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The British on Top of the World
Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
The Sound of America: The Story of NPR
Commentator and satirist Joe Queenan takes a look at the past 35 years of American history
Royal Tours
Denys Blakeway looks at the history and purpose of the royal tour.
Down Your Way Revisited
Jeffrey Richards on the impact of the BBC radio programme on the lives of ordinary people.
Same Time, Same Place, Next Year
Malcolm Taylor explores the work of folk archivist Doc Rowe recording traditional events.
The Edwards Archive
John Edwards explores the story of the cinema newsreel and the people who filmed history.
The Poles and the Planet
Adam Fowler tracks down the survivors of the 1957 Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the BBC
Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.
Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
Close to Home - The Story of Local Radio
The start of BBC local radio with stations in Leicester, Sheffield and Merseyside.
Giving Way to a New Era
John Sergeant and Tony Benn look back on the impact of live broadcasting from the Commons.
A Rage in Dalston
Alan Dein uncovers a little known story of postwar conflict.
Sir Anthony Eden
Douglas Hurd uses the BBC Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden.
Island Dreams
Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island, and its appeal to the British imagination.
A Tibetan Odyssey: 50 Years in Exile
Isabel Hilton hears the stories of Tibetan communities in exile.
Tell Me a Storycorps
StoryCorps asks Americans to "Tell me about your life". Simon Garfield listens in.
Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover
Broadcaster Toby Amies digs into the archives to discover the significance of old vinyl.
Carl Sagan: A Personal Voyage
Brian Cox looks at the work of his science hero Carl Sagan and his epic TV series COSMOS.
Working for Margaret
Using archive material, Matthew Parris finds out what Margaret Thatcher was like as a boss
The Many Lives of Roald Dahl
Sophie Dahl looks at the life of her grandfather, the children's author Roald Dahl.
Lynne Truss - Did I Really Ask That?
Lynne Truss shares her personal treasure trove of interviews with world famous writers.
When Courtney Met Chris
Courtney Pine talks to trombonist Chris Barber about his life's work
An Unofficial Iris
Author Iris Murdoch has a complex reputation thanks to her husband's memoirs.
Walking on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin relives the dramatic moments of the final descent to the moon in 1969.
Soho!
Suggs returns to Soho to find out how this unique community functions today.
George Blake: The Confession
A remarkable interview with the notorious double agent, first broadcast in 2009
In the Beginning Was the Nerd
Stephen Fry recalls the unnecessary panic that surrounded the so-called Millennium Bug.
The Anniversary Anniversary
Dominic Sandbrook ponders the compelling appeal of anniversaries.
This Is the Army, Mr Jones
John Barrowman tells the story of the morale-boosting US army show that toured the world.
Doctor Who - The Lost Episodes
Shaun Ley investigates what happened to 108 missing episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s.
Open Sesame
Konnie Huq looks back at 40 years of Sesame Street, the experimental children's TV show.
