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

Worse Wars than Belfast

Teenagers in Northern Ireland talk about drugs, alcohol and living with The Troubles

• 27 mins

The House of the People

A visit to Bucharest to see the Palace of the Parliament, created by Nicolae Ceaușescu

• 27 mins

Deep Heat

What lies at the bottom of the deep oceans? The lifeforms found at underwater hot springs

• 28 mins

British Jews from Socialism to Thatcherism

The British Jewish community and the move towards Thatcherite conservatism

• 26 mins

Airships

Taking a trip over London in a Skyship 500 airship and exploring airship history

• 26 mins

The Space Telescope

'A new era in optical astronomy' - The development of the Hubble telescope

• 27 mins

Simone de Beauvoir

Discussing feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir with her biographer Deirdre Bair

• 27 mins

Liechtenstein

A programme on Liechtenstein, 'the land of milk, honey and the holding company'

• 27 mins

Beyond the Ark

Releasing animals back into the wild to save them from extinction

• 27 mins

Dionne Warwick

America singer Dionne Warwick talks about her life and career

• 28 mins

America and Europe a Loosening the Ties

Analysing American reaction to a post-cold war world after the fall of the Berlin Wall

• 26 mins