
6. Moral Courage
Diane Foley must decide whether to face a man linked to her son’s murder - or not.
10 Feb 2026,·31 mins
Inside Universe 25
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
20 Apr 2026,·26 mins
