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Sliced Bread - Series 17
Laundry Detergents
Pods, liquids and powders: which laundry detergent really cleans up?
13 Aug 2026,·24 mins
Conor
A man whose gaming almost led to 100 years in a US prison.
17 Aug 2026,·42 mins
Invisible Hands: The American Century
4. Rolling Thunder
The story of the nerdy academic who led America to disaster in Vietnam.
18 Aug 2026,·33 mins
No World Order
6: A Multipolar World
Where next for the rules-based order?
31 Aug 2026,·35 mins
M. John Harrison
On his latest novel - The End of Everything - and the three texts that helped to shape it.
16 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Sucking Up: A Guide to Sycophancy Through the Ages
Don't you look gorgeous today, dear listener!
01 Aug 2026,·57 mins
Lockerbie
6. Chasing Ghosts
After almost four decades, a new Lockerbie trial.
22 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Why can't I concentrate?
Questions about attention and multitasking, answered by psychologists and neuroscientists
14 Aug 2026,·26 mins
The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive
Séamas O'Reilly unravels the mystery of his father's unusual film archive.
Lady on Trial
Ladies in Court
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC discuss the cases.
18 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Drawing Our Future Homes
Can architects help our homes evolve faster than climate change?
14 Aug 2026,·52 mins
Rasputin by Boney M
Why a disco song about a Russian priest still brings joy today.
15 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Libra - Episode Two
John Yorke explores Don DeLillo’s 1988 novel Libra.
16 Aug 2026,·14 mins
After EncroChat
The EncroChat hack was a huge law enforcement weapon against drugs. But has it worked?
11 Aug 2026,·37 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
Stolen Notes
A priceless instrument goes missing and changes the path of a musician’s career.
12 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Being remembered
Matthew Bannister on changing attitudes to dying, death and how we memorialise our dead.
24 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Breakin' the Cycle
6. The Final Act
D’s arrested and imprisoned. Today he’s broken his cycle, but the film remains unfinished.
02 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Episode 2
Day three, the halfway point of the walk, but the worst is yet to come.
21 Nov 2011,·30 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
Victoria Falls: Wilderness on the edge
How to preserve one of the natural wonders of the world.
11 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Male Friendship
Ellen and Mark explore changing ideas about masculinity and vulnerability on screen.
07 Aug 2026,·42 mins
Is daylight saving time working?
The debate over changing the clocks is gathering pace
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
6. Black Mirror
A disturbing TV episode helps Ruth see her own life differently.
16 Jun 2026,·25 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
Special forces on trial
Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces?
20 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Behind the scenes of Bookish
Antonia Quirke goes behind the scenes of Bookish.
17 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Women Not Included: Drugs and clinical trials
In a world not designed for women, medicine built for male bodies puts people at risk
10 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Series 9
Is a university education still worth it?
Is university still delivering social and career progress for young people?
10 Aug 2026,·28 mins
