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Infrared Saunas
Are infrared saunas as effective as traditional ones?
16 Apr 2026,·29 mins
Ancient Atoms
Jim Al-Khalili explores the early thinkers and artists who pondered the atom.
20 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Andy Mycock: Named, Unashamed
Reflections on life with a terrible surname.
19 Apr 2026,·29 mins
Why does salt taste so good?
Why do people crave salty foods?
17 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Transcription
John Yorke takes a look at Transcription by Kate Atkinson.
19 Apr 2026,·14 mins
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl
A young couple fall in love against the backdrop of disaster
25 Apr 2026,·57 mins
Shall we talk about death?
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
20 Apr 2026,·14 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 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
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
17 Apr 2026,·14 mins
20 Apr 2026,·58 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
5. Friendship
Girls in the UK talk to Catherine Carr about their friendships and friendship groups.
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
Boxing
Ellen and Mark explore cinema's most heavyweight genre, 50 years on from Rocky.
17 Apr 2026,·42 mins
The Radiation Holiday
8. The Long Shadow
The reasons why Raisa was given away at birth become clear.
25 Apr 2026,·13 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
Episode 3
Ali Ansari concludes his grand tour of Iranian history travelling from the 1700s to today.
09 Jul 2012,·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
How will countries boycotting Eurovision affect the contest?
The song contest faces one of its biggest crises in 70 years as five countries withdraw
16 Apr 2026,·23 mins
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
Artemis II
13. Splashdown
The Artemis II crew are back on Earth.
11 Apr 2026,·35 mins
Series 1
Matt Monro Jr
Matt Monro Junior reveals what life was like with his father.
23 Oct 2008,·30 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
Impulsive
10. Reflections
Impulse control side effects are common, so why are they so hard to talk about?
27 Feb 2026,·14 mins
Afterwords: Rosemary Brown
Afterwords explores the work of musician and spirit medium Rosemary Brown.
19 Apr 2026,·44 mins
Pakistan: hospitals putting children at risk of HIV
How and why Pakistani hospitals might be putting children at risk of HIV.
14 Apr 2026,·28 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
The President's Path: Trump's legacy
Will the war in Iran be President Trump's legacy?
17 Apr 2026,·24 mins
