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Archive on 4 Episodes

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    The Age of Emulsion: with Laurence Llewelyn Bowen

    Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores the social history of DIY home improvements.

  2. Speaking Truth to Power

    Mark D'Arcy examines how MPs' select committees are increasingly challenging the powerful.

  3. How to Win a Tory Leadership Election

    Michael Crick looks back at success and failure in Tory leadership contests in the past

  4. A Saga of Trying (and Failing) to Save the Planet

    Professor Alice Roberts delves into the archives to find out how to save planet Earth.

  5. The University of the Air

    Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.

  6. The New Philosophers and the Death of the Interview

    The story of how web-based polemicists bypassed old media and conquered the internet.

  7. 1979: Democracy's Nightmares

    Phil Tinline traces the political fears and hopes swirling in Britain in 1978 and 1979.

  8. The Risk Makers

    Erring is easy in the prophecy business. Why risk is too important to be left to experts!

  9. Remembering Christopher Hitchens

    The life and times of Christopher Hitchens told through archive and interview.

  10. Charles Parker: Radio Pioneer

    Sean Street celebrates the centenary of one of the most innovative radio producers.

  11. Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower

    What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzall pieces together the evidence

  12. Polling Badly

    Sarah Smith asks whether the mistakes of the Poll Tax are about to be repeated.

  13. I'm Only Joking

    Ed Byrne traces the history of offensive comedy while exploring the idea of censorship.

  14. Walking the Wild Mind

    Suzanne Vega explores Lou Reed's complexities with New Yorkers who knew him well.

  15. Bent Coppers

    Author Jake Arnott traces the history of corruption in the Metropolitan police.

  16. PE - A History of Violence

    Was there a time when physical education did more harm than good?

  17. American Civility: Year Zero

    Michael Goldfarb looks at the history of rude, violent debate that has marked US politics.

  18. Powers of Persuasion: How Britain Learned to Sell

    Wayne Hemingway charts 100 years of British advertising examining how we learned to sell.

  19. Gareth Gwynn鈥檚 Alternative Archive

    Gareth Gwynn presents the first Archive on 4 that looks sideways rather than backwards.

  20. Chemists' Dirty Secret

    The weapons of war born in the laboratory.

  21. Where Politicians Come From

    Elinor Goodman asks if there has ever been a golden era of public-spirited politicians.

  22. How Santa Claus Stole Christmas

    Christopher Frayling explores how Hollywood helped to create the modern global Christmas.

  23. Apollo 8

    British astronaut Helen Sharman on the first mission taking humans beyond Earth's orbit

  24. Elvis Presley Comeback Special

    Paul Morley tells a parallel story of Elvis and America

  25. Joni Mitchell Taught Me How To Feel

    Ann Powers explores Joni Mitchell鈥檚 impact on her fans and on songwriting.

  26. The Black Footballer鈥檚 Dilemma

    Former footballer Clark Carlisle tells story of British black players in the game.

  27. How We Remember Them

    Dan Snow looks back at how the First World War has been commemorated over the past century

  28. Making Obama

    Jenn White tells the story of Barack Obama's rise to power.

  29. The Good Old Days: The Politics of Nostalgia

    David Aaronovitch examines how politicians have exploited our love affair with the past.

  30. Witnessing the Worst

    Lyse Doucet reflects on how women reporters have covered war and atrocities.

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