麻豆约拍

Airships

Taking a trip over London in a Skyship 500 airship and exploring airship history

• 26 mins

The Space Telescope

'A new era in optical astronomy' - The development of the Hubble telescope

• 27 mins

Simone de Beauvoir

Discussing feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir with her biographer Deirdre Bair

• 27 mins

Liechtenstein

A programme on Liechtenstein, 'the land of milk, honey and the holding company'

• 27 mins

Beyond the Ark

Releasing animals back into the wild to save them from extinction

• 27 mins

Dionne Warwick

America singer Dionne Warwick talks about her life and career

• 28 mins

America and Europe a Loosening the Ties

Analysing American reaction to a post-cold war world after the fall of the Berlin Wall

• 26 mins

Marquis De Sade

The life and legacy of the Marquis De Sade who spent half his life in a prison cell

• 26 mins

Ray Davies

A profile of The Kinks singer and songwriter Ray Davies

• 30 mins

Kew Gardens

A look at the vital work done at Kew Gardens to cure illnesses and save the planet

• 27 mins

Chimps

Monkey World in Dorset and the drive to save chimps from extinction

• 27 mins

Eva the Diva

Opera singer Eva Turner talks about her life and career

• 27 mins

Tour de France

A history of the famous French bicycle race, the Tour de France

• 27 mins

Barbados Treasure Island

'A perfect treasure island'. How Barbados is trying to develop without losing its identity

• 27 mins

Stained Glass

The power of stained glass to transform a church and their role as 'poor man's bible'

• 27 mins

Jane's Publishing Company

A profile of Jane's, producer of the essential guides to information on warfare

• 26 mins

The Mystery of Agatha Christie

Mystery in the life and work of the queen of crime stories

• 27 mins

Josiah Wedgwood Pioneer Businessman

The enduring appeal of wedgwood pottery and the story of the man who invented it

• 27 mins

The Cunarders

The story of the Cunard ships and how they grew from coal transporters to ocean liners

• 26 mins

Protocols of the Elders of Zion

The origins, spread and impact of the forgery about Jewish plans for world domination

• 27 mins

Patrick White

Obituary tribute programme to the Australian author and nobel prize winner

• 27 mins

Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein obituary tribute programme

• 27 mins

Polish Pilgrimage

Following a religious pilgrimage from Warsaw, Poland as it travels the countryside

• 28 mins

Aaron Copland

A profile of the quintessentially American composer

• 27 mins

John Kani

An interview with the Black South African actor about working in the apartheid era

• 27 mins

Mbira

The role of Mbira, thumb piano, in Zimbabwean music

• 26 mins

Northen Ireland

麻豆约拍 reporter Fergal Keane reflects on the Northern Ireland Troubles

• 27 mins

Prague

After the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, a look at calls for punishment in Prague

• 27 mins

Roald Dahl

Obituary tribute programme to 'one of the world's favourite children's writers'

• 27 mins

Air Crash Detectives

The work of international air crash investigators

• 27 mins