World News Today
22/06/2018
Secret Knowledge
Nina Simone & Me with Laura Mvula
Box Set. Real women’s voices
Ambitious and challenging stories, written and performed by an array of female talent.
15 Mins
Available for 26 days
Delve into the archives
From game shows to iconic interviews and Gothic literature, enjoy some BBC classics from across the decades.
A modern take on Shakespeare
An all-female production set in a present-day women's prison.
114 Mins
Available for 25 days
The personal life of a leader
Sally Lindsay takes a look at how a working mum became a legendary activist.
29 Mins
Documentary
3 episodes
Series 1: 1. Nigeria
Rita Ray travels to Nigeria to explore the importance of rhythm in its music....
Series 1: 2. South Africa
Rita Ray travels to South Africa, home to distinctive vocal harmonies....
Series 1: 3. Mali
Rita Ray travels to Mali, home to the most Grammy-winning artists in Africa....
Rita Ray travels to Nigeria to explore the importance of rhythm in its music.
60 Mins
Available for 9 days
Rita Ray travels to South Africa, home to distinctive vocal harmonies.
Available for 16 days
Rita Ray travels to Mali, home to the most Grammy-winning artists in Africa.
Available for 23 days
Revolutionary female artists
The story of the radical women who tore up art history.
59 Mins
Can her dream become reality?
Aisholpan wants to be the first female eagle hunter, but tradition stands in her way.
82 Mins
Box Set. Suffragette sitcom with Jessica Hynes
Women's suffrage is taking the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle by storm. Sort of.
30 Mins
Available for 27 days
Revealing Marie Curie's personal life and the challenges she faced and overcame.
Available for 29 days
Science & Nature
Episode 1
Following the Earth's orbit from July to the December solstice....
Episode 2
Kate Humble gets closer to the sun than she has ever been before....
Episode 3
Helen Czerski shows how the earth's angle of tilt creates the most extreme weather....
Following the Earth's orbit from July to the December solstice.
Available for 8 days
Kate Humble gets closer to the sun than she has ever been before.
Available for 15 days
Helen Czerski shows how the earth's angle of tilt creates the most extreme weather.
Available for 22 days
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprisingly radical side of the Women's Institute.
Documentary taking us through the history of 100 years of Britain's female police force.
A look back at Victoria Wood's hugely successful television career.
90 Mins
1. Here Come the Girls
Dr Pamela Cox looks at the mid-19th century, when shops were owned and staffed by men.
Available for 28 days
Series 1: 1. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks about her career and the links between religion and science.
Including the hits Wuthering Heights, Babooshka, Running up That Hill and Hounds of Love.
Available for 10 days
History
5 episodes
Heritage
Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canal network was saved following years of neglect....
Geology
How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge....
The Boat People
The story of the people who operated the canal boats, carrying goods around the country....
The Workers
Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies...
Engineering
The struggles of those tasked with creating a landscape of canals around the Pennines....
Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canal network was saved following years of neglect.
Available for 12 days
How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge.
Available for 7 days
The story of the people who operated the canal boats, carrying goods around the country.
Available for 14 days
From supersharp senses to superpowered limbs – what could create the perfect body?
89 Mins
Kirsty Wark celebrates the life and work of Scottish writer Dame Muriel Spark.
Documentary telling the story of women's publishing house, Virago.
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