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Witnessing the Worst

Lyse Doucet reflects on how women reporters have covered war and atrocities.

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The Good Old Days: The Politics of Nostalgia

David Aaronovitch examines how politicians have exploited our love affair with the past.

• 57 mins

Making Obama

Jenn White tells the story of Barack Obama's rise to power.

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How We Remember Them

Dan Snow looks back at how the First World War has been commemorated over the past century

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The Black Footballer鈥檚 Dilemma

Former footballer Clark Carlisle tells story of British black players in the game.

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The 90s: A Holiday from History

Jonathan Freedland re-examines the 1990s as a rare decade of peace and prosperity.

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Elvis Presley Comeback Special

Paul Morley tells a parallel story of Elvis and America

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Apollo 8

British astronaut Helen Sharman on the first mission taking humans beyond Earth's orbit

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How Santa Claus Stole Christmas

Christopher Frayling explores how Hollywood helped to create the modern global Christmas.

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Where Politicians Come From

Elinor Goodman asks if there has ever been a golden era of public-spirited politicians.

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Chemists' Dirty Secret

The weapons of war born in the laboratory.

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Gareth Gwynn鈥檚 Alternative Archive

Gareth Gwynn presents the first Archive on 4 that looks sideways rather than backwards.

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Powers of Persuasion: How Britain Learned to Sell

Wayne Hemingway charts 100 years of British advertising examining how we learned to sell.

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American Civility: Year Zero

Michael Goldfarb looks at the history of rude, violent debate that has marked US politics.

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PE - A History of Violence

Was there a time when physical education did more harm than good?

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Bent Coppers

Author Jake Arnott traces the history of corruption in the Metropolitan police.

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The Risk Makers

Erring is easy in the prophecy business. Why risk is too important to be left to experts!

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Walking the Wild Mind

Suzanne Vega explores Lou Reed's complexities with New Yorkers who knew him well.

• 50 mins

I'm Only Joking

Ed Byrne traces the history of offensive comedy while exploring the idea of censorship.

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Polling Badly

Sarah Smith asks whether the mistakes of the Poll Tax are about to be repeated.

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Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower

What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzall pieces together the evidence

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Charles Parker: Radio Pioneer

Sean Street celebrates the centenary of one of the most innovative radio producers.

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Remembering Christopher Hitchens

The life and times of Christopher Hitchens told through archive and interview.

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1979: Democracy's Nightmares

Phil Tinline traces the political fears and hopes swirling in Britain in 1978 and 1979.

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The New Philosophers and the Death of the Interview

The story of how web-based polemicists bypassed old media and conquered the internet.

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The University of the Air

Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.

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A Saga of Trying (and Failing) to Save the Planet

Professor Alice Roberts delves into the archives to find out how to save planet Earth.

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How to Win a Tory Leadership Election

Michael Crick looks back at success and failure in Tory leadership contests in the past

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Speaking Truth to Power

Mark D'Arcy examines how MPs' select committees are increasingly challenging the powerful.

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The Age of Emulsion: with Laurence Llewelyn Bowen

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores the social history of DIY home improvements.

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