Social isolation
The Forum. Solitude. Audio, 28 minutes
When being alone is a blessing, and when it is a blight.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Let There Be Dark, Long, Slow Journey through the Night. Audio, 15 minutes
Rupert Goodwins tries to find if technology can limit his isolation from blindness.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Truth About... The Truth About Mental Health, Mental Health: Hikikomori. Audio, 29 minutes
Claudia Hammond travels to Japan to investigate a condition known as hikikomori.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 3, Isolation. Audio, 30 minutes
Are our connected modern lives making us lonelier than ever?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
One to One. John McCarthy talks to Rachel Denton. Audio, 15 minutes
John McCarthy talks to hermit Rachel Denton about her decision to live alone.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Forum. 22/09/2012 GMT. Audio, 41 minutes
How are we, and other creatures, affected by being cut off from the rest?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
New Conversation. Audio, 30 minutes
Olivia O'Leary follows historian Theodore Zeldin in the quest to reform conversation.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Mr and Mrs Edgehill. Video, 81 minutes
Eustace and Dorrie Edgehill have decided to leave a British protectorate in the Pacific.
- AttributionBBC One
- Available for 8 months