The Forum Episodes Available now
Fermentation: Ancient Food Alchemy
What's your brew? Friendly microbes making our fare tastier
The Emergence of Modern Turkey
The birth of the secular republic of Turkey from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Revealing the Gulag
The Russian writer who exposed the grim, nightmarish world of Soviet forced labour camps
The Iranian Coup of 1953: Overthrow of a Prime Minister
How British and US intelligence agencies helped oust Iran鈥檚 leader Mohammad Mossadeq
Diaghilev and the ballet revolution
The Russian impresario whose Ballet Russes company transformed 20th century dance
Charlie Chaplin
The life and work of early Hollywood's most successful comedian
Coal: a Burning Legacy
How coal created empires and wealth but also caused misery and unprecedented pollution
Lifting the lid: The history of the toilet
An invention many rely on, but prefer not to discuss
Calm in the chaos: The story of the Stoics
A philosophy for resilience and equanimity
Cambodia's ancient Khmer Empire
Builders and sculptors of South East Asia's awe-inspiring monuments
