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The Edwards Archive

John Edwards explores the story of the cinema newsreel and the people who filmed history.

• 60 mins

The Poles and the Planet

Adam Fowler tracks down the survivors of the 1957 Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

• 60 mins

In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the 麻豆约拍

Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.

• 58 mins

Test Match Special: Ball by Ball

Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of 麻豆约拍 Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.

• 60 mins

Close to 麻豆约拍 - The Story of Local Radio

The start of 麻豆约拍 local radio with stations in Leicester, Sheffield and Merseyside.

• 58 mins

Giving Way to a New Era

John Sergeant and Tony Benn look back on the impact of live broadcasting from the Commons.

• 60 mins

A Rage in Dalston

Alan Dein uncovers a little known story of postwar conflict.

• 57 mins

Sir Anthony Eden

Douglas Hurd uses the 麻豆约拍 Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden.

• 60 mins

Island Dreams

Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island, and its appeal to the British imagination.

• 60 mins

A Tibetan Odyssey: 50 Years in Exile

Isabel Hilton hears the stories of Tibetan communities in exile.

• 60 mins

Tell Me a Storycorps

StoryCorps asks Americans to "Tell me about your life". Simon Garfield listens in.

• 45 mins

Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover

Broadcaster Toby Amies digs into the archives to discover the significance of old vinyl.

• 45 mins

Working for Margaret

Using archive material, Matthew Parris finds out what Margaret Thatcher was like as a boss

• 60 mins

The Many Lives of Roald Dahl

Sophie Dahl looks at the life of her grandfather, the children's author Roald Dahl.

• 60 mins

Lynne Truss - Did I Really Ask That?

Lynne Truss shares her personal treasure trove of interviews with world famous writers.

• 60 mins

When Courtney Met Chris

Courtney Pine talks to trombonist Chris Barber about his life's work

• 60 mins

An Unofficial Iris

Author Iris Murdoch has a complex reputation thanks to her husband's memoirs.

• 60 mins

Walking on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin relives the dramatic moments of the final descent to the moon in 1969.

• 60 mins

Soho!

Suggs returns to Soho to find out how this unique community functions today.

• 60 mins

George Blake: The Confession

A remarkable interview with the notorious double agent, first broadcast in 2009

• 57 mins

In the Beginning Was the Nerd

Stephen Fry recalls the unnecessary panic that surrounded the so-called Millennium Bug.

• 60 mins

The Anniversary Anniversary

Dominic Sandbrook ponders the compelling appeal of anniversaries.

• 58 mins

This Is the Army, Mr Jones

John Barrowman tells the story of the morale-boosting US army show that toured the world.

• 60 mins

Doctor Who - The Lost Episodes

Shaun Ley investigates what happened to 108 missing episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s.

• 60 mins

Open Sesame

Konnie Huq looks back at 40 years of Sesame Street, the experimental children's TV show.

• 60 mins

Leaders Under the Lights

Reeta Chakrabarti unearths some memorable moments in presidential TV debates.

• 58 mins

Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire

Matthew Sweet celebrates the life and work of composer Delia Derbyshire.

• 60 mins

Ask the Fellows That Cut the Hay

Alan Dein celebrates the centenary of George Ewart Evans and his tales of Suffolk.

• 60 mins

Priestley's Postscripts

An exploration of the hugely popular Second World War radio broadcasts of JB Priestley

• 60 mins

Monsieur Non

Julian Jackson on the inscrutable General de Gaulle and his fraught relations with Britain

• 60 mins