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 Plath
Emily Berry presents a personal meditation on the life and afterlife of Sylvia Plath.
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Knock Knock: 200 Years of Sound Effects
Crash! 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 Irreverence
Annie Nightingale explores the links between new music and comedy during the 1960s.
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#TheQueue
Mark 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 world
A celebration of 'A Visit from St Nicholas' with the poet Luke Wright
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Richard Rogers, Catalyst
Tom Dyckhoff looks back through the archive at the life and work of Richard Rogers.
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Liz Truss’s Big Gamble
Nick Robinson discovers the inside story of the UK's shortest ever premiership.
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FDR's Four Freedoms
Professor David Reynolds on what Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech means today.
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Hendrix: Everything but the Guitar
When you think of Jimi, you think guitar. But there are so many other layers to consider.
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The Battle of the Brows
Philip Hensher looks at how debates over culture have played out at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and beyond.
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The Art of Habit
Author and journalist Lynsey Hanley tells the story of the rise of sociology in Britain.
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Kate Bush: The Power of Strange Things
NPR music journalist Ann Powers pays tribute to the inspirational talent of Kate Bush.
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Paul Verhoeven's American Futures
Explore the American futures of Paul Verhoeven from Robocop to Starship Troopers.
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The Queen's English
Martha Kearney on the way the Queen’s voice and words shaped how we remember her reign.
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Mr Lucas’s Diaries
Mark Gatiss delves into the diaries of George Leo John Lucas.
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10 Years of The Digital Human
Aleks Krotoski celebrates a decade of The Digital Human live from the Edinburgh Festival.
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Tobacco and Me
How much has the tobacco industry changed over the last 50 years? Peter Taylor reports.
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In Praise of Clichés
Steve Punt asks why so many of us have been singing from the same hymn sheet.
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Generation Games
From Pong to Pokémon, what have video games ever done for us? Keza MacDonald finds out.
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Brum Britain
As 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 Rush
The extraordinary story of how London came to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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A Hard Look at Soft Power
Does soft power still wield force in a time of brutal displays of hard power in Ukraine?
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Fifty Years of Pride
Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Kissinger's Century
Henry Kissinger, adviser to US presidents for 6 decades, reflects on his life and career.
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Ziggy Stardust at 50
Celebrating the golden jubilee of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.
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Encounters with Elizabeth
Robert Lacey with tales of meetings - official and unexpected - with the monarch.
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Over The Top
What does it mean to be too much, excessive or extra? Kit Green celebrates extravagance.