Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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                            ![]()  Who's Reithian Now?Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. 
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                            ![]()  Tuning InDominic Sandbrook tells the story of how British radio began. 
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                            ![]()  Time Travel: The Politics of TimeSean Street travels back in time into the archives to explore our attempts to control time 
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                            ![]()  Dear Adolf - Letters to the FührerChristopher Cook explores how the power of radio was used to define America's war effort. 
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                            ![]()  The Debate of Our TimesGiles Dilnot searches the programme archives to see if political debate has changed. 
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                            ![]()  The House of AssadOwen Bennett Jones asks how and why Syria's House of Assad has survived so long. 
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                            ![]()  A Brief History of BlameSatirist Joe Queenan reveals that the search for someone to blame is always successful. 
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                            ![]()  John Cage - Composing ControversyComposer Gavin Bryars explores the ideas, personas and reception of his mentor John Cage. 
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                            ![]()  Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University ChallengeMark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show. 
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                            ![]()  Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork ArchivePaul Morley on the unknown Anthony Burgess - his northern roots and his work as a composer 
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                            ![]()  Inner Voices - The Burton DiariesMelvyn Bragg reassesses the life of Richard Burton through his private diaries. 
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                            ![]()  The Smart Dumb BlondeUS journalist Maureen Dowd argues that Marilyn Monroe was more smart than dumb. 
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                            ![]()  The Paperback PoetsPaul Farley marks the 50th anniversary of paperback poetry publishing in the UK. 
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                            ![]()  Woody at 100Joe Klein celebrates Woody Guthrie's centenary with a USA road trip. 
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                            ![]()  The Night of the Long KnivesPeter Oborne revisits British history's most dramatic cabinet reshuffle in 1962. 
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                            ![]()  Bards of the Back StraightPoet Paul Farley explores how the language of poetry and sports commentary compare. 
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                            ![]()  Houses v FieldsAnne McElvoy explores the eternal struggle: Is a green field better than a human home? 
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                            ![]()  A History of the Stiff Upper LipLouisa Foxe reveals the changing British attitude towards the expression of emotion. 
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                            ![]()  The Great ListenerAlan Dein tells the story of pioneering oral historian Tony Parker. 
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                            ![]()  One Way Ticket - The Beeching Cuts Revisited!Michael Portillo assesses the lasting impact of the Beeching cuts on Britain's railways. 
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                            ![]()  Lunch Is for WimpsWhen did you last take a lunch hour? Matthew Sweet explores the demise of the midday break 
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                            ![]()  Hobsbawm: A Life in HistoryHistorian Prof Eric Hobsbawm is interviewed by Simon Schama about his work and life. 
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                            ![]()  From Our Rome CorrespondentThe ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s veteran Rome correspondent David Willey looks back at his 50-year career. 
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                            ![]()  Greece: An Unquiet HistoryWriter Maria Margaronis asks if the spectre of Greece's past haunts its current nightmares 
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                            ![]()  More Than Just Whale MusicChristine Finn explores the world of recorded natural sound and those who relax to it. 
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                            ![]()  The Licence to KillCan state-sponsored killings and assassinations ever be justified? 
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                            ![]()  Government Is Not the SolutionJonathan Freedland traces the history of American hostility to 'Big Government'. 
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                            ![]()  Playing Doctors and NursesMark Lawson on the rich history of medical programmes, fact and fiction, on radio and TV. 
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                            ![]()  The Politics of ArtTim Marlow looks at how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV series Ways of Seeing shook up the art world. 
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            