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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.
Listen to Britain
The 1942 film Listen to Britain summed up our nation in sounds. How does it sound today?
Commuterville
Matthew Sweet looks at how commuting has changed the world.
Is That Machine On?
Stuart Maconie celebrates the golden age of the music press interview.
The American Art Tapes
A unique insight into the vibrant art scene of mid-1960s America.
Harold Evans
Harold Evans in pursuit of the truth
A Hack's Progress
Jonathan Freedland tells the story of journalism as depicted in fiction.
Could the PM Have a Brummie Accent?
Chris Mason examines how politicians' accents - and attitudes towards them - have changed.
That's Edutainment!
Matthew Sweet on what links learning and pleasure, education and entertainment.
The Story of EH Gombrich
Leonie Gombrich and Rob Newman reveal the man who taught the world how to see art.
Pop Star Philosophy
Comedian Steve Punt exhumes the philosophical outpourings of pop stars through the ages.
Working Class Heroes
What do the working class heroes of 1960s cinema say about class in the Britain of 2018?
The Ballads of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. His death still haunts America.
The Dream of World Government
David Miliband looks at the ideas behind world government
Lehmans - A Backwards Collapse
Tracing the roots of the financial crisis in reverse.
A Question of Character
Toby Young explores the history of the idea that 'character' can be taught.
The Cod Wars Revisited
Julia Langdon tells the story of the 'cod wars' between Britain and Iceland.
The Bailout
Gordon Brown tells the inside story of the bank bailout.
Any Questions? is 70
Jonathan Dimbleby and special guests on 70 years of the famous political debate programme
Witnessing the Worst
Lyse Doucet reflects on how women reporters have covered war and atrocities.
The Good Old Days: The Politics of Nostalgia
David Aaronovitch examines how politicians have exploited our love affair with the past.
