After Life

Everything from mics and cables to acoustics and technique, BBC Academy Trainer, Marc Settle, shares advice on how to get that perfect recording every time. Dur: 18’40”Presented by Marc Settle. Produced by Sam Upton. 

Lighting, stability and zooming are the focus for BBC Academy trainer, Marc Settle. There’s more to filming great video than just pointing and shooting. Dur: 14’19”Presented by Marc Settle. Produced by Sam Upton. 

From frame rate, file size and aspect ratio to audio and accessories, before you start the camera rolling, make sure you’re properly prepared. BBC Academy trainer, Marc Settle, considers the set-up you need.Dur: 19’33”Presented by Marc Settle. Produced by Sam Upton. 

Poet Fiona Sampson, conductor Alice Farnham, and broadcaster Tom Service join Ian McMillan to explore the maths, metaphors and musical terms that make up the language of conducting. Plus comedy writer Jack Bernhardt takes a sideways look at Hollywood's take on the tortured genius ... Show More

Nihal Arthanayake, Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell review the biggest new TV and streaming shows. They speak to star of BBC Three’s Normal People, Sarah Greene and hear from Ricky Gervais about After Life and Daniel Mays on Code 404. 

The Skeptic Editor Michael Marshall talks to Matthew Sweet about how we judge actions and truth. They're joined by New Generation Thinkers Elsa Richardson, who is a historian of the emotions at the University of Strathclyde working on a popular history of the gut-brain connection ... Show More

This week, we go in search of the meaning of life, death and the universe, in the capable hands of Nat Segnit and Skye Cleary.‘The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery’ by Adam Gopnik‘Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful’ by Dean Rickles‘Life i ... Show More

A male belly dancer, a theatre artist and the man who wants to go to Mars. It’s the My Indian Life reunion. They all appeared in previous episodes of My Indian Life - what happened next in their lives? Is Gadhadar Reddy any closer to reaching Mars? Is Mallika Taneja returning to ... Show More

Part of The Life After Death Series 

The gang has an in-depth chat about what should happen to their bodies after they die. Gordon Schumer, a.k.a. Amy’s dad, swings by to share about the time he left a girl (and her parents) waiting in the lobby while he hooked up with another gal. Goldie Hawn is on the Pound It or ... Show More

On this week's episode, after Laverne's funeral, the hospital staff tries to take the lessons she left behind and implement them into their own lives. In the real world, we're introducing a new segment where we call cast and crew from Scrubs to discuss their time on the series! L ... Show More

<p>A past caller who's made strides in living with grief, learning to tell her story and finding a path of acceptance catches up with Gethard in studio (no phones!). They ask: Are we living in a simulation? What's dark matter? What type of scientist parties the hardest?</p> <p><b ... Show More