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  1. Exposing Hiroshima

    The forgotten story of the first Western journalist to report on the Hiroshima atom bomb.

  2. P茅tain on Trial: From Hero to Traitor

    Allan Little explores the legacy of the trial that divided and shook France to its core.

  3. Time, Paper, Bone

    The story of anti-apartheid activist James Booi's disappearance and reburial.

  4. 100 Years of Mein Kampf

    John Kampfner read the world鈥檚 most notorious book so you don鈥檛 have to.

  5. Simpson's Dictators

    John Simpson looks back at the dictators he's met: the mad, the malign and the meek.

  6. We Were the Mods

    Pete Townshend and Phil Daniels look back on Quadrophenia with their modern-day mirrors.

  7. Here We Go! The Art of the Football Chant

    Les Back charts the history of football chants and asks if they鈥檙e modern-day folk songs.

  8. Into the Sharkiverse

    Jon Harvey celebrates 50 years of Jaws with a hilarious history of shark fiction.

  9. Dispatches from the Food Front

    Derek Cooper recalls memorable moments with The Food Programme.

  10. The Braveheart Effect

    Susan Morrison takes a cynical swipe at the most successful film about Scotland ever made.

  11. Philadelphia's Forgotten Bomb

    Why did the Philadelphia police drop a bomb on an occupied house in 1985?

  12. Against the Current: The Great Gatsby at 100

    Sarah Churchwell marks the centenary of F Scott Fitzerald鈥檚 The Great Gatsby.

  13. Masters of the Impossible

    Richard Wiseman explores the strange world of mind magic and the life of David Berglas.

  14. Kenneth Williams: Said the Actor to the Bishop

    Kenneth Williams recorded excerpts from the Bible. They've not been broadcast until now.

  15. Nato: Then, Now, Now What?

    Michael Goldfarb looks back at 75 years of Nato's collective defence.

  16. A Child of Rover

    Nathalie Olah revisits the story of Britain's leading volume car producer.

  17. Section 28: Right to be Gay

    Michael Cashman tells the story behind the culture war over sex education.

  18. No Blacks No Irish

    A personal ear-popping history of Irish and Caribbean people through culture and society.

  19. Trouble Staying Still: ADHD's Identity Crisis

    Sally Marlow reveals the changing faces of ADHD and why it remains so contentious.

  20. Prisoners, Saints and Persuaders: The World of ITC

    The story of Lew Grade's ITC company, which revolutionised British television in the 1960s

  21. A Brief History of Bureaucracy

    Bureaucracy - what is it good for? And who is it good for?

  22. Ronald v Donald

    Phil Tinline asks what Ronald Reagan's re-election can tell us about a second Trump term.

  23. Do You Speak English?

    How the 蜜芽传媒 taught the world English through radio and television

  24. Upon the Education of the People

    Sathnam Sanghera explores social and emotional after-effects of the 1944 Education Act.

  25. The Shipping Forecast at 100: Shipshaped

    Jerry Brotton explores how Britain's maritime heritage has shaped us.

  26. The Dome

    Paul Merton looks back at the concept, challenges and legacy of the Millennium Dome.

  27. A Child's Christmas

    Cerys Matthews steps into a world of Christmas tales written through the eyes of a child.

  28. Victoria Wood - Loose Chippings

    Victoria Wood鈥檚 audio diaries with never-before-heard material.

  29. The Stay at 蜜芽传媒 Soldiers

    Colonel John Hughes-Wilson explains the role of the 蜜芽传媒 Guard during the Second World War

  30. Shane MacGowan: The Old Main Drag

    Sean O鈥橦agan celebrates Shane MacGowan's lyrical genius as a voice of the Irish diaspora.

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