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Preventing Air Disasters

How Heathrow Air traffic controllers prevent mid-air collisions

• 30 mins

Death Cults of Ancient Egypt

Why death was more important than life in Ancient Egypt

• 29 mins

The Wrong Target

Why NATO planes bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade

• 29 mins

The Balkans’ Biggest Losers?

Serbia’s national identity is rooted in the notion that its people always lose

• 29 mins

Broadcasting in FM

Postmark Africa celebrates its inaugural FM radio broadcast in Nigeria

• 29 mins

Discrimination at Work in Africa

Sexism, racism and discrimination against disabled people at work in Africa

• 13 mins

Celebrating Postmark Africa

A look back at the programme’s humble beginnings as it celebrates 40 years on the airwaves

• 29 mins

Why Boats Float

From simple logs to steam ships – what makes boats float in water?

• 28 mins

Release Your Cosmic Energy

How yoga’s lotus position can help release trapped cosmic energies

• 29 mins

Hindu Reincarnation

Can the soul of a Hindu person return as a cow?

• 29 mins

The Unknown Soldier

The origin of the term ‘unknown soldier’ and why it’s used

• 29 mins

'Planes Will Fall From the Sky'

How the millennium bug incited global panic

• 29 mins

Do Mosquitos Only Bite at Night?

From malaria to rift valley fever: how and when mosquitos transmit diseases

• 30 mins

Red Sky At Night

Why does the sun turn red in the evening?

• 29 mins

Six Feet Under

Where and when were coffins first introduced?

• 29 mins

Honeymoon Superstitions

Tying an egg-laying hen to the bed and more newlywed traditions

• 29 mins

Desperately Seeking Female Playwrights

Only 13% of entries to the African Performance competition were written by women

• 29 mins

No More School Fees!

Students in a Zambian girls’ school put their headmaster under the spotlight

• 30 mins

Bright Spark Megawati

The rise of Indonesian politician Megawati Sukarnoputri

• 28 mins

The Bald and the Beautiful

Why genes, age and testosterone are to blame for male baldness

• 29 mins

The Killer Thriller

James Hadley Chase’s son, Harvey Raymond, on how to write a thriller

• 28 mins

A History of Prostitution

From brothels that funded armies to prostitution in places of worship

• 29 mins

Gravity Getting You Down?

Gravity explained: why it happens, how it works and who discovered it

• 28 mins

Society Ties

How neck ties changed from status symbols to fashion statements

• 28 mins

Bold Gestures

How our gestures show what we’re really thinking

• 28 mins

Is The Truth Out There?

Extraterrestrial visitations and more highlights from the show in 1999

• 28 mins

Is Eden in Africa?

All modern humans are descended from two African ancestors

• 29 mins

The Real Robin Hood

Searching for the man behind the legend, who died in 1247

• 28 mins

Buddhism in Tibet

The roles of the Dalai Lama and Karmapa Lama within Tibetan Buddhism

• 28 mins

Africa’s Second Class Citizens

Women’s restricted access to education, health care and economic empowerment

• 29 mins