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The Rivonia Trial
Marcel Berlins recalls the trial of Nelson Mandela and eight other men in 1963-4.
A Twist to Life
Professor Steve Jones tells the story of DNA and its discovery.
The Story of Township Music
How a new style of music emerged and flourished under South African apartheid.
Wild Times: Attenborough at 80
Sir David Attenborough looks back through his broadcasting career.
The Dream Time of Jazz
Marybeth Hamilton recalls an extraordinary 1938 interview with Jelly Roll Morton.
Like Blackpool Went Through Rock
Sean Street recalls the groundbreaking 50s series Radio Ballads.
I'm in Charge
Bruce Forsyth and Paul Jackson visit the London Palladium which opened on Boxing Day 1910.
Reith at 60
Episode 1
Laurie Taylor trawls the 麻豆社 archives to explore 60 years of the Reith Lectures.
Episode 2
Laurie Taylor continues his history of 60 years of the Reith Lectures.