Hair and facial hair
Thinking Allowed. The Secret World of Hair. Audio, 28 minutes
An anthropological journey through the world of hair.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. The secret world of hair. Audio, 28 minutes
The secret world of hair: an anthropological journey. Also, cancer and hair loss.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Beyond Belief. Hair. Audio, 30 minutes
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the connection between hair and religious belief.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Straight from the Root. Audio, 15 minutes
VV Brown explains why she has embraced her natural hair.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Glad to Be Grey. Audio, 30 minutes
Grey-haired Professor Mary Beard investigates why fewer people are now "Glad to be Grey".
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Evolution of Beards. Audio, 18 minutes
How did beards evolve and what is their purpose?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Young Artists Day: Sunita. Audio, 15 minutes
A new short story by young Nigerian writer Chibundu Onuzo for Radio 3's Young Artists Day.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Forum. Hair, Fur and Cilia. Audio, 28 minutes
Bridget Kendall and her guests explore the slender filaments that are essential to life.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 4, Growing Pains. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about the pain of growing up.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Female Body Hair. Audio, 18 minutes
The history of hair removal and what it tells us about notions of female beauty
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Out of the Ordinary. Series 1, Episode 1. Audio, 28 minutes
Jolyon Jenkins reports on the extreme treatments bald men are putting themselves through.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Shaved Head. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we care so much about the hair on our heads? Join Mike Williams to find out why.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Woolly and Tig. Series 1, Hair Cut. Video, 5 minutes
Tig's hair is getting longer and longer but she refuses to have her hair cut.
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow. Audio, 30 minutes
The story of hair as an artefact of remembrance.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Beyond Belief. The Sacredness of Hair. Audio, 30 minutes
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the sacredness of hair.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Heads and Tails. Hair. Audio, 14 minutes
What is the purpose of hair?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Folklore Narratives. Audio, 43 minutes
Why does hair feature so centrally in the Rapunzel story and what is its significance?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. Hair Force One. Audio, 15 minutes
How is Bill Clinton's approval rating affected by news of his $200 haircut?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Spice Taxi. Hair Cuts and Hip Hop. Audio, 30 minutes
Ben Malor and Neil Curry talk about hair cuts - and Fiona Ledger finds out about Hip Hop
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
