Inheritors of partition
Kavita Puri marks the 75th anniversary of the division of the Indian subcontinent
- 26 mins
- 09 Aug 2022
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My granny the slaveClaire Hynes goes on a personal journey to uncover the story of her enslaved ancestor
- 26 mins
- 02 Aug 2022
The Bomb: Part fourBritish intelligence close in on Fuchs and his loyalty is tested
- 49 mins
- 30 Jul 2022
Birmingham’s grassroots heroesExploring what the idea of "commonwealth" means to Birmingham's grassroots sports heroes.
- 26 mins
- 26 Jul 2022
- The Bomb: Part three
Klaus Fuchs arrives in Los Alamos to work on the Manhattan Project
- 49 mins
- 23 Jul 2022
Nursing mattersIn Zambia there is still only 13 nurses per 10,000 people, compared to 175 in Switzerland
- 26 mins
- 19 Jul 2022
- The Bomb: Part two
It is summer 1941. Klaus Fuchs starts work on the British atomic bomb project
- 49 mins
- 16 Jul 2022
Shrimps, saris and gunsThe village women in Bangladesh taking on the global shrimp industry to protect their land
- 26 mins
- 12 Jul 2022
- The Bomb: Part one
Klaus Fuchs was a brilliant scientist but he was also the world’s most dangerous spy
- 49 mins
- 09 Jul 2022
Floating justiceDelivering justice by boat, on board the the João Bruno II, Amazon’s floating court
- 26 mins
- 05 Jul 2022
Abortion rights around the worldInvestigating the changing dynamic of abortion rights globally
- 26 mins
- 03 Jul 2022
- Kissinger
Henry Kissinger reflects on his life and experiences.
- 49 mins
- 02 Jul 2022
From Ukraine to Israel: An exodus for our timesThe exodus of Ukrainians to Israel and the unusual life awaiting them in the Middle East
- 26 mins
- 28 Jun 2022
Carol Kaye: Queen of the bassThe extraordinary career of rock'n'roll royalty Carol Kaye
- 26 mins
- 21 Jun 2022
The climate tipping pointsJustin Rowlatt explores how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet
- 49 mins
- 18 Jun 2022
Keeping goingAlan Dein talks to anyone, anywhere about their lives and their world
- 26 mins
- 15 Jun 2022
The night Ukraine gave up its nuclear weaponsWhy did Ukraine give up its nuclear weapons in 1994 and how did it shape the world today?
- 26 mins
- 14 Jun 2022
Ziggy Stardust: Hang on to yourselfHow David Bowie's creation, Ziggy Stardust, became one of the world's greatest gay icons
- 49 mins
- 11 Jun 2022
- A different way
People around the world who are reaching further and seeking a different path in life
- 26 mins
- 08 Jun 2022
Inside the Kim regimeHave you ever wondered what life is like at the very top of the North Korean regime?
- 26 mins
- 07 Jun 2022