Music Therapy

The power of music to calm and change a mood

• 27 mins

Chess

Looking at computers which can play chess with both real people and other computers

• 27 mins

Eccentrics

A look at eccentricity around the world

• 28 mins

Bluestone 89

A look at bluestone rock and recreating the 200 mile journey to the monument of Stonehenge

• 27 mins

Moon Landings

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of John F Kennedy's decision to put man on the moon

• 27 mins

Secret of the Stones

The Great Zimbabwe ruins and it's significance to the country which took it's name

• 27 mins

The Savoy at 100

A profile of the Savoy Hotel, an imposing former palace in the centre of London

• 27 mins

Luxembourg

Celebrating 150 years of independence in the 'The model European state'

• 27 mins

Terrorism

An exploration of the nature of terrorism

• 27 mins

Katharine Hepburn

A profile of American actress Katharine Hepburn, a Hollywood star for 50 years

• 28 mins

The Eurythmics

A profile of the British pop music duo known as The Eurythmics

• 27 mins

Hothouse Children

What is an effective child? A look at the ideas behind intensive intelligence training

• 27 mins

Like Two Peas in a Pod

What it is like being a twin

• 27 mins

Fighting for the Charter

The history of the working class Chartist movement in Great Britain

• 27 mins

Batman

Batman is 50 - a look back at the development of the popular comic book character

• 28 mins

Nehru

'A tryst with destiny', a profile of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru

• 26 mins

Red Arrows 25

A look at the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team

• 27 mins

Tea

The story of tea and how Britain became the 'world's champion tea drinkers'

• 28 mins

Gregory Peck

A profile of Hollywood actor Gregory Peck

• 26 mins

Gone With The Wind

Documentary exploring the making of the film, Gone with the Wind (1939)

• 28 mins

Barbie Doll

Why the Barbie doll continues to be so popular in the USA and around the world

• 28 mins

Browning

A profile of poet Robert Browning

• 27 mins

Barry Manilow

Popular American singer Barry Manilow talks about his life and career

• 28 mins

Pride and Prejudice

A look at the novel, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

• 27 mins

Music of Panama

A look at the unique sound of Panamanian music, tracing the ethnic mix of its origins

• 27 mins

Boris Pasternak

A profile of Russian writer Boris Pasternak, author of Dr Zhivago

• 28 mins

Art Spiegelman

Interview with Art Spiegelman, writer of Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel 'Maus'

• 26 mins

The Burning Books

A history of public book burning and why books are so feared

• 27 mins

Gamelan

A look at Gamelan music, traditional Indonesian music, its roots and popularity

• 27 mins

Philip K Dick

A profile of the troubled science fiction writer Philip K Dick

• 27 mins