Omnibus Episodes Episode guide
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
A look at a British medical school specialising in endemic tropical diseases
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Mikhail Bulgakov
A profile of the Russian novelist and playwright on the 100th anniversary of his birth
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Shaw at Ayot St Lawrence
Villagers in Ayot St. Lawrence talk about their famous neighbour George Bernard Shaw
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Bob Marley Tribute
Tribute to reggae music stars Bob Marley and the Wailers
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Count Dracula
The appeal of the mythical vampire and stories of the undead
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Black Lonely Hearts
A look at the search for a partner within Black communities
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Skiffle and After
A look at the ironmongery-based musical style of skiffle
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Cleft Lip and Palate Operations
A medical team from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London visit Sri Lanka.
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The Moon in the Man
Myths, legends and beliefs about the powers of the moon
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The Kogi
A report on a film visiting the secretive Kogi tribe in Colombia.
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The Housing Crisis in Poland
The housing crisis in Poland where there is a shortfall of 1.3 million dwellings.
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Pax
A profile of the boarding school for black boys in Transvaal, South Africa
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The Joys of Selling
What does it take to be a good salesperson? A look at the art of selling.
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Charles Bradlaugh
A political radical and one of the most famous English atheists of the 19th century.
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Environment and our behaviour
The adverse effects of poor diet and bad air quality on human behaviour
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In the Bath
The simple pleasures of a nice long bath
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Air Crash Detectives
The work of international air crash investigators
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Roald Dahl
Obituary tribute programme to 'one of the world's favourite children's writers'
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Prague
After the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, a look at calls for punishment in Prague
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Northen Ireland
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reporter Fergal Keane reflects on the Northern Ireland Troubles
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Mbira
The role of Mbira, thumb piano, in Zimbabwean music
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John Kani
An interview with the Black South African actor about working in the apartheid era
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Aaron Copland
A profile of the quintessentially American composer
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Polish Pilgrimage
Following a religious pilgrimage from Warsaw, Poland as it travels the countryside
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Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein obituary tribute programme
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Patrick White
Obituary tribute programme to the Australian author and nobel prize winner
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Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The origins, spread and impact of the forgery about Jewish plans for world domination
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The Cunarders
The story of the Cunard ships and how they grew from coal transporters to ocean liners
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Josiah Wedgwood Pioneer Businessman
The enduring appeal of wedgwood pottery and the story of the man who invented it
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The Mystery of Agatha Christie
Mystery in the life and work of the queen of crime stories