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Ethiopia鈥檚 Lost Manuscripts

Pillaged by the British army in 1868, Ethiopia鈥檚 Magdala manuscripts could soon return

• 26 mins

What Causes Epilepsy?

Dr Graham Easton describes the causes and symptoms of epilepsy

• 26 mins

South Africa鈥檚 First Colonies

Dr Deborah Gaitskell looks back at 350 years of European settlement in South Africa

• 26 mins

Wiping Africa鈥檚 Debt

Should the West cancel Africa鈥檚 spiralling debt? Discussing the pros and cons

• 32 mins

Why do Birds Migrate?

Why do cocks crow at sunrise? Dr Robert Prys Jones investigates

• 29 mins

The Magic of Walt Disney

From sketch to screen: the craft behind Walt Disney鈥檚 famous cartoons

• 29 mins

UNITA in Angola

What motivates Angola鈥檚 rebel force to keep fighting the government?

• 28 mins

The Human Clone

The science and ethics behind human cloning with biochemistry expert Toby Murcott

• 28 mins

The 鈥淔amine Reserve Crop鈥�

Why the tropical shrub Cassava is one of Africa鈥檚 most valuable crops

• 28 mins

Asia鈥檚 Limping Tiger Economies

The fiscal chain reaction that fuelled a financial crisis in Asia鈥檚 Tiger economies

• 28 mins

Rwanda鈥檚 Turbulent History

The story of ethnic division and conflict in Rwanda

• 28 mins

South Africa鈥檚 Mercenaries

Why mercenary group Executive Outcomes is an embarrassment to South Africa

• 28 mins

Africa鈥檚 First Newspaper

Tracking down the first newspaper ever published in Africa

• 29 mins

Kenya鈥檚 Deadliest Catch

Are Kenya鈥檚 coasts teeming with sharks? Wildlife experts in Africa answer questions from t

• 29 mins

Lies, Politics and Power

The impeachment of US President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair

• 29 mins

Africa鈥檚 Oldest Stimulant

Can chewing the kola nut keep you up all night?

• 27 mins

How to Stop a Stammer

Why do some people stutter 鈥� and how can you control a stammer?

• 28 mins

Switzerland鈥檚 Golden Secret

How Germany鈥檚 WWII defeat led to Swiss banks enacting a 鈥淟aw of Secrecy鈥�

• 30 mins

Iraq鈥檚 Secret Weapons

Did Iraq hide evidence of its biological warfare from UN weapons inspectors?

• 30 mins

The Search for Pure Water

What鈥檚 the best way to source clean water from the environment?

• 30 mins

Measuring Earthquakes

How the Richter Scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes

• 30 mins

Why Didn鈥檛 America Colonise Africa?

Anti-colonial and self-sufficient, the US chose not to join Europe鈥檚 scramble for Africa

• 29 mins

Drill Sergeant Commands

Techniques and drill terms from the parade ground

• 30 mins

The Monica Lewinsky Scandal

Why wasn鈥檛 US President Bill Clinton brought to trial following the Monica Lewinsky affair

• 28 mins

Where Time Begins

How space and time is measured from Greenwich Observatory in London

• 28 mins

How Far is Heaven From Hell?

Is man responsible for the decisions he makes? Special edition on religion

• 28 mins

The Trouble with Liberia

Dissecting the relationship between the US and former Liberian President Charles Taylor

• 29 mins

Nigerian Heads of State

The relationship between General Abdulsalami Abubakar and the late General Sani Abacha

• 29 mins

Spousal Rape in Nigeria

How the Nigerian legal system prevents women from reporting cases of rape

• 30 mins

The World鈥檚 Oldest Humans

How scientists identified three million-year-old human remains in South Africa

• 29 mins