Dr Hannah Fry and Michael Mosley put the public to the test, pitting young and old, males and females and tech lovers and readers against each other in a battle of wits. Show more

In this people’s history, Kirsty Wark explores the 1970s and early 1980s, an era of shops, pop, new towns and oil, and when Scotland began to see and sell itself as distinctively Scottish. Show more

Dr Michael Scott explores the legacies of ancient Greece, investigating what made the Greeks so successful and why they still have a powerful hold over our imaginations today. Show more

Michael Scott discovers that from the start, drama was about more than entertainment - it was a reaction to real events and it was deeply connected to Athenian democracy. Show more

Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and beyond and gave rise to a new kind of comedy. Show more

Dr Michael Scott explores how the Romans absorbed Greek theatre and how their empire provides a crucial connection between modern drama and the plays of the ancient Greeks. Show more

Mary Beard brings her trademark wit and probing curiosity to an interview with a very special guest - Booker-nominated British-Turkish novelist Elif Shafak. Show more

Shahidha Bari takes the reins for this episode of Inside Culture, which celebrates the joy of books and asks whether the way we read is changing. Show more

Martin Geissler travels to towns and cities across Scotland to discover where responsibility lies – or should lie – when it comes to owning urban land. Show more

Martin Geissler travels across Scotland to reveal what we do and don’t know about who owns our rural land, and discovers how the ways land is used and valued is undergoing radical change. Show more

Mary Beard investigates the ongoing history of creative connection and cultural exchange between Britain and Australia and asks what that relationship looks like today. Show more

Mary Beard asks why we are drawn to literature, theatre, TV and film that take us ‘back to school’. She meets authors Philip Pullman and Liz Pichon to discuss the enduring popularity of these stories. Show more

Shahidha Bari teams up with artists, poets, comics and musicians to investigate the role that the arts can play in exploring and processing the threat to our planet from catastrophic climate change. Show more

Mary Beard explores how thousands of years of stories and images stereotyping women have shaped our thinking, and what this means for women who are in positions of power today. Show more

Shahidha Bari takes the reins for this episode which celebrates the joy of books and asks whether the way we read is changing. Show more

Mary Beard asks why we laugh and explores what laughter can tell us about ourselves, our relationships and the world we live in. Show more

In this very special episode of Inside Culture, Mary Beard meets former US Secretary of State, First Lady, senator and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Show more

Whether it’s in fashion and music or on our TV and cinema screens, the 90s are well and truly back. Shahidha Bari takes a look at the reasons why. Show more

Mary Beard explores how thousands of years of stories and images stereotyping women have shaped our thinking and what this means for women who are in positions of power today. Show more

Michael Mosley finds out whether singing can boost feel-good chemicals in the brain, and Dr Zoe Williams discovers why music could help people with dementia. Show more