07/11/2015

Fifty years after abolition, John Tusa reviews the history of the death penalty debate.

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A Sympathetic Eye

Simon Farquhar examines how Man Alive reflected changing TV and social values in the 1960s

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Lives in a Landscape

Alan Dein tells the story of ten years of Radio 4's observational documentary series.

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Racial Equality Enshrined

Ritula Shah explores Britain's first Race Relations Act, fifty years on.

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When Britain Had the Right Stuff

Richard Hollingham uncovers the forgotten history of Britons in space.

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The Selling of Sinatra

Jazz singer Kurt Elling doffs his trilby as he explores the life of Frank Sinatra.

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Jay Rayner Pigs Out

Jay Rayner, self-confessed greedy pig, gets serious about porkers.

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The Stranger in the Mirror

Does the history of our ideas about autism reveal more about ourselves than about autism?

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Utopias

Michael Symmons Roberts examines the book behind one of our most influential ideas: Utopia

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David Bowie: Verbatim (2016)

Bowie’s extraordinary life and unparalleled career told in his own words.

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Decimal Day - What's That in Old Money?

Peter Day considers the events and impact of Britain's currency going decimal in 1971.

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In the Bluff

Poet Paul Farley shows his hand in a celebration of bluffing, from poker to geo-politics.

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SKILL, STAMINA and LUCK

Naomi Alderman presents a history of interactive fiction in which YOU are the Listener!

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A Brief History of Disobedience

Joe Queenan offers a Brief History of Disobedience, follow up to Blame, Anger and Shame.

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The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: Anarchy Must Be Organised

Neil Innes looks at the collision of art, humour, music and anarchy in the Bonzo Dog Band.

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How to Go Straight

Ex-convicts tell intimate stories of how they renounced lives of crime.

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The Art of the Lyricist

Clarke Peters explores the art of the musical theatre lyricist.

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Optimism - Our Enemy

Proud pessimist Bryan Appleyard investigates the contemporary cult of optimism.

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The Unabomber

How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America - and how the media amplified his cause.

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Working Class Heroes and Poverty Porn

How the portrayal of the working class and poor in film and TV has changed over 70 years.

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Rising Voices

Fergal Keane explores the cultural landscape of the 1916 Easter Rising.

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Tennant Looks Back At Osborne

David Tennant explores the back story to Osborne's revolutionary play Look Back in Anger.

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Return to Subtopia

Gillian Darley explores "Subtopia", the blurring of space between town and country

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The Camera Never Lies

Bafta award-winning film-maker Molly Dineen examines the concept of truth in documentary.

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A Guide to the Modern Snob

Writer DJ Taylor creates a user's guide to the snob for the 21st century.

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The Bomb That Made Manchester?

Michael Symmons Roberts examines the myth that the 1996 bomb heralded Manchester's rebirth

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Gillian Reynolds: Audiophile

Critic and broadcaster Gillian Reynolds celebrates 50 years’ professional radio listening.

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Pevsner: Through Outsider's Eyes

Tom Dyckhoff goes in search of Nikolaus Pevsner.

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Roald Dahl: In His Own Words

Roald Dahl tells his own story in his own words with the help of his granddaughter Sophie.

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The Heath Enigma

On Edward Heath's centenary, Shaun Ley reassesses the enigmatic former prime minister.

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