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Encounters with Elizabeth
Robert Lacey with tales of meetings - official and unexpected - with the monarch.
Ziggy Stardust at 50
Celebrating the golden jubilee of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.
Kissinger's Century
Henry Kissinger, adviser to US presidents for 6 decades, reflects on his life and career.
Fifty Years of Pride
Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
A Hard Look at Soft Power
Does soft power still wield force in a time of brutal displays of hard power in Ukraine?
London 2012: From Waste Land to Gold Rush
The extraordinary story of how London came to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Brum Britain
As the Commonwealth Games arrive, is it time for the UK's Second City to become its First?
Generation Games
From Pong to Pokémon, what have video games ever done for us? Keza MacDonald finds out.
In Praise of Clichés
Steve Punt asks if it’s time to rehabilitate the humble cliché
Tobacco and Me
How much has the tobacco industry changed over the last 50 years? Peter Taylor reports.
10 Years of The Digital Human
Aleks Krotoski celebrates a decade of The Digital Human live from the Edinburgh Festival.
Mr Lucas’s Diaries
Mark Gatiss delves into the diaries of George Leo John Lucas.
The Queen's English
Martha Kearney on the way the Queen’s voice and words shaped how we her reign.
Paul Verhoeven's American Futures
Explore the American futures of Paul Verhoeven from Robocop to Starship Troopers.
Kate Bush: The Power of Strange Things
NPR music journalist Ann Powers pays tribute to the inspirational talent of Kate Bush.
The Art of Habit
Author and journalist Lynsey Hanley tells the story of the rise of sociology in Britain.
The Battle of the Brows
Philip Hensher looks at how debates over culture have played out at the BBC and beyond.
Our Archive Century
Breaking News
A celebration of the stories, style and insights of the BBC archives.
Science
A celebration of the BBC archives and what they tell us about science and scientists.
The Arts
A celebration of a hundred years of BBC the archives and their importance to the Arts.
Hendrix: Everything but the Guitar
When you think of Jimi, you think guitar. But there are so many other layers to consider.
FDR's Four Freedoms
Professor David Reynolds on what Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech means today.
Liz Truss’s Big Gamble
Nick Robinson discovers the inside story of the UK's shortest ever premiership.
Richard Rogers, Catalyst
Tom Dyckhoff looks back through the archive at the life and work of Richard Rogers.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas: The poem that changed the world
A celebration of 'A Visit from St Nicholas' with the poet Luke Wright
#TheQueue
Mark Thomas explores why the British believe they’re born to queue.
Annie Nightingale's Age of Irreverence
Annie Nightingale explores the links between new music and comedy during the 1960s.
What Has Media Training Done to Politics?
Matthew Parris explores the rise of media training in politics and the political interview
Knock Knock: 200 Years of Sound Effects
Crash! bang! wallop! Composer Sarah Angliss celebrates the power of sound effects.
My Sylvia Plath
Emily Berry presents a personal meditation on the life and afterlife of Sylvia Plath.
Oh Yoko!
To mark her 90th birthday, this is Yoko Ono on her own , in her own words.
