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Our Anniversary Obsession
From book publishers to Radio 4 commissioners, why are we so interested in anniversaries?

Judy Garland: The Final Rainbow
The spectacular story of Judy Garland's last concerts in London.

Please Leave a Message after the Tone
Are we hanging up on the voicemail? Olly Mann charts its rise, fall and strange afterlife.

Panorama Broke My School
How a 1977 TV documentary about one London school helped change education policy.

Going to the Gay Bar
Travis Alabanza investigates the impact of the closure of LGBTQ+ venues in the UK.

The First Political Youthquake
How did radical changes 50 years ago recast young people's engagement with UK politics?

Beating Hitler with Humour
Timur Vermes on how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ used humour battling with Hitler during the Second World War.

Losing My Voice
Jan Ravens explores the fate of impressionists when their signature character retires.

Beckett's Last Tapes
Robert McCrum explores Samuel Beckett’s literary career through rare recordings.

The British Black Panthers
The untold story of when Black Power came to Britain and forever left its mark.