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The Sound of Silence
The multiple meanings, lures and types of silence
Set in Stone
A look at the craft of stone-carvers and sculptors
Robert Burns
Why is Scottish poet Robert Burns so popular?
The Best Chocolate Ice Cream
What it is like to fall in love
Greenland the Hard Way
Sailing to Greenland to climb Cathedral Peak
Tattooing Pictures on Skin
The art of the tattooist
Making Money
The manufacture and history of cash
Swimming with Freddie
A trip to Northumberland to swim with Freddie the dolphin
So Much for Westminster
'Its like being on a mock gothic Hollywood film set' -The British Parliament at work
From the Front Line
A history of war reporting
Trying for a Child
Dealing with the problem of infertility
National Secrets Theatre Magic
The backstage secrets of theatrical sets and props.
Actors in Frocks
'Men dressing as women for our entertainment'
Spies are Among Us
Opening the files that GDR Stasi secret police kept on its own citizens
Hong Kong
The sights and sounds of life in a bustling Hong Kong
Charity
What is changing in the world of charity fundraising
The Changes in South Africa
A return to South Africa after 18 years to see how much the country has changed
Chocolate with Everything
A programme about chocolate and chocolate lovers
Among the Mennonites
A portrait of life in the Mennonite religious community in Belize
The New Nomads
A look at the increasing numbers of people taking to a life on the road in Britain
Photography
Looking at the low and high art involved in theories of photography
Under the Black Flag
A history of the brutal world of the pirate
South African History
The difficuties of teaching history in South Africa
Liz Taylor
A profile of the life and career of film actress Elizabeth Taylor
Batty Down Under
Australian attitudes to sharing habitats with fruit bats and flying foxes
Orlando Equiano
The Adventures of Orlando Equiano and its part in the abolition of slavery
Bullfighting
Why is bullfighting enjoying a revival, especially with younger Spaniards?
The Children the GIs Left Behind
A look at the fate of British children fathered by American serviceman in WWII
Elvis Cult
A look at the impact Elvis Presley had and continues to have on people's lives
Adobe in Taos
A look at the history of mud houses in Taos, New Mexico
To Live in New York
Why living in 'dirty hellish' New York appeals to so many people