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The Steinway Saga
The story of the Steinway piano and what makes it's qualities unique
Whatever Happened to Hemp?
The story of the hemp plant, and what happened to it in 1937
On The Land
Observing the farming year through the poetry of John Clare
The Gypsy Road
'The carefree wandering gypsy lives in Hollywood'. A look at the real Romani culture
Falklands - Winds of Change
A look at how the Falklands have changed and developed since the 1982 war
Sea Island Survivors
'The cradle of African American culture' How Africanism was kept intact in South Carolina
The Korubo
In search of the Korubo tribe to initiate contact and offer protection
The Last Jews of Cochin
A visit to Cochin in Kerala to meet some members of the Jewish community there
Debutantes and Revolutionaries
What happened to Cuban aristocrats who chose to remain in Cuba after Castro's revolution?
Kwame Nkrumah
'The most famous man in Africa'. A profile of the champion of Pan-Africanism
Assassins
Political assassination, a look at how and why it happens
Stimela
A profile of the South African music band Stimela
Music and Madness
The story of Bangali mystic singer Paban Das Baul and his British collaborator Sam Mills
Kevin's Story
The judicial aftermath of a fatal car crash
A Greedy Eye
T.P. FLANAGAN PROGRAMME ON IRELAND
Breath
Breath and breathing and how various cultures have interpreted it's importance to life
Royal Yacht Britannia
The story of the Royal Yacht Britannia, 'symbol of a modern Elizabethan age'
The Donner Party
The story of The Donner Party, a 2500 mile pioneering trek from Illinois to California
The Day Apartheid Died - Soweto Uprising
People who were there recall the events of the 1976 Soweto Uprising
Nien Cheng
Writer Nien Cheng talks about living through the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Marriage Made in Malta
MARRIAGE MADE IN MALTA - rising divorce rates in Malta
Last Flight of Amelia Earhart
A profile of the the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Richard Mabey on Nightingales
Richard Mabey discusses nightingales and what makes their song so special
Trucker's Tale
A journey with a long distance truck-driver in South Africa
Thrill Seekers
A look at the variety of thrill-seeking physical challenges available around the world
An Indian Pacific Journey
Crossing Australia by train on the Indian Pacific Express
The Mercury Thirteen
'They had the right stuff but they were the wrong sex'. Female astronauts in 1961
Partition
A look back at the Partition of India in 1947
In the Wake of Colmcille
The recreation of St Colmcille's journey to Iona in a currach
Make Do and Mend
Blacksmith Ron Carter talks about the philosphy of 'make do and mend'
Pablo Fanque
A profile of the first non-white circus proprietor in Britain