Beyond the Mirage

An examination of the reality of life in Middle Eastern harems and the culture of veiling

• 27 mins

Rajput Rulers

Traveling through Udipur on horseback to get to the Pushkar Fair

• 27 mins

Ashes to Ashes

Exploring attitudes to burial rituals and the disposal of human remains after death

• 27 mins

The Wonderful World of Wanda

A look at public access television in the USA

• 27 mins

The Letters of Charles Dickens

A review of the latest edition of The Letters of Charles Dickens: The Pilgrim Edition

• 27 mins

Palace of Variety

Inside the Houses of Parliament to witness debating skills

• 27 mins

Soper's Seabird Safari

A study of the seabirds which inhabit small islands around the British coastline

• 27 mins

See You at The Chelsea

Why has the Chelsea Hotel always been such a magnet for creative people?

• 26 mins

Living Left-handed

Being left-handed, are 'southpaws' more creative?

• 27 mins

Namibian Pictures

Taking pictures of the Himba tribe in Namibia

• 27 mins

Operation Hunger

What's special about the charity Operation Hunger?

• 27 mins

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

The composer Berlioz and his piece Symphonie Fantastique, written to impress an actress

• 27 mins

Scarlet Women

Female communists on what the party did for them and what they did for communism

• 27 mins

Dying amongst Strangers

What happens to the elderly in Britain when they can no longer take care of themselves?

• 27 mins

Vincent and Olga

The story of a couple's journey to Britain from Africa and Russia

• 27 mins

DNA Profiling

A look at DNA fingerprinting, how it works and its significance to crime detection

• 27 mins

Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery

A look at plastic surgery, who does it, who has it done and why

• 27 mins

Moulin Rouge

From Clacton to the chorus of the cabaret at the Moulin Rouge

• 28 mins

Ill Winds

A look at the unpredictable nature of powerful winds

• 27 mins

Galicia

A look at the celtic world of Galicia in Northwest Spain

• 26 mins

La Serenissima

A look at the history of Venice, formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice

• 27 mins

Chess

A look at the world of competitive chess and developments in computer chess

• 27 mins

Under the Volcano

A look at the fate of the Aeta community after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

• 28 mins

33 Days

A look back at the brief reign of Pope John Paul I

• 29 mins

A Centenary Portrait of Dorothy Parker

A profile of writer Dorothy Parker on the centenary of her birth

• 27 mins

Computer Hackers

An introduction to the world of computer hacking and a look at the future of cyberspace

• 27 mins

Berlin

Reminiscences of events at Checkpoint Charlie following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• 27 mins

America's gun culture

A look at gun culture in the USA and the insistance on a right to ready access to guns

• 28 mins

Murder on the QE2

Professionals take part in a murder mystery enactment during a cruise on the QE2

• 27 mins

Fireside Fats

A profile of jazz pianist Thomas Wright Waller aka Fats Waller

• 28 mins