Seriously interesting documentaries from Radio 4.
Fatima Al Qadiri explores how the sounds of war run through modern music.
The story of phone phreaking: the teenagers who hacked the US phone system.
Ukrainian-born writer Vitali Vitaliev is going to Budapest to have all his teeth removed.
Timandra Harkness explores technologies that help humans perceive the world in novel ways.
Why go to Mars? Claudia Hammond examines the space-farer's drive to occupy the red planet
Alan Rusbridger asks how America's journalists are reporting on their new president.
Radio 4 observes National Theatre director Rufus Norris prepare an original Brexit drama.
A picture of the Caribbean now, as seen by a new generation of writers and poets.
From Clytemnaestra to Hillary Clinton, Professor Mary Beard considers women in power.
Professor Monica Grady searches for signs of life on Mars.
How might artists choose to mark a nuclear waste site for future generations?
Mark Steel celebrates the ever expanding world of foreign hip-hop.
A true story of death, sex and elite politics in China.
Sarfraz Manzoor asks if it is better to specialise or build a portfolio career.
American satirist Joe Queenan presents a new history of lust.
Through the poetry of Les Murray, an autistic savant begins to see the world differently.
Rex Bloomstein meets singers persecuted for raising their voices in protest.
Joe Queenan on the romance of failure, or the dreaded 'failure chic'.
Writer Nicholas Royle returns three library books - three decades after he borrowed them.
South America correspondent Wyre Davies visits the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.
Are human cyborgs set to become a reality? Frank Swain investigates.
Exploring the popularity of Grime music through the story of Welsh act Astroid Boys.
Beekeeper and classicist Martha Kearney explores the importance of honey in antiquity.
