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Invisible Hands: The American Century
2. The Prophet
The story of the man who started the cold war. With a Telegram.
04 Aug 2026,·31 mins
Lockerbie
6. Chasing Ghosts
After almost four decades, a new Lockerbie trial.
22 Jul 2026,·29 mins
No World Order
6. A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 mins
Lady on Trial
Georgina Weldon - Wrongly Committed
Lucy Worsley meets a Victorian opera singer who fought the Lunacy Laws – and won.
04 Aug 2026,·28 mins
The Batista brothers: Meat and money
How Brazilian brothers Wesley and Joesley Batista built the world’s largest meat empire
27 Jul 2026,·39 mins
Sliced Bread - Series 17
Language Learning Apps
Can you really learn a new language from apps like Duolingo?
23 Jul 2026,·24 mins
Dead Rabbit
10. Catch Me
A verdict. Dan and Lucy ask: is violence winning? Turns out, dead animals are everywhere.
20 Jul 2026,·18 mins
24 Hour Movies
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at films that confine their action to a single day.
24 Jul 2026,·42 mins
Series 9
Do we really need to find common ground in society?
Can finding common ground heal divisions or does it mean someone has to lose?
27 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Being Greek
BONUS: Mary Beard on Homer's Odyssey
Mary Beard talks to film director Uberto Pasolini about the power of Homer's Odyssey.
21 Jul 2026,·13 mins
Is anything truly random?
An award-winning show about bathroom tiles and the fundamental mysteries of the universe.
24 Jul 2026,·27 mins
6. Black Mirror
A disturbing TV episode helps Ruth see her own life differently.
16 Jun 2026,·25 mins
Can we live with extreme heat?
Are we ready for a hotter climate?
30 Jul 2026,·24 mins
Letby Hospital: Maternity failings at the Countess of Chester
Concerns raised over standards in maternity care at the Countess of Chester Hospital
21 Jul 2026,·37 mins
The People's Pool
One Glasgow swimming pool reveals the story of public baths and wash houses in Britain.
25 Jul 2026,·57 mins
"It's not a purge!" Kemi Badenoch on forging a future for her party
Kemi Badenoch MP, Leader of the Conservative Party.
25 Jul 2026,·35 mins
3. Modern boarding
Nicky Campbell explores the modern boarding school experience.
17 Feb 2025,·42 mins
David Byrne
Matt Everitt picks up where he left off in 2010 as David Byrne returns for The Second Time
27 Jul 2026,·60 mins
Unreliable Narrator
After a violent assault left him with no memory, Stephen McAll pieces together his story.
26 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Stick to the Script
Throwing away the script to unlock the brain’s creative potential.
22 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Searching for My Samurai Mother
Can studying her samurai heritage bring Rimi Tanaka closer to her deceased mother?
24 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Breakin' the Cycle
Trailer
What will it take for two London gangsters to turn their lives into a movie?
22 Jul 2026,·3 mins
Why do Brits love tea? (from Here For The History)
Historians Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson explore the origins of the British love of tea.
21 Jul 2026,·32 mins
Trouble in Mind
John Yorke takes a look at Alice Childress’s groundbreaking 1954 play.
26 Jul 2026,·14 mins
July 27th - August 2nd
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
29 Jul 2026,·5 mins
Series 3
6. Deleted
Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database.
09 Jun 2026,·28 mins
The Balkans
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
3. The flight
“He won’t wake up...I think he’s dead.” What Farouk did in the hours after Martine died
24 Apr 2023,·27 mins
Driving across the divide
Israeli volunteers meet ill Palestinians at checkpoints to drive them to hospital.
25 Jul 2026,·49 mins
Being remembered
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
24 Apr 2026,·14 mins
