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    How Santa Claus Stole Christmas

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

  2. Apollo 8

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

  3. Elvis Presley Comeback Special

    Paul Morley tells a parallel story of Elvis and America

  4. Joni Mitchell Taught Me How To Feel

    Ann Powers explores Joni Mitchell’s impact on her fans and on songwriting.

  5. The Black Footballer’s Dilemma

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

  6. How We Remember Them

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

  7. Making Obama

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

  8. The Good Old Days: The Politics of Nostalgia

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

  9. Witnessing the Worst

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

  10. Any Questions? is 70

    Jonathan Dimbleby and special guests on 70 years of the famous political debate programme

  11. The Bailout

    Gordon Brown tells the inside story of the bank bailout.

  12. The Cod Wars Revisited

    Julia Langdon tells the story of the 'cod wars' between Britain and Iceland.

  13. A Question of Character

    Toby Young explores the history of the idea that 'character' can be taught.

  14. Lehmans - A Backwards Collapse

    Tracing the roots of the financial crisis in reverse.

  15. The Dream of World Government

    David Miliband looks at the ideas behind world government

  16. The Ballads of Emmett Till

    Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi in 1955. His death still haunts America.

  17. Working Class Heroes

    What do the working class heroes of 1960s cinema say about class in the Britain of 2018?

  18. Pop Star Philosophy

    Comedian Steve Punt exhumes the philosophical outpourings of pop stars through the ages.

  19. The Story of EH Gombrich

    Leonie Gombrich and Rob Newman reveal the man who taught the world how to see art.

  20. That's Edutainment!

    Matthew Sweet on what links learning and pleasure, education and entertainment.

  21. Could the PM Have a Brummie Accent?

    Chris Mason examines how politicians' accents - and attitudes towards them - have changed.

  22. A Hack's Progress

    Jonathan Freedland tells the story of journalism as depicted in fiction.

  23. Harold Evans

    Harold Evans in pursuit of the truth

  24. Joe v Max

    The story of the fight that gripped the world in 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.

  25. The American Art Tapes

    A unique insight into the vibrant art scene of mid-1960s America.

  26. Is That Machine On?

    Stuart Maconie celebrates the golden age of the music press interview.

  27. The Monkhouse Files

    Bob Monkhouse guides Bob Sinfield through his memories, diaries and recordings.

  28. Commuterville

    Matthew Sweet looks at how commuting has changed the world.

  29. Listen to Britain

    The 1942 film Listen to Britain summed up our nation in sounds. How does it sound today?

  30. Britain and Biafra 50 Years On

    Afua Hirsch explores the Nigerian-Biafran War, its famine, and their legacy in Britain.

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