Bing Crosby

Profile of the Hollywood star and singer, Bing Crosby

• 27 mins

The Best Hope

The role of the United Nations and the Security Council in preventing world crisis'

• 27 mins

Belize

The regiment of the Queens Own Highlanders in the tropical rainforest of Belize

• 26 mins

The Gramophone Record

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the gramophone record

• 28 mins

The Story of Mary

How much do we know about the birth of Jesus?

• 27 mins

50 Years of Language Services

Celebrating 50 years of the BBC World Service language sections

• 27 mins

Mount Kilimanjaro

Climbing the highest free-standing mountain in the world

• 27 mins

Children of the Nazis

Children's memories of their Nazi war criminal parents

• 26 mins

Alexander Pope

A profile of the poet, writer of 'The Rape of the Lock'

• 27 mins

John Wesley

A review of the life and work of John Wesley, founder of Methodism

• 27 mins

Elizabeth Welch

A profile of singer, actress and entertainer, Elizabeth Welch

• 29 mins

Persons of the Forest

Meeting the orangutans of Indonesia

• 28 mins

Fear of Flying

How to deal with a fear of flying

• 27 mins

Robert Louis Stevenson

Margaret Stevenson, mother of the writer Robert, recounts her journey to the South Seas

• 27 mins

Civil Aviation

A visit to the Farnborough International Airshow 1988

• 27 mins

Katherine Mansfield

A profile of New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield who died at the age of 34

• 27 mins

Jack The Ripper

A look at the mythologising of the notorious murderer known only as Jack the Ripper

• 27 mins

Edward Lear

Exploring the life and work of the writer of 'The Owl and the Pussy cat'

• 27 mins

Maoris in New Zealand

Is there really equality and racial harmony in New Zealand?

• 25 mins

Arthur Miller

An interview with American playwright Arthur Miller

• 27 mins

Jane Eyre

'Reader, I married him': the popular appeal of Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre

• 27 mins

Slaughter of the Innocents

A look at the story the Slaughter of the Innocents in the Gospel according to St Matthew

• 29 mins

Flight from Love

The American Voyager aircraft's historic flight around the world

• 26 mins

Sir Thomas Sopwith

Aeroplane builder Sir Thomas Sopwith and his contribution to the history of aviation.

• 27 mins

800 Years of the City of London

Celebrating 800 years of London's financial district

• 27 mins

Andrew Lloyd Webber

A profile of the composer of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Evita'

• 27 mins

Vincent Price

Interview with American actor Vincent Price famous for his roles in horror films

• 27 mins

Shaving

Opinions on the experience of shaving and a look at the history of facial hair removal

• 28 mins

Mutiny on the Bounty

The controversial and complex story of the mutiny on the ship called The Bounty

• 27 mins

Engels in Manchester

Exploring the crucial periods Friedrich Engels' 'endured' living in Manchester in the UK

• 27 mins