Factual A to Z

Old BBC programmes chopped up and recycled into something new.

James Naughtie presents a tribute to Alistair Cooke, who would have been 100 this week.

Winifred Robinson returns to the Bulger family, 20 years after the murder of their son.

Ian Peacock discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood.

Irma Kurtz travels to Monet's Giverny garden to hear how losing his sight changed his work

Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.

The BBC Philharmonic returns to Japan for an emotional tour for the first time since 2011.

Martin Bell returns 20 years on to the Siege of Vukovar in Croatia.

Laura Barton tells the true story behind By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.

Stuart Maconie on rock musicians who combined symphony and pop music in the 60s and 70s.

Roger Law takes a look at the 'fancy': the wonderful world of show rabbits.

Mark Radcliffe recalls the influential life of cult DJ and club promoter Roger Eagle.

Andrew McGregor presents coverage of the 2013 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards.

Hardeep Singh Kohli visits Royal Ascot on the 300th anniversary of the racecourse.

Mark Radcliffe explores the continued success and appeal of the little white bear.

Dr Mukulika Banerjee learns about the processes involved in an Indian general election.

Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.

Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science.

Adam Rutherford talks to the scientific advisors behind some well-known films and TV shows

Ehsan Masood examines how science could help prevent future banking crises.

Secret Mueum looks at the explicit erotic, sexual and pornographic art of Pompeii.

How the oldest people on the planet are helping scientists to unlock the secrets of ageing

Behind the scenes of the security operation at the Olympic Games.

Writer Iain Sinclair seeks out echoes of Shakespeare's city in the London of today.

John Simpson reports from Afghanistan and asks how things have gone wrong.

Paul Mason visits Manila to assess the benefits of life in the world's poorest slums.

Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile.

Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.

The exorcism business is booming - Jolyon Jenkins asks if and why demonism is on the rise.

Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.

Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.

Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.

Bluegrass in the Cotswolds at the Sore Fingers Summer School.

Science broadcaster Professor Trevor Cox explores the science of aural architecture.

Roger Law, co-creator of Spitting Image, discovers South Africa's satirical puppets.

An oil bonanza could be on the cards for Ireland, but who will benefit?

Miranda Sawyer looks at one of music's most distinctive artists Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Chemist Andrea Sella investigates things that go flash in the dark.

Ayisha Yahya investigates the cause of the falling water levels in Lake Victoria.

Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth investigates.

Paul Jackson and a team of scriptwriters assess the legacy of Steptoe and Son, 50 years on

Rosie Millard meets middle-income people for whom the Recession has meant tough choices.

Mark Burman strips away the layers of Stuart Freeborn's remarkable life in movie make-up.

The NHS is paying people to be healthy. But does it really work? Claudia Hammond reports.

What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.

Frauke Jensen reports on a research project set up to count Namibia's cheetah population.

Claudia Hammond investigates the science of face recognition.

Penny Marshall asks if new super-sized polyclinics will mean the end of the family GP.

Chocolate, swimming and sport: life working at the Cadbury factory in Bournville.