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How Reading Made Us
2. How Reading Made Our Feelings
Did reading make us lonely, set us free, and even end torture? James Marriott investigates
16 Mar 2026,·42 mins
What Happened to Mary Glasgow?
5. The Rhythm
A group of medical experts take another look at Mary’s case.
14 Mar 2026,·12 mins
5. Power Plays
AI is incredibly thirsty for energy, which is fuelling a renewables revolution in China.
20 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Episode 1: Heat Pumps in the home
Evan Davis explores how heat pumps work and why government wants us to install them.
12 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Wilson's Way Out
The astonishing story of PM Harold Wilson's sensational resignation fifty years ago.
14 Mar 2026,·57 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
10. Legacy
Have new generations of Iraqis got the freedom they were promised?
24 Mar 2023,·19 mins
The naked monks
In parts of India, Jain monks permanently renounce all possessions, including clothes
13 Mar 2026,·26 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?
17 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Maharani Jindan Kaur – The Last Queen of the Punjab
Will the last queen of Punjab, Maharani Jindan, break free of the British and see her son?
Dough - The Office
What will the office be like in future? Greg Foot investigates.
12 Mar 2026,·24 mins
Swimming with Jimmy
There’s joy and peace in the depths of a swimming pool, if only you can learn to let go.
15 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Fight on the Right: The MAGA Civil War
What's behind the growing schism within the Make America Great Again coalition?
10 Mar 2026,·38 mins
Is it legal for police to use live facial recognition technology?
Is live facial recognition vital to fight crime, or a step towards a surveillance state?
11 Mar 2026,·27 mins
3. Influence
Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post-war Britain.
28 Feb 2017,·30 mins
85. The Hands of Forgiveness
An act of forgiveness sets off a chain of events that alters the life of one woman.
18 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Can I really manifest the future?
Can manifesting make your dreams come true?
Lakes, Lochs and Loughs
Plunge into the chilly, much-disputed waters of the lakes of the British Isles.
13 Mar 2026,·53 mins
Life Without Bees
No more buzzing, no more honey, no more bees – so then what?
13 Mar 2026,·14 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
How can rewilding help combat climate change?
As rewilding initiatives grow there’s a concern some risk doing more harm than good
19 Mar 2026,·23 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
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
Artemis II
Update: Aiming for April
Nasa says Artemis II is “on track” to launch in April. Astronaut Tim Peake has the latest
17 Mar 2026,·2 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
Ransom Man
2. Whoopsie :D
ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. No-one is prepared for what comes next.
21 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Impulsive
10. Reflections
Impulse control side effects are common, so why are they so hard to talk about?
27 Feb 2026,·14 mins
The Life Scientific: Jehane Ragai
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
16 Mar 2026,·26 mins
My Antonia
John Yorke explores Willa Cather’s novel of frontier life, My Ántonia.
15 Mar 2026,·14 mins
The Future Is Fibre
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks to the future of food to ask how we can eat more fibre.
30 Jan 2026,·14 mins
