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Kefir
Can kefir really help our guts?
29 Jan 2026,·25 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
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
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.
An American Journey
3. Establishing Justice
How has 'justice' been understood by different generations of Americans?
02 Feb 2026,·42 mins
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
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
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
New Iranian Cinema
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore new Iranian cinema and its global impact.
30 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Forged in Steel
Alan Dein retraces his journey around the UK in search of the story of steel.
24 Jan 2026,·57 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 Stone of Destiny
David Cannadine examines the history of the Stone of Destiny.
28 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Eileen Kampakuta Brown and the Anti‑Nuclear Campaign
A group of Aboriginal women fight for their ancient way of life.
Is Europe toughening its stance on Trump?
John Simpson analyses EU-US relations after the row over Greenland
30 Jan 2026,·26 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
The Stormont Spy Ring
8. The Journal
A journal recovered from the cottage is held by Irish police.
31 Jan 2026,·12 mins
Jesus in a shop doorway
A former addict and gangster turns his past into a life of faith.
Why do I tan more in the US?
Namrata tans more in Boston than in India, and she wants to know why
Shepherd's eye in the sky
Bola Mosuro meets the nomadic herders feeding Africa and fighting climate change
31 Jan 2026,·49 mins
The President’s Path: Minneapolis unrest
Minneapolis unrest grows after federal agents fatally shoot Alex Pretti
30 Jan 2026,·25 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
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
26th January - 1st February
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
28 Jan 2026,·5 mins
Dreaming the Third Reich
The story of Charlotte Beradt's subversive dream project under Nazi rule.
25 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Archaeology and war
A Russian archaeologist has been imprisoned for his dig in occupied Crimea
31 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The Super-Agers
Are you really as young – or old – as you feel?
18 Jul 2022,·14 mins
Jordan Rakei
Jordan Rakei shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt.
29 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
Knife Imitates Art - How Surgeons Use Creativity
Top surgeons reveal parallel lives as sculptors and musicians.
13 Jun 2019,·28 mins
