A rich selection of documentaries aimed at relentlessly curious minds. No subject is too strange, no idea too weird. Released twice a week, this podcast is introduced by Vanessa Kisuule.
Combine Disneyland Paris, a 4-track demo and three guys from Glasgow. Et voila, Daft Punk!
Anthony Grainger was shot dead by police. Why is his family still fighting for justice?
Gary Younge explores stories of racial passing, through the prism of Nella Larsen's book.
Personal stories from people fighting for access to mental health support during lockdown.
Five decades on, Laura Barton looks back at a revolutionary text for women's liberation.
Musician Martin Green explores the unlikely links between Morris dancers and ravers.
Sarah O'Connell examines the ripple effects of the killing of Russell 'Barty' Brown.
Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
Writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery.
Wheelchair-user Emily Yates and her partner CJ decide whether they want to be parents.
How the mastery of fire and the energy it released gave our ancestors intelligence
Alastair Sooke tells the story of Iran's billion pound collection of modern western art.
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is missing. So where is Jack Ma? Celia Hatton investigates.
Part love letter, part obituary to the music of Muzak Corporation.
Meet 鈥楳r Stan鈥�, the Shropshire pensioner hiding the darkest of secrets.
Recorded over five years, the story of a young courier navigating London's gig economy.
Laura Barton on the importance of the age of seventeen in pop music.
David Mitchell investigates meetings from the ancient 'thing' to zoom.
Melanie Reid reunites with her ward mates, a decade after becoming tetraplegic.
The poet Raymond Antrobus explores the art of translating sound for the eye.
Did a common culture ever exist in the UK, what did it mean and is it needed now?
Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people.
Will banning conversion therapy end the practice of trying to change people's sexuality?
John Wilson investigates the value of the songs that provide the soundtracks to our lives
