Categories: Documentaries

Duration 15:00

Waco: Surviving the Apocalypse

27/07/2017

The story of the 1993 Waco siege and the lasting impact on those who survived.

Radio 4

Duration 11:00

Decoding the News

Series 1

Populism

Aditya Chakrabortty investigates words that made the modern world.

Radio 4

Duration 30:00

Love Henry James: The Master

Witty, wise and the best women in literature. Why don't more of us read Henry James?

Radio 4

Duration 9:00

Witness

Chiang Kai Shek: The Man Who Lost China

The story of our times told by the people who were there.

World Service

Duration 30:00

Dancing Round the Mediterranean

Steve Carver joins a cruise ship as a gentleman host, so no-one feels like a wallflower.

Radio 4 Extra

Duration 30:00

Holloway Dreams: The Joe Meek Story

Episode 3

Tom Robinson tells the story of record producer and sonic innovator Joe Meek.

Radio 6 Music

Duration 1:00:00

Legends of the Dancefloor: A Piece of Paradise

Episode 1

Reflections on New York city dance culture.

Radio 6 Music

Duration 26:30

The Documentary

Yangon Renaissance: Poets, Punks and Painters

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

World Service

Duration 16:17

Museum of Lost Objects

Tagore’s Nobel Prize Theft

Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted.

Radio 4

Duration 30:00

Losing the Children

Michael Rosen explores the meaning behind the tale of The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Radio 4 Extra

Duration 1:00:00

Stonewall: The Riots That Triggered the Gay Revolution

Tom Robinson examines the legacy of the Stonewall protests for the gay community.

Radio 2

Duration 1:00:00

Darren Campbell's Get Inspired

Relay Special

Darren Campbell examines what inspires, motivates and encourages people in sport

Radio 5 live

Duration 1:00:00

BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra's Stories

Britain's Youngest Politicians

Music, culture and life.

Radio 1

Duration 43:43

The Radio 3 Documentary

Still Will

Exploring different aspects of history, science, philosophy and the arts.

Radio 3

Duration 38:00

Understanding Prevent

David Anderson examines the government's controversial counter-terrorism strategy Prevent.

Radio 4

Duration 28:00

A Place Called Home

Series 1

Mary Portas

Public figures explore their roots, what they have left behind and will never forget.

Radio 4

Duration 30:28

Seriously...

And Then There Were Nun

A rich selection of documentaries aimed at relentlessly curious minds.

Radio 4

Duration 30:00

The Pigeon Whistles

Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.

Radio 4

Duration 1:00:00

The Enigmatic Scott Walker

Episode 2

Allan Clarke of The Hollies looks on the career of Scott Walker.

Radio 6 Music

Duration 57:00

Bruno Tonioli at the Opera

Episode 3

Strictly judge and choreographer Bruno Tonioli talks about his great passion for opera.

Radio 2

Duration 28:00

The Inside Story of Election 17

Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the election campaign about what happened and why

Radio 4

Duration 30:00

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 16

Will insects inherit the earth?

Irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

Radio 4

Duration 28:00

Public Indecency: Queer Art in Britain

Series 1

The Theatrical Type

An exploration of 100 years of queer life in Britain seen through the lens of the arts.

Radio 4

Duration 30:00

Seachdain sa Chogadh

Seachdainean sa Chogadh

Episode 52

Na bha tachairt sa Chiad Chogadh gach seachdain bho chionn ceud bliadhna.

Radio nan Gàidheal

Duration 28:00

The Untold

Lost Benefits

Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain.

Radio 4

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