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60s Girl Singers
Sue MacGregor reunites five women who ruled the world of pop in the 1960s.
Ugandan Asians
Sue MacGregor reunites a group of Asians who were expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin in 1972
Poll Tax
Sue MacGregor reunites the architects and opponents of the infamous Poll Tax initiative.
Dolly the Sheep
Sue MacGregor reunites the creators of Dolly the cloned sheep.
Big Brother
Sue MacGregor reunites the team that brought reality TV show Big Brother to UK screens.
Doctor Who
Fifty years on, Sue MacGregor reunites the founding cast and crew of Doctor Who.
King's Cross Fire
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the Kings Cross fire.
Coronation Maids
Sue MacGregor reunites the women who were maids of honour to the Queen at her coronation.
The Centre for Alternative Technology
Sue MacGregor reunites the pioneers of the Centre for Alternative Technology.
The Hutton Inquiry
Sue MacGregor's guests recall the Hutton Inquiry and the BBC's bitter row with government.
Goodness Gracious Me
Sue MacGregor reunites the creators of the British Asian sketch show Goodness Gracious Me.
Lib Lab Pact
Sue MacGregor reunites five key players involved in the Lib Lab pact of the late 1970s.
The Kennedy Assassination
In the 100th edition from Dallas, Sue MacGregor and guests recall the JFK assassination
Jersey Occupation
Sue MacGregor and guests recall the Occupation of Jersey during the Second World War.
Spare Rib
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the birth of Spare Rib magazine.
The Fast Show
Sue MacGregor reunites the original creators and cast of The Fast Show.
The Miners' Strike
Sue MacGregor brings together some of those involved in the miners' strike of 1984-5.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Sue MacGregor reunites five key players from the British film, Four Weddings and a Funeral
Life on Earth
Sue MacGregor reunites Sir David Attenborough with the team behind Life on Earth.
The Omagh Bombing
Sue MacGregor reunites five people whose lives were changed by the Omagh bomb.
The Berlin Airlift
Sue MacGregor reunites British military personnel involved in the historic Berlin Airlift.
The Sun Newspaper
Sue MacGregor looks back at the phenomenal rise of the Sun newspaper in the 1980s.
Zimbabwe
Sue MacGregor gathers five people who helped to bring independence to Zimbabwe in 1980.
James Bond
Sue MacGregor reunites the key figures from the Roger Moore James Bond years.
New Labour
Sue MacGregor reunites some of the key people behind the creation of New Labour.
Wallace and Gromit
Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind Wallace and Gromit.
Spycatcher
Sue MacGregor's guests remember the epic battle to ban the MI5 memoir Spycatcher.
The Fastnet Race Disaster
Sue MacGregor looks back at the deadliest disaster in the history of ocean racing.
The Hit Factory
Sue MacGregor reunites the pop hitmakers of the 1980s.
Far East Prisoners of War
Sue MacGregor's guests remember their time as Far East POWs during the Second World War.
Peter Brook's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sue MacGregor remembers Peter Brook's iconic Shakespearean production from 1970.
Guantanamo Bay
Sue MacGregor speaks to former detainees and the head of the guard force at Guantanamo Bay
The Food Writers
Sue MacGregor gathers influential food writers, including Mary Berry and Prue Leith.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Sue MacGregor looks back at the foot-and-mouth epidemic of 2001.
Birmingham Six
Sue MacGregor's guests remember the campaign to free the Birmingham Six.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Sue MacGregor gathers key players from Alan Bennett's groundbreaking TV monologue series.
The Nuclear Submarines
Sue MacGregor meets the pioneers of Britain's first nuclear submarines.
Disability Campaigners
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the fight for historic disability rights.
Euro 96
Sue MacGregor and guests look back on the Euro 96 football tournament.
Maastricht Treaty
Sue MacGregor's guests reflect on the dramas of the Maastricht Treaty negotiations.
Pinochet
Sue MacGregor's guests reflect on the rise and fall of Chilean dictator General Pinochet.
The Yorkshire Ripper Investigation
Former detectives remember the five-year hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper.
The Glastonbury Festival
Sue MacGregor reunites key players from the early days of the Glastonbury Festival.
The Launch of Private Eye
Sue MacGregor brings together the satirists who launched Private Eye magazine in 1961.
Contaminated Blood
Sue MacGregor meets haemophiliacs and others affected by the contaminated blood disaster.
Tate Modern
Sue MacGregor reunites founders of Britain's first national museum of modern art.
The Vietnamese Boat People
Sue MacGregor reunites four of the Vietnamese Boat People with one of their rescuers.
Libyan Embassy Siege
Sue MacGregor's guests recall the Libyan embassy siege of 1984.
Women of Punk
Sue MacGregor reunites five musicians who embraced the anarchy of punk.
The Challenger Disaster
Sue MacGregor's guests discuss the Challenger space shuttle disaster of 1986.
Climbie Inquiry
Sue MacGregor meets people involved in the Victoria Climbie inquiry.
Round the World Yacht Crew
Sue MacGregor meets the first all-female crew to complete the Round the World Yacht Race.
The Wapping Dispute
Sue MacGregor reunites five people from opposing sides of the 1980s Wapping dispute.
Eighties Fashion Designers
Sue MacGregor reunites the designers who transformed fashion in the 1980s.
Solidarity
Former leaders of Solidarity recall the bitter struggle for democracy in 1980s Poland.
Northern Rock
Sue MacGregor's guests remember the 2007 collapse of Newcastle-based bank, Northern Rock.
Battle for Basra
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the Battle for Basra in 2003.
The Enfield Poltergeist
Sue MacGregor reunites the witnesses of the so-called Enfield Poltergeist in 1977.
Kyoto Protocol
Sue MacGregor reunites the pioneering environmentalists behind the 1997 Kyoto protocol.
Baader-Meinhof
Sue MacGregor looks back on the Baader-Meinhof gang's reign of terror in Germany.
The Young Ones
Sue MacGregor reunites five people from the ground-breaking 80s TV comedy The Young Ones.
The Rise and Fall of the SDP
Sue MacGregor reunites the Labour rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981.
Auschwitz Survivors
Sue MacGregor reunites four people who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The Murder of Georgi Markov
Sue MacGregor and guests recall the umbrella murder of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov.
Chickenshed Theatre
Sue MacGregor reunites the pioneers of inclusive theatre company Chickenshed.
Sierra Leone Civil War
Sue MacGregor reunites five people caught up in Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war.
The French Resistance
Sue MacGregor brings together former members of the French Resistance.
Parliamentary Expenses Scandal
Sue MacGregor brings together key figures caught up in the MPs' expenses scandal of 2009.
Gulf War Aircrew POWs
Sue MacGregor brings together the RAF men held as prisoners during the first Gulf war.
The Scottish Parliament
Sue MacGregor brings together those who campaigned for and secured a Scottish Parliament.
Pioneering Women Newsreaders
Sue MacGregor brings together female newsreaders who negotiated sexism in the 1980s.
York Minster Fire
Sue MacGregor reunites those who saved York Minster from the devastating fire of 1984.
Death on the Rock
Sue MacGregor recalls the controversy following the 1988 documentary, Death on the Rock.
When Rugby Turned Pro
Sue MacGregor reunites key figures from the moment when Rugby Union turned professional.
The Alder Hey Organs Scandal
Sue MacGregor reunites those involved in the organ retention row at Alder Hey hospital.
Cats - The Musical
Sue MacGregor reunites cast and crew from the original 1981 stage musical Cats.
Black Wednesday
Kirsty Wark and guests recall the 1992 sterling collapse known as Black Wednesday.
The Collapse of British Leyland
Kirsty Wark gathers key figures from the strife-torn car giant British Leyland.
The Bid for London 2012
Kirsty Wark reunites the team behind London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
The GM Crops Debate
Kirsty Wark gathers those involved in to the GM crop debate in Britain in 1999.
Virago Press
Kirsty Wark reunites those involved in the early years of feminist publisher Virago.
Strictly Come Dancing
An all-star cast share memories of the very start of one of the BBC's most popular shows.
The Covid-19 ward
Michael Rosen and the medical staff who cared for him during his battle with coronavirus.