Return to Subtopia
The distinguished architectural writer Gillian Darley retraces the story of "Subtopia", one of the most significant architectural debacles of the post-war era, and considers its long shadow.Her story ...
13 Mai 201656min
The Force of Google
Google dominates internet searching across most parts of the globe. The algorithm which produces its search results is highly secret and always changing, but is crucial in influencing the information ...
10 Mai 201635min
For Better or Worse
Writer and activist Peter McGraith married his long-term partner David in March 2014, the first gay wedding registered in the UK.Two years on he meets gay and lesbian couples and speaks with them abou...
6 Mai 201628min
How to Turn Your Life Around
What does it take to succeed if you are born into poverty and neglect? Two people who have done just that explore whether it was down to personality, circumstances or plain luck. Why do so few people ...
5 Apr 201637min
Suck It and See
Grammy Award-Winning songwriter Amy Wadge fell in love with the harmonica after winning one in a fancy dress competition (she was dressed in a bin liner!). Now she investigates the history and potenti...
1 Apr 201629min
The Women Who Wrote Rock
Kate Mossman tells the story of the long-overlooked female pop and rock writers of the 1960s.As a music journalist herself, when Kate entered the profession she found herself surrounded by men - men w...
29 Mar 201628min
The Returnees
On an August bank holiday in 2014, Shiraz Maher at the International Centre for Study of Radicalisation at Kings College London received an email sent by a disillusioned British jihadist from Syria."W...
25 Mar 201637min
The Actors' Gang & The Actors' Gang on the Outside
A two part Seriously following actor Tim Robbins and Rajesh Mirchandani and the theatre programme the Actors' Gang in Norco prison.Part 1: The Actors' GangJust outside of LA in the Californian desert,...
22 Mar 201656min
