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Do our heroes and heroines have to be perfect? We look at ikons, film idols & politicians.
Tourism past and present
Must-see sights for post-Napoleonic War tourists, Cold War travellers and hot spots now.
Walls
Novelist John Lanchester, historians David Frye, Kylie Murray and journalist Tim Marshall
Boredom
Shahidha Bari, Josh Cohen and Sam Goodman explore the value of doing nothing.
Born in 1819: Ruskin, Clough and Bazalgette.
Ruskin, Bazalgette and Clough: Laurence Scott examines three of Victoria's class of 1819.
Landmark: Laurel and Hardy's The Music Box
Matthew Sweet pays tribute to Hollywood's most famous comedy duo, Stan and Ollie.
Landmark: Watership Down
An ecological fable about a perfect society? Matthew Sweet reads Richard Adams' classic.
What does game playing teach us?
Bobby Seagull and Irving Finkel join Shahidha Bari to look at competitiveness and games.
Trees of Knowledge
Peter Wohlleben Emanuele Coccia Marion Sidebottom Luke Turner
Ice
A journey to the frozen ends of the Earth, plus theatrical magic from the 17th century.
