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It's The Pictures That Got Smaller
Robbie Collin explores the transformation of how we see film, from early cinema to TikTok.
Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse
Samira Ahmed assesses the life and legacy of decency campaigner Mary Whitehouse.
The Origins of The Metaverse
Colin Harvey visits a metaverse of the future and explores its cultural roots.
Lines of Duty
Tim Dunn and Toby Jones tell the story of the whistleblower who saved Britain's railways.
Sir Alex Ferguson: Made in Govan
Sir Alex s Mike Sweeney to reflect on the influences that shaped his life and career.
The Ministry of Fun
Sixty years of colourful, complex, cringeworthy encounters between artists and politicians
War on Truth
What’s fake, what’s real? Stories from the information war over Ukraine.
50 Years Without a Clue
Greg James presents a compilation of the long-running, self-styled antidote to games
To Barbra
Dame Maureen Lipman celebrates the radical career of Barbra Streisand.
Russia's Restless '90s
Tim Whewell examines how the tumult in Russia in the 1990s forged the system we see today
We're All Living in OK Computer Now...
An examination of the prophetic qualities of Radiohead's OK Computer, 25 years on.
A Succession of Repetitive Beats
The rave that changed Britain, 1992's Castlemorton Common festival in West Worcestershire.
Over the Top
We're going all the way to celebrate extravagance as Kit Green takes us Over the Top.
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
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A celebration of the stories, style and insights of the BBC archives.
