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

Lytton Burns

Climate Crisis isn't coming. It's here!Extreme weather events are becoming the new normal

• 26 mins

Ros Atkins on: The US and China’s climate commitments

Ros Atkins looks at the climate promises of two of the world’s biggest polluters

• 9 mins

Climate: Animals under threat

We consider the impact of climate change on animals and the food chain

• 23 mins

The Story of Aids: 4. The end of an epidemic?

How activists and medical staff fought the government to U-turn on Aids treatment in SA

• 49 mins

A Geochemical HIstory of LIfe on Earth: 5. The Anthropocene

Could human engineering stabilise the Earth's climate and chemistry in the long term?

• 23 mins

The Ahr Valley flood

In July, the River Ahr in Germany rose engulfing ancient towns and villages in its path

• 27 mins

Tree planting and climate change

Ros Atkins looks at why vast tree planting initiatives are concerning some experts

• 10 mins

Climate: Civil disobedience

Three people explain why they take part in civil disobedience to fight climate change

• 24 mins

More yield, less field

Could a farming technique called Pfumvudza be Zimbabwe's answer to food security?

• 27 mins

Evia’s inferno

The wildfires on the Greek island Evia which devastated lives and landscapes

• 26 mins

The fight for Nazanin’s freedom

Ros Atkins on how the British-Iranian is caught up in a complex geo-political situation

• 10 mins

Climate: Coal mining

Two coal miners in North America discuss the impact of climate regulations on their lives

• 24 mins

On the Covid ward

How medical teams look after the emotional well-being of Covid patients and families

• 50 mins

The hack that changed the world

Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?

• 50 mins

Trading tribulation

The highs and lows of financial trading on smartphone apps

• 27 mins

Salmon wars

How a bitter fight is playing out in the American west over the future of a fish

• 27 mins

Rising tensions with Russia

Ros Atkins looks at recent developments between Russia and the West

• 9 mins