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July 20th - July 26th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
22 Jul 2026,·5 mins
Omnibus 2
Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King.
01 Sep 2023,·57 mins
North Oxford
In north Oxford a unique community salon does much more than cut hair.
06 Jul 2026,·42 mins
The President's Path: The US-Saudi nuclear deal
What do we know about the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal?
24 Jul 2026,·16 mins
The Miles Davis Story
5. Lost and Found
After his five 'lost years' in retirement, Miles finds a way back and fulfils his legacy.
20 Jun 2026,·29 mins
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
John Yorke explores Horace McCoy’s 1930s noir classic, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
19 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Searching for my samurai mother
Will researching her samurai ancestry help Rimi get to know her deceased mother?
24 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Omnibus
Omnibus: Historian Ben Macintyre on guile in war, from the Old Testament to modern times.
07 Feb 2020,·57 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
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
Episode 9: Doubt and Wonder
Danny takes one last deep dive into the case and puts your questions to Shirley
19 Apr 2021,·57 mins
The Sound of Water
How new technology lets us listen in to the extraordinary sounds of the planet's waterways
26 Jun 2026,·52 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
Episode 2
Roger Bolton reassesses one of the world's great archaeological discoveries.
24 Jul 2007,·60 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
The Golf Club
David Mitchell ends his look at modern manners in a golf club bar. Has it all gone wrong?
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
10. Rival Visions
Where next for the future of the green movement?
10 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Bryan Forbes
Film director, actor, screenwriter and novelist Bryan Forbes talks to Robin Ray.
06 Aug 1991,·30 mins
Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
While Freud relied on expert and patient, Rogers pioneered a therapeutic model of equals.
03 Aug 2015,·28 mins
When will robots have their Chat GPT moment?
Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
01 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Mastertapes
Ray Davies (the B-Side)
Ray Davies takes questions about two classic Kinks' albums, Lola and Muswell Hillbillies
28 Dec 2023,·30 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
10. Something Else Was Pursued
The families of Patricia, Jemima and Helen react to Jim and Brian’s revelations.
07 Dec 2022,·49 mins
Whitman and Vaughan Williams
Laura Barton explores the connection between Ralph Vaughan Williams and Walt Whitman.
12 Jul 2026,·44 mins
Game On!
Tony Hawks meets communities who are reclaiming public spaces so they can go out and play.
26 Jun 2026,·14 mins
The friendly virus
As antibiotics start to fail, are we ready to enter the age of phage?
22 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Has Britain become ungovernable?
John Simpson examines the factors behind the resignation of Britain’s prime minister
25 Jun 2026,·26 mins
10. An End in Sight
A desperate mother has tried so hard to find her daughter and waited so long to reunite.
27 Mar 2020,·38 mins
10. The Jungle Book & EPCOT
Mel Giedroyc explores Walt Disney’s final film, The Jungle Book.
29 Jun 2023,·28 mins
20. The Confidence Trick
A finance manager sports a perfect graph. Is it a fluke or something sinister?
09 Sep 2024,·17 mins
