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In the Wake of Wakefield
Adam Rutherford explores the 20-year legacy of a paper linking the MMR vaccine and autism.
A Brief History of Cunning
American satirist Joe Queenan explores cunning.
The Death of Illegitimacy
Has the stigma of illegitimacy died out? Former MP Caroline Flint finds out.
Back to Vietnam
Julian Pettifer reflects on the Tet Offensive of 1968 as a turning point in world history.
The Medium Is the Message
Douglas Coupland explores the ideas, sound and vision of 1960s media seer Marshall McLuhan
Frankenstein Lives!
Christopher Frayling explores the rich and unsettling history of the Frankenstein myth.
Good Luck Professor Spiegelhalter
The certainty of chance. Professor David Spiegelhalter investigates Luck.
Lenny Henry on Richard Pryor: The Making of a Satirist
Lenny Henry explores a transformative moment in the career of late comedian Richard Pryor.
Return of the Anglosphere
Post-Brexit, could the 'English-speaking world' work together? Jonathan Powell presents.
British Jews, Right and Left
Jo Coburn explores the changing political affiliations of British Jews and their salience.
