Documentaries

To Catch a King

2. The Bullet Train

Gangs exert power through fear, but where are they getting weapons from?

12 May 2026,·33 mins

Series 3

6. Deleted

Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database

09 Jun 2026,·28 mins

Rinsed

5. The Camel's Humps

Rivers work when everything is in balance, but what happens when that’s disrupted?

15 May 2026,·15 mins

In The Psychiatrist’s Chair

Kirsty Young remembers Anthony Clare's ground breaking and incisive interview series.

09 May 2026,·57 mins

Kieron

A man whose sentence was longer than he had been alive.

21 Apr 2025,·42 mins

The Séance Experiments

8. A Final Question

Reggie decides to meet a medium – but what will happen when the reading begins?

23 May 2026,·12 mins

Amélie

Ellen and Mark celebrate 25 years of Amélie with the film's director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

08 May 2026,·42 mins

Ergonomic Keyboards and Mice

Do ergonomic devices like split keyboards and vertical mice help with comfort and health?

07 May 2026,·24 mins

The East Light

Margot McCuaig ascends The East Lighthouse, illuminating the voices that dwell there.

10 May 2026,·29 mins

How come sea levels are rising faster in some places than others?

Sea levels are rising due to climate change, but why are some places noticing it more?

08 May 2026,·31 mins

Locked and Downloaded: The rise in 3D printed guns

How much of a threat to the UK are homemade printed weapons?

12 May 2026,·38 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

Don Quixote - Episode Two

John Yorke explores Miguel de Cervantes’ seminal epic, Don Quixote.

10 May 2026,·14 mins

5. Diet

Sian Williams analyses the importance of diet to brain health.

21 Aug 2015,·15 mins

What is the future of the European Union?

Has Hungary’s recent election put an end to disunity in the bloc?

14 May 2026,·23 mins

Ralph, The Fragrant Parrot of Codfish Island

Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.

04 Oct 1989,·30 mins

The mystery of quantum mechanics

Jim Al-Khalili on how writers and metaphors translate quantum mechanics into stories.

04 May 2026,·42 mins

The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter

Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.

11 May 2026,·26 mins

Plants and the Mystery of Consciousness

Are plants intelligent? Could they help us unravel the mystery of consciousness?

08 May 2026,·14 mins

The Lee family (from Inheritance: Samsung): Part three

Simon and Zing bring you the third episode of Inheritance: Samsung

29 Apr 2026,·20 mins

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

Rose Heilbron QC and The Cameo Murder

Can the first woman to lead a murder case in England prove herself in court?

31 Mar 2026,·28 mins

Stolen Years

Trailer

Andrew Malkinson versus the justice system that failed him.

11 May 2026,·3 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

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

Artemis II

14. The Learnings

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is back to talk about the mission and Artemis III

04 May 2026,·41 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?

15 Apr 2026,·28 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

May 11th to May 17th

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

13 May 2026,·5 mins

Return to Khartoum: War, loss and hope

Mohanad Hashim returns home to a fabled city wrecked by war.

12 May 2026,·29 mins