Archive on 4 Episodes Available now
The Selling of Sinatra
Jazz singer Kurt Elling doffs his trilby as he explores the life of Frank Sinatra.
When Britain Had the Right Stuff
Richard Hollingham uncovers the forgotten history of Britons in space.
Racial Equality Enshrined
Ritula Shah explores Britain's first Race Relations Act, fifty years on.
Lives in a Landscape
Alan Dein tells the story of ten years of Radio 4's observational documentary series.
A Sympathetic Eye
Simon Farquhar examines how Man Alive reflected changing TV and social values in the 1960s
07/11/2015
Fifty years after abolition, John Tusa reviews the history of the death penalty debate.
The Time Machine
Comedian Doc Brown activates the flux capacitor back to the world of 21 January 1981.
The Future of the 麻豆社: A History
Steve Hewlett explores the troubled past behind today's debates on the future of the 麻豆社.
Attention Must Be Paid - Arthur Miller's Centenary
Christopher Bigsby traces the life and work of Arthur Miller, mostly in Miller's own words
Bernstein, My Mentor
Acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop remembers her mentor, the great Leonard Bernstein.