Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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                            ![]()  Oh Yoko!To mark her 90th birthday, this is Yoko Ono on her own terms, in her own words. 
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                            ![]()  My Sylvia PlathEmily Berry presents a personal meditation on the life and afterlife of Sylvia Plath. 
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                            ![]()  Knock Knock: 200 Years of Sound EffectsCrash! bang! wallop! Composer Sarah Angliss celebrates the power of sound effects. 
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                            ![]()  What Has Media Training Done to Politics?Matthew Parris explores the rise of media training in politics and the political interview 
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                            ![]()  Annie Nightingale's Age of IrreverenceAnnie Nightingale explores the links between new music and comedy during the 1960s. 
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                            ![]()  #TheQueueMark Thomas explores why the British believe they’re born to queue. 
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                            ![]()  'Twas the Night Before Christmas: The poem that changed the worldA celebration of 'A Visit from St Nicholas' with the poet Luke Wright 
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                            ![]()  Richard Rogers, CatalystTom Dyckhoff looks back through the archive at the life and work of Richard Rogers. 
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                            ![]()  Liz Truss’s Big GambleNick Robinson discovers the inside story of the UK's shortest ever premiership. 
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                            ![]()  FDR's Four FreedomsProfessor David Reynolds on what Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech means today. 
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                            ![]()  Hendrix: Everything but the GuitarWhen you think of Jimi, you think guitar. But there are so many other layers to consider. 
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                            ![]()  The Battle of the BrowsPhilip Hensher looks at how debates over culture have played out at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and beyond. 
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                            ![]()  The Art of HabitAuthor and journalist Lynsey Hanley tells the story of the rise of sociology in Britain. 
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                            ![]()  Kate Bush: The Power of Strange ThingsNPR music journalist Ann Powers pays tribute to the inspirational talent of Kate Bush. 
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                            ![]()  Paul Verhoeven's American FuturesExplore the American futures of Paul Verhoeven from Robocop to Starship Troopers. 
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                            ![]()  The Queen's EnglishMartha Kearney on the way the Queen’s voice and words shaped how we remember her reign. 
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                            ![]()  Mr Lucas’s DiariesMark Gatiss delves into the diaries of George Leo John Lucas. 
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                            ![]()  10 Years of The Digital HumanAleks Krotoski celebrates a decade of The Digital Human live from the Edinburgh Festival. 
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                            ![]()  Tobacco and MeHow much has the tobacco industry changed over the last 50 years? Peter Taylor reports. 
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                            ![]()  In Praise of ClichésSteve Punt asks why so many of us have been singing from the same hymn sheet. 
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                            ![]()  Generation GamesFrom Pong to Pokémon, what have video games ever done for us? Keza MacDonald finds out. 
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                            ![]()  Brum BritainAs the Commonwealth Games arrive, is it time for the UK's Second City to become its First? 
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                            ![]()  London 2012: From Waste Land to Gold RushThe extraordinary story of how London came to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 
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                            ![]()  A Hard Look at Soft PowerDoes soft power still wield force in a time of brutal displays of hard power in Ukraine? 
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                            ![]()  Fifty Years of PrideDamian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community. 
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                            ![]()  Kissinger's CenturyHenry Kissinger, adviser to US presidents for 6 decades, reflects on his life and career. 
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                            ![]()  Ziggy Stardust at 50Celebrating the golden jubilee of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. 
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                            ![]()  Encounters with ElizabethRobert Lacey with tales of meetings - official and unexpected - with the monarch. 
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                            ![]()  Over The TopWhat does it mean to be too much, excessive or extra? Kit Green celebrates extravagance. 
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            