Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Famous Last Words
A look back at programmes and recordings from the 麻豆官网首页入口 archives
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Up in Smoke
A look back on a century of cigarette smoking.
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The Year We Lost the Climate
Was the US election of 2000 the year we lost the climate? Roger Harrabin looks back.
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The Mandy Rice-Davies Tapes
The 1963 Profumo Affair as told by one of the main characters at the centre of the scandal
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Hey World, What's the Craic? Patrick Kielty on Ireland's 1994
Comedian Patrick Kielty looks back on 1994 - a year that would change Ireland forever.
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Bombers
Chris Mullin reveals how 1974's Guildford and Birmingham bombings changed British justice
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Reweaving Threads, 40 Years On
Writer Jude Rogers revisits Threads, the Cold War nuclear film that haunted a generation.
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Bowie in Berlin
How David Bowie saved his life and career in 1970s Berlin.
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PCs Gone Mad: Computers in Fiction and Reality
Comedian Steve Punt fires up the archives to examine the history of computers on screen.
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The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski
Frances Stonor Saunders explores the life and work of Jacob Bronowski.
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Sister Blues
Joan Armatrading explores the trailblazing life and music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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Nixon, A Resigning Matter
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon resigned. How did this change US history?
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The Vet with Two Brains on Tour
Claudia Hammond is in Malawi, hearing what life is like after brain surgery.
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Sin茅ad O'Connor - A Life in Ten Songs
Jo Whiley looks back at the artist's music and legacy.
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A Brief History of Strangers
Joe Queenan on strangers - an opportunity or a threat?
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Dirty Old Town at 75
Mike Sweeney unlocks the secrets of Ewan MacColl's timeless classic Dirty Old Town.
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Election Night Fever
Rachel Burden asks what makes general election nights so incredibly exciting.
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Fitted and Kitted
Rattling the archive drawers of 100 years of British kitchens.
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Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon
Writer Max Kinnings looks at the life of Rik Mayall with recordings they made together.
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Watching Us, Watching You
Ellen E Jones reassesses the 麻豆官网首页入口's public access TV project, the Community Programme Unit.
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Turning 50: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Christopher Harding journeys through the legacy of Robert Pirsig's cult classic.
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Gareth Gwynn Hasn't Fin-
Comedy writer Gareth Gwynn explores our shared fascination with all things unfinished.
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DNA, Crime and Controversy
Barrister and former Minister Anna Soubry looks back at 40 years of DNA fingerprinting.
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Night Train
Horatio Clare discovers how night trains take our imaginations to new destinations.
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7" of Joy: The Single at 75
Pete Waterman marks the 75th anniversary of the 7" single.
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ABBA: Inside the Music
Exploring ABBA's songwriting and craft on the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision win.
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The Trickster: A Thistle up the Backside of Society
Trickery - is it what we need to keep society moving forward?
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Marlon Brando: The Ultimate Contender
Antonia Quirke defines the archival A-Z of essential Marlon Brando, who changed acting.
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It Must Be Wonderful to Be Free
Novelist Megan Nolan goes in search of one of Ireland鈥檚 first true beatniks, Brendan Behan
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RNLI at 200
To celebrate 200 years of the RNLI, Griff Rhys Jones takes a deep dive into their archive.