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.
Laura Barton outlines the dramatic rise and fall from grace of industrial titan, Plastic.
Philippe Sands explores the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials, 75 years after the judgement.
A political scandal, a dead dog and the struggle for gay rights in 1970s Britain.
Exploring the relationship between Black and Green political movements and ideas.
Rachel Hurdley looks through the window to discover our inner and outer worlds.
Three young trans people, aged 10, 15 and 16, let us into their inner worlds.
Douglas Coupland examines how Nirvana’s Nevermind changed the outlook of a generation.
Poetry, music and oral history from the inner life of gambling.
Jacob Zuma’s conspiracy theories have taken on a dangerous life of their own.
Why would a South African president seek a cure for poisoning at a clinic in Moscow?
The wife of South Africa’s former President is arrested for trying to poison him - why?
From poisoned underpants to Cold War paranoia – South Africa’s murky liberation story
South Africa's Jacob Zuma - liberation hero and ex-president believes he's being poisoned.
David Aaronovitch speaks to people struggling with delirium as cases are on the rise.
Exploring the idea and history of ‘safe space’ as it has crossed over into the arts.
Josie Long celebrates the joy and power to change lives offered by adventure playgrounds.
Poet Paul Farley considers how we warn future generations about our buried nuclear waste.
Exploring the legacy of the UK's atomic testing programme in the South Pacific.
Singer and song hunter Sam Lee leads us on a secular pilgrimage along the Thames.
Two forensic psychologists interview Courtney about her life and the crime she committed.
Double Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson asks, where are the strong stories for women?
91Èȱ¬ journalist Nga Pham investigates people-smuggling from her country into the UK.
Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world.
Genetic fingerprints to genetic witnesses - the explosion of DNA in crime fighting.