Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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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 MonksJames Naughtie probes the chequered history and impact of prime ministers' top advisers. 
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                            ![]()  All Things Must Pass at 50Discover the story of George Harrison’s most famous album. 
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                            ![]()  14/11/2020Steve Fielding explores how political parties have recovered from big election defeats. 
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                            ![]()  Our Sacred StoryAlec Ryrie argues that the Second World War is our modern sacred narrative. 
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                            ![]()  Trump: BackwardsScrolling backwards through the archive to tell the Trump story in reverse. 
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                            ![]()  Play for TodayAlison Steadman celebrates 50 years since ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV's seminal drama series began. 
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                            ![]()  A Media DividedThe end of the Fairness Doctrine and the rise of political polarisation in US broadcasting 
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                            ![]()  The Quebec EmergencyMargaret Macmillan recalls the 1970 crisis when kidnappings threw Canada into turmoil. 
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                            ![]()  The Day Brexit Hit Boiling PointCarolyn Quinn recalls the intense and bitter Parliamentary confrontations over Brexit 
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                            ![]()  A Broadcasting Life - Sue MacGregorSue MacGregor looks back on five decades of broadcasting in this final goodbye to Radio 4. 
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                            ![]()  Raise Your GameJay-Ann Lopez asks if toxic gaming culture can change. 
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                            ![]()  Spitfire: From the AshesHow an icon was made, piece by piece, against all odds. 
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                            ![]()  The End of Coming Out?Dustin Lance Black asks whether LGBTQ+ people still need to come out publicly. 
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                            ![]()  LOLs on LPsDavid Walliams remembers the comedy albums which inspired him to write and perform. 
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                            ![]()  The Crunch ConventionA US election like no other, presented by Alistair Cooke 
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                            ![]()  Summer with GretaCampaigner Greta Thunberg describes the remarkable and tumultuous past year of her life. 
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                            ![]()  Apollo 13: The RescueHouston, we've had a problem. How the mission of Apollo 13 was saved 
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                            ![]()  Poetry For Sale?Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar on the relationship between poetry and advertising. 
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                            ![]()  Girl Power RIPJournalist and author Ella Whelan asks if contemporary feminism is - well - dead. 
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                            ![]()  Anthony Blunt: A Question of Retribution?The controversy caused over the unmasking of Anthony Blunt as a spy. 
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                            ![]()  The Wellness PhenomenonAn exploration of the wellness phenomenon, from its start in California to today. 
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                            ![]()  So Bad It's Good?Steve Punt and guests share the joy of films, songs and books that are so bad they're good 
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                            ![]()  The Empire Strikes Back40 years ago George Lucas risked everything on making The Empire Strikes Back. Here's how. 
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                            ![]()  Four Dead in OhioMichael Goldfarb explores America at the time of the Kent State massacre, 50 years ago. 
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                            ![]()  Malcolm McLaren: Spectacular FailurePaul Gorman assesses the exceptional achievement of Malcolm McLaren who died 10 years ago. 
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                            ![]()  The Phoney WarThe story of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in the strange period of 1939-1940 and the echoes of Covid-19 today 
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                            ![]()  The Hubble LegacyAstronaut Nicole Stott celebrates the cultural legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope. 
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                            ![]()  Riot RememberedThe St Paul's Riots in Bristol in 1980 remembered by those who took part. 
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                            ![]()  The End of the Thirty Year ItchPhil Tinline explores whether we are seeing the emergence of a new political orthodoxy. 
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            