Explore the history & stories of the U.S in the 250 years since it declared independence.
Who was this legend of the American Revolutionary War?
Rattus gets the first US President to take calls on his favourite activity!
The founding of the USA, 4th July, 1776 changed the world. Who were the founding fathers?
Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.
Malcolm tells the real story on what happened in Boston on the night of December 16, 1773
Washington Irving鈥檚 classic ghost story featuring the headless horseman.
John Yorke takes a look at Washington Irving鈥檚 classic ghost story.
Henry David Thoreau's account of a year living in a cabin in the woods next to Walden Pond
John Yorke takes a look at Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
Owen Wister鈥檚 pioneering work of Cowboy fiction begins when a stranger rides into town.
Greg Jenner takes us to 18th-century America to see what happens after independence.
Naomi Alderman explores the mind of Malcolm X and his role in black nationalism in the US.
Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat helped end segregation in the United States
Lindsay Johns makes the case for writer Rudolph Fisher's portraits of Black American life
Louis Armstrong leaves New Orleans for Chicago in 1922 a move with profound influence
Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman on Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple.
To mark the centenary of MGM, Neil Brand looks at the magic of Hollywood musicals.
Sarah Churchwell celebrates various stars of the silver screen from the 1930s and 1940s.
Exploring America's national anthem, set to the tune of an English social men's club song.
Henry Goodman and Lorelei King with readings and music evoking the American landscape.
