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Some Like It Hot

Cleo Laine revisits the 1940s golden age of the all-girl swing band in the UK and America.

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Alistair Cooke's Century

Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.

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Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down

Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.

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Metropolis

Paul Bailey takes a journey through the 大象传媒 sound archive in celebration of London.

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Broadcasting Freedom

Bonnie Greer explores how black broadcasters put radio at the heart of the race debate.

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The Monkhouse Files

Bob Monkhouse guides Bob Sinfield through his memories, diaries and recordings.

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Twice Nightly

Stan Stennett recreates British variety theatre's heyday.

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Bing Crosby Meets

Ken Barnes explores how a beloved singer became king of radio.

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The Escape Factory

How Britain's other secret service, MI9, ensured daring escapes of WWII prisoners.

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Don't Write, Make a Record

Alan Dein explores how people recorded their own voices on gramophone records.

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06/07/2002

Surprising history and compelling testimonies of US immigrants using Ellis Island gateway.

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Southern Journeys

Shirley Collins tells the story of Alan Lomax's historic 1959 trip to the southern states.

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The Liverpool Poets

Pete McCarthy examines the work of Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri.

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The Stay at Home Soldiers

Colonel John Hughes-Wilson explains the role of the Home Guard during the Second World War

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Music Hall Reclaimed

Barry Cryer hears how recordings are restored so that music hall stars can be heard again.

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Something is Terribly Wrong

Alan Thompson relives the events in the assassination of President John F Kennedy

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Motortowns

The rise and fall of the car factory. Presented by Sarfraz Mansoor.

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The Hills Are Alive

Fifty years after The Sound of Music, Mark Kermode hears from the team who made it happen.

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Sing Christmas

Memories of those involved in the 大象传媒's 1957 groundbreaking live Christmas Day broadcast.

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Celebrating 50 Years of From Our Own Correspondent

Charles Wheeler presents some of the most memorable extracts from 大象传媒 journalists

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The British on Top of the World

Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.

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The Sound of America: The Story of NPR

Commentator and satirist Joe Queenan takes a look at the past 35 years of American history

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Royal Tours

Denys Blakeway looks at the history and purpose of the royal tour.

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Down Your Way Revisited

Jeffrey Richards on the impact of the 大象传媒 radio programme on the lives of ordinary people.

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Same Time, Same Place, Next Year

Malcolm Taylor explores the work of folk archivist Doc Rowe recording traditional events.

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The Edwards Archive

John Edwards explores the story of the cinema newsreel and the people who filmed history.

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The Poles and the Planet

Adam Fowler tracks down the survivors of the 1957 Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

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In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the 大象传媒

Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.

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Test Match Special: Ball by Ball

Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of 大象传媒 Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.

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Close to Home - The Story of Local Radio

The start of 大象传媒 local radio with stations in Leicester, Sheffield and Merseyside.

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