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Archive on 4 Episodes

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    Beckett's Last Tapes

    Robert McCrum explores Samuel Beckett鈥檚 literary career through rare recordings.

  2. The British Black Panthers

    The untold story of when Black Power came to Britain and forever left its mark.

  3. The Upside of Anxiety

    Andrew Hussey examines the damage done by anxiety and also the benefits it might offer.

  4. James Burke: Our Man on the Moon

    James Burke revisits his coverage of the moon landings in 1969 in front of a live audience

  5. Voice in the Machine

    How did our machines first find their voices and why have they now started to listen back?

  6. God Bless the Prince of Wales

    The explosive story of Prince Charles' investiture - a pivotal moment in British politics.

  7. The Death of the Eccentric

    Will Self goes in search of an endangered species - the eccentric.

  8. The Age of Emulsion: with Laurence Llewelyn Bowen

    Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores the social history of DIY home improvements.

  9. Speaking Truth to Power

    Mark D'Arcy examines how MPs' select committees are increasingly challenging the powerful.

  10. How to Win a Tory Leadership Election

    Michael Crick looks back at success and failure in Tory leadership contests in the past

  11. A Saga of Trying (and Failing) to Save the Planet

    Professor Alice Roberts delves into the archives to find out how to save planet Earth.

  12. The University of the Air

    Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.

  13. The New Philosophers and the Death of the Interview

    The story of how web-based polemicists bypassed old media and conquered the internet.

  14. 1979: Democracy's Nightmares

    Phil Tinline traces the political fears and hopes swirling in Britain in 1978 and 1979.

  15. The Risk Makers

    Erring is easy in the prophecy business. Why risk is too important to be left to experts!

  16. Remembering Christopher Hitchens

    The life and times of Christopher Hitchens told through archive and interview.

  17. Charles Parker: Radio Pioneer

    Sean Street celebrates the centenary of one of the most innovative radio producers.

  18. Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower

    What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzall pieces together the evidence

  19. Polling Badly

    Sarah Smith asks whether the mistakes of the Poll Tax are about to be repeated.

  20. I'm Only Joking

    Ed Byrne traces the history of offensive comedy while exploring the idea of censorship.

  21. Walking the Wild Mind

    Suzanne Vega explores Lou Reed's complexities with New Yorkers who knew him well.

  22. Bent Coppers

    Author Jake Arnott traces the history of corruption in the Metropolitan police.

  23. PE - A History of Violence

    Was there a time when physical education did more harm than good?

  24. American Civility: Year Zero

    Michael Goldfarb looks at the history of rude, violent debate that has marked US politics.

  25. Powers of Persuasion: How Britain Learned to Sell

    Wayne Hemingway charts 100 years of British advertising examining how we learned to sell.

  26. Gareth Gwynn鈥檚 Alternative Archive

    Gareth Gwynn presents the first Archive on 4 that looks sideways rather than backwards.

  27. Chemists' Dirty Secret

    The weapons of war born in the laboratory.

  28. Where Politicians Come From

    Elinor Goodman asks if there has ever been a golden era of public-spirited politicians.

  29. How Santa Claus Stole Christmas

    Christopher Frayling explores how Hollywood helped to create the modern global Christmas.

  30. Apollo 8

    British astronaut Helen Sharman on the first mission taking humans beyond Earth's orbit

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