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- Short film inspired by the "Time's Up" movement. It stars several A-list actresses auditioning for a leading lady role, offering a critique of the casting process. The casting directors ask increasingly ridiculous requests of the women.
- Documentary about how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired Congo as a colony and exploited it by reign of terror.
- About one of the greatest mysteries in the history of exploration. It's the extraordinary story of the British explorer John Franklin who sailed into the Arctic in the mid 19th century in search of a Northwest Passage and never came back. Two ships and 129 men vanished without a trace. Their disappearance spawned the greatest manhunt ever mounted and the full story remains a mystery that has confounded explorers, historians and Franklin-searchers for 150 years.
- When her father's remains are found in a mass grave in Iraq, Mancunian Roza Riley returns to the war torn country she fled as a child. The only survivor of her family, who were killed in the Anfal genocide of Kurdish people, she is determined to give her beloved father the burial he deserves. Her journey unearths the secrets of her past and leads to a miraculous discovery. *Shortlisted for the Tinniswood Award 2019*
- Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Over the course of 90 minutes they cook up some of the nation's best-loved dishes, from starter to dessert, in a head-to-head contest to see who can create the most flavoursome food. Marcus has flair, passion, and experience, while Mark an understanding of cooking at the molecular level and access to state-of-the-art technology. Ultimately the question they will try to answer is this: is cooking a science or an art?
- A dramatisation for radio by Michael Bakewell of Ian Fleming's classic story. James Bond 's wife Tracey has been murdered by his deadly enemy, Blofeld. He has gone completely to pieces and is drafting his resignation. But M is prepared to give him one last chance - on a mission which will lead him to a fatal encounter.
- An updated documentary of the how ABBA became a pop music phenomenon.
- On four nights in the summer of 1985 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band filled to capacity the Los Angeles Coliseum, home of the 1984 Olympics. It was the culmination of a 16-month world tour, during which Bom in the USA became the CBS label's biggest-selling album of all time. In this world-exclusive interview, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band talk to David Hepworth , with extracts from 14 previously unseen performances including 'Sandy' from Springsteen's English debut performance at the Hammersmith Odeon concert in 1975.
- The inside story of the men and women who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, who were as extraordinary, and often as explosive, as the science they were working in.
- Stories told by the last Tommies, remembering life and death in World War I. From the first years of war in 1914 and 1915, culminating in the Battle of Loos, when the Pals Battalions, who had enthusiastically volunteered to serve, had their first taste of the horror of mass industrialized warfare, to the story of the terrible battles of 1917 and 1918, and how Britain and her allies turned a looming defeat into victory.
- Award-winning comedian Rich Hall takes a country music journey from Tennessee to Texas to look at the movements and artists that don't get as much notoriety but have helped shape the genre over the years. With the help of prominent performers and producers including Michael Martin Murphey, Robbie Fulks and Ray Benson, Rich explores the early origins of country music in Nashville and Austin. He visits the rustic studios where this much-loved sound was born and discovers how the genre has reinvented itself with influences from bluegrass, western swing and americana. Rich also explores how the music industries differ between these two cities and how they each generated their own distinct twist on the genre, from cosmic country and redneck country to the outlaw artists of the 1970s. Through Working Dog, a three-minute self-penned soap opera about a collie dog, Rich illustrates how different styles can change. As he unearths the roots and inner workings of country music, Rich finds it's more than just music - it's a lifestyle.
- Four British astronomers celebrate 50 years of work and friendship by going on a road trip through the southwestern United States to revisit some great observatories.
- Painting at night is difficult and problematic, so why have so many great artists taken on the challenge. Waldemar Januszczak celebrates the nocturnal art of Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Velazquez, Hopper and Magritte as he explores art's edgy relationship with the night and tries to discover why the dark adds so much extra drama and mystery to art.
- Early TV appearances by Pink Floyd, including Astronomy Domine with Syd Barrett and eclectic material from the early 1970s, before The Dark Side of the Moon became a global smash.
- Documentary telling the remarkable life story of dancer, actor, singer and civil rights campaigner Sammy Davis Jr, who overcame racial prejudice to entertain millions worldwide.
- A profile of stained glass window artist, architect and painter Brian Clarke.
- Documentary which follows a Japanese-led team of scientists as they attempt to shed light on the mysterious world of deep sea sharks, using midget submarines to film them.
- Islamic State has declared war on the most important ancient architectural sites in the world. Dan Cruickshank charts its destructive advance and asks what we can do to stop them.
- Documentary following the rise of The Shires, the first British country group to have a top ten album in the pop charts, as they launch their second album and travel to Nashville.
- In a never-before-attempted experiment at Bristol Zoo, Liz Bonnin and a team of experts stay up all night to track the diverse sleep patterns of animals from lions to meerkats.
- Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English.
- After being diagnosed with a rare, deadly form of malignant melanoma, George McGavin embarks on a unique, and deeply personal, journey as he learns about the science behind his treatment.
- In Hollywood in the 1950s a magazine called Confidential intimidated studios and stars by printing lurid stories about their sex lives. The documentary reveals how the magazine got its stories and how Hollywood fought back.
- Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. With sleep - because one size doesn't fit all - you can benefit by listening more to your body and letting go of expectations. We invite you to meet a whole cast of biological characters that work together to pave the way to sleep.
- Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. There are some simple yet powerful steps you can follow to form new and positive connections around bedtime habits, your bed, and sleep itself. And encounter a chemical that's in every cell in the body and which makes us drowsy.
- Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. Discover a simple hack for the temperature-related, sleep-preparing systems of the body. Plus dilating blood vessels, shape-shifting and taking a hot bath.
- Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. The light of the morning can be a powerful ally when it comes to the evening and falling asleep. Also: special eye sensors that have nothing to do with vision, a master timekeeper in the brain that's smaller than a grain of rice, and the hormone of night.
- Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. It's something that the great teachers of meditation and yoga have known about and used for millennia, but science has only really just caught up with: slowing the breath. Via a tiny cluster of cells in the brain, this simple act can send you into a more relaxing, peaceful state and towards sleep.
- All alcohol is bad for you but if you're already a drinker, switching out your usual drink with a small glass of red wine could bring surprising benefits to your health - improving blood sugar and fat levels and reducing the risk of diabetes. In this episode, Michael Mosley speaks to Dr Tim Spector, Professor of Epidemiology at King's College London to find out about the secret ingredient in red wine. He reveals why red wine is rich in chemicals called polyphenols. They raise a (metaphorical) glass to celebrate the effects of red wine on the diversity of our gut bacteria.
- Most of us in the UK use our phones for over 3 hours/day. They are incredibly useful - but using them just a little bit less can have big benefits for your health and wellbeing. Studies have shown that reducing your phone use by one hour each day can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. It can also increase life satisfaction, reduce smoking and enhance physical activity levels. On top of that, limiting social media use to 30 minutes a day has been found to reduce feelings of loneliness. But if you can't bear doing any of that, just putting your phone out of sight whilst you're doing something can have significant benefits. Michael Mosley speaks to Dr Adrian Ward from the University of Texas at Austin who has found that just the sight of your phone can have a powerful impact on your cognition. He finds out about the alluring pull of our phones on our brains (which can attract our attention, even when they're off), and why multitasking is a myth.
- Taking good care of your teeth can prevent tooth decay and boost your oral health - but, surprisingly, the benefits extend well beyond your mouth. Keeping your teeth and gums clean can help your heart and your brain, reducing the risk of diseases from diabetes to dementia. To find out why, Michael Mosley speaks to Dr. Sim Singhrao from the University of Central Lancashire School of Dentistry. She reveals bacteria in your mouth can travel from your gums into your blood causing problems in other organs, including your brain. Meanwhile, our volunteer Lowri has a go at brushing and using interdental brushes every day to see if it's something she'd like to fit into her lifestyle.
- Sarah Larsen, a yoga instructor, and her friend Charlie Brill went in search of Ong's Hat, a ghost town in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and a fabled gateway to another dimension. Now Sarah is missing, and maybe this urban legend isn't a legend at all.
- Sarah and Charlie meet a mysterious stranger at Ong's Hat who claims to be one of the surviving members of the original ashram, and an inter dimensional traveler. And he knows a lot about Sarah. Can he be trusted? Or has a dangerous online stalker just made his IRL entrance.
- For the very first civilisations and also our own, the yellow lustre of gold is the most alluring and intoxicating colour of all. From the midst of pre-history to a bunker deep beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything we have held as sacred.
- Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history. When, in the Middle Ages, the precious blue stone lapis lazuli arrived in Europe from the East, blue became the most exotic and mysterious of colours. And it was artists who used it to offer us tantalising glimpses of other worlds beyond our own.
- In the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours. For the flamboyant JJ Wickelmann and the British genius Josiah Wedgewood, white embodied all the Enlightenment values of justice, equality and reason.
- With the murderer still at large, unrest is beginning to grow among the still-trapped townspeople and tourists.
- 2002–201759m7.6 (11)TV EpisodeA look back at the history of Jodrell Bank, and how the telescope won its reputation in the Space Race.