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    A Succession of Repetitive Beats

    The rave that changed Britain, 1992's Castlemorton Common festival in West Worcestershire.

  2. We're All Living in OK Computer Now...

    An examination of the prophetic qualities of Radiohead's OK Computer, 25 years on.

  3. Russia's Restless '90s

    Tim Whewell examines how the tumult in Russia in the 1990s forged the system we see today

  4. To Barbra

    Dame Maureen Lipman celebrates the radical career of Barbra Streisand.

  5. 50 Years Without a Clue

    Greg James presents a compilation of the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games

  6. War on Truth

    What鈥檚 fake, what鈥檚 real? Stories from the information war over Ukraine.

  7. Motortowns

    The rise and fall of the car factory. Presented by Sarfraz Mansoor.

  8. The Ministry of Fun

    Sixty years of colourful, complex, cringeworthy encounters between artists and politicians

  9. Sir Alex Ferguson: Made in Govan

    Sir Alex joins Mike Sweeney to reflect on the influences that shaped his life and career.

  10. Lines of Duty

    Tim Dunn and Toby Jones tell the story of the whistleblower who saved Britain's railways.

  11. The Origins of The Metaverse

    Colin Harvey visits a metaverse of the future and explores its cultural roots.

  12. Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse

    Samira Ahmed assesses the life and legacy of decency campaigner Mary Whitehouse.

  13. It's The Pictures That Got Smaller

    Robbie Collin explores the transformation of how we see film, from early cinema to TikTok.

  14. Self on Sebald

    20 years after his death, Will Self pieces together the life and work of writer WG Sebald.

  15. God Knows I'm Gay

    Rev Joel Love explores the relationship between the Anglican Church and LGBTQ+ Christians

  16. Wonderlands

    Frank Cottrell-Boyce explores the wonderlands that children's books take us to.

  17. Paris-Zurich-Trieste: Joyce l'European

    The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.

  18. Bloody Sunday: 50 Years On

    Fifty years on, Peter Taylor assesses the legacy of 'Bloody Sunday' in Northern Ireland.

  19. The Great Wall

    Rana Mitter traces the story of US-China relations in the 50 years since Nixon's visit.

  20. Piers Plowright, Soundsmith

    Lend your ears to work by legendary 'radio man' Piers Plowright.

  21. It鈥檚 Not How You Start鈥�

    Acclaimed novelist Kate Weinberg discovers why endings matter so much to us.

  22. Everyone is an Artist

    The untold story of community and socially-engaged art in post-war Britain.

  23. Mercury

    Freddie Mercury died 30 years ago this week. What would we ask if he were a star today?

  24. Jan Morris: Writing a Life

    Horatio Clare explores the life, legacy and mythmaking of Jan Morris.

  25. Viral

    Why do some fake history stories get widely shared on social media?

  26. How America Learned to Laugh Again

    How soon is too soon to start making jokes?

  27. Plastic: The Biography

    Laura Barton outlines the dramatic rise and fall from grace of industrial titan, Plastic.

  28. Remember Oluwale

    Reassessing the importance of the 1971 trial of 2 policemen accused of a black man's death

  29. The Men in the White Coats

    Professor Andrea Sella on the shifting image of the scientist in popular culture.

  30. Nuremberg Remembered

    William Shawcross on the legacy of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal.

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