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Smart women, male genius

Science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini debunks the myth of male genius

• 26 mins

World Book Caf茅: PEN

An exploration of Freedom of Expression around the world.

• 49 mins

Somalia鈥檚 forgotten hostages

The sailors held captive for years and the retired British Colonel who helped free them

• 26 mins

The lost art of breathing

Each of us takes more than 25,000 breaths a day. But are we even doing it right?

• 26 mins

More yield, less field

Could a farming technique called Pfumvudza be Zimbabwe's answer to food security?

• 26 mins

On the Covid ward

How medical teams look after the emotional well-being of Covid patients and families

• 49 mins

The hack that changed the world

Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?

• 49 mins

Trading tribulation

Exploring the highs and lows of financial trading on smartphone apps.

• 26 mins

Regarding the pain of others

The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it

• 49 mins

Drone academy: Reaching for the sky

How drone technology is inspiring young Malawians to reach for the sky

• 26 mins

Changing country music

Lady Nade explores the roots of country and Americana and its debt to black music

• 49 mins

Internet instigators

Meet the internet instigators who are who are organising protests through social media

• 26 mins

Poison: Jacob Zuma's toxic obsession

Is Jacob Zuma the victim of an elaborate international conspiracy to poison him?

• 49 mins

Into the Stephen Sondheim archive

The work of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim explored by actor Maria Friedman

• 49 mins

Only bleeding: How Swedes opened up about periods

The provocative and practical ways Swedes made menstruation less taboo

• 26 mins

Malcolm in the Midlands

Why did one of the world鈥檚 most prominent civil rights activists visit Britain in 1965?

• 49 mins

The big $ giveaway

What's behind the trend for giving away money online?

• 26 mins

Parcels of CARE

How food packages from American relief organisation CARE eased starvation after WW2

• 49 mins

When the Beatles didn't meet Imelda

The disastrous visit to the Philippines by the Beatles in 1966

• 49 mins

CODA: I'm the thumb in my family

The remarkable stories of the children who act as interpreters for their deaf parents

• 26 mins

I Wonder as I Wander

The origins and emotional impact of the Appalachian carol I Wonder as I Wander

• 26 mins

Afghan girls given a sporting chance

The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe

• 49 mins

MTV@40

The birth of a ground-breaking concept - MTV, 24-hour music TV

• 49 mins

Generation change: Part one

The new generation of change makers working to fight hunger and climate change

• 49 mins

Generation change: Part two

The new generation fighting to taboos around organ donation and for diversity in STEM

• 49 mins

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Reflecting on the life of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaigner

• 26 mins

Instahappiness

Could one online inspirational quote actually change your life?

• 26 mins

Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime

The impact of Talking Heads' iconic single Once in a Lifetime

• 26 mins

Gone but not forgotten: Syria's missing persons

Wafa Mustafa has been searching for her dad since he went missing in Syria in July 2013

• 26 mins

Forest fear

Deforestation allows what's hidden within to get out, possibly to spread deadly pathogens

• 49 mins