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    Churchill's Secret Cabinet

    A humble wooden cabinet reveals secrets about how Churchill developed his oratorical style

  2. Dial-a-Poem

    Poet Brian Patten explores the 1960s counter-culture through its radically risqu茅 poetry.

  3. Writers and Radio

    Susannah Clapp talks to authors who grew up at the end of the radio age.

  4. Very British Dystopias

    Steven Fielding looks at the impact of British dystopian political fiction.

  5. The Longest Suicide Note in History

    Denys Blakeway tells the story of Labour's botched campaign in the 1983 general election.

  6. Profumo Confidential

    Tom Mangold revisits the scandal he covered for the Daily Express fifty years ago.

  7. Lives and Politics

    Two remarkable archives, 80 years apart, throw light on what makes a politician tick.

  8. Heroes and Hacks

    Journalist Eamonn O'Neill examines his profession through the legacy of Watergate.

  9. From Donald Winnicott to the Naughty Step

    Anne Karpf on psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, among the first to broadcast to new mothers.

  10. Collar the Lot

    Tom Conti explores the story of Italian internment in Britain during World War II.

  11. Dr K

    Should we remember Henry Kissinger as America's wise strategist or its ruthless operator?

  12. Radiolab

    Science for the curious - a popular playful American radio show breaks down barriers.

  13. Riding Into Town

    Samira Ahmed considers the British relationship with the western.

  14. In Event of Moon Disaster

    Daniel Finkelstein listens to the world's greatest unmade speeches, aided by Jon Culshaw.

  15. DNA 60 Years On

    Robert Winston traces the impact of DNA - from its discovery 60 years ago to today.

  16. Wheeler: The Final Word

    David Taylor and Charles Wheeler's probe into Johnson and Nixon's clash over Vietnam.

  17. Iraq Tales: What the Army Learned

    Chris Parry uses the US Army's oral history archive to tell the history of the Iraq war.

  18. The Devil's Horn

    British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.

  19. Embracing Idleness

    Oliver Burkeman uses the archive to explore the controversial subject of idleness.

  20. Spoken Like a Woman

    Anne Karpf explores the way women have shaped the sound of British radio.

  21. Rugby's Greatest Try

    Cerys Matthews tells the story behind what many believe to be the greatest try ever scored

  22. Rural Rides

    Mark Steel's review of reporters' journeys round Britain, starting with William Cobbett.

  23. 40 Years in Europe: How Was It for You?

    John Sergeant marks the 40th anniversary of the UK's joining the EEC.

  24. Blithe Margaret

    Stephen Fry on the mysterious life of the much-loved comedy great Margaret Rutherford.

  25. What Big Teeth You Have...

    Anthony McGowan uncovers the dark story behind the Grimms beloved fairy tales.

  26. Frost on Nixon

    David Frost turns to the archives to get beneath the skin of Richard Nixon.

  27. Lawrence of Arabia: The Man and the Myth

    Allan Little considers the legacy of Lawrence of Arabia.

  28. Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?

    Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.

  29. From Easy to Cryptic - 100 Years of the Crossword

    Lynne Truss decodes interviews and puzzles to find the secrets of this hardy mind teaser.

  30. Regulating the Press

    Steve Hewlett explores the fraught history of attempts to regulate the British press.

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