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  1. Open that Door: Gay Comedy in the Last 30 Years

    Simon Fanshawe traces the progress of gay comedy from the margins to the mainstream.

  2. Open that Door: Gay Comedy in the Last 30 Years

    Simon Fanshawe traces the progress of gay comedy from the margins to the mainstream.

  3. The Feynman Variations

    Brian Cox presents an archive tribute to the genius of physicist Richard Feynman.

  4. Barbara

    An appraisal of Barbara Castle in the centenary of her birth

  5. Sellers in the Attic

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

  6. Dramatising New Labour

    Professor Steven Fielding looks at how New Labour has been dramatised on stage and screen.

  7. I'm On The Train

    For Radio 4's London Season, writer Ian Marchant explores the daily rail commute.

  8. The Summer That Changed London

    Kirsten Lass remembers the events of summer 2005, as part of Radio 4's London Season.

  9. 100 Years After Jack Johnson: Boxing and Black Male Identity

    Gary Younge explores how boxers have shaped attitudes to black men over the past 100 years

  10. The Character Crunch

    Rory Bremner laments the loss of big personalities and characters in British politics.

  11. Monsieur Non

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

  12. The Mary Whitehouse Effect

    Joan Bakewell examines the influence of Mary Whitehouse.

  13. England Expects

    David Goldblatt relives 60 years of hope and hurt in England's World Cup history.

  14. Priestley's Postscripts

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

  15. Unsung Heroes

    What's life like in an orchestra pit? Sarah Lenton investigates the Covent Garden archive.

  16. Satire: The Great British Tradition

    Archive on Four on the evolution of satire in Britain presented by Roger Law.

  17. Morecambe and Wise: The Garage Tapes

    Jon Culshaw uncovers an audio archive of long-lost early Morecambe and Wise material.

  18. The Bradford Fire: A Day That Will Live With Me Forever

    25 years on, Gabby Logan remembers the day 56 people died in the Bradford City fire.

  19. The Split Up (and the Almost Inevitable Reunion)

    Do rock bands always split up acrimoniously? Richard Coles trawls the archive to find out.

  20. A Night to Remember

    Anthony Howard celebrates 60 years of election results broadcasting on TV.

  21. Ask the Fellows That Cut the Hay

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

  22. Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire

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

  23. Soccer, Springboks and Segregation

    Allan Little examines the role of sport in the politics of South Africa.

  24. Leaders Under the Lights

    Reeta Chakrabarti unearths some memorable moments in presidential TV debates.

  25. Hate Against Hope

    How the anti-racist struggles in London's East End in the 1970s and 80s relived the past.

  26. Hurry Up Please, It's Time

    Roberts Hanks explores the pub in literature.

  27. Please Give Generously

    Fergal Keane looks at the relationship between charity and the media.

  28. AJP at the 成人快手

    The long and turbulent relationship between the 成人快手 and historian AJP Taylor.

  29. Open Sesame

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

  30. Flexible Friend or Foe

    Max Flint explores the arrival of the credit card into British life and its role today.

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