First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Documentary looking at how the work of writer Henning Mankell, creator of the Kurt Wallander detective series, reveals the hidden angst affecting present-day Sweden. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Documentary, using dramatised inserts, in which Denise Mina investigates the tortuous and peculiar relationships between horror writer Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Documentary about the history of Britain's female police force, exploring the careers and ambitions of police officers determined to succeed in a profession that never wanted them. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
A revealing documentary looking at the abdication crisis of 1936 through the eyes of the two women at its very heart, in a series of dramatised monologues set in 1967. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Drama about children's storyteller Enid Blyton, following her career from ambitious young woman to household name and moral guardian, while glimpsing her own dark childhood. Show more
Following the story of Joan Stanley, a Cambridge science graduate who stole British nuclear secrets and passed them to the Soviet Union after WWII. Show more