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The Time Machine
Comedian Doc Brown activates the flux capacitor back to the world of 21 January 1981.

The Future of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½: A History
Steve Hewlett explores the troubled past behind today's debates on the future of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.

Attention Must Be Paid - Arthur Miller's Centenary
Christopher Bigsby traces the life and work of Arthur Miller, mostly in Miller's own words

Bernstein, My Mentor
Acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop remembers her mentor, the great Leonard Bernstein.

John Lennon: Verbatim
John Lennon's extraordinary life and career told in his own words.

Kindertransport
How 10,000 unaccompanied children, mostly Jewish, escaped from Nazi Europe to Britain.

From the Self to the Selfie
Lauren Laverne on the origins and effects of the obsession with selfies.

MP for Penrith and the Border
Programme following a year in the life of Rory Stewart - an MP with an unusual profile.

The Power of Political Forgetting
What happens when a major past crisis slips from public memory? With David Aaronovitch.

New Orleans: The Crescent and the Shadow
Harry Shearer lives in New Orleans. He looks back at the last ten years in the city.