The Forum

BBC

The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.

Episodes

Robots and reality

Weddings: romance and ritual

The unfolding history of the magazine

Movie theatre magic

Customer service: The rise of the doom loop

What makes us nostalgic?

How airports took off

Libraries in the Digital Age

How US dollar came to dominate the world

The seductive dance of charisma

The rise of fans and fandom

The enduring allure of jewellery

Why sleep sometimes eludes us

The high-speed train race

The diary: A life page by page

The only way is up: A history of mountaineering

Music on the move

The fight for women’s education

Feeding the world and the Green Revolution

Etiquette