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    Working Class Heroes

    What do the working class heroes of 1960s cinema say about class in the Britain of 2018?

  2. Pop Star Philosophy

    Comedian Steve Punt exhumes the philosophical outpourings of pop stars through the ages.

  3. The Story of EH Gombrich

    Leonie Gombrich and Rob Newman reveal the man who taught the world how to see art.

  4. That's Edutainment!

    Matthew Sweet on what links learning and pleasure, education and entertainment.

  5. Could the PM Have a Brummie Accent?

    Chris Mason examines how politicians' accents - and attitudes towards them - have changed.

  6. A Hack's Progress

    Jonathan Freedland tells the story of journalism as depicted in fiction.

  7. Harold Evans

    Harold Evans in pursuit of the truth

  8. Joe v Max

    The story of the fight that gripped the world in 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.

  9. The American Art Tapes

    A unique insight into the vibrant art scene of mid-1960s America.

  10. Is That Machine On?

    Stuart Maconie celebrates the golden age of the music press interview.

  11. The Monkhouse Files

    Bob Monkhouse guides Bob Sinfield through his memories, diaries and recordings.

  12. Commuterville

    Matthew Sweet looks at how commuting has changed the world.

  13. Listen to Britain

    The 1942 film Listen to Britain summed up our nation in sounds. How does it sound today?

  14. Britain and Biafra 50 Years On

    Afua Hirsch explores the Nigerian-Biafran War, its famine, and their legacy in Britain.

  15. The Long Shadow of Canary Wharf

    Jane Martinson meets fellow locals living in the shadow of London's Canary Wharf.

  16. 50 Years On: Rivers of Blood

    Amol Rajan reflects on Enoch Powell's 1968 Rivers of Blood speech and hears it in full.

  17. The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey

    An exploration of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece of sci-fi.

  18. Per Ardua Ad Astra: RAF Voices

    From top brass to gunners, pilots and ground crew, the voices of a much-respected service.

  19. The King and Kennedy Assassinations: If the Dead Could Speak

    In 1968, Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy were murdered. Michael Goldfarb reports.

  20. Disinformation: A User's Guide

    Phil Tinline mines the long history of disinformation to identify techniques in use today.

  21. The Advance Guard of the Avant-garde

    DJ Taylor tells the story of an influential group of experimental 1960s British writers.

  22. Don't Panic! It's The Douglas Adams Papers

    John Lloyd uncovers the private papers of the late Douglas Adams.

  23. The Bald Truth

    Ian Marchant investigates hair loss and why so many men (and some women) care so much.

  24. In the Wake of Wakefield

    Adam Rutherford explores the 20-year legacy of a paper linking the MMR vaccine and autism.

  25. A Brief History of Cunning

    American satirist Joe Queenan explores cunning.

  26. The Death of Illegitimacy

    Has the stigma of illegitimacy died out? Former MP Caroline Flint finds out.

  27. Back to Vietnam

    Julian Pettifer reflects on the Tet Offensive of 1968 as a turning point in world history.

  28. The Medium Is the Message

    Douglas Coupland explores the ideas, sound and vision of 1960s media seer Marshall McLuhan

  29. Frankenstein Lives!

    Christopher Frayling explores the rich and unsettling history of the Frankenstein myth.

  30. Good Luck Professor Spiegelhalter

    The certainty of chance. Professor David Spiegelhalter investigates Luck.

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