The 1945 General Election

A look back at the surprising defeat of Winston Churchill in the 1945 election

• 28 mins

Sister Elaine

'Roman Catholic nun and Zen master' A look at the life of Sister Elaine MacInnes

• 28 mins

Indian Music

Exploring the structures of Indian music

• 28 mins

Dorset Agriculture Show

A visit to the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Agricultural Show on a rainy day in the UK

• 28 mins

European University

Exploring the campus and the work of the European University Institute

• 28 mins

Lets Link UK

A look at the Lets Link local bartering systems in the UK

• 27 mins

White Chalk Figures

The mystery of white chalk figures on English hillsides, designed to be viewed from above

• 27 mins

Jamaica

Visiting Jamaica to see if emmigrants' memories match the reality of life there

• 28 mins

Teenagers

Coping with teenage woes throughout the world

• 27 mins

Indian Women

Looking at women's movements in India - what sisterhood means to women in India

• 27 mins

Japan's Returnees

Learning to be Japanese again after living abroad

• 27 mins

Women in Space

A look at female astronauts and the future of space flight

• 27 mins

Tales From the Streets of New York

Homelessness in New York

• 28 mins

New Year's Discussion

A panel of World Service journalists discuss New Year traditions in their countries

• 27 mins

The Peacekeepers

Peacekeeping in Bosnia with the Second Light lnfantry battalion of the British Army

• 27 mins

Brilliant Children

Parents of gifted children talk about living with their child prodigies

• 27 mins

Spycraft

A former agent of the KGB reveals some of the mysteries of the spy world.

• 28 mins

Spirit of Invention

Part-time and amateur inventors share their stories and the fight to be taken seriously

• 27 mins

Cape Coast Shara

A visit to the slave castles of Ghana

• 28 mins

Sigmund Freud

A profile of the father of psychoanalysis

• 27 mins

Mr John Maynard Keynes

A profile of John Maynard Keynes, 'the most influential economist of the century'.

• 27 mins

Mum I've Got Something to Tell You

3 family stories from London, Belfast, and Manchester about coming out

• 27 mins

Moscow Bucks

'What is it like to be young, single and in Moscow?'

• 27 mins

Car City

Car lovers in USA share their passion

• 27 mins

Getting the Sack

How to give somebody the sack

• 28 mins

Immigrant Life in France

A look at Northern African immigrant communities in France

• 27 mins

Cornish Migration

A look at the copper and tin mining industry in Cornwall, UK

• 27 mins

Medicine Then

A graphic look at surgical remedies in antiquity

• 27 mins

Clarkson - A Man Lost to History

Thomas Clarkson's role in the drive to end slavery

• 28 mins

All Four Engines

Recalling the time when all four engines failed on a Boeing 747

• 28 mins