Iran’s Secret Art Collection

Alastair Sooke tells the story of Iran's billion pound collection of modern western art.

• 29 mins

A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity: Fire

How the mastery of fire and the energy it released gave our ancestors intelligence

• 29 mins

The Northern Bank Job: Episode One

Writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery.

• 15 mins

After a Death

Sarah O'Connell examines the ripple effects of the killing of Russell 'Barty' Brown.

• 38 mins

Life On Hold

Personal stories from people fighting for access to mental health support during lockdown.

• 29 mins

Thinking In Colour

Gary Younge explores stories of racial passing, through the prism of Nella Larsen's book.

• 28 mins

One Night in March

Anthony Grainger was shot dead by police. Why is his family still fighting for justice?

• 38 mins

Daft Punk Is Staying at My House, My House

Combine Disneyland Paris, a 4-track demo and three guys from Glasgow. Et voila, Daft Punk!

• 29 mins

Descendants: Episode One

How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?

• 28 mins

A Sense of Music

What happens when music meets the animal mind?

• 29 mins

Adults, Almost

Teenagers tell their lockdown tales. Stories, music, jokes and thoughts on growing up.

• 29 mins

Return to the Homeless Hotel

What's happened to rough sleepers a year after they were given emergency accommodation?

• 28 mins

Lost for Words

David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing.

• 29 mins

My Cat, The Judge

But is she? Meet Velma: a cat with attitude. And Suzi Ruffell, her owner.

• 29 mins

Waiting for the Van

The story of one man's attempt to challenge fifty years of UK drug policy.

• 37 mins

China in Slogans

How Communist Party slogans reveal the turbulent story of modern China.

• 58 mins

Speak Up

Women may be caricatured as babbling chatterboxes, but in public women speak a lot less.

• 29 mins

Breaking Through

How breaking went from the inner city streets of New York City to the Olympic Games.

• 29 mins

Trading Blows?

Mark Mardell looks at how British business is faring seven months on from Brexit.

• 37 mins

Genetics and the longer arm of the law

Genetic fingerprints to genetic witnesses - the explosion of DNA in crime fighting.

• 38 mins

Write Her Story

Double Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson asks, where are the strong stories for women?

• 29 mins

Behind the Crime

Two forensic psychologists interview Courtney about her life and the crime she committed.

• 44 mins

The Nuclear Priesthood

Poet Paul Farley considers how we warn future generations about our buried nuclear waste.

• 28 mins

The Delirium Wards

David Aaronovitch speaks to people struggling with delirium as cases are on the rise.

• 28 mins

Poison: Episode 1 - The Chuckling Pensioner

South Africa's Jacob Zuma - liberation hero and ex-president believes he's being poisoned.

• 14 mins

Poison: Episode 2 - A Pinch of Paranoia

From poisoned underpants to Cold War paranoia – South Africa’s murky liberation story

• 13 mins

Poison: Episode 3 - How Do You Like Your Tea?

The wife of South Africa’s former President is arrested for trying to poison him - why?

• 14 mins

Poison: Episode 4 - The Russian Antidote

Why would a South African president seek a cure for poisoning at a clinic in Moscow?

• 14 mins

Poison: Episode 5 - A Toxic Aftertaste

Jacob Zuma’s conspiracy theories have taken on a dangerous life of their own.

• 15 mins

The Ballad of the Bet

Poetry, music and oral history from the inner life of gambling.

• 29 mins