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    Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon

    Writer Max Kinnings looks at the life of Rik Mayall with recordings they made together.

  2. Watching Us, Watching You

    Ellen E Jones reassesses the 麻豆社's public access TV project, the Community Programme Unit.

  3. Turning 50: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Christopher Harding journeys through the legacy of Robert Pirsig's cult classic.

  4. Gareth Gwynn Hasn't Fin-

    Comedy writer Gareth Gwynn explores our shared fascination with all things unfinished.

  5. DNA, Crime and Controversy

    Barrister and former Minister Anna Soubry looks back at 40 years of DNA fingerprinting.

  6. Night Train

    Horatio Clare discovers how night trains take our imaginations to new destinations.

  7. 7" of Joy: The Single at 75

    Pete Waterman marks the 75th anniversary of the 7" single.

  8. ABBA: Inside the Music

    Exploring ABBA's songwriting and craft on the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision win.

  9. The Trickster: A Thistle up the Backside of Society

    Trickery - is it what we need to keep society moving forward?

  10. Marlon Brando: The Ultimate Contender

    Antonia Quirke defines the archival A-Z of essential Marlon Brando, who changed acting.

  11. It Must Be Wonderful to Be Free

    Novelist Megan Nolan goes in search of one of Ireland鈥檚 first true beatniks, Brendan Behan

  12. RNLI at 200

    To celebrate 200 years of the RNLI, Griff Rhys Jones takes a deep dive into their archive.

  13. Barry Humphries: Gloriously Uncut

    Rob Brydon takes a fresh look back at the unique Australian entertainer, Barry Humphries.

  14. Motorway City

    The story of how Glasgow became the UK鈥檚 archetypal motorway city.

  15. Dom Joly - Goth or Not?

    Dom Joly used to be a goth - or did he? He journeys through the archive to find out.

  16. Reporting Russia

    How western correspondents have reported on the world's biggest country down the years.

  17. Saints and Sinners

    Rev Giles Fraser looks back over a century of religious broadcasting in Britain.

  18. Vivienne

    The life and times of Vivienne Westwood

  19. Stevie's Inner Visions

    How a car crash nearly made Stevie Wonder鈥檚 Innervisions his last creative breath.

  20. Jim Kerr on Jim Morrison

    Jim Kerr from Simple Minds describes the impact and influence of The Doors' Jim Morrison.

  21. The Art of Silence

    Marcel Marceau's daughters tell the remarkable story of his life in the French Resistance.

  22. La Divina

    Singer Lesley Garrett marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary Maria Callas.

  23. Speaking to the People

    A former White House speechwriter journeys through a century of presidential speeches.

  24. Doctor Who: 60 Years of Friends and Foes

    Sue Perkins explores how Doctor Who has reflected our social history on and off screen.

  25. I Was 21 Years...

    Billy Bragg marks 40 years since the release of his seminal song, A New England.

  26. Doris Lessing: Free Woman

    Lara Feigel explores the life of Doris Lessing through the lens of The Golden Notebook.

  27. Joni Mitchell: Verbatim

    Joni Mitchell's influential life and career, told in her own words.

  28. The Greyhound Diaries 2023

    Stories and songs from restless American highways by way of a Greyhound bus.

  29. Fangirls and Teen Hysteria

    Teenage devotion through the decades

  30. Powell and Pressburger: Poetic Patriotism

    On groundbreaking film-makers Powell and Pressburger and their unique take on Britain.

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