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The Archive Hour Episodes

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    The Dream Time of Jazz

    Marybeth Hamilton recalls an extraordinary 1938 interview with Jelly Roll Morton.

  3. When Seagulls Follow the Trawler

    Bryan Cooney chronicles the souring of the love affair between sports stars and the media.

  4. The Terrible Truth

    Tom Robinson looks at the public service educational publications of the 50s, 60s and 70s.

  5. Kington's Last Tapes

    Tony Staveacre presents highlights from conversations with his friend Miles Kington.

  6. Not Like That, Like This

    Julian Worricker looks back at 60 years of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ masterclasses featuring great musicians.

  7. Britain's Business Problem

    Robert Peston investigates Britain's difficulty with the world of commerce.

  8. Wunderkind!

    Mark Lawson celebrates the centenary of the great conductor Herbert von Karajan.

  9. The My Lai Tapes

    Robert Hodierne reveals the truth about the infamous My Lai massacre of 16 March 1968.

  10. Alan Parker on David Lean

    Alan Parker offers a profile of David Lean on the centenary of the director's birth.

  11. The Larkin Tapes

    Paul Farley tells the extraordinary story of two tapes by poet Philip Larkin.

  12. Putting It Simply

    Kathy Sykes charts the way that science has been seen and heard on radio and television.

  13. Gould's Mind

    Piers Plowright looks back at the career of the brilliant Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.

  14. Mods!

    Phil Daniels presents a look back at the Mod movement of the 1960s.

  15. Munich and the Making of Manchester United

    Michael Crick recalls the Munich air disaster of February 6, 1958.

  16. 50 Years of Ban the Bomb

    Marking 50 years of CND, Matthew Parris assesses the organisation's impact.

  17. Snowy Streets of St Petersburg

    Martin Sixsmith explores the lives of artists and writers who fled the former Eastern Bloc

  18. God, Pirates and Ovaltineys

    Sean Street investigates the history of the battle between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and commercial radio.

  19. The Shoemakers

    Ray Gosling revisits Northampton, once the home of the British shoemaking industry.

  20. Virtuoso

    Peggy Reynolds takes a look at the history of the virtuoso, from Paganini to Eric Clapton.

  21. Acoustic Attic

    Judith Kampfner samples American radio archives from the recordings of the Kitchen Sisters

  22. The Sounds of Flanders

    Frank Gardner discovers a collection of First World War propaganda recordings.

  23. The Editors

    Andrew Neil celebrates the characters of Fleet Street, from CP Scott to Kelvin McKenzie.

  24. Close to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: The Story of Local Radio

    Libby Purves looks back at 40 years of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ local radio stations.

  25. Ken Dodd: How Tickled I've Been

    Veteran comedian Ken Dodd discusses his eventful career with actor Ricky Tomlinson.

  26. The Sound and the Fury

    Tom Robinson examines the seemingly inevitable anger greeting any musical innovation.

  28. The Documentary Pioneers

    Francine Stock tells the story of five film makers, all born in 1907.

  29. I'd Like to Teach the World

    Nigel Warburton looks back on the rich history of the autodidact.

  30. A Quarrel in a Faraway Country

    David Vaughan explores the national radio archive in Prague to recall the events of 1938.

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