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Archive on 4 Episodes

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    Song of the Singer Sewing Machine

    How the Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history.

  2. The Black Panthers

    The rise and fall of the Black Panther Party and its legacy for American black insurgency.

  3. Radio Dada

    Alexei Sayle on the cultural impact of the Dada movement, 100 years since it was founded.

  4. The Villain in 6 Chapters

    Toby Jones celebrates the mercurial world of the villain.

  5. Don't Be Rude on the Road

    Alan Dein takes a breakneck tour through the history of the public information film.

  6. Alistair Cooke's Century

    Alistair Cooke listens back to some gems from his broadcasting career. With Nick Clarke.

  7. Period Drama Politics

    Steven Fielding on relations between upstairs and downstairs in dramas like Downton Abbey.

  8. Star Trek - The Undiscovered Future

    Kevin Fong boldly goes in search of Star Trek's 50-year-old vision of the future.

  9. Dimbleby on Dimbleby

    Jonathan Dimbleby tells the story of his legendary broadcaster father, Richard Dimbleby.

  10. Tolkien: The Lost Recordings

    Joss Ackland narrates a search through BBC archives for unheard gems from JRR Tolkien.

  11. The Norma Percy Tapes

    An archive of the most powerful people, shaping the monumental events of modern history.

  12. The League of Extraordinary Housewives

    A history of the housewife since 1945, which explores her shifting power and politics.

  13. The Heath Enigma

    On Edward Heath's centenary, Shaun Ley reassesses the enigmatic former prime minister.

  14. Roald Dahl: In His Own Words

    Roald Dahl tells his own story in his own words with the help of his granddaughter Sophie.

  15. Pevsner: Through Outsider's Eyes

    Tom Dyckhoff goes in search of Nikolaus Pevsner.

  16. Gillian Reynolds: Audiophile

    Critic and broadcaster Gillian Reynolds celebrates 50 years’ professional radio listening.

  17. The Bomb That Made Manchester?

    Michael Symmons Roberts examines the myth that the 1996 bomb heralded Manchester's rebirth

  18. A Guide to the Modern Snob

    Writer DJ Taylor creates a user's guide to the snob for the 21st century.

  19. The Edwards Archive

    John Edwards explores the story of the cinema newsreel and the people who filmed history.

  20. The Camera Never Lies

    Bafta award-winning film-maker Molly Dineen examines the concept of truth in documentary.

  21. Return to Subtopia

    Gillian Darley explores "Subtopia", the blurring of space between town and country

  22. Tennant Looks Back At Osborne

    David Tennant explores the back story to Osborne's revolutionary play Look Back in Anger.

  23. Rising Voices

    Fergal Keane explores the cultural landscape of the 1916 Easter Rising.

  24. Working Class Heroes and Poverty Porn

    How the portrayal of the working class and poor in film and TV has changed over 70 years.

  25. The Unabomber

    How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America - and how the media amplified his cause.

  26. Royal Tours

    Denys Blakeway looks at the history and purpose of the royal tour.

  27. Optimism - Our Enemy

    Proud pessimist Bryan Appleyard investigates the contemporary cult of optimism.

  28. The Art of the Lyricist

    Clarke Peters explores the art of the musical theatre lyricist.

  29. How to Go Straight

    Ex-convicts tell intimate stories of how they renounced lives of crime.

  30. The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: Anarchy Must Be Organised

    Neil Innes looks at the collision of art, humour, music and anarchy in the Bonzo Dog Band.

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