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Watching Us, Watching You
Ellen E Jones reassesses the BBC's public access TV project, the Community Programme Unit.
Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon
Writer Max Kinnings looks at the life of Rik Mayall with recordings they made together.
Fitted and Kitted
Rattling the archive drawers of 100 years of British kitchens.
Election Night Fever
Rachel Burden asks what makes general election nights so incredibly exciting.
Dirty Old Town at 75
Mike Sweeney unlocks the secrets of Ewan MacColl's timeless classic Dirty Old Town.
A Brief History of Strangers
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Sinéad O'Connor - A Life in Ten Songs
Jo Whiley looks back at the artist's music and legacy.
The Vet with Two Brains on Tour
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Sister Blues
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The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski
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PCs Gone Mad: Computers in Fiction and Reality
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Bowie in Berlin
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Reweaving Threads, 40 Years On
Writer Jude Rogers revisits Threads, the Cold War nuclear film that haunted a generation.
Bombers
Chris Mullin reveals how 1974's Guildford and Birmingham bombings changed British justice
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.
The Mandy Rice-Davies Tapes
The 1963 Profumo Affair as told by one of the main characters at the centre of the scandal
The Year We Lost the Climate
Was the US election of 2000 the year we lost the climate? Roger Harrabin looks back.
Up in Smoke
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Famous Last Words
Sarah O’Reilly delves into the rich archive of notable ‘last interviews’.
Lobster Telephone
Matthew Sweet explores a century of surrealism.
Shane MacGowan: The Old Main Drag
Sean O’Hagan celebrates Shane MacGowan's lyrical genius as a voice of the Irish diaspora.
Prisoners, Saints and Persuaders: The World of ITC
The story of Lew Grade's ITC company, which revolutionised British television in the 1960s
Victoria Wood - Loose Chippings
Victoria Wood’s audio diaries with never-before-heard material.
A Child's Christmas
Cerys Matthews steps into a world of Christmas tales written through the eyes of a child.
The Dome
Paul Merton looks back at the concept, challenges and legacy of the Millennium Dome.
The Shipping Forecast: Shipshaped
Jerry Brotton explores how Britain's maritime heritage has shaped us.
Upon the Education of the People
Sathnam Sanghera explores social and emotional after-effects of the 1944 Education Act.
Do You Speak English?
How the BBC taught the world English through radio and television
Ronald v Donald
Phil Tinline asks what Ronald Reagan's re-election can tell us about a second Trump term.
A Brief History of Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy - what is it good for? And who is it good for?
