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Ghost in the Machine
Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
Some Like It Hot
Cleo Laine revisits the 1940s golden age of the all-girl swing band in the UK and USA.
Alistair Cooke's Century
Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.
Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
Metropolis
Paul Bailey takes a journey through the ѿý sound archive in celebration of London.
Broadcasting Freedom
Bonnie Greer explores how black broadcasters put radio at the heart of the race debate.
The Monkhouse Files
Bob Monkhouse guides Bob Sinfield through his memories, diaries and recordings.
Twice Nightly
Stan Stennett recreates British variety theatre's heyday.
Bing Crosby Meets
Ken Barnes explores how a beloved singer became king of radio.
The Escape Factory
How Britain's MI9 ensured daring escapes of Second World War prisoners.
Don't Write, Make a Record
Alan Dein explores how people recorded their own voices on gramophone records.
06/07/2002
Surprising history and compelling testimonies of US immigrants using Ellis Island gateway.
Southern Journeys
Shirley Collins tells the story of Alan Lomax's historic 1959 trip to the southern states.
The Liverpool Poets
Pete McCarthy examines the work of Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri.
The Stay at ѿý Soldiers
Colonel John Hughes-Wilson explains the role of the ѿý Guard during the Second World War
Music Hall Reclaimed
Barry Cryer hears how recordings are restored so that music hall stars can be heard again.
Something is Terribly Wrong
Alan Thompson relives the events in the assassination of President John F Kennedy
Motortowns
The rise and fall of the car factory. Presented by Sarfraz Mansoor.
The Hills Are Alive
Fifty years after The Sound of Music, Mark Kermode hears from the team who made it happen.
Sing Christmas
Memories of those involved in the ѿý's 1957 groundbreaking live Christmas Day broadcast.
Celebrating 50 Years of From Our Own Correspondent
Charles Wheeler presents some of the most memorable extracts from ѿý journalists
The British on Top of the World
Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
The Sound of America: The Story of NPR
Commentator and satirist Joe Queenan takes a look at the past 35 years of American history
Royal Tours
Denys Blakeway looks at the history and purpose of the royal tour.
Down Your Way Revisited
Jeffrey Richards on the impact of the ѿý radio programme on the lives of ordinary people.
Same Time, Same Place, Next Year
Malcolm Taylor explores the work of folk archivist Doc Rowe recording traditional events.
The Edwards Archive
John Edwards explores the story of the cinema newsreel and the people who filmed history.
The Poles and the Planet
Adam Fowler tracks down the survivors of the 1957 Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the ѿý
Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.
Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of ѿý Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
Close to ѿý - The Story of Local Radio
The start of ѿý local radio with stations in Leicester, Sheffield and Merseyside.