From the Ballrooms of Romance to Tin Pan Alley
Gerry Anderson explores the success of Irish pop bands.
Radio 6 Music
Commuterville
A look back at programmes and recordings from the BBC archives
Radio 4
PS
The story of the record label.
Omnibus 3
Series of essays exploring Chinese history through the life stories of key personalities.
Beautiful Britain
A rich selection of documentaries aimed at relentlessly curious minds.
Political Thinkers and the Drink Question
Mark Whitaker traces the history of the politics of alcohol
Radio 4 Extra
Dead Ends
An investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan.
From Soup...
A look back at Victoria Wood's stand-up and songs with her own archives and tapes.
Simon Schama considers Israel's troubled life, its achievements and possible future.
Defusing Nuclear Bombs: The Goldsboro 'Broken Arrow'
History as told by the people who were there
World Service
Why did the Soviet Union produce a detailed map of the Lancashire resort?
Episode 4
Stuart Maconie's profile of one of the most important British groups of the 1990s.
Part 1 - Glen Campbell, Fifth Dimension, The Supremes
Johnnie Walker talks to music legends about their long and fascinating careers
Radio 2
Seachdain sa Chogadh
Episode 199
Na bha tachairt sa Chiad Chogadh gach seachdain bho chionn ceud bliadhna.
Radio nan Gàidheal
Dirty Sanchez's Matthew Pritchard meets barbers trying to prevent suicide among men.
Radio Wales
Mairead NicFhionghain 2/2
Còmhraidhean le daoine mum beatha gu ruige seo. Conversations on life stories
Series 1
Episode 16
Bob Harris celebrates 40 years of Whistle Test with live music and star interviews
Mental Health
Series examining the big ideas that are set to transform the way society functions
Peter Skellern
Musical, artistic or literary personalities share which pieces thrill them, and why.
The World’s Marriage Story
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
Manchester Mercury, 17 August 1819
James Naughtie finds the heartbeat of history in small ads of old UK newspapers.
Series 3
Episode 1
Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of composers of the Great American Songbook
The moment Israel declared its independence, recalled by the last two surviving witnesses.
Manchester Playhouse
Geoffrey Wheeler visits vaudeville houses in Britain
New Strings Attached
Documentary series meeting the people who make musical instruments.
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