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When William Met Mary

The 18th-century origins of a famous question about men, women and friendship.

• 15 mins

Felons and Oddfellows

Dr Thomas Dixon explores friendship and self-help among the 19th-century poor.

• 15 mins

Education of the Heart

The dangers of friendship as conveyed to children in the 18th and 19th centuries.

• 15 mins

Darwin's Best Friend

Thomas Dixon explores the origins of the idea of friendships between humans and animals.

• 15 mins

Comrades and Lovers

Exploring the Victorian borderland between Platonic friendship and homosexual love.

• 15 mins

A Battalion of Pals

Dr Thomas Dixon explores the impact of World War One on male friendship.

• 15 mins

Testaments of Friendship

Dr Thomas Dixon explores how the international friendship movement flourished after WWI.

• 15 mins

The Suburbs of the Heart

The impact of technology and psychology on early 20th-century friendship.

• 15 mins

In Need, In Deed, By Post

Dr Thomas Dixon explores Second World War friendships by correspondence and in the Forces.

• 15 mins

Families of Choice

How 1970s gender politics changed friendship and how popular culture reflected this change

• 15 mins

The Lonely Cyborg

How the old and the young are navigating friendships through new technology today.

• 15 mins