麻豆社

New Year

Looking at the various global traditions associated with the New Year

• 27 mins

Inn Signs

'The history of England is written on the pub sign'. The meanings of pub signs in Britain

• 27 mins

Frank Whittle

A profile of the man credited with single-handedly inventing the turbo jet engine

• 27 mins

Crumbling Books

Book preservation at the British Library and why it matters

• 26 mins

South Africa

A look back at the Royal Tour of South Africa in 1947

• 27 mins

Bill Gates and Microsoft

Bill Gates on computers and what鈥檚 next for him and his company

• 27 mins

Namibia

Looking at the newly independent African country of Namibia

• 28 mins

Meera

The story of Princess Meera who renounced the world to devote herself to Krishna

• 28 mins

Photography

How photography has changed the way we see the world

• 28 mins

Butrint, South Albania

Exploring the restoration of the archaeological site at Butrint in Albania

• 30 mins

The International Missing Persons Conference and Register

A look at attempts to have a more co-ordinated approach to the problem of missing persons

• 27 mins

Morris Dancing

'Capering outside village pubs from the begining of May to the end of summer'

• 29 mins

Us State Education

The quest for better schooling in Hartford, US to deal with the city's 'spiral of decline'

• 28 mins

50 Years After - Living with German History

A historical revisionist view of post-war Germany

• 28 mins

South Africa's Illiterate Youth

A look at the problem of illiteracy in South Africa after the apartheid era

• 28 mins

History of the Swimming Costume

How Richard Russell's 'seawater cure' led to the invention of the swimming costume

• 28 mins

Peter Grimes at 50

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opera Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britain

• 27 mins

Young People and Music

Young Europeans talk about the pop music scene in Europe

• 27 mins

Discussion: History

Why do we need to know about the past? A roundtable discussion on the study of history

• 28 mins

The 1945 General Election

A look back at the surprising defeat of Winston Churchill in the 1945 election

• 28 mins

Sister Elaine

'Roman Catholic nun and Zen master' A look at the life of Sister Elaine MacInnes

• 28 mins

Indian Music

Exploring the structures of Indian music

• 28 mins

Dorset Agriculture Show

A visit to the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Agricultural Show on a rainy day in the UK

• 28 mins

European University

Exploring the campus and the work of the European University Institute

• 28 mins

Lets Link UK

A look at the Lets Link local bartering systems in the UK

• 27 mins

White Chalk Figures

The mystery of white chalk figures on English hillsides, designed to be viewed from above

• 27 mins

Jamaica

Visiting Jamaica to see if emmigrants' memories match the reality of life there

• 28 mins

Teenagers

Coping with teenage woes throughout the world

• 27 mins

Indian Women

Looking at women's movements in India - what sisterhood means to women in India

• 27 mins

Japan's Returnees

Learning to be Japanese again after living abroad

• 27 mins