A rich selection of documentaries aimed at relentlessly curious minds. No subject is too strange, no idea too weird. Released twice a week, this podcast is introduced by Vanessa Kisuule.
Michael Sheen explores Aneurin Bevan's roots in Tredegar.
Emma Dabiri explores some of the many incarnations of Afrofuturism in art and music.
Vanley Burke returns to his photograph of Handsworth's Africa Liberation Day 1977.
The story of the fight that gripped the world in 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.
A profile of the beloved children's author Judith Kerr as she works on her latest book.
Composer Sarah Angliss explores our deep-seated fascination with the echo.
Why are Mexican nuns breeding a rare salamander? Could they save this remarkable species?
How do rich and poor live together side by side? Mesmerising real-life London encounters.
Illuminated snails dancing, sculpted volcanoes and music playing for 1,000 years.
Stuart Maconie celebrates the golden age of the music press interview.
Huey Morgan travels to New York to examine the enduring appeal of blind musician Moondog.
Matthew Sweet looks at how commuting has changed the world.
The moment Israel declared its independence, recalled by the last two surviving witnesses.
Toyah Willcox takes an audio journey into the private world of hair and beauty salons.
William Crawley explores the decline of the Catholic church's authority in society.
Plants can do much more than we might think. So is it wrong to eat them?
Welsh poet Twm Morys takes a journey into the craft of Cynghanedd, or 'consonantal rhyme'.
How African-American self-taught artists are gaining recognition in American institutions.
Sally Herships explores how trauma that we have not experienced directly can shape us.
What will an opt-out organ donation system really mean for the families asked to consent?
Bridgitte Tetteh explores hurdles single black women face when looking for love in 2018.
Sathnam Sanghera on the battle for the turban in Enoch Powell's constituency.
Artist and sceptic Adham Faramawy uncovers virtual reality's dark and fantastical spaces.
Jonathan Izard attempts to come to terms with killing a man in a road traffic accident.
