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1956: End of Illusion
5. Lie
A secret agreement and how Eden failed to cover it up.
06 Nov 2026,·14 mins
Weather Apps
Which weather app is the most accurate?
29 Oct 2026,·25 mins
Nick Candy: Property brother
Real estate developer Nick Candy climbed London’s property ladder alongside his brother
02 Nov 2026,·37 mins
Serial Killers
Ellen and Mark explore film and televisions morbid fascination with serial killers.
30 Oct 2026,·43 mins
The Growth Conundrum
2. Growth Potential
What can the UK learn from Poland and other fast growing economies?
02 Nov 2026,·42 mins
Is it time to press pause on AI data centres?
Is it time to press pause on energy hungry data centres?
03 Nov 2026,·37 mins
Are right-handed people more creative?
Does being ‘right-brained’ or ‘left-brained’ affect how you think?
30 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Where Is Austin Tice?
9. “The Hardest Thing”
The team get answers. Then Josh tells Debra what they’ve found.
16 Oct 2026,·41 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
Fritz Bauer: Nazi Hunter
One man’s dogged pursuit of Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust.
27 Oct 2026,·30 mins
What’s behind the rise of ‘influencer speak’?
How is social media changing the way we speak?
05 Nov 2026,·24 mins
How Houdini Made Magic
10. Cement your legacy
Houdini’s untimely death sends shockwaves around the world and helps eternalise his fame
30 Oct 2026,·13 mins
Andy Haldane: Burnham's former adviser gives the Budget 4 out of 10
President of the British Chambers of Commerce on his role as friend and critic of the PM.
31 Oct 2026,·38 mins
Gulliver's Travels - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at Jonathan Swift’s 1726 satirical masterpiece.
01 Nov 2026,·14 mins
Why aren't AI companies being stopped?
If the risks we hear about AI are real, why aren't the companies being stopped?
28 Oct 2026,·29 mins
Life Without Plankton
No plankton means no fish and chips. But that is only the beginning of the story.
30 Oct 2026,·15 mins
Border Crossing
Horatio Clare boards a lorry to ask if we’ve lost the art of agreeing to disagree.
31 Oct 2026,·57 mins
The Life Scientific: Robert Ballard
Oceanographer Bob Ballard discusses his 60-year career in deep-sea exploration.
02 Nov 2026,·26 mins
10. Did You Hear That?
Kirsty Logan explores the modern quest to capture a ghost in a machine.
30 Oct 2020,·14 mins
Trouble with Hubble
4. Once in human history
Nasa risks everything on a daring rescue mission to restore Hubble’s vision
19 Oct 2026,·40 mins
The right thing: Uganda’s fearless nun
.Sr Rosemary’s astonishing story helping child soldiers of the Lord’s Resistance Army
Epilepsy and the Electric Spirit
Daniel Kraemer takes us inside an epileptic seizure.
25 Oct 2026,·28 mins
November 2nd to November 8th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
04 Nov 2026,·5 mins
Unlikely: A love across the political divide
How did a right-wing influencer and a former guerrilla fall in love?
31 Oct 2026,·49 mins
Inheritance: Fiat
Can Italy’s “uncrowned kings” unite to keep control of their dynasty?
03 Nov 2026,·24 mins
Lady on Trial
Ladies in Court
Lucy Worsley, Professor Rosalind Crone and barrister Nneka Akodulu KC discuss the cases.
18 Aug 2026,·28 mins
A 9/11 Story
10. A Quarter Century
Terry Strada spies the FBI Director in a VIP area. Can she get to him to make her case?
11 Sep 2026,·15 mins
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
The enduring song of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time.
12 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Woolsery
James Rebanks explores the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages.
19 Oct 2026,·42 mins
Andrew Meehan
James Crawford speaks to acclaimed Irish writer Andrew Meehan about his novel Hey Man.
The President's Path: Midterm races to watch
An essential guide to the states – and seats – to watch in the US midterm elections
30 Oct 2026,·16 mins
