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Archive on 4 Episodes

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    In the Wake of Wakefield

    Adam Rutherford explores the 20-year legacy of a paper linking the MMR vaccine and autism.

  2. A Brief History of Cunning

    American satirist Joe Queenan explores cunning.

  3. The Death of Illegitimacy

    Has the stigma of illegitimacy died out? Former MP Caroline Flint finds out.

  4. Back to Vietnam

    Julian Pettifer reflects on the Tet Offensive of 1968 as a turning point in world history.

  5. The Medium Is the Message

    Douglas Coupland explores the ideas, sound and vision of 1960s media seer Marshall McLuhan

  6. Frankenstein Lives!

    Christopher Frayling explores the rich and unsettling history of the Frankenstein myth.

  7. Good Luck Professor Spiegelhalter

    The certainty of chance. Professor David Spiegelhalter investigates Luck.

  8. Lenny Henry on Richard Pryor: The Making of a Satirist

    Lenny Henry explores a transformative moment in the career of late comedian Richard Pryor.

  9. Bing Crosby Meets

    Ken Barnes explores how a beloved singer became king of radio.

  10. Return of the Anglosphere

    Post-Brexit, could the 'English-speaking world' work together? Jonathan Powell presents.

  11. British Jews, Right and Left

    Jo Coburn explores the changing political affiliations of British Jews and their salience.

  12. The Scandal Machine

    The story of scandal, from backstage to front page, printing press to digital age.

  13. The Pound in Your Pocket

    Frances Cairncross tells the inside story of the devaluation crisis of 1967.

  14. Close to Home - The Story of Local Radio

    The start of 大象传媒 local radio with stations in Leicester, Sheffield and Merseyside.

  15. Missing Isaiah Berlin

    Sir Isaiah Berlin died 20 years ago. Where are the Berlins of today? Jonathan Wolff asks.

  16. Close to the Edit

    Film-maker Mike Figgis explores the age of the edit.

  17. Driven

    A look back at the culture of cars as the driverless era approaches.

  18. Travels in North Korea

    As tempers flare and threats fly, we take a virtual audio tour inside the Hermit Kingdom.

  19. Who's Looking At You?

    Novelist Nick Harkaway says we need to talk about surveillance before it is too late.

  20. The Mysteries of Punt PI

    Steve Punt explores the eternal appeal of a good mystery.

  21. As the Statues Fall

    Lawrence Pollard traces the history of tearing down public statues.

  22. Uses of Literacy Now

    The Uses of Literacy - what can a book on class written 60 years ago tell us about today?

  23. Beyond the Kitchen Sink

    Paul Allen uses the archive to explore the social changes that led to the British New Wave

  24. Diana: A Life Backwards

    The life of Diana, Princess of Wales - movingly portrayed in reverse chronology.

  25. Inquiries - Facing Our Failures

    Chris Bowlby reveals a rich history of public inquiries from rail crashes to treachery.

  26. Grayson Perry: En Garde

    Grayson Perry goes in search of the moment the avant-garde died.

  27. The Myth of Homosexual Decriminalisation

    Peter Tatchell on how the 1967 Sexual Offences Act failed to provide equality for gay men.

  28. Roy Jenkins - Father of the Permissive Society?

    Richard Weight explores the key role of Roy Jenkins in the liberal reforms of the 1960s.

  29. A Brief History of the Truth

    The truth is like a vegetable your mother makes you eat, nourishing but it tastes terrible

  30. The Real Summer of Love

    Historian and writer Dominic Sandbrook looks beyond the flower power, 50 years on.

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