Programme Archive
In August 1958 the Japanese entrepreneur, Momofuku Ando, came up with the idea of a brand new food product that would change eating habits of people across the world. Ashley Byrne has been speaking to Yukitaka Tsutsui, an executive for the company founded by Ando, about the birth of the Instant Noodle. |
Queen Elizabeth II first opened her London home to the paying public on August 7th 1993. Tourists were allowed to look round the palace while the Royal family was staying elsewhere for the summer. Ashley Byrne has been speaking to former Royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter. |
It's 40 years since the first IVF baby was born, bringing hope to millions of people around the world unable to conceive naturally. But what does it mean for the children who are the products of this relatively new process? |
World-class cyclist Jens Voigt famously completed one of the final stages of the 2010 Tour de France stage using a bright yellow, children’s bicycle. Here he talks to Ashley Byrne about his determination to stay in the competition. |
Journalist Marverine Cole explores why some black women living in the UK are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, panic attacks and OCDs than white women. |
As the Beano prepares to celebrate 80 years of comic fun, Two Doors Down star Elaine C Smith takes a fun look back at the British institution and remembers its naughty older sibling The Dandy. |
Hollywood actor Michael Sheen tells the story of his political hero, the man who built Britain’s world famous and highly regarded National Health Service, Anuerin Bevan, often known as Nye Bevan. |
Professor James Hansen finally got US politicians to listen to his warnings about climate change in June 1988 after years of trying. He and fellow NASA scientists had first predicted global warming in 1981. Professor Hansen spoke to Ashley Byrne about his discoveries. |
The 1962 World Cup in Chile saw what was probably the most violent match in the history of the tournament. Described by BBC commentator David Coleman as a "stupid and disgusting exhibition", the confrontation between Chile and Italy was marred by spitting, kicking and punch-ups between the players. It's now known as the Battle of Santiago. Richard Murie talks to the former Chilean defender, Humberto "The Cheetah" Cruz. |
New Yorker Huey Morgan examines the life, work and enduring appeal of a poet and musician known as Moondog who lived and worked on the city's streets in the 1950s and 60s. |
Why did Bobby Kennedy leave such a lasting impression on US politics and society? Fifty years after becoming the target of an assassin in the Ambassador’s Hotel in Los Angeles, Stephen Sackur speaks to some of the people whose lives were changed forever that day. |
Sporting Witness goes back to 1998 and a politically-charged showdown between the USA and Iran. Despite fears of a diplomatic incident, the match went smoothly, ending with an Iranian victory and warm handshakes between the rival players. |