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Commuterville
Matthew Sweet looks at how commuting has changed the world.

Listen to Britain
The 1942 film Listen to Britain summed up our nation in sounds. How does it sound today?

Britain and Biafra 50 Years On
Afua Hirsch explores the Nigerian-Biafran War, its famine, and their legacy in Britain.

The Long Shadow of Canary Wharf
Jane Martinson meets fellow locals living in the shadow of London's Canary Wharf.

50 Years On: Rivers of Blood
Amol Rajan reflects on Enoch Powell's 1968 Rivers of Blood speech and hears it in full.

The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
Christopher Frayling explores Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction masterpiece.

Per Ardua Ad Astra: RAF Voices
From top brass to gunners, pilots and ground crew, the voices of a much-respected service.

The King and Kennedy Assassinations: If the Dead Could Speak
In 1968, Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy were murdered. Michael Goldfarb reports.

Disinformation: A User's Guide
Phil Tinline mines the long history of disinformation to identify techniques in use today.

The Advance Guard of the Avant-garde
DJ Taylor tells the story of an influential group of experimental 1960s British writers.