The Forum Episodes Available now
The piano: Hitting the right keys
Bridget Kendall and guests lift the lid on 300 years of the piano
Simone de Beauvoir: Feminist thinker for modern times
How a philosophical thinker radically changed the way we see women
Catherine the Great of Russia
A woman and a foreigner who usurped her way to the throne in 18th century Russia
Material World: Making the Modern Factory
The global factory story
Machu Picchu: The secrets of a forgotten city
The enigma of the Inca mountain retreat
Plastic: How it Changed the World
Experts from the world of science discuss the story of plastic with presenter Rajan Datar
Sugar: A Sweet Menace
How sugar travelled across the world and seduced all on its path
What is Zoroastrianism?
The history of a venerable religion
Votes for Women: the Global Story
The extraordinary stories of the women around the world who won the right to vote
From Straw Poll to Opinion Poll
With us since the 1930s, polls help forecast elections and conduct market research
