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The Archive Hour Episodes

  1. Mad about the Boy

    Kit Hesketh Harvey traces the intertwined careers of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello.

  2. Saving the Sounds of History: Marie Slocombe and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sound Archive

    Sean Street tells the story of Marie Slocombe and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sound Archive.

  3. Make Yourself at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    Sarfraz Mansoor on how Asians were introduced to their new lives in the UK in the 1960s.

  4. On the Grapevine: Oral History of the Wine Trade

    Jancis Robinson looks at how the British wine trade has changed within the last 50 years.

  5. Britain's Space Race

    Heather Couper meets some of Britain's rocket pioneers from the 50s.

  6. India and Pakistan '07: Debating the Divide

    Sarfraz Manzoor chairs a debate on new ways of understanding the legacy of Partition.

  7. Footlights and Fancy Free

    The story of the Cambridge University Footlights Club.

  8. Mr Munrow, his Study

    Jeremy Summerly explores the archive of composer and broadcaster David Munrow.

  9. A Philosophy to Live By

    The story of Edward Murrow's pioneering 1950s US radio series.

  10. Men in Bow Ties

    Lars Tharp explores the changing relationship between the antiques trade and the public.

  11. Flanders on Flanders

    Stephanie Flanders tells the story of her father Michael, Donald Swann's comic partner.

  12. A Small Country Life

    Sheila McClennon revisits Jeanine McMullen's 80s Radio 4 magazine A Small Country Living.

  13. Back to the Future

    Adam Hart Davies looks at how scientists and writers have predicted future social trends.

  14. The People's Place

    Harry Enfield explores the history of the Royal Festival Hall through music and anecdotes.

  15. Basil Spence

    One hundred years after the architect's birth, Sarah Gaventa examines his legacy.

  16. Olivier

    Mark Lawson reassesses Laurence Olivier's reputation, 100 years after his birth.

  17. All the People I Hoped Were Dead: Cannes at 60

    Barry Norman presents a special edition marking the 60th anniversary of the film festival.

  18. The Stone of Destiny

    James Naughtie tells the history of a symbol of Scottish pride.

  19. Auntie Beeb and Religion

    Jean Seaton explores how the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has coped with the nation's religious sensitivities.

  20. The Mantovani Sound

    The Mantovani Sound: Catherine Bott recalls the music of Annunzio Mantovani.

  21. The Women Left on the Shore

    The Women Left on the Shore: Archives from the fishing communities around Morecambe Bay.

  22. Light at the End of the Chunnel

    Light at the End of the Chunnel: Sean Street explores the history of a historic project.

  23. Denis Healey at 90

    Denis Healey at 90: Elinor Goodman looks back on a long political career.

  24. 50 Years in Europe: Where Away Goals Count Double

    50 Years in Europe: Where Away Goals Count Double. Football's European competitions.

  25. Strangers in the Night

    Michael Nicholson recalls the night of the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands.

  26. Harry Belafonte at 80

    Harry Belafonte at 80: Stephen Evans talks to the singer about his music and politics.

  27. The Cancer of Betrayal

    As the nation celebrates 50 years of independence, Radio 4 explores the 1966 coup in Ghana

  28. To Win the Peace

    John Cole tells the story of the General Election of 1945, when Attlee beat Churchill.

  29. Eyes in the Sky

    Eyes in the Sky: Leo Enright reflects on the satellites that have changed history.

  30. Out on Air

    The rise and fall of gay radio; how homosexuality went from taboo to mainstream.

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