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Homesick Planet
What do astronauts like Tim Peake think about in space? Answer: home.
Troubled Water - Episode 1
Are we running out of water? James Gallagher is finding out from the comfort of his loo.
The New Nomads
As property rents spiral, life on the road is attracting a new generation.
Analysis - Lessons from the Vaccine Task Force
What are the lessons from the success of the UK's Vaccine Task Force?
All Work and No Homes
Highland businesses can’t find staff due to the rent crisis, Pennie Stuart asks why.
Princess - Leila Pahlavi
Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and author Andrew Scott Cooper discuss Princess Leila Pahlavi.
Magic Consultants - Episode 1
Adam Shaw peeks behind the curtain of the $billion management consultancy industry.
The Truth Police
Meet the outsiders detecting fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science.
Buying a British Dad
Fake fathers: the immigration scam that is hiding in plain sight.
Is Psychiatry Working? - Anxiety Special
Anxiety: why do we have it, and how can we control it?
Supersenses - Episode 1
Ben Garrod sees things that humans can’t, and explores extending our senses of perception.
Does the Irish Republic Want Reunification?
Rising taxes, changes to flags and anthems. It’s more complicated than it seems.
The Boy in the Peking Hotel
A London schoolboy's terrifying adventures in Chairman Mao's China
Searching for Cosmic Dust
A jazz musician becomes a cosmic dust hunter.
What Are the Railways For?
The railways are soon to be reorganised, but what are they for?
Windrush: A Family Divided - Episode 1
Robert and Jennifer Beckford argue the pros and cons of Windrush 75 years on.
The Fast Furniture Fix
Venetia La Manna explores the rise of fast furniture, asking if and how it can slow down.
Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed - Movement of People
What’s happened to migration since the UK left the EU?
Yeti - Episode 1
Two yeti enthusiasts search for the mythical creature to find out if it really exists.
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin - Episode 1
As a deadly new virus starts spreading in Wuhan, China, so do rumours about a lab there.
The Trouble with Sheep
Upland sheep are under fire - Charlotte Smith investigates what the future holds.
An Almanac for Anxiety: In Search of a Calmer Mind - Episode 1
Exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.
BFFs: A Life Built on Friendship
Should friendship, rather than romance, be the cornerstone of life?
Bug in the System: The Past, Present and Future of Cancer - Episode 1
Dr Kat Arney explores cancer through an evolutionary lens. Is it really a new disease?
Archive on 4 - The Holy Blood
The unexpected origins of a global conspiracy theory... in the vaults of the BBC.
Lego Overboard
Five million pieces of Lego are washed overboard. Meet the beachcombers looking for them.
Memorial No More? A History of Russian Forgetting
Nobel prize-winning, on trial and hated by the Russian State. The story of Memorial.
The Great Replacement
Raffaello Pantucci explores the Great Replacement theory fueling far-right recruitment.
Hoax - The Planted Plants of Rum
Could the Isle of Rum miraculously have escaped the Ice Age? Tori Herridge investigates.
Redeeming Ricky
Ex-offender Ricky has a deeply troubled past. And now he's set to help others like him.
How Safe is Maternity Care?
Krupa Padhy asks how safe are our maternity services.