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The Secret History of a School Series 1 Episodes

  1. Mon 31 Aug 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Beginnings

    1/10 Alan Johnson on 140 years of education through the prism of one school in London.

  2. Tue 1 Sep 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Hop-picking

    2/10 Alan Johnson's history of school education takes him to a hop garden in Kent.

  3. Wed 2 Sep 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Wartime & Depression

    3/10 Alan Johnson history of school education during the First World War and 1930s depression.

  4. Thu 3 Sep 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Second World War

    4/10 Alan Johnson, the former Education Secretary, discovers the impact of the Second World War

  5. Fri 4 Sep 2026 09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. The Rise of the Secondary Modern

    5/10 Alan Johnson documents the school's reconstruction after the war.