Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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The Tulsa Tragedy that Shamed America
Alvin Hall tells the story of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Bob Dylan: Verbatim
The many variations of Bob Dylan’s life and music told in his own words.
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A Spy in Every Embassy
The Swiss spy machine company secretly owned by the CIA and German BND.
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What’s Going On Now?
Emeli Sande marks the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye's classic album What's Going On.
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The Hunger Strikes
Peter Taylor revisits the 1981 IRA hunger strikes and assesses their legacy.
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Our Bodies, Ourselves
Five decades on, Laura Barton looks back at a revolutionary text for women's liberation.
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A Night with Prince
Music critic Ann Powers reflects on time spent with Prince in his Hollywood mansion.
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Gagarin and the Lost Moon
Kevin Fong tells the story of Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 Earth orbit
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A Writer and His Country - John le Carré Across Six Decades
Who was the real John le Carré and what was his relationship with Britain?
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A Year on the NHS Frontline
Dr John Wright shares recordings made over the last year on the covid wards in Bradford.
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The Forgotten Referendum
Bust-ups, bums and Brexit's beginning? - Chris Mason tells the story of the AV referendum.
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Search for a Common Culture
Did a common culture ever exist in the UK, what did it mean and is it needed now?
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A Backwards Catastrophe
Travelling in reverse through the archives to trace the roots of the environmental crisis.
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Easier Than Curing a Toothache? The Story of Lobotomy
Claire Prentice looks at the history of a notorious medical procedure - lobotomy.
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The Alliance
How close were Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan at the end of the Cold War?
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I'm Terry Gross and this is Fresh Air
Dolly Alderton turns the tables on the master of the radio interview, Terry Gross.
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It's Behind You! The weird and wonderful story of British pantomime
Cultural historian Christopher Frayling explores the rich and surprising history of panto.
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Disorienting: Asians on Screen
Phil Wang investigates the representation of East and South East Asians in western media.
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Da da da DAAAAA!
Rachel Parris leads us on an irreverent tour of Beethoven's 5th Symphony
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Mad Monks
James Naughtie probes the chequered history and impact of prime ministers' top advisers.
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All Things Must Pass at 50
Discover the story of George Harrison’s most famous album.
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14/11/2020
Steve Fielding explores how political parties have recovered from big election defeats.
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Our Sacred Story
Alec Ryrie argues that the Second World War is our modern sacred narrative.
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Trump: Backwards
Scrolling backwards through the archive to tell the Trump story in reverse.
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Play for Today
Alison Steadman celebrates 50 years since ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV's seminal drama series began.
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A Media Divided
The end of the Fairness Doctrine and the rise of political polarisation in US broadcasting
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The Quebec Emergency
Margaret Macmillan recalls the 1970 crisis when kidnappings threw Canada into turmoil.
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The Day Brexit Hit Boiling Point
Carolyn Quinn recalls the intense and bitter Parliamentary confrontations over Brexit
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A Broadcasting Life - Sue MacGregor
Sue MacGregor looks back on five decades of broadcasting in this final goodbye to Radio 4.
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Raise Your Game
Jay-Ann Lopez asks if toxic gaming culture can change.