Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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FDR's Four Freedoms
Professor David Reynolds on what Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech means today.
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Hendrix: Everything but the Guitar
When you think of Jimi, you think guitar. But there are so many other layers to consider.
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The Battle of the Brows
Philip Hensher looks at how debates over culture have played out at the 大象传媒 and beyond.
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The Art of Habit
Author and journalist Lynsey Hanley tells the story of the rise of sociology in Britain.
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Kate Bush: The Power of Strange Things
NPR music journalist Ann Powers pays tribute to the inspirational talent of Kate Bush.
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Paul Verhoeven's American Futures
Explore the American futures of Paul Verhoeven from Robocop to Starship Troopers.
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The Queen's English
Martha Kearney on the way the Queen鈥檚 voice and words shaped how we remember her reign.
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Mr Lucas鈥檚 Diaries
Mark Gatiss delves into the diaries of George Leo John Lucas.
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10 Years of The Digital Human
Aleks Krotoski celebrates a decade of The Digital Human live from the Edinburgh Festival.
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Tobacco and Me
How much has the tobacco industry changed over the last 50 years? Peter Taylor reports.
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In Praise of Clich茅s
Steve Punt asks if it鈥檚 time to rehabilitate the humble clich茅
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Generation Games
From Pong to Pok茅mon, what have video games ever done for us? Keza MacDonald finds out.
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Brum Britain
As the Commonwealth Games arrive, is it time for the UK's Second City to become its First?
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London 2012: From Waste Land to Gold Rush
The extraordinary story of how London came to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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A Hard Look at Soft Power
Does soft power still wield force in a time of brutal displays of hard power in Ukraine?
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Fifty Years of Pride
Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Kissinger's Century
Henry Kissinger, adviser to US presidents for 6 decades, reflects on his life and career.
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Ziggy Stardust at 50
Celebrating the golden jubilee of David Bowie鈥檚 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.
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Encounters with Elizabeth
Robert Lacey with tales of meetings - official and unexpected - with the monarch.
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Over the Top
We're going all the way to celebrate extravagance as Kit Green takes us Over the Top.
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A Succession of Repetitive Beats
The rave that changed Britain, 30 years on from the Castlemorton Common festival.
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We're All Living in OK Computer Now...
An examination of the prophetic qualities of Radiohead's OK Computer, 25 years on.
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Russia's Restless '90s
Tim Whewell examines how the tumult in Russia in the 1990s forged the system we see today
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To Barbra
Dame Maureen Lipman celebrates the radical career of Barbra Streisand.
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50 Years Without a Clue
Greg James presents a compilation of the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games
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War on Truth
What鈥檚 fake, what鈥檚 real? Stories from the information war over Ukraine.
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Motortowns
The rise and fall of the car factory. Presented by Sarfraz Mansoor.
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The Ministry of Fun
Sixty years of colourful, complex, cringeworthy encounters between artists and politicians
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Sir Alex Ferguson: Made in Govan
Sir Alex joins Mike Sweeney to reflect on the influences that shaped his life and career.