The Forum Episodes Available now
Sailing by the stars: The pioneering voyages of David Lewis
One man's intrepid quest to revive ancient navigation
Inside the mind of crime writer Patricia Highsmith
A 20th century master of the psychological thriller
Ibn Sina: The Persian polymath
Best known for his Canon of Medicine, Avicenna helped shape modern science
The Panama Canal: The real story behind the engineering triumph
The Canal that joined up the Atlantic and Pacific oceans but how did it impact Panama?
Ida Pfeiffer: 19th Century globetrotter
The eccentric traveller and collector who circumnavigated the globe twice
Rain or shine? A short history of the weather forecast
A century and a half of scientific meteorology
Emile Berliner, inventor of the gramophone
How mass-produced audio discs transformed our sound world
Tracing the roots of ancient trees
What can we learn from the oldest trees on earth?
The Wizard of Oz: A homegrown American fairy tale
The magical story of Dorothy, a plucky American heroine who follows the yellow brick road
Falconry: The history of hunting with birds of prey
From nomads to nobles, the working relationship between humans and raptors
