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Weekend Break Episodes

  1. Brains on Botox

    Neuro-scientist David Eagleman on why Botox is bad for our ability to understand emotion

  2. Bored at Work? Blame Your Boss.

    Can you sue your employer for underworking you? And rape and racism in a Mozart opera.

  3. Bodycams In The Classroom

    Can bodycams help teachers control pupils? And the photographer who knew Trump would win.

  4. Being fired out of a cannon; and running on the Great Wall of China.

    Being fired out of a cannon; and running on the Great Wall of China.

  5. Befriending the KKK

    The black American man tackling prejudice, and a Welsh singer with a number 1 Punjabi hit

  6. Beethoven for a Later Age

    Playing Beethoven; and how to spot a con artist.

  7. Bangkok street food

    Bangkok authorities take on street food vendors; and Portugal wins Eurovision.

  8. Are Film Stars Speaking Less?

    Why Hollywood films contain less dialogue. And Israel's transgender beauty queen.

  9. Are Celebrities Harmful to Our Health?

    Can celebrity diets, as promoted by stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, damage our health? on,...

  10. An Orchestra Made of Ice

    The orchestra performing on instruments made of ice, plus how do our genes actually work?

  11. Against Empathy

    Why feeling empathy may be bad for us. And a nightmare view of the world in 2084.

  12. African-American art exhibition 'Soul of a Nation' opens in London

    A new exhibition in London 'Soul of a Nation' tells the story of black art in US

  13. A Yiddish Blessing in New York

    The beauty of a half-dead language. And why social media is worrying Angola's president.

  14. A Year Without Justice

    The hunt for killers of 43 disappeared students in Mexico. And a fast woman on a bike.

  15. A War for Denmark

    A new film about Denmark's soldiers in Afghanistan. And Anglicans divided by marriage.

  16. A V-Sign In The House of Lords

    The 95-year old baroness retiring from the House of Lords. And vibrant jazz in Ethiopia.

  17. A Song For Peace

    Top music stars record a song for peace in South Sudan. Also, what is "Britishness"?

  18. A Rat Is A Man's Best Friend

    Why rats and humans co-exist so well. And a Swedish guitarist revives flamenco in Spain.

  19. A pint of science

    Discussing science in pubs; Abida Parveen, Pakistan's Sufi music icon.

  20. A photographer's look at the war on the so-called Islamic State in Mosul

    On the front lines of the fight against IS Mosul

  21. A Passage to Europe: India's Soldiers in World War One

    How serving the crown led to a fight for independence. And why we have suspicious minds.

  22. A new Direction for the Green Arrow.

    New life for an American comic book hero. And a West African music legend rediscovered

  23. A Journey to the Centre of the Sun

    We speak to solar physicist Lucie Green about the sun, and a new instrument, The Hi Note.

  24. A Hygge Conspiracy?

    Is the concept of Danish hygge just an overhyped trend? Plus, bedtime stories for adults.

  25. A Horse Walks Into a Bar

    Israeli author David Grossman; and London attack eyewitness, Richard Angell.

  26. A Future Library in a Norwegian Wood; and Fixing a Hole, the Mural

    100 books in 100 years in a Norwegian wood; and Fixing a Hole, the Mural

  27. A Chess Champion & The Last Poets

    The making of a chess champion; & a forefather of hip-hop on Trump, race, & masculinity

  28. A British pub chain bans wearing

    The pub chain, Samuel Smiths, is refusing to serve swearing customers

  29. A 10 year walk

    A journalist walking from Africa to South America; and could you forgive your attacker?

  30. 400 years of opera history

    400 years of opera history to go on display at new Victoria and Albert Museum gallery

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