Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka revisits Biafra to confront the ghosts of his past
DetailsAdam Hart-Davis follows the construction of the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN
DetailsSteve Punt's fast-moving comedy, set 100 metres underground in the Large Hadron Collider.
DetailsQuentin Cooper explores the history of CERN, the European particle physics laboratory
DetailsDavid McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes
DetailsMark Stephen charts a job swap between gamekeepers from the Kalahari and the Angus Glens
DetailsRajan Datar follows the exodus of western bands to India and China
DetailsAlexander Armstrong explores the lasting appeal of action hero Biggles.
DetailsThe omniscient friend you know from your computer and laser watch takes over Radio 4
DetailsMiriam Margolyes on the life and career of 'deep' voice-over artist Bill Mitchell.
DetailsGyles Brandreth pays tribute to Billy Bunter and his creator Frank Richards.
DetailsBlake Morrison goes in search of the world evoked by Keith Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar.
DetailsRick Wakeman explores the life and music of the so-called Fifth Beatle.
DetailsGerry Northam investigates the science and debate around the use of biometrics.
DetailsScientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry.
DetailsBBC security correspondent Frank Gardner examines the links between soldiers and birds.
DetailsJournalist John Harris examines the influence of the suburbs in British rock music.
DetailsHas Black History Month evolved since its introduction in 1987? Josie d'Arby finds out.
DetailsWhy do fewer black people swim in the UK than the population as a whole?
DetailsBurt Caesar explores how British film and TV portrayed post-war African-Caribbean migrants
DetailsThe story of the students who were sent from developing countries to study in the USSR.
DetailsAudio diaries of Labour MPs during Tony Blair's final months in office.
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