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    From Donald Winnicott to the Naughty Step

    Anne Karpf on psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, among the first to broadcast to new mothers.

  2. Collar the Lot

    Tom Conti explores the story of Italian internment in Britain during World War II.

  3. Dr K

    Should we remember Henry Kissinger as America's wise strategist or its ruthless operator?

  4. Radiolab

    Science for the curious - a popular playful American radio show breaks down barriers.

  5. Riding Into Town

    Samira Ahmed considers the British relationship with the western.

  6. In Event of Moon Disaster

    Daniel Finkelstein listens to the world's greatest unmade speeches, aided by Jon Culshaw.

  7. DNA 60 Years On

    Robert Winston traces the impact of DNA - from its discovery 60 years ago to today.

  8. Wheeler: The Final Word

    David Taylor and Charles Wheeler's probe into Johnson and Nixon's clash over Vietnam.

  9. Iraq Tales: What the Army Learned

    Chris Parry uses the US Army's oral history archive to tell the history of the Iraq war.

  10. The Devil's Horn

    British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.

  11. Embracing Idleness

    Oliver Burkeman uses the archive to explore the controversial subject of idleness.

  12. Spoken Like a Woman

    Anne Karpf explores the way women have shaped the sound of British radio.

  13. Rugby's Greatest Try

    Cerys Matthews tells the story behind what many believe to be the greatest try ever scored

  14. Rural Rides

    Mark Steel's review of reporters' journeys round Britain, starting with William Cobbett.

  15. 40 Years in Europe: How Was It for You?

    John Sergeant marks the 40th anniversary of the UK's joining the EEC.

  16. Blithe Margaret

    Stephen Fry on the mysterious life of the much-loved comedy great Margaret Rutherford.

  17. What Big Teeth You Have...

    Anthony McGowan uncovers the dark story behind the Grimms beloved fairy tales.

  18. Frost on Nixon

    David Frost turns to the archives to get beneath the skin of Richard Nixon.

  19. Lawrence of Arabia: The Man and the Myth

    Allan Little considers the legacy of Lawrence of Arabia.

  20. Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?

    Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.

  21. From Easy to Cryptic - 100 Years of the Crossword

    Lynne Truss decodes interviews and puzzles to find the secrets of this hardy mind teaser.

  22. Regulating the Press

    Steve Hewlett explores the fraught history of attempts to regulate the British press.

  23. Who's Reithian Now?

    Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the 大象传媒.

  24. Tuning In

    Dominic Sandbrook tells the story of how British radio began.

  25. Time Travel: The Politics of Time

    Sean Street travels back in time into the archives to explore our attempts to control time

  27. Dear Adolf - Letters to the F眉hrer

    Christopher Cook explores how the power of radio was used to define America's war effort.

  28. The Debate of Our Times

    Giles Dilnot searches the programme archives to see if political debate has changed.

  29. The House of Assad

    Owen Bennett Jones asks how and why Syria's House of Assad has survived so long.

  30. A Brief History of Blame

    Satirist Joe Queenan reveals that the search for someone to blame is always successful.

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