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Speaking as a Member of the Public
Danny Wallace's history of the vox pop. Are the opinions of random people of any value?
The Revolution That Nearly Wasn't
Elinor Goodman explores the general election that brought Harold Wilson to power in 1964.
From Inside: The Guildford Four
Martin McNamara presents Paul Hill's letters from jail, read by Jonjo O'Neill.
Joan Littlewood and the People's Theatre
Richard Eyre pays tribute to maverick left-wing theatre director Joan Littlewood.
Four Women Poets Today
Carol Ann Duffy, Liz Lochhead, Gillian Clarke and Eavan Boland on gender and poetry.
Media and the Middle East
Why does the Arab-Israeli conflict attract so much media attention? With John Lloyd.
No More Heroes
Angie Hobbs examines the changing nature of the hero, from the Iliad to the present day.
The Eccentric Entrepreneur
Dominic Sandbrook explores the life of 1930s radio station magnate Leonard Plugge.
Vietnam and the Presidents
David Taylor looks at the Vietnam War through the eyes of three presidents.
You Are Feeling Sleepy
The extraordinary history and science of the use of hypnosis in medicine.
