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Not a Penny off the Pay, Not a Second on the Day
Labour MP Tony Benn looks back at the 1926 General Strike.
21 Apr 2001,58 mins
The Monkhouse Files
Bob Monkhouse guides Bob Sinfield through his memories, diaries and recordings.
23 Dec 2000,60 mins
Broadcasting Freedom
Bonnie Greer explores how black broadcasters put radio at the heart of the race debate.
09 Sep 2000,60 mins
Metropolis
Paul Bailey takes a journey through the BBC sound archive in celebration of London.
27 May 2000,60 mins
Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
29 Jan 2000,60 mins
Alistair Cooke's Century
Alistair Cooke listens back to some gems from his broadcasting career. With Nick Clarke.
26 Dec 1999,60 mins
Some Like It Hot
Cleo Laine revisits the 1940s golden age of the all-girl swing band in the UK and USA.
11 Dec 1999,60 mins
Ghost in the Machine
Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
30 Oct 1999,60 mins
Dispatches from the Food Front
Derek Cooper recalls memorable moments with The Food Programme.
25 Sep 1999,60 mins