On-demand recommendations

This month

Lauren Laverne

6 Music Live at Maida Vale
180mins
BBC iPlayer

Lauren Laverne introduces live music by New Order.

John Lennon's Last Day

John Lennon's Last Day
57mins
BBC iPlayer

Docu-drama in which Liverpool actor Ian Hart charts the events that took place on Monday, December 8, 1980,...

Recycled Radio

Travel
30mins
BBC iPlayer

The show which uses previously broadcast recordings to explore broad human themes returns. In the first edition,...

The Documentary

Eleanor Roosevelt
23mins
BBC iPlayer

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

One to One

Steve Backshall and Ed Stafford
15mins
BBC iPlayer

New series. Steve Backshall meets Ed Stafford, the first person to walk the 6,000-mile length of the Amazon...

Just a Minute

Just a Minute
30mins
BBC iPlayer

The comedy panel show returns with an edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival in August, with Paul Merton,...

Liam Mullone's Disappointing World

Liam Mullone's Disappointing World
30mins
BBC iPlayer

The comedian celebrates failures in the history of technology, including a disastrous 17th-century warship, an...

Will Cameron Change Britain?

Will Cameron Change Britain?
30mins
BBC iPlayer

Janan Ganesh examines the long-term ambitions of the Conservative government, and questions whether British...

Two Men and a Mule

From Andean Cloud-Forest to Steamy Jungle
28mins
BBC iPlayer

New series. Accompanied by their trusty mule Washington, renowned explorers Hugh Thomson and Benedict Allen...

The Mousetrap and Me

The Mousetrap and Me
30mins
BBC iPlayer

Louise Elliot interviews the Newport man who testified in a 1945 murder trial against his parents as a child,...

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap
30mins
BBC iPlayer

Patricia Cumper uncovers the cultural significance of gap teeth, which can signify anything from idiocy and...

The Documentary

Wall in the Head
26mins
BBC iPlayer

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

When Van Played Cyprus Avenue

When Van Played Cyprus Avenue
30mins
BBC iPlayer

Marie-Louise Muir explores the significance of Van Morrison's recent performances on the east Belfast street...

A Beginner's Guide to Pakistan

A Beginner's Guide to Pakistan
30mins
BBC iPlayer

Comedian and author Sami Shah presents a guide to his home country in Birmingham. The first edition explores...

James Dean: The Last 10 Weeks

James Dean: The Last 10 Weeks
57mins
BBC iPlayer

Robert Wagner presents the story of James Dean's last ten weeks, using essays and pictures taken by photographer...

Natural History Heroes

Sir Hans Sloane
15mins
BBC iPlayer

New series. Scientists from the Natural History Museum and other experts celebrate pioneers in the field. In the...

The Price of Oil

The Price of Oil: Looking for Billy
45mins
BBC iPlayer

Dramas based on a theme of oil, exploring the history of the commodity and the price mankind has paid for it....

Reading Europe

Reading Europe - Germany: Look Who's Back: Part One
60mins
BBC iPlayer

Part one of two. Adolf Hitler wakes up in 21st-century Berlin and decides it is time to retake control. David...