Sarfraz Manzoor, himself a practising Muslim, talks about what makes Muslims laugh.
DetailsEvocative series telling the story of an Oxfordshire garden through time and the seasons
DetailsAnna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country
DetailsDowning Street secretaries reveal their untold stories of life at Number 10.
DetailsIan Marchant travels on the trains that don't appear in timetables, to unused stations.
DetailsChris Ledgard looks at how sports science has redefined Olympic success for Team GB.
DetailsBy Prabhat Kumar Mukherjee, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from the film by Satyajit Ray. 1/5. Beautiful young Doya is married to Uma, son of the rich local landowner.
DetailsBy Prabhat Kumar Mukherjee, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from the film by Satyajit Ray. 2/5. Father–in-law declares Doya an incarnation of the goddess Devi.
DetailsBy Prabhat Kumar Mukherjee, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from the film by Satyajit Ray. 3/5. Uma watches events in the Temple with a growing sense of despair.
DetailsBy Prabhat Kumar Mukherjee, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from the film by Satyajit Ray. 4/5. Khokha is sick. Horosundari wants the doctor to treat him. Will Taraprasad allow it?
DetailsBy Prabhat Kumar Mukherjee, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from the film by Satyajit Ray. 5/5. Uma returns from Calcutta to find disaster, and the family in disarray.
DetailsThe writer Bernard Hare tells a moving tale of the power of human compassion.
DetailsDominic Arkwright meets people who have lent a helping hand, with varying consequences
DetailsComedian Ross Noble revisits the Goodies world of rampaging Dougals and funky gibbons.
DetailsTwo musicians travel through the Carpathian mountains, playing music in exchange for food
DetailsJohn O'Farrell celebrates Kit Williams's groundbreaking picture puzzle book Masquerade.
DetailsHistorian Kate Williams investigates the popularity of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help.
DetailsSusan Marling pays tribute to architect Frank Lloyd Wright's influence on house design.
DetailsBen Miller explores the workings of the new LHC atom smasher at CERN in Switzerland
DetailsCould climate change be diverting attention away from other environmental problems?
DetailsPhilip Stott looks at a project to restore over 3,000 hectares of fenland habitat.
DetailsAdam Fowler visits Northern Canada to discover some potential benefits of global warming.
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