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Lives and Politics
Two remarkable archives, 80 years apart, throw light on what makes a politician tick.
Heroes and Hacks
Journalist Eamonn O'Neill examines his profession through the legacy of Watergate.
From Donald Winnicott to the Naughty Step
Anne Karpf on psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, among the first to broadcast to new mothers.
Collar the Lot
Tom Conti explores the story of Italian internment in Britain during World War II.
Dr K
Should we remember Henry Kissinger as America's wise strategist or its ruthless operator?
DNA 60 Years On
Robert Winston traces the impact of DNA - from its discovery 60 years ago to today.
Wheeler: The Final Word
David Taylor and Charles Wheeler's probe into Johnson and Nixon's clash over Vietnam.
Iraq Tales: What the Army Learned
Chris Parry uses the US Army's oral history archive to tell the history of the Iraq war.
The Devil's Horn
British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
Embracing Idleness
Oliver Burkeman uses the archive to explore the controversial subject of idleness.
