In this remarkable collection of BBC recordings, we hear what the people of the Home Front listened to as they lived, loved, laughed and worked through the dark days of World War Two; from the...

A critical look at how UK business schools are responding to the Crash of 2008 by teaching more about ethics, sustainability and corporate responsibility. (Episode 2 looks at the USA.) Presenter:...

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.'Eyewitness' provides a rare and fascinating...

Steve Richards tells the inside story of Gordon Brown's time as prime minister, based on revealing interviews with his close colleagues. Interviewees include former ministers Peter Mandelson, Ed...

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.'Eyewitness' provides a rare and fascinating...

The second and final part of a series for 'One Planet' about the health and development implications surrounding household energy and domestic smoke in the developing world. Smoke inhalation kills...

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.'Eyewitness' provides a rare and fascinating...

The North African countries of Morocco and Tunisia both celebrated fifty years of independence from French colonial rule in 2006. They were two of the most pro-western states in the Arab world and...

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.'Eyewitness' provides a rare and fascinating...

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.'Eyewitness' provides a rare and fascinating...

Mark Whitaker reports from California and Arizona on why so many Americans die after being shot by allegedly 'safe' police stun guns. Is the weapon to blame or do the deaths result from other...

From Neville Chamberlain’s historic declaration of war on Germany in 1939 to the sounds of rejoicing crowds on VJ Day in August 1945, the BBC – regarded at home and abroad as the very voice of...

The US Army has introduced a scheme which 'embeds' anthropologists with military units in Iraq and Afghanistan: the aim being to make military decisions more 'culturally informed'. But the...

A selection of Letter from America broadcasts from the years 1982-2003, plus a tribute to Alistair Cooke.‘Such experience, wisdom and education are unlikely ever again to combine in one...

A door creaks, footsteps echo, someone's breathing - and we are terrified. But why? Sean Street investigates the psychology of fear, so potently sensitive to sound. Talking to musicians, writers,...