Life at 50°C: Syria's water wars

Why the people of once-fertile north-east Syria have almost no drinking water

• 26 mins

In the Studio: David Chipperfield

How renowned architect David Chipperfield is improving lives in Galicia's coastal towns

• 26 mins

Amapiano: The sound of South Africa

South African DJ Legendary Crisp charts the rise of the Amapiano music genre

• 26 mins

Heart and Soul: An African missionary in France

France used to send missionaries to Africa, now it’s the other way round

• 26 mins

BBC OS Conversations: Smog in Delhi and Lahore

The difficulties of living and breathing when the air outside is toxic

• 23 mins

The Fifth Floor: How to apologise to a king

What to do and what to wear when apologising to the Ashanti King of Ghana

• 20 mins

Me and my digital twin

Ghislaine Boddington explores how to create an AI version of herself

• 49 mins

In the Studio: Brian Eno

Legendary musician, composer and producer Brian Eno on technique and inspiration in nature

• 26 mins

Assignment: Afghanistan - our whole life is a secret

One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan

• 28 mins

Bonus: The Conflict

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East

• 49 mins

The Cultural Frontline: James Baldwin centenary

How the works of US writer and activist James Baldwin still resonate 100 years on

• 26 mins

Heart and Soul: At the end of the wall

At the end of America’s border wall, James Naughtie meets the people helping migrants

• 26 mins

BBC OS Conversations: Life in Ukraine after 1000 days of war

Ukrainians share their experiences of the war

• 23 mins

The Fifth Floor: Russia's runaway soldiers

Russian soldiers are fleeing in record numbers. How should the West treat them?

• 20 mins

In the Studio: The rebuilding of Notre Dame

Agnès Poirier follows the craftspeople reconstructing France's famous gothic cathedral

• 51 mins

Blood on the shelves

How tomato paste made with forced labour in China is likely to be in supermarkets

• 37 mins

Assignment: France - trouble on the vine

How climate, finances and changing habits has brought French wine-makers to the brink

• 31 mins

The Global Jigsaw: The rebels who retook Aleppo

A shock offensive turned Syria’s forgotten conflict into hot war

• 26 mins

100 Women: Byline Afghanistan

What has happened to Afghanistan’s female journalists?

• 23 mins

Over the fence: From Turkey into the EU

How more people are reaching the EU from Turkey, and the efforts to police this movement

• 26 mins

Heart and Soul: Should I change my name?

Robert Beckford explores the significance of slave names and their impact on individuals

• 26 mins

BBC OS Conversations: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Residents in Israel and Lebanon share their experiences, hopes and fears

• 23 mins

The Fifth Floor: Javier Milei's first year in power

Argentina's president promised to cut spending with his infamous chainsaw. Did it work?

• 23 mins

Morse code: Ready to transmit

At the world Morse Code championships in Tunisia, competitors battle to be the fastest

• 26 mins

Bonus: The Food Chain is 10!

Celebrating 10 years of The Food Chain with some of our favourite moments

• 29 mins

Assignment: Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool’s gold?

The Cook Islands and the plan to harvest the bottom of the sea

• 26 mins

Introducing World of Secrets S6: The bad guru

The search for inner peace through yoga leads Miranda into a dark, hidden world

• 2 mins

Srebrenica’s forgotten refugees

In Bosnia's Tuzla region, survivors of the war are still living in refugee camps

• 26 mins

Heart and Soul: Black Madonnas

Searching for the origins of images of black representations of the Virgin Mary

• 30 mins

BBC OS Conversations: Syrians after the fall of Assad

After 50 years of dictatorship, Syrians have their voices back

• 23 mins