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Real stories, real voices. The AIDS crisis as never told before, by those who survived – and those who did not. Frank, intimate accounts ...

The Thames Torso Murderer terrorised 19th-century London but escaped justice. Lucy Worsley unearths this dark and dangerous story – can she ...

For millions, the election of Barack Obama marked a new era of hope. This four-part series tells the story of how he tried to reshape America as ...

Rick revisits his Aussie home from home. Catching up with old friends and foodie favourites, he explores exciting new dishes, from the arid ...

A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered ...

Solve The Code and find a real-life treasure! The Code is a three-part TV series about maths in the world around us, presented by Marcus du ...

A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained ...

Eccentric Michael Sleep, whose darling partner Clea disappeared seven years ago, sets out to create Homunculi — magical prophesying spirits that ...

Four mighty civilisations – Rome, Egypt, Japan’s Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain – now priceless artefacts reveal ...

How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world’s population? This shared history still shapes us today – and billions ...

Sarm Heslop disappeared from a luxury Caribbean charter yacht in 2021. Did she vanish of her own accord? Was there a terrible accident? Or did ...

Lies, forgeries, manipulation – and fraud worth $86 million. How Inigo Philbrick deceived the super rich of the art world – and ended ...

In the 1970s, a group of idealistic Christians, led by firebrand preacher Noel Stanton, attempted to create a heaven on Earth in rural ...

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity’s incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution – and how the story is ...

A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping global charity and politics. Featuring interviews with Bob Geldof, Bono, ...

Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community as they battle it out to be ...

Documentary looking at the 2005 attack on London’s transport system and the ensuing police investigation and the three-week hunt to catch ...

Howard Marks was Britain’s most notorious drug smuggler – until his luck ran out. Told by his inner circle and the cops on their tail, was ...

Groundbreaking BBC series that follows transgender activist Julia Grant from her first year living as a woman to her experience of gender ...

A murder that obsessed the nation, and a disappearance that’s mystified police for 50 years. Is the son of victim Sandra Rivett about to ...

Voyage across the solar system with Professor Brian Cox and explore the new discoveries, natural wonders and strange mysteries on the diverse ...

The greatest art works of all time – born of war and bloodshed – as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft ...

Charting the shocking story of how some of music’s most loved artists – from Louis Armstrong to Prince – were exploited by the music ...

Nadiya Hussain inspires people to save time and money by stretching the weekly food shop to the max with her savvy and delicious Cook Once, Eat ...

The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – a child prodigy, a flawed human being and one of the greatest composers to have ever lived.

A fresh relationship, a family, an intense female friendship. Tetraplegic artist Freya asks her chaotic best friend Jo to be her carer in her new ...

Follow the lives of lions, cheetahs and leopards in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, a place described as one of Africa’s last wildernesses.

A former catwalk model is on the run, mainly from herself. Long term it’s a story of personal renewal but for now, the stark reality is ...

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

The story of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, told using a treasure trove of rare and previously unheard recordings of those who lived ...