Postmark Africa Episodes Available now

The Story of Mankind
Tracing the footsteps of human evolution

Crossing the African Continent
Discovering the differences between east and west Africa

Understanding HIV and Aids
How HIV and Aids affects the human body

Funding the World Service
The £200 million required every year to keep the public service on air

Metric v Imperial
Why the US prefers the outdated Imperial system

Scaling Mount Everest
Sir Edmond Hilary describes his 15 minutes on top of Mount Everest

The Hindenburg Disaster
How airships work and what causes disasters

The Pursuit of Happiness
Does money make us happy?

The Origins and Adoption of Female Genital Mutilation
How did the practice come to be adopted? And why does it continue to exist?

England’s Dwindling Churchgoers
The decline in popularity of the Church of England