Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
-
Walls of Sound
Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.
-
Walls of Sound
Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.
-
Divorce - British Style
40 years after the Divorce Act came into force, what was the impact on British society?
-
Murdoch at 80
As Rupert Murdoch turns 80, Steve Hewlett assesses his impact.
-
The Last of the International Brigaders
The International Brigade volunteers recount their experiences of the Spanish Civil War.
-
Freeman's World
Sue MacGregor examines the work of John Freeman on the pioneering TV series Face to Face.
-
A Mystery in the Village
Simon Garfield traces the story of AIDS from 5 mysterious deaths in LA to the UK epidemic.
-
Decimal Day - What's That in Old Money?
Peter Day considers the events and impact of Britain's currency going decimal in 1971.
-
Breaking the Mould
Shaun Ley recalls the SDP's rise and fall. Does the SDP still live on in other parties?
-
Sex in the Classroom
Mariella Frostrup looks at changing attitudes towards sex education in the UK.
-
Fitzroy MacLean: To Russia with Love
Brian Wilson looks at the life of Sir Fitzroy Maclean, Churchill's man in the East.
-
Blair versus Hitchens: The Religion Debate
Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debate whether religion is a force for good.
-
Political Patriarchs
Anne McElvoy assesses the influence of the political father.
-
Sport on Film
Colin Shindler looks back at what's been won and lost when sport hits the big screen.
-
13/11/2010
Archive on Four explores the hugely popular World War Two radio broadcasts of JB Priestley
-
Our Obsession With Weather
Iain Sinclair finds out why the weather forecast has always been a national obsession.
-
El Tren Fantasma
An acoustic journey by train across Mexico is recreated using archive recordings.
-
Playing the Dane
In anticipation of his own Hamlet in 2011, Michael Sheen explores every actor's dream role
-
The Man Behind the Mountains
Eric Robson re-evaluates the often misunderstood fell walker Alfred Wainwright.
-
The Death of the Battleaxe
Whatever happened to The Battleaxe? Theatre director Jude Kelly rallies to her defence.
-
A Working-Class Tory Is Something To Be
David Davis explores the history of a crucial political group: the working-class Tories.
-
Open that Door: Gay Comedy in the Last 30 Years
Simon Fanshawe traces the progress of gay comedy from the margins to the mainstream.
-
Open that Door: Gay Comedy in the Last 30 Years
Simon Fanshawe traces the progress of gay comedy from the margins to the mainstream.
-
The Feynman Variations
Brian Cox presents an archive tribute to the genius of physicist Richard Feynman.
-
Barbara
An appraisal of Barbara Castle in the centenary of her birth
-
Sellers in the Attic
Glenn Mitchell examines exclusive and lesser-known recordings of Peter Sellers.
-
Dramatising New Labour
Professor Steven Fielding looks at how New Labour has been dramatised on stage and screen.
-
I'm On The Train
For Radio 4's London Season, writer Ian Marchant explores the daily rail commute.
-
The Summer That Changed London
Kirsten Lass remembers the events of summer 2005, as part of Radio 4's London Season.