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Alistair Cooke's Seasonal Letters from America
Episode 8
Justin Webb introduces eight of Alistair Cooke's seasonal Letters from America.
Book of the Week
Episode 4
Charlie follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie and travels to the Isle of Skye.
Book of the Week
Episode 3
Charlie traces King Harold's fateful march to Hastings.
Book of the Week
Episode 2
Charlie goes in search of King Harold.
Book of the Week
Episode 1
Charlie traces Boudicca's rampage of vengeance, walking from Norwich to St Albans.
In Living Memory
1. Myxomatosis
Chris Ledgard recalls the outbreak of the early 1950s.
In Living Memory
1. The Little Red Schoolbook
Jolyon Jenkins recalls the 1971 book which advised children about sex and drugs.
Maadai-Kara
Maadai-Kara
Benjamin Zephaniah explores the ancient oral tradition of southern Siberian throat singing
The Omnipresent Mr Handel
The Omnipresent Mr Handel
How Handel became, through his oratorios, a favourite of the working and middle classes.
Snow in Libya
Episode 2
Peter leaves the city of Benghazi, and his childhood memories of Cyrene, to visit Tripoli.
Westminster Follies
Westminster Follies
Michael White recalls the fiasco of the original construction of the Palace of Westminster

Play audio - Inside City Hall - Inside City Hall
Inside City Hall-Inside City Hall
Inside City Hall - Inside City Hall
Key figures discuss the years since the introduction of the London Mayoralty.
Play audio - Darwin: In Our Time - 1. On the Origins of Charles Darwin
Darwin: In Our Time-1. On the Origins of Charles Darwin
Darwin: In Our Time - 1. On the Origins of Charles Darwin
Darwin's early life in Shropshire and his three years at Cambridge.
4 episodes
Play audio - Darwin: In Our Time - 4. Life After Origins
Darwin: In Our Time-4. Life After Origins
Darwin: In Our Time - 4. Life After Origins
Melvyn visits Darwin's home at Down House in Kent.
4 episodes
Play audio - Darwin: In Our Time - 3. On the Origin of Species
Darwin: In Our Time-3. On the Origin of Species
Darwin: In Our Time - 3. On the Origin of Species
How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859.
4 episodes
Play audio - The Line Between Life and Death - Episode 1
The Line Between Life and Death-Episode 1
The Line Between Life and Death - Episode 1
Jonathan Miller explores the complex questions that arise from trying to define death.
Play audio - State of Mind - 1. Total Institution
State of Mind-1. Total Institution
State of Mind - 1. Total Institution
The 1950s promised a new deal for the mentally ill, with new drugs and radical legislation
Play audio - Obama: Professor President - Obama: Professor President
Obama: Professor President-Obama: Professor President
Obama: Professor President - Obama: Professor President
Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.
Play audio - Darwin: In Our Time - 2. The Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin: In Our Time-2. The Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin: In Our Time - 2. The Voyage of the Beagle
How Darwin's work during the Beagle expedition influenced his theories.
4 episodes
Play audio - Anglomania - Anglomania
Anglomania-Anglomania
Anglomania - Anglomania
Journalist John F Jungclaussen explores the German love of all things British.
Play audio - Dear Darwin - Episode 4
Dear Darwin-Episode 4
Dear Darwin - Episode 4
Dr Peter Bentley tells Darwin about the emerging field of evolutionary computing.
4 episodes

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