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Series 4
57. Jessie McLachlan - Silenced Servant
Lucy Worsley analyses a brutal murder in Glasgow – a Victorian ‘he said, she said’.
27 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Full of Beans
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates beans, peas and pulses from around the world.
29 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
Ransom Man
2. Whoopsie :D
ransom_man is releasing 100 patient records a day. No-one is prepared for what comes next.
I accused a policeman of rape but I ended up on trial
‘Ruth’ accused a police officer of rape but was prosecuted for lying about the allegation.
27 Jan 2026,·37 mins
An American Journey
2. A More Perfect Union
What does it mean to be an American?
26 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Kefir
Can kefir really help our guts?
29 Jan 2026,·24 mins
The Older Woman
Ellen and Mark look at what changes when the woman is older in a screen romance.
23 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Ben Francis: UK’s youngest billionaire
How Gymshark's Ben Francis went from pizza delivery boy to the UK’s youngest billionaire
26 Jan 2026,·45 mins
Forged in Steel
Alan Dein retraces his journey around the UK in search of the story of steel.
24 Jan 2026,·57 mins
AI's Bubble Trouble?
3. If the bubble bursts, where next for AI?
Aleks and Kevin look at what a burst AI bubble would mean for the future direction of AI.
11 Feb 2026,·28 mins
What's behind the rise in shoplifting?
Countries around the world are seeing a rise in retail theft - what are the causes?
29 Jan 2026,·23 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
The Stormont Spy Ring
8. The Journal
A journal recovered from the cottage is held by Irish police.
31 Jan 2026,·12 mins
Eileen Kampakuta Brown and the Anti‑Nuclear Campaign
A group of Aboriginal women fight for their ancient way of life.
Nigeria: Killings, Land and Cattle
Insight, and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world
27 Jan 2026,·30 mins
26th January - 1st February
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
28 Jan 2026,·5 mins
Episode 3
Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post World War II Britain.
28 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Do fish know what they look like?
Are there self-aware shoals of fish drifting through our oceans?
23 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Shepherd's eye in the sky
Bola Mosuro meets the nomadic herders feeding Africa and fighting climate change
31 Jan 2026,·49 mins
The Life Scientific: Peter Knight
Peter Knight on quantum computing and the strange physics of light.
26 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Dreaming the Third Reich
The story of Charlotte Beradt's subversive dream project under Nazi rule.
25 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Anatomy of a Cancellation
6. Post Mortem
Today, what lessons can be drawn from what happened to Kate Clanchy and her critics?
17 Dec 2025,·29 mins
Two Nottingham Lads
4. Last Days in the Donbas
The final cost of the Donetsk interview becomes clear for Aiden and Graham.
14 Jan 2026,·28 mins
The Media Show: Netflix’s skyscraper live stunt
Is a live broadcast of a climber on a skyscraper without a rope the future of television?
29 Jan 2026,·22 mins
From Here to Eternity?
Can consultants remain relevant and attractive in a new socially conscious world?
25 Apr 2023,·14 mins
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
John Yorke takes a look at Washington Irving’s classic ghost story.
25 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Emma-Jean Thackray
Musical polymath and DJ Emma-Jean Thackray shares her musical milestones with Matt Everitt
28 Jan 2026,·60 mins
Global Visions
From technology to the climate to the global order, has human progress gone into reverse?
12 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Omnibus (2/2)
Lucy Worsley reveals Victoria's rule via significant encounters.
17 May 2019,·57 mins
