Five beavers outperform humans, solve chronic flood problem in London
Thanks to the Ealing Beaver Project, their dams fixed the flood-prone Tube station and built a thriving wetland too!
He Took the World to the Moon, From This French City
The bottom of the sea. The center of the Earth. A journey around the world in eighty days. And even a trip to the Moon. One man took us on…
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Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned
"American Masters: Bob Newhart – Unbuttoned" recorded July 20, 2005.
Inside The Misunderstood World Of Medieval Drinking Culture
Alcohol was an essential part of medieval life. In one of London’s oldest pubs, Ye Old Mitre, Eleanor discovers the origins of the humble pub with beer expert Pete Brown,…
Where do hills come from?
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Anthony Burgess on the Human Condition
Speaking in 1974 on Russell Harty
Rob Words: Before the Roman alphabet, English was written out using runes
Rob explores how runes were used in the distant past, how they've been abused by groups like the Nazis, and how they could be used in the future.
Georgian Pleasures
Dr Kate Lister explores drugs, booze and celebrities of the Georgian age navigating the astronomical impact of gin in the 18th century, who was drinking it and how they were…
This Historic 110-Year-Old NYC Business Is Shutting Down
Inside the final days of American Wood Column Corp, New York City's last remaining wood column factory, as it closes its doors after 110 years in Brooklyn.