Ageing and Caring

As the global population ages is it time for a re-think about how we view old people?

• 26 mins

The Bucket List

What cancer-fighting BBC correspondent Helen Fawkes wants to do before she dies

• 23 mins

Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase

Insight into the airline industry with air hostess Betty Thesky

• 23 mins

Women Farmers: A Day in the Life of Polly Apio

In Uganda men own the land but women work in the fields to provide food for the family

• 23 mins

Women on the Front Line

Hear from female soldiers about life for women on the military front line

• 23 mins

The Pink Panthers

The inside story of the world’s most successful gang of jewel thieves

• 26 mins

Who's Left Holding the Baby?

29/10/2013 GMT

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

• 23 mins

Who's Left Holding the Baby?

05/11/2013 GMT

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

• 23 mins

Rouhani’s First 100 Days

How much change has Iranian President Hassan Rouhani achieved in 100 days?

• 23 mins

Across Jamaica's Gay Divide

Psychologist Dr Keon West assesses the campaigns for and against homosexuality in Jamaica

• 49 mins

The Secret History of Bossa Nova

The musical and political story of bossa nova, the first modern music of Brazil

• 23 mins

JFK - Dallas Remembers

JFK: Dallas Remembers

Five people who witnessed an aspect of the death of John F Kennedy share their stories

• 49 mins

The Rhetoric of Cancer

Are military metaphors such as 'battling' always appropriate when it comes to cancer?

• 23 mins

The Father of English Football

How decisions noted by Ebenezer Morley in 1863 allowed football to become so successful

• 23 mins

It's A Mall World

It's a Mall World

Be it in Lagos or Rio, how have shopping malls become a fixture in modern life?

• 49 mins

Inside the Vatican

Why did Pope Benedict resign, and can Pope Francis clean up the Vatican?

• 23 mins

Jamaica - The Harder They Come

03/12/2013 GMT

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

• 23 mins

Jamaica - The Harder They Come

10/12/2013 GMT

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

• 23 mins

Notes From Kampala

Notes from Kampala

The Ugandan classical music school where no one with ability is turned away

• 49 mins

The Putin Project

Will the Sochi Olympics showcase a resurgent Russia or hide real problems within?

• 49 mins

Lines in the Sand

The emerging Jihadi challenge across the Sahara and Sahel regions of Africa

• 23 mins

Who's Left Holding the Baby?

Who's Left Holding the Baby

Community childcare or boarding kindergartens? Childcare options in Fiji and China

• 49 mins

In Perfect Harmony

Harmony singing throughout the world – how does it differ from place to place?

• 49 mins

Inside The Fed

Inside the Fed

America's central bank - the US Federal Reserve - is 100 years old. Listen to its story

• 26 mins

Riding the Graphene Wave

A super-strong and super-conductive wonder material, what can graphene do?

• 23 mins

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Prepare for the worst - and enjoy every moment of it is the philosophy of Chris Hadfield

• 26 mins

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Rob Walker investigates a mysterious death in London’s suburbia

• 23 mins

Boy for Rent

Exploring the surprisingly professional world of male sex workers in London

• 49 mins

Gene Doping

Could altering our genes become the future of cheating in sport?

• 23 mins

Ko Un - The People's Poet of Korea

Ko Un: The People's Poet of Korea

What can Ko Un's poetry tell us about modern South Korea?

• 23 mins