Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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No Platform
Andrew Hussey on the history of the 'no platform' debates raging on university campuses.
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Speaking in Public: Archive on 4 Goes Live!
David Bramwell sets out to prove that anyone can be a good public speaker.
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Down Your Way Revisited
Jeffrey Richards on the impact of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ radio programme on the lives of ordinary people.
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A Natural History of the Banker
Andrew Ross Sorkin traces the reputation of UK and USA bankers through history.
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Song of the Singer Sewing Machine
The Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history as Maria Margaronis unravels
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The Black Panthers
The rise and fall of the Black Panther Party and its legacy for American black insurgency.
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Radio Dada
Alexei Sayle on the cultural impact of the Dada movement, 100 years since it was founded.
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The Villain in 6 Chapters
Toby Jones celebrates the mercurial world of the villain.
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Don't Be Rude on the Road
Alan Dein takes a breakneck tour through the history of the public information film.
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Alistair Cooke's Century
Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.
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Period Drama Politics
Steven Fielding on relations between upstairs and downstairs in dramas like Downton Abbey.
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Star Trek - The Undiscovered Future
Kevin Fong boldly goes in search of Star Trek's 50-year-old vision of the future.
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Dimbleby on Dimbleby
Jonathan Dimbleby tells the story of his legendary broadcaster father, Richard Dimbleby.
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Tolkien: The Lost Recordings
Joss Ackland narrates a search through ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives for unheard gems from JRR Tolkien.
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Lenny Bruce - In His Own, Unheard, Words
Fifty years since Lenny Bruce died, Mark Steel explores his legacy in the 21st century.
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The Norma Percy Tapes
An archive of the most powerful people, shaping the monumental events of modern history.
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The League of Extraordinary Housewives
A history of the housewife since 1945, which explores her shifting power and politics.
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The Heath Enigma
On Edward Heath's centenary, Shaun Ley reassesses the enigmatic former prime minister.
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Roald Dahl: In His Own Words
Roald Dahl tells his own story in his own words with the help of his granddaughter Sophie.
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Pevsner: Through Outsider's Eyes
Tom Dyckhoff goes in search of Nikolaus Pevsner.
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Gillian Reynolds: Audiophile
Critic and broadcaster Gillian Reynolds celebrates 50 years’ professional radio listening.
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The Bomb That Made Manchester?
Michael Symmons Roberts examines the myth that the 1996 bomb heralded Manchester's rebirth
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A Guide to the Modern Snob
Writer DJ Taylor creates a user's guide to the snob for the 21st century.
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The Edwards Archive
John Edwards explores the story of the cinema newsreel and the people who filmed history.
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The Camera Never Lies
Bafta award-winning film-maker Molly Dineen examines the concept of truth in documentary.
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Return to Subtopia
Gillian Darley explores "Subtopia", the blurring of space between town and country
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Tennant Looks Back At Osborne
David Tennant explores the back story to Osborne's revolutionary play Look Back in Anger.
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Rising Voices
Fergal Keane explores the cultural landscape of the 1916 Easter Rising.
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Working Class Heroes and Poverty Porn
How the portrayal of the working class and poor in film and TV has changed over 70 years.
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The Unabomber
How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America - and how the media amplified his cause.