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Archive on 4 Episodes

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    Speaking as a Member of the Public

    Danny Wallace's history of the vox pop. Are the opinions of random people of any value?

  2. The Revolution That Nearly Wasn't

    Elinor Goodman explores the general election that brought Harold Wilson to power in 1964.

  3. From Inside: The Guildford Four

    Martin McNamara presents Paul Hill's letters from jail, read by Jonjo O'Neill.

  4. Joan Littlewood and the People's Theatre

    Richard Eyre pays tribute to maverick left-wing theatre director Joan Littlewood.

  5. Four Women Poets Today

    Carol Ann Duffy, Liz Lochhead, Gillian Clarke and Eavan Boland on gender and poetry.

  6. Media and the Middle East

    Why does the Arab-Israeli conflict attract so much media attention? With John Lloyd.

  7. No More Heroes

    Angie Hobbs examines the changing nature of the hero, from the Iliad to the present day.

  8. The Eccentric Entrepreneur

    Dominic Sandbrook explores the life of 1930s radio station magnate Leonard Plugge.

  9. Vietnam and the Presidents

    David Taylor looks at the Vietnam War through the eyes of three presidents.

  10. You Are Feeling Sleepy

    The extraordinary history and science of the use of hypnosis in medicine.

  11. In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the 蜜芽传媒

    Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.

  12. Wars, Lies and Audiotape

    Historian DD Guttenplan explores what happened in the Gulf of Tonkin on 4 August 1964.

  13. The British on Top of the World

    Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.

  14. How Britain Went to War

    Peter Hennessy examines Britain's secret war planning and preparations before August 1914.

  15. Broadcasting Freedom

    Bonnie Greer explores how black broadcasters put radio at the heart of the race debate.

  16. Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down

    Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.

  17. The Anniversary Anniversary

    Dominic Sandbrook ponders the compelling appeal of anniversaries.

  18. The Stranger in the Mirror

    Does the history of our ideas about autism tell us more about ourselves than about autism?

  19. A History of the N-Word

    Ellah Allfrey looks at the evolution of the N-word.

  20. No Destination

    Satish Kumar walked 8,000 miles for world peace. Join him as he relives this journey.

  21. Imagining the Audience

    In the days before audience research, who did the early 蜜芽传媒 think it was talking to?

  22. Sentimental Journey

    Gyles Brandreth surveys the history of sentimentality, wondering whether to sneer or cheer

  23. The Benjamin Broadcasts

    Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.

  24. Rebel Rebel

    Jonathan Agnew looks back at the rebel cricket tours to South Africa between 1981-1990.

  25. Pulped Fiction

    What makes a literary reputation last? Who's 'in' and who's on the way 'out'?

  26. Ray Gosling: Sum Total

    The complex life and career of maverick broadcaster Ray Gosling, who died in 2013.

  27. I'm in Charge

    Bruce Forsyth and Paul Jackson on the London Palladium, which opened on Boxing Day 1910.

  28. The Siege of Dien Bien Phu

    In 1954, at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, French soldiers lost both a battle and an empire.

  29. Atlantic Crossing

    The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.

  30. Dark Horse: An Alec Guinness Archive

    Alistair McGowan investigates the enigma of a private man who became a global star.

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