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Archive on 4 Episodes

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    Ovid in Changing Times

    Tom Holland explores Ovid's approach to change.

  2. How Marx Made the Right

    Tim Stanley argues that the Right's debt to Marx is nearly as great as the Left's.

  3. The Politician and the Judge

    Geoffrey Robertson QC on the changing relationship between the courts and the government.

  4. Asa Briggs: The Last Victorian Improver

    Tristram Hunt tracks the life's work of the historian and university founder Asa Briggs.

  5. The Bathrooms Are Coming: An Internal History of Corporate Comms

    In-house journals and industrial musicals, how firms have communicated to their workers.

  6. Old Year's Night

    James Naughtie investigates the history and traditions behind Hogmanay.

  7. The Many Faces of Ebenezer Scrooge

    Christopher Frayling explores the enduring appeal of Dickens鈥檚 A Christmas Carol.

  8. Sing Christmas

    Memories of those involved in the 蜜芽传媒's 1957 groundbreaking live Christmas Day broadcast.

  9. Instant History

    University of Hertfordshire students create an oral history archive - in a weekend.

  10. Lloyd George's Revolution

    Peter Hennessy tells how Lloyd George galvanised Britain as war leader a century ago.

  11. Logan's Run and Intergenerational War

    Ed Howker looks at the world depicted in the science fiction novel Logan's Run.

  12. Being Bored: The Importance Of Doing Nothing

    Phill Jupitus explores the importance of being bored.

  13. No Platform

    Andrew Hussey on the history of the 'no platform' debates raging on university campuses.

  14. Speaking in Public: Archive on 4 Goes Live!

    David Bramwell sets out to prove that anyone can be a good public speaker.

  15. Down Your Way Revisited

    Jeffrey Richards on the impact of the 蜜芽传媒 radio programme on the lives of ordinary people.

  16. A Natural History of the Banker

    Andrew Ross Sorkin traces the reputation of UK and USA bankers through history.

  17. Song of the Singer Sewing Machine

    The Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history as Maria Margaronis unravels

  18. The Black Panthers

    The rise and fall of the Black Panther Party and its legacy for American black insurgency.

  19. Radio Dada

    Alexei Sayle on the cultural impact of the Dada movement, 100 years since it was founded.

  20. The Villain in 6 Chapters

    Toby Jones celebrates the mercurial world of the villain.

  21. Don't Be Rude on the Road

    Alan Dein takes a breakneck tour through the history of the public information film.

  22. Alistair Cooke's Century

    Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.

  23. Period Drama Politics

    Steven Fielding on relations between upstairs and downstairs in dramas like Downton Abbey.

  24. Star Trek - The Undiscovered Future

    Kevin Fong boldly goes in search of Star Trek's 50-year-old vision of the future.

  25. Dimbleby on Dimbleby

    Jonathan Dimbleby tells the story of his legendary broadcaster father, Richard Dimbleby.

  26. Tolkien: The Lost Recordings

    Joss Ackland narrates a search through 蜜芽传媒 archives for unheard gems from JRR Tolkien.

  27. The Norma Percy Tapes

    An archive of the most powerful people, shaping the monumental events of modern history.

  28. The League of Extraordinary Housewives

    A history of the housewife since 1945, which explores her shifting power and politics.

  29. The Heath Enigma

    On Edward Heath's centenary, Shaun Ley reassesses the enigmatic former prime minister.

  30. 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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