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Marking the 20th anniversary of her untimely death, Archive on 4 presents a unique and moving portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales - her life documented in reverse chronology.

Diana, Princess of Wales was arguably the most famous - and most photographed - woman in the world. Her life has been exhaustively discussed and disassembled in the media both before and since her untimely death on 31st August 1997. As the anniversary of that tragic event approaches, is there anything truly new for us to learn about her remarkable, turbulent, and short life - and how the way we reacted to it changed our society?

Drawing from hundreds of hours of footage, Archive on 4 presents a unique, unmediated portrait of the Princess - starting with the sombre events of her funeral and taking the listener on a journey backwards through her life and times: from the remarkable public outpouring of grief that followed her passing; the almost unbearable press intrusion into her private world in her last months; her new life as a single woman; her divorce, her married life and the public jubilation surrounding the Royal Wedding of 1981; right back to the announcement of the 19 year-old Diana's engagement to Prince Charles.

Unpresented and unmediated, the programme offers a unique audio montage of the events of, and reaction to, one of the most extraordinary lives of the 20th century. Featuring contributions from the archives from Piers Morgan, Andrew Neill, Jennie Bond, Richard Kay - as well as several of Diana's closest friends, and members of the British public.

Produced by Steven Rajam and James Roberts for 大象传媒 Radio 4

Contributors:
Andrew Neill
Arthur Edwards
Barbara Daly
Bea Campbell
David Emanuel
David Starkey
Denis Lawson
Eammon McCabe
Earl Spencer
Elizabeth Emanuel
Glenn Harvey
James Naughtie
James Reynolds
James Whitaker
Jennie Bond
Jeremy Paxman
John Humphrys
Ken Lennox
Martin Bashir
Michael Shea
Patrick Jephson
Penny Juror
Piers Morgan
Rosie Boycott
Tim Graham
Tom Cruise
Tony McGrath

Archive:
All Things Considered, 大象传媒 Radio Wales
Archive on 4 - A History of the Stiff Upper Lip, 大象传媒 Radio 4
A Royal Recovery, 大象传媒 Radio 4
大象传媒 News Special - Diana: 10 Years On, 大象传媒 News 24
Capturing the Royals: The Story of Royal Photography, 大象传媒2
Decisive Moments: A Rough Road, 大象传媒2
Diana: The People's Princess, 大象传媒1
Great Britons: Diana, 大象传媒2
Heart of the Matter, 大象传媒1
Fifty Years with the Firm: Prog 5: Doom & Gloom, 大象传媒 Radio 4
Mediumwave, 大象传媒 Radio 4
Memories of Diana, 大象传媒1
Modern Times: The Shrine, 大象传媒4
Newsnight, 大象传媒1
Panorama, 大象传媒1
Proms, 大象传媒1
The Princess's People: A View from the Crowd, 大象传媒2
The Reunion: The Wedding of Charles & Diana, 大象传媒 Radio 4
The Today Programme, 大象传媒 Radio 4
Thinking Allowed: Remembering Diana, 大象传媒 Radio 4
Top of the Pops, 大象传媒1
Woman's Hour, 大象传媒 Radio 4.