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The New Elizabethans
James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Reading between the Lines
Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Trouble with Kane
Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Hurricane Rash
Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.
麻豆社 Two
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Shakespeare's Restless World
Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories 20 objects tell us about Shakespeare's world.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Titanic Town
Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer
1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
麻豆社 Four
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The London Chronicles Archive
The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people
麻豆社 World Service
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The Art of Monarchy
Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Famed for Its Knitting
The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Sport and the British
Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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The Secret Catacombs of Paris
Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed
Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Black Is a Country
Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Inside the Academie Francaise
Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Boundaries of Blood
How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today?
麻豆社 Radio 4
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How New Is the New Philanthropy?
Hugh Cunningham presents a history of philanthropic giving in Britain
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Blood Telegram
The story of one of the most controversial documents in US diplomatic history.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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From Frestonia to Belgravia: The History of Squatting
Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Freedom Trail
Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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The Invention Of...
Misha Glenny investigates the histories and the people that make nations what they are.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Who found Machu Picchu?
Hugh Thomson travels to Peru's ancient wonder to unearth the truth behind its discovery.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square
Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Sex Test
Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Human Kind
Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Ice Cream Van Cometh
Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Sporting Witness
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there
麻豆社 World Service
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The Shipwrecked Bears
Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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The Lunatic Line
Ayisha Yahya tells the story of the 600-mile railway line from the Kenyan coast to Uganda
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Hidden History
Series of fascinating journeys of exploration through Ulster's byways and historic sites
麻豆社 Radio Ulster
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Late Nights at the Blue Boar
Pete Paphides visits the M1's improbable 1960s music meeting place - Blue Boar Services.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Soft Power Hard News
How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Royal Racers and Fascinators
Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the royal connections linking Ascot racecourse with fashion.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Egypt's Lost Cities
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
麻豆社 One
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The Luddite Lament
The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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A History of the World Special
The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The RSC at 50
James Naughtie follows the Royal Shakespeare Company as it celebrates its 50th birthday
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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The Communist Cosmos
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
麻豆社 Radio 4
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Genius Unrecognised
Tony Hill looks at the genesis of five inventions that define our world today
麻豆社 Radio 4
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The Chaplin Archive
Exploring the vast archive of Chaplin's unfinished scripts, letters and press cuttings
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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A History of Ancient Britain
Neil Oliver's epic story of how Britain and its people came to be
麻豆社 Two
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