Reweaving Threads, 40 Years On

Writer Jude Rogers revisits Threads, the Cold War nuclear film that haunted a generation.

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Bombers

Chris Mullin reveals how 1974's Guildford and Birmingham bombings changed British justice

• 57 mins

Hey World, What's the Craic? Patrick Kielty on Ireland's 1994

Comedian Patrick Kielty looks back on 1994 - a year that would change Ireland forever.

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The Mandy Rice-Davies Tapes

The 1963 Profumo Affair as told by one of the main characters at the centre of the scandal

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The Year We Lost the Climate

Was the US election of 2000 the year we lost the climate? Roger Harrabin looks back.

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Up in Smoke

A look back on a century of cigarette smoking.

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Famous Last Words

Sarah O’Reilly delves into the rich archive of notable ‘last interviews’.

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Lobster Telephone

Matthew Sweet explores a century of surrealism.

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Shane MacGowan: The Old Main Drag

Sean O’Hagan celebrates Shane MacGowan's lyrical genius as a voice of the Irish diaspora.

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Prisoners, Saints and Persuaders: The World of ITC

The story of Lew Grade's ITC company, which revolutionised British television in the 1960s

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Victoria Wood - Loose Chippings

Victoria Wood’s audio diaries with never-before-heard material.

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A Child's Christmas

Cerys Matthews steps into a world of Christmas tales written through the eyes of a child.

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The Dome

Paul Merton looks back at the concept, challenges and legacy of the Millennium Dome.

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The Shipping Forecast: Shipshaped

Jerry Brotton explores how Britain's maritime heritage has shaped us.

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Upon the Education of the People

Sathnam Sanghera explores social and emotional after-effects of the 1944 Education Act.

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Do You Speak English?

How the BBC taught the world English through radio and television

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Ronald v Donald

Phil Tinline asks what Ronald Reagan's re-election can tell us about a second Trump term.

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A Brief History of Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy - what is it good for? And who is it good for?

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Trouble Staying Still: ADHD's Identity Crisis

Sally Marlow reveals the changing faces of ADHD and why it remains so contentious.

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No Blacks No Irish

A personal ear-popping history of Irish and Caribbean people through culture and society.

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Section 28: Right to be Gay

Michael Cashman tells the story behind the culture war over sex education.

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A Child of Rover

Nathalie Olah revisits the story of Britain's leading volume car producer.

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Nato: Then, Now, Now What?

Michael Goldfarb looks back at 75 years of Nato's collective defence.

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Kenneth Williams: Said the Actor to the Bishop

Kenneth Williams recorded excerpts from the Bible. They've not been broadcast until now.

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Masters of the Impossible

Richard Wiseman explores the strange world of mind magic and the life of David Berglas.

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Against the Current: The Great Gatsby at 100

Sarah Churchwell marks the centenary of F Scott Fitzerald’s The Great Gatsby.

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