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Guillermo del Toro
Oscar-winning Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro reveals his cultural influences.
08 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Jojo Moyes, writer
Jojo Moyes, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
28 Dec 2025,·58 mins
Series 5
Case 10: The Priest Hole
A family renovating a house discover a priest hole... and seem to unleash something else.
30 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Women in Iran, Chloé Zhou, The Bar Council, Lesley Sharp
With politically motivated protests reported in Iran, we look at the women's role.
09 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Knowledge and Nostalgia: Why a University Education Should Be Free (Louisa Munch)
Academic Louisa Munch argues that you shouldn’t have to pay for higher education.
08 Jan 2026,·62 mins
Series 4
54. Martha Brown - Domestic Violence
Lucy Worsley meets Martha Brown, accused of murdering her abusive husband in 1850s Dorset.
06 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Total Isolation: The Cabin in the Woods…
A nightmare scenario unfolds for David Scott deep in the wilderness of Manitoba.
08 Jan 2026,·47 mins
Elon's Spies
4. A Star is Born
Can Alexi's investigation reveal how will Musk will operate in his new political era?
05 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Surf’s Up
Miquita and Jordan check in from holiday in Sri Lanka, and chat sex locations and Bond.
08 Jan 2026,·33 mins
3. The Silence
Six weeks after Joy goes missing, her case is finally reported to the police.
09 Dec 2025,·41 mins
Series 2
Perfectionists: Martha Graham
Martha Graham was to modern dance what Picasso was to painting.
16 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Fatima Whitbread: from abandoned baby to world champion
The British athlete found both a mother and a coach in one person, and went on to win gold
05 Jan 2026,·40 mins
Sara Blakely: Shaping the world with Spanx
How Spanx reshaped celebrity style and made Sara Blakely a billionaire
05 Jan 2026,·42 mins
The Prestonville Horror
Was a unicorn haunting Edwardian Brighton?
05 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Russell Howard confronts DEATH
Comedian and Podcaster Russell Howard discuss perfection, death and masturbating monkeys.
08 Jan 2026,·36 mins
Life Without Children with Caroline Stafford
How you can build a future without the thing that you want the most.
09 Jan 2026,·43 mins
8. The Aftermath
The guilty men of Pitcairn receive very short prison sentences, in a prison they built.
17 Nov 2025,·41 mins
Bonus Episode 6. Kids are Nature
In this bonus episode, India talks to Dr. William Bird about the benefits of nature.
07 Jan 2026,·15 mins
Liar, Bigamist, Brute: How Isaac Singer Liberated Women
The sewing machine was once thought to be an impossible invention.
09 Jan 2026,·36 mins
Turning agony into award-winning art
Former engineer Michael Ashcroft explains how art emerged from personal agony.
03 Dec 2025,·28 mins
with James May
On leaving Top Gear, buying half a pub, and his cookbook, 'Oh Cook!'.
06 Jan 2026,·41 mins
Poems on the Underground
A programme to mark the 40th anniversary of London's Poems on the Underground scheme.
Bass Notes
Jah Wobble explores a life immersed at the low end of the sonic spectrum.
28 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Could You Grab Me Some Gift Cards?
Your boss isn't sending those messages.
18 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Battle of Gallipoli
A New Zealand soldier's account of surviving one of the worst battles of World War One
09 Jan 2026,·10 mins
Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
Highways to Hell
Alex Forsyth on traffic jam Britain and why roadworks now disrupt our lives so often.
04 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Ask The Expert Bonus: Running..a doctor's verdict
Giovanna Fletcher is joined by GP and BBC Good Morning's expert Dr Punam Krishan.
12 Jan 2026,·10 mins
5. Truffle hunting and returning home
The well-loved food writer on culinary curiosity and memories conjured by taste.
26 Dec 2025,·14 mins
Restaurateur Brontë Aurell: ‘London isn’t going to change for you’
This Listed Londoner tells Robert Elms why she chose to accept the city on its own terms.
09 Jan 2026,·17 mins
