Magazine programme looking at arts, history and social issues from around the world
World Service,路591 episodes
Exploring the crucial periods Friedrich Engels' 'endured' living in Manchester in the UK
The power of music to calm and change a mood
Looking at computers which can play chess with both real people and other computers
A look at eccentricity around the world
A look at bluestone rock and recreating the 200 mile journey to the monument of Stonehenge
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of John F Kennedy's decision to put man on the moon
The Great Zimbabwe ruins and it's significance to the country which took it's name
A profile of the Savoy Hotel, an imposing former palace in the centre of London
Celebrating 150 years of independence in the 'The model European state'
An exploration of the nature of terrorism
A profile of American actress Katharine Hepburn, a Hollywood star for 50 years
A profile of the British pop music duo known as The Eurythmics
What is an effective child? A look at the ideas behind intensive intelligence training
What it is like being a twin
The history of the working class Chartist movement in Great Britain
Batman is 50 - a look back at the development of the popular comic book character
'A tryst with destiny', a profile of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru
A look at the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
The story of tea and how Britain became the 'world's champion tea drinkers'
A profile of Hollywood actor Gregory Peck
Documentary exploring the making of the film, Gone with the Wind (1939)
Why the Barbie doll continues to be so popular in the USA and around the world
A profile of poet Robert Browning
Popular American singer Barry Manilow talks about his life and career
A look at the novel, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A look at the unique sound of Panamanian music, tracing the ethnic mix of its origins
A profile of Russian writer Boris Pasternak, author of Dr Zhivago
Interview with Art Spiegelman, writer of Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel 'Maus'
A history of public book burning and why books are so feared
A look at Gamelan music, traditional Indonesian music, its roots and popularity
