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The Many Lives of Roald Dahl

Sophie Dahl looks at the life of her grandfather, the children's author Roald Dahl.

• 60 mins

Lynne Truss - Did I Really Ask That?

Lynne Truss shares her personal treasure trove of interviews with world famous writers.

• 60 mins

When Courtney Met Chris

Courtney Pine talks to trombonist Chris Barber about his life's work

• 60 mins

An Unofficial Iris

Author Iris Murdoch has a complex reputation thanks to her husband's memoirs.

• 60 mins

Walking on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin relives the dramatic moments of the final descent to the moon in 1969.

• 60 mins

Soho!

Suggs returns to Soho to find out how this unique community functions today.

• 60 mins

George Blake: The Confession

A remarkable interview with the notorious double agent, first broadcast in 2009

• 57 mins

In the Beginning Was the Nerd

Stephen Fry recalls the unnecessary panic that surrounded the so-called Millennium Bug.

• 60 mins

The Anniversary Anniversary

Dominic Sandbrook ponders the compelling appeal of anniversaries.

• 58 mins

This Is the Army, Mr Jones

John Barrowman tells the story of the morale-boosting US army show that toured the world.

• 60 mins

Doctor Who - The Lost Episodes

Shaun Ley investigates what happened to 108 missing episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s.

• 60 mins

Open Sesame

Konnie Huq looks back at 40 years of Sesame Street, the experimental children's TV show.

• 60 mins

Leaders Under the Lights

Reeta Chakrabarti unearths some memorable moments in presidential TV debates.

• 58 mins

Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire

Matthew Sweet celebrates the life and work of composer Delia Derbyshire.

• 60 mins

Ask the Fellows That Cut the Hay

Alan Dein celebrates the centenary of George Ewart Evans and his tales of Suffolk.

• 60 mins

Priestley's Postscripts

An exploration of the hugely popular Second World War radio broadcasts of JB Priestley

• 60 mins

Monsieur Non

Julian Jackson on the inscrutable General de Gaulle and his fraught relations with Britain

• 60 mins

Sellers in the Attic

Glenn Mitchell examines exclusive and lesser-known recordings of Peter Sellers.

• 60 mins

Barbara

An appraisal of Barbara Castle in the centenary of her birth

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Our Obsession With Weather

Iain Sinclair finds out why the weather forecast has always been a national obsession.

• 60 mins

Playing the Dane

In anticipation of his own Hamlet in 2011, Michael Sheen explores every actor's dream role

• 60 mins

Sport on Film

Colin Shindler looks back at what's been won and lost when sport hits the big screen.

• 60 mins

Murdoch at 80

As Rupert Murdoch turns 80, Steve Hewlett assesses his impact.

• 60 mins

Walls of Sound

Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.

• 57 mins

Julian Huxley and the Invention of the Public Scientist

Through the life of Julian Huxley Jim Al-Khalili explores the idea of the public scientist

• 60 mins

Bob Dylan and Me

A cast of musicians, writers and poets reflect as Bob Dylan turns 70.

• 60 mins

The Light Music Festival

Paul Morley explores the rise and mysterious fall of light orchestral music.

• 60 mins

Schumacher's Big Society

Did EF Schumacher's landmark book Small is Beautiful inspire David Cameron's big idea?

• 60 mins

The 1981 Ashes

Mike Brearley tells the story of one of the most remarkable summers of cricket ever seen.

• 60 mins

RP RIP?

Melvyn Bragg observes the decline of RP alongside an increasing pride in regional accents.

• 60 mins