Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Who's Reithian Now?
Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the 成人快手.
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Tuning In
Dominic Sandbrook tells the story of how British radio began.
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Time Travel: The Politics of Time
Sean Street travels back in time into the archives to explore our attempts to control time
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Dear Adolf - Letters to the F眉hrer
Christopher Cook explores how the power of radio was used to define America's war effort.
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The Debate of Our Times
Giles Dilnot searches the programme archives to see if political debate has changed.
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The House of Assad
Owen Bennett Jones asks how and why Syria's House of Assad has survived so long.
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A Brief History of Blame
Satirist Joe Queenan reveals that the search for someone to blame is always successful.
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John Cage - Composing Controversy
Composer Gavin Bryars explores the ideas, personas and reception of his mentor John Cage.
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Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge
Mark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show.
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Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork Archive
Paul Morley on the unknown Anthony Burgess - his northern roots and his work as a composer
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Inner Voices - The Burton Diaries
Melvyn Bragg reassesses the life of Richard Burton through his private diaries.
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The Smart Dumb Blonde
US journalist Maureen Dowd argues that Marilyn Monroe was more smart than dumb.
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The Paperback Poets
Paul Farley marks the 50th anniversary of paperback poetry publishing in the UK.
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Woody at 100
Joe Klein celebrates Woody Guthrie's centenary with a USA road trip.
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The Night of the Long Knives
Peter Oborne revisits British history's most dramatic cabinet reshuffle in 1962.
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Bards of the Back Straight
Poet Paul Farley explores how the language of poetry and sports commentary compare.
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Houses v Fields
Anne McElvoy explores the eternal struggle: Is a green field better than a human home?
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A History of the Stiff Upper Lip
Louisa Foxe reveals the changing British attitude towards the expression of emotion.
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The Great Listener
Alan Dein tells the story of pioneering oral historian Tony Parker.
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One Way Ticket - The Beeching Cuts Revisited!
Michael Portillo assesses the lasting impact of the Beeching cuts on Britain's railways.
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Lunch Is for Wimps
When did you last take a lunch hour? Matthew Sweet explores the demise of the midday break
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Hobsbawm: A Life in History
Historian Prof Eric Hobsbawm is interviewed by Simon Schama about his work and life.
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From Our Rome Correspondent
The 成人快手's veteran Rome correspondent David Willey looks back at his 50-year career.
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Greece: An Unquiet History
Writer Maria Margaronis asks if the spectre of Greece's past haunts its current nightmares
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More Than Just Whale Music
Christine Finn explores the world of recorded natural sound and those who relax to it.
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The Licence to Kill
Can state-sponsored killings and assassinations ever be justified?
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Government Is Not the Solution
Jonathan Freedland traces the history of American hostility to 'Big Government'.
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Playing Doctors and Nurses
Mark Lawson on the rich history of medical programmes, fact and fiction, on radio and TV.
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The Politics of Art
Tim Marlow looks at how the 成人快手 TV series Ways of Seeing shook up the art world.