Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Any Questions? is 70
Jonathan Dimbleby and special guests on 70 years of the famous political debate programme
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The Bailout
Gordon Brown tells the inside story of the bank bailout.
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The Cod Wars Revisited
Julia Langdon tells the story of the 'cod wars' between Britain and Iceland.
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A Question of Character
Toby Young explores the history of the idea that 'character' can be taught.
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Lehmans - A Backwards Collapse
Tracing the roots of the financial crisis in reverse.
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The Dream of World Government
David Miliband looks at the ideas behind world government
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The Ballads of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. His death still haunts America.
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Working Class Heroes
What do the working class heroes of 1960s cinema say about class in the Britain of 2018?
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Pop Star Philosophy
Comedian Steve Punt exhumes the philosophical outpourings of pop stars through the ages.
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The Story of EH Gombrich
Leonie Gombrich and Rob Newman reveal the man who taught the world how to see art.
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That's Edutainment!
Matthew Sweet on what links learning and pleasure, education and entertainment.
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Could the PM Have a Brummie Accent?
Chris Mason examines how politicians' accents - and attitudes towards them - have changed.
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A Hack's Progress
Jonathan Freedland tells the story of journalism as depicted in fiction.
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Harold Evans
Harold Evans in pursuit of the truth
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Joe v Max
The story of the fight that gripped the world in 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.
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The American Art Tapes
A unique insight into the vibrant art scene of mid-1960s America.
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Is That Machine On?
Stuart Maconie celebrates the golden age of the music press interview.
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The Monkhouse Files
Bob Monkhouse guides Bob Sinfield through his memories, diaries and recordings.
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Commuterville
Matthew Sweet looks at how commuting has changed the world.
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Listen to Britain
The 1942 film Listen to Britain summed up our nation in sounds. How does it sound today?
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Britain and Biafra 50 Years On
Afua Hirsch explores the Nigerian-Biafran War, its famine, and their legacy in Britain.
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The Long Shadow of Canary Wharf
Jane Martinson meets fellow locals living in the shadow of London's Canary Wharf.
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50 Years On: Rivers of Blood
Amol Rajan reflects on Enoch Powell's 1968 Rivers of Blood speech and hears it in full.
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The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
Christopher Frayling explores Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction masterpiece.
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Per Ardua Ad Astra: RAF Voices
From top brass to gunners, pilots and ground crew, the voices of a much-respected service.
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The King and Kennedy Assassinations: If the Dead Could Speak
In 1968, Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy were murdered. Michael Goldfarb reports.
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Disinformation: A User's Guide
Phil Tinline mines the long history of disinformation to identify techniques in use today.
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The Advance Guard of the Avant-garde
DJ Taylor tells the story of an influential group of experimental 1960s British writers.
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Don't Panic! It's The Douglas Adams Papers
John Lloyd uncovers the private papers of the late Douglas Adams.
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The Bald Truth
Ian Marchant investigates hair loss and why so many men (and some women) care so much.