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Inquiries - Facing Our Failures
Chris Bowlby reveals a rich history of public inquiries from rail crashes to treachery.
Uses of Literacy Now
The Uses of Literacy - what can a book on class written 60 years ago tell us about today?
As the Statues Fall
Lawrence Pollard traces the history of tearing down public statues.
The Mysteries of Punt PI
Steve Punt explores the eternal appeal of a good mystery.
Who's Looking At You?
Novelist Nick Harkaway says we need to talk about surveillance before it is too late.
Travels in North Korea
As tempers flare and threats fly, we take a virtual audio tour inside the Hermit Kingdom.
Driven
A look back at the culture of cars as the driverless era approaches.
Close to the Edit
Film-maker Mike Figgis explores the age of the edit.
Missing Isaiah Berlin
Sir Isaiah Berlin died 20 years ago. Where are the Berlins of today? Jonathan Wolff asks.
The Pound in Your Pocket
s Cairncross tells the inside story of the devaluation crisis of 1967.
The Scandal Machine
The story of scandal, from backstage to front page, printing press to digital age.
British Jews, Right and Left
Jo Coburn explores the changing political affiliations of British Jews and their salience.
Return of the Anglosphere
Post-Brexit, could the 'English-speaking world' work together? Jonathan Powell presents.
Lenny Henry on Richard Pryor: The Making of a Satirist
Lenny Henry explores a transformative moment in the career of late comedian Richard Pryor.
Good Luck Professor Spiegelhalter
The certainty of chance. Professor David Spiegelhalter investigates Luck.
Frankenstein Lives!
Christopher Frayling explores the rich and unsettling history of the Frankenstein myth.
The Medium Is the Message
Douglas Coupland explores the ideas, sound and vision of 1960s media seer Marshall McLuhan
Back to Vietnam
Julian Pettifer reflects on the Tet Offensive of 1968 as a turning point in world history.
The Death of Illegitimacy
Has the stigma of illegitimacy died out? Former MP Caroline Flint finds out.
A Brief History of Cunning
American satirist Joe Queenan explores cunning.
In the Wake of Wakefield
Adam Rutherford explores the 20-year legacy of a paper linking the MMR vaccine and autism.
The Bald Truth
Ian Marchant investigates hair loss and why so many men (and some women) care so much.
Don't Panic! It's The Douglas Adams Papers
John Lloyd uncovers the private papers of the late Douglas Adams.
The Advance Guard of the Avant-garde
DJ Taylor tells the story of an influential group of experimental 1960s British writers.
Disinformation: A 's Guide
Phil Tinline mines the long history of disinformation to identify techniques in use today.
The King and Kennedy Assassinations: If the Dead Could Speak
In 1968, Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy were murdered. Michael Goldfarb reports.
Per Ardua Ad Astra: RAF Voices
From top brass to gunners, pilots and ground crew, the voices of a much-respected service.
The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
Christopher Frayling explores Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction masterpiece.
50 Years On: Rivers of Blood
Amol Rajan reflects on Enoch Powell's 1968 Rivers of Blood speech and hears it in full.
The Long Shadow of Canary Wharf
Jane Martinson meets fellow locals living in the shadow of London's Canary Wharf.
Britain and Biafra 50 Years On
Afua Hirsch explores the Nigerian-Biafran War, its famine, and their legacy in Britain.
