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Gillian Reynolds: Audiophile
Critic and broadcaster Gillian Reynolds celebrates 50 years’ professional radio listening.
The Bomb That Made Manchester?
Michael Symmons Roberts examines the myth that the 1996 bomb heralded Manchester's rebirth
A Guide to the Modern Snob
Writer DJ Taylor creates a user's guide to the snob for the 21st century.
The Camera Never Lies
Bafta award-winning film-maker Molly Dineen examines the concept of truth in documentary.
Return to Subtopia
Gillian Darley explores "Subtopia", the blurring of space between town and country
Tennant Looks Back At Osborne
David Tennant explores the back story to Osborne's revolutionary play Look Back in Anger.
Rising Voices
Fergal Keane explores the cultural landscape of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Working Class Heroes and Poverty Porn
How the portrayal of the working class and poor in film and TV has changed over 70 years.
The Unabomber
How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America - and how the media amplified his cause.
Optimism - Our Enemy
Proud pessimist Bryan Appleyard investigates the contemporary cult of optimism.