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Lady on Trial
Trial by Media
Lucy Worsley discusses the first four cases of the series and puts the media on trial.
14 Jul 2026,·27 mins
Sliced Bread - Series 17
Robotic Lawnmowers
Can robotic lawnmowers save you time without hassling hedgehogs?
09 Jul 2026,·24 mins
Dear Gilbert, Dear Gordon
Olly Alexander reads from letters about the experience of gay men in wartime Britain.
12 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Being Greek
The Odyssey of Gamma 58
Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer.
07 Jul 2026,·28 mins
North Oxford
In north Oxford a unique community salon does much more than cut hair.
06 Jul 2026,·42 mins
Sir Paul McCartney: The rich one - Live at Crossed Wires
How Paul McCartney became the UK's first billionaire rock star
13 Jul 2026,·42 mins
3. Modern boarding
Nicky Campbell explores the modern boarding school experience.
17 Feb 2025,·42 mins
To Catch a King
8. Return of the King
The search for a convicted people smuggler who put money in the UK planning for retirement
24 Jun 2026,·34 mins
What are these strange rocks?
There are some strange rocks on a beach in Indonesia. What are they?
10 Jul 2026,·26 mins
6. Black Mirror
A disturbing TV episode helps Ruth see her own life differently.
16 Jun 2026,·25 mins
Hospital Dramas
Ellen and Mark look at television’s long love affair with the medical drama.
10 Jul 2026,·42 mins
50 Years of Peter Singer's Animal Liberation
Exploring the legacy of the 20th century's best-selling work of philosophy
11 Jul 2026,·57 mins
Anna Christie - Episode 2
John Yorke looks at Eugene O’Neill’s play Anna Christie.
12 Jul 2026,·13 mins
Sixty Years of Hurt
Bonus Episode: David Baddiel live at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival Fringe
David Baddiel and Nick Robinson, presenter of BBC's Today programme, discuss the series.
05 Jul 2026,·57 mins
Reflections: Series 4
Jeremy Hunt
The former chancellor reflects on tough choices and political resurrection.
13 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Stolen Years
4. Closing Arguments
The victim testifies with some explosive revelations. Will justice finally prevail?
19 May 2026,·28 mins
Whitman and Vaughan Williams
Laura Barton explores the connection between Ralph Vaughan Williams and Walt Whitman.
12 Jul 2026,·44 mins
Strict schools: Taking discipline too far?
Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far?
30 Jun 2026,·37 mins
The Chinese fentanyl king
Zhang Zhidong has been labelled one of the world's most significant drug traffickers
13 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Series 3
6. Deleted
Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database.
09 Jun 2026,·28 mins
Secrets of the ant trade
The multi-million-dollar ant trade and the enthusiasts stamping out illegal ant smuggling
09 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement
10. Rival Visions
Where next for the future of the green movement?
10 Jul 2026,·14 mins
3. The flight
“He won’t wake up...I think he’s dead.” What Farouk did in the hours after Martine died
24 Apr 2023,·27 mins
The President's Path: US-Iran conflict reignites
The US and Iran are once again trading strikes
10 Jul 2026,·16 mins
The Miles Davis Story
5. Lost and Found
After his five 'lost years' in retirement, Miles finds a way back and fulfils his legacy.
20 Jun 2026,·29 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
10: From 2010 to the present day
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
13 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Omnibus 2
Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King.
01 Sep 2023,·57 mins
The Balkans
The Birth and Death of Yugoslavia
Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia.
13 Apr 2026,·42 mins
The Sound of Water
How new technology lets us listen in to the extraordinary sounds of the planet's waterways
26 Jun 2026,·52 mins
The Séance Experiments
8. A Final Question
Reggie decides to meet a medium – but what will happen when the reading begins?
23 May 2026,·12 mins
