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Gerry Robinson Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS?

Gerry Robinson faced the biggest business challenge of his life: an NHS hospital.

 
 

Gerry Robinson Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS?: One Year On

Gerry Robinson returns to Rotherham General Hospital: Are his suggestions making a difference?

 
 

Cast & Crew Cast and Crew

Kirsty Wark reunites the talent from both sides of the camera to discover how some British cinematic landmarks were made.

 
 

Super 7 Caterham Super Sevens

Can a small company overcome generational change? Will they be able to re-launch a classic? Filmed over three years, this documentary turns up some surprising answers.

 
 

Cell City Cell City

Discover how the structure of our cells matches the structure of our cities.

 
 

David Attenborough in the Natural History Museum Charles Darwin collection Charles Darwin And The Tree of Life

Join David Attenborough for a passionate, personal journey through Darwin's discoveries

 
 

Still from Child of Our Time Child of Our Time

Robert Winston catches up with our children - as their lives start to become more complex.

 
 

Hoodies - the new face of childhood? Revolution In Childhood

The world changes - and childhood changes with it. A panel of experts join Robert Winston to discuss the Revolution In Childhood.

 
 

Tyrese The Children's Stories

Ten profiles of the children featured in the series, each adding to our understanding of how all children develop.
 
 

Children from Chinese School Chinese School

Discover everyday life in rural China through the lives of students and staff.

 
 

Choices Choices

How do the choices you make alter the environment?

 
 

Charles at the Battle Of Naseby Civil War

The "English" Civil War wasn't a parochial battle at all - it was part of a Europe-wide struggle.
 
 

Click On Click On

Simon Cox delves into the week’s intriguing technology stories and discovers how computers are touching people’s lives.

 
 

The Dead Viel, Namibia Climate Change

Climate scientists agree our world is already showing signs of change - but what does that really mean for our planet?

 
 

A boat in Tarben harbour Coast

BBC TWO explores the point where the nation meets the sea.

 
 

Complete Rough Science

Science - tricky enough with a white coat, top-of-the-range instruments and a warm lab. But what would happen if you took a team of scientists, dumped them in an unforgiving environment and told them to get on with it? Find out what's in store for Rough Science 6: Colorado...

 
 

Making a mobile phone call Connecting

BBC Radio 4 and the Open University present a series of dramas that explore modern communications.

 
 

Uranus - image from NASA's Voyager spacecraft The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide

Maggie, Adam and Janet answer all the questions you might have about the universe - from where it came from, to how it might end.

 
 

Creative Archive logo Creative Archive

Get your hands on our archive - rework it, remix it, mash it up. Make something new, and share it on.

 
 

Fall in share prices Credit Crash Britain

In a late change of programming, another chance to see the investigation into the collapse of HBOS.

 

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Darwin as depicted in the 30th September 1871 edition of Vanity Fair Darwin and evolution

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth - and considering his work.

 
 

Darwin Now with the British Council

A host of experts consider the legacy of Charles Darwin. Watch videos and listen to the podcasts: Darwin Now.

 
 

Andrew Marr Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Andrew Marr explores the cascade of reaction sprung by the publication of Darwin's theories.

 
 

Lord Puttnam, Open University Chancellor Leaning into the Light

Chancellor Lord David Puttnam looks to the future in The Open University 40th anniversary lecture.

 
 

Richard Wilson Death and dying

Richard Wilson and Dan Cruikshank explore life's inescapable certainty.

 
 

A midwife Desperate Midwives

What is childbirth like in the modern NHS? Our team of midwives from Derby are desperate to deliver.

 
 

go to Digital Being - ICT Portal Digital Being

All you ever wanted to know about computers but were afraid to ask. The ICT portal is all about our future, our past and the merging of different technologies.
 
 

Digital Planet Digital Planet

The Open University and the World Service team up to guide you through a world of digital revolutions.

 
 

Digital Planet Digital Planet: Learning Zone

How is technology changing the way we live?

 
 

Charles Hazelwood Discovering Tchaikovsky

Charles Hazlewood takes us to the heart of two of Tchaikovsky's greatest works.

 
 

Adrian Edmondson Does Africa Need Ade?

Adrian Edmondson visits Kenya to discover how your donations to Comic Relief are making a difference.

 
 

Doctor Faustus Dr Faustus

Would you swap your place in heaven for power on Earth? Could you take the consequences?

 
 

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