Archive on 4 Episodes Available now
Atlantic Crossing
The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.
Dark Horse: An Alec Guinness Archive
Alistair McGowan investigates the enigma of a private man who became a global star.
Listen without Mother
Fi Glover peels the labels off motherhood, from sacred mother to slummy mummy.
Portraying Real Lives
Maxine Peake explores the challenges of playing factual characters.
Captive Media: The Story of Patty Hearst
How the kidnapping of a newspaper heiress captivated and transformed the American media.
The Interviewer Stole the Show
Lynn Barber, doyenne of the print interview, traces how the interviewer has taken charge.
The First Generation X
Meet Generation X - the teenagers from the shocking, bestselling 1964 book, 50 years on.
The Death of the Spiv
Poet Paul Henry traces the evasive spiv as he slips and slides through the archives.
John Tavener
Sir Nicholas Kenyon reflects on the life of composer Sir John Tavener.
Reality TV—A Life Less Ordinary
How reality TV has put three ordinary people in the media spotlight.
