The Reunion

Series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history

Radio 4,227 episodes

Episodes

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The GM Crops Debate
Kirsty Wark gathers those involved in to the GM crop debate in Britain in 1999.
06 Sep 2020,42 mins
The Bid for London 2012
Kirsty Wark reunites the team behind London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
30 Aug 2020,42 mins
The Collapse of British Leyland
Kirsty Wark gathers key figures from the strife-torn car giant British Leyland.
23 Aug 2020,42 mins
Black Wednesday
Kirsty Wark and guests recall the 1992 sterling collapse known as Black Wednesday.
16 Aug 2020,42 mins
Cats - The Musical
Sue MacGregor reunites cast and crew from the original 1981 stage musical Cats.
15 Sep 2019,42 mins
The Alder Hey Organs Scandal
Sue MacGregor reunites those involved in the organ retention row at Alder Hey hospital.
08 Sep 2019,42 mins
When Rugby Turned Pro
Sue MacGregor reunites key figures from the moment when Rugby Union turned professional.
01 Sep 2019,42 mins
Death on the Rock
Sue MacGregor recalls the controversy following the 1988 documentary, Death on the Rock.
25 Aug 2019,42 mins
York Minster Fire
Sue MacGregor reunites those who saved York Minster from the devastating fire of 1984.
18 Aug 2019,42 mins
Pioneering Women Newsreaders
Sue MacGregor brings together female newsreaders who negotiated sexism in the 1980s.
05 May 2019,42 mins
The Scottish Parliament
Sue MacGregor brings together those who campaigned for and secured a Scottish Parliament.
28 Apr 2019,42 mins
Gulf War Aircrew POWs
Sue MacGregor brings together the RAF men held as prisoners during the first Gulf war.
21 Apr 2019,42 mins
Parliamentary Expenses Scandal
Sue MacGregor brings together key figures caught up in the MPs' expenses scandal of 2009.
14 Apr 2019,42 mins
The French Resistance
Sue MacGregor brings together former members of the French Resistance.
07 Apr 2019,42 mins
Sierra Leone Civil War
Sue MacGregor reunites five people caught up in Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war.
09 Sep 2018,45 mins
Chickenshed Theatre
Sue MacGregor reunites the pioneers of inclusive theatre company Chickenshed.
02 Sep 2018,45 mins
The Murder of Georgi Markov
Sue MacGregor and guests recall the umbrella murder of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov.
26 Aug 2018,45 mins
Auschwitz Survivors
Sue MacGregor reunites four people who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp.
19 Aug 2018,45 mins,
The Rise and Fall of the SDP
Sue MacGregor reunites the Labour rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981.
12 Aug 2018,45 mins
The Young Ones
Sue MacGregor reunites five people from the ground-breaking 80s TV comedy The Young Ones.
29 Apr 2018,45 mins
Baader-Meinhof
Sue MacGregor looks back on the Baader-Meinhof gang's reign of terror in Germany.
22 Apr 2018,45 mins
Kyoto Protocol
Sue MacGregor reunites the pioneering environmentalists behind the 1997 Kyoto protocol.
15 Apr 2018,45 mins
The Enfield Poltergeist
Sue MacGregor reunites the witnesses of the so-called Enfield Poltergeist in 1977.
08 Apr 2018,45 mins
Battle for Basra
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the Battle for Basra in 2003.
01 Apr 2018,45 mins
Northern Rock
Sue MacGregor's guests remember the 2007 collapse of Newcastle-based bank, Northern Rock.
10 Sep 2017,45 mins
Solidarity
Former leaders of Solidarity recall the bitter struggle for democracy in 1980s Poland.
03 Sep 2017,45 mins
Eighties Fashion Designers
Sue MacGregor reunites the designers who transformed fashion in the 1980s.
27 Aug 2017,45 mins
The Wapping Dispute
Sue MacGregor reunites five people from opposing sides of the 1980s Wapping dispute.
20 Aug 2017,45 mins
Round the World Yacht Crew
Sue MacGregor meets the first all-female crew to complete the Round the World Yacht Race.
13 Aug 2017,45 mins
Climbie Inquiry
Sue MacGregor meets people involved in the Victoria Climbie inquiry.
30 Apr 2017,45 mins