Ros Atkins on: Germany’s election

Ros Atkins on the race to succeed Angela Merkel

• 10 mins

Coronavirus: Vietnam and the Philippines

We hear experiences of the pandemic in Vietnam and the Philippines

• 24 mins

World of Wisdom: Successful relationships

How do you create a successful relationship? Can wishing for one stand in your way?

• 18 mins

Buy me love: Inside the world of love coaching

Is love coaching really the route to finding love, or simply a way to sell a dream?

• 27 mins

Northern Ireland’s Ceasefire Babies

Can a new generation of pro-British Unionists build a more harmonious Northern Ireland?

• 26 mins

Global supply chain disruption

Ros Atkins on how global supply chain problems have led to some shortages in the West

• 9 mins

Coronavirus: Vaccine regret

Two Americans share how they refused vaccine and ended up in hospital with Covid-19

• 23 mins

World of Wisdom: Making decisions

Big life decisions can seem overwhelming. Can we learn to make them?

• 18 mins

A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 1. In the beginning

How did the continuous chemical reaction that we call "life" first begin?

• 23 mins

Smart women, male genius

The myth of male genius is debunked by science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini

• 27 mins

Pandora Papers: On the trail of dirty money

How money made from the 'world's biggest bribery scandal' ended up in UK property

• 26 mins

The UK's net zero challenge

Ros Atkins examines if the UK is on track to reach its 2050 net zero goal

• 10 mins

Coronavirus: Protecting vulnerable children

We speak to parents whose children have weakened immune systems

• 24 mins

The Story of Aids: 1. The beginning

The early years of the HIV-Aids crisis, as told by the people who lived through it

• 50 mins

World of Wisdom: Hope and children

Many worry for the world their children will live in. How do we keep hope alive?

• 18 mins

A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 2. When bacteria ruled the world

How two of the most important developments in our planet's evolution occurred

• 24 mins

World Book Café: PEN

An exploration of Freedom of Expression around the world.

• 49 mins

Somalia’s forgotten hostages

The sailors held captive for years and the retired British Colonel who helped free them

• 27 mins

Russia: The limits of freedom

The story of BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford’s expulsion from Russia

• 27 mins

Ros Atkins on: China-Taiwan tensions

Ros Atkins looks at what’s behind China’s military pressure on Taiwan

• 10 mins

Climate: Activists

We discuss climate activism through generations

• 24 mins

World of Wisdom: Forgiveness

Forgiving someone who has hurt us badly can seem impossible. Is it?

• 18 mins

The Story of Aids: 2. Act Up fights back

How the Aids protest group Act Up accelerated America's response to the crisis

• 50 mins

A series of unfortunate events

How a chemical element may have held evolution back for a billion years

• 24 mins

The lost art of breathing

Each of us takes more than 25,000 breaths a day. But are we even doing it right?

• 27 mins

Denmark’s Red Van

A unique project aimed at reducing harm to women selling sex in Copenhagen

• 26 mins

Ros Atkins on: The UK’s rising Covid cases

Ros Atkins explains why Covid-19 cases in the UK are higher than most of its neighbours

• 9 mins

Climate: Changing seas

We hear from people the in the countries affected by sea level rise

• 23 mins

The Story of Aids: 3. Aids denialism in South Africa

How South Africa became the epicentre of the global HIV-Aids crisis

• 49 mins

A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 4. The great chemistry experiment

What can the last 66 million years teach us about the consequences of climate change?

• 23 mins