The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
Why are more and more people giving up all food produced from animals? Mary-Ann Ochota explores if i
Why do some sleep disorders turn normal dreams into terrifying nightmares? And what do they tell us
Why high levels of noise affects all of us. David Baker explores how different sounds can impact on
Meet Rachel Waddingham and meet the voices that inhabit Rachel’s head: there is three-year-old Blue
Why do some of us do bizarre things in our sleep? Like riding a motorbike, using a shoe to ‘phone fo
Catherine Carr asks why excessive drinking can sometimes seem to be socially acceptable. And why cou
Why have so many women in so many different cultures and eras been denounced as witches? BBC Africa’
When a group of people come together, they form a crowd. Strangers connect and share a common purpo
Coming of age rituals, hazing at universities or entrance rites into secretive organisations, initia
Professor James Tilley finds out what we can learn about politics from the power struggles within ch
Beliefs about language and gender are everywhere; we are told that women apologise more, men interru
Rhianna Dhillon finds out why so many films are dubbed into another language. She discovers the arti
Millions of people every year visit sites of death, tragedy and destruction, from nuclear disaster z
Have you ever felt like a fraud? You think that one day your mask will be uncovered and everyone wil
Serial killers and their terrible high profile crimes have spawned a massive global industry... feat
Inhaling and exhaling – we all do it. No breath means death. So why restrict it? And how does holdin
When Hurricanes’ Harvey and Irma made landfall in America, hitting Houston and Florida respectively,
Why is living space important and can we learn to live with less of it? Why are the Japanese so good
Why would any woman choose to carry a baby for a total stranger? Modern medicine has enabled the ch
Red roses, romantic dinners and Valentine’s Day might have become the modern expression of Romance –
