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The Villain in 6 Chapters
Toby Jones celebrates the mercurial world of the villain.
Radio Dada
Alexei Sayle on the cultural impact of the Dada movement, 100 years since it was founded.
The Black Panthers
The rise and fall of the Black Panther Party and its legacy for American black insurgency.
Song of the Singer Sewing Machine
The Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history as Maria Margaronis unravels
A Natural History of the Banker
Andrew Ross Sorkin traces the reputation of UK and USA bankers through history.
Speaking in Public: Archive on 4 Goes Live!
David Bramwell sets out to prove that anyone can be a good public speaker.
No Platform
Andrew Hussey on the history of the 'no platform' debates raging on university campuses.
Being Bored: The Importance Of Doing Nothing
Phill Jupitus explores the importance of being bored.
Logan's Run and Intergenerational War
Ed Howker looks at the world depicted in the science fiction novel Logan's Run.
Lloyd George's Revolution
Peter Hennessy tells how Lloyd George galvanised Britain as war leader a century ago.
Instant History
University of Hertfordshire students create an oral history archive - in a weekend.
The Bathrooms Are Coming: An Internal History of Corporate Comms
In-house journals and industrial musicals, how firms have communicated to their workers.
Old Year's Night
James Naughtie investigates the history and traditions behind Hogmanay.
Asa Briggs: The Last Victorian Improver
Tristram Hunt tracks the life's work of the historian and university founder Asa Briggs.
The Politician and the Judge
Geoffrey Robertson QC on the changing relationship between the courts and the government.
How Marx Made the Right
Tim Stanley argues that the Right's debt to Marx is nearly as great as the Left's.
Ovid in Changing Times
Tom Holland explores Ovid's approach to change.
A Brief History of Failure
Joe Queenan on the romance of failure, or the dreaded 'failure chic'.
A Brief History of Lust
American satirist Joe Queenan presents a new history of lust.
1917: Eyewitness in Petrograd
Emily Dicks visits St Petersburg to trace her grandfather's memories of 1917's revolutions
The Shape of Things That Came
Professor Sean Street uses audio archives to explore the future history novel by HG Wells.
The Mind in the Media
How stories of mental illness are told in fiction and news.
Torrey Canyon and the Toxic Tides
50 years after the Torrey Canyon, the story of Britain's worst environmental disaster.
Seventy Years in the Planning
Will Self walks the London green belt in search of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act.
Reporting Terror: 50 Years Behind the Headlines
Peter Taylor reflects on his 50-year career reporting terrorism.
Long Road to Change
Zoe Williams asks what protests movements need to do to achieve long-term success.
A New Life in Europe Revisited
A family of Syrian migrants relive their perilous journey to seek a new life in Europe.
Roots and Holocaust: When TV Taught Us a History Lesson
Gary Younge and Jonathan Freedland reflect on the impact of two landmark TV series.
Blinded by War
Adam Scourfield interviews three British veterans blinded in conflict.
Femmes Fatales
Screen siren Kathleen Turner celebrates the film noir femme fatale's enduring mystique.
Dictators on the Couch
For decades, the CIA profiled the minds of foreign leaders. Daniel Pick investigates.
