Archive on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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RP RIP?
Melvyn Bragg observes the decline of RP alongside an increasing pride in regional accents.
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Getting to Know My Father
Justin Webb goes through the archive to get to know Peter Woods; the father he never knew.
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The 1981 Ashes
The story of one of the most remarkable summers of cricket ever seen.
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Schumacher's Big Society
Did EF Schumacher's landmark book Small is Beautiful inspire David Cameron's big idea?
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The Light Music Festival
Paul Morley explores the rise and mysterious fall of light orchestral music.
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Bob Dylan and Me
A cast of musicians, writers and poets reflect as Bob Dylan turns 70.
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Domesday Reloaded
Michael Wood unlocks the secrets of the 1986 BBC Domesday project.
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Julian Huxley and the Invention of the Public Scientist
Through the life of Julian Huxley Jim Al-Khalili explores the idea of the public scientist
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The Sound of Sport
The significance of sound in our experience of sport.
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Spilling the News
Steve Hewlett examines the response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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How to Archive Yourself
Technology makes keeping a record of our lives easy. Toby Amies asks what is it all for?
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The Referendum Question
Shaun Ley examines the history of referendums in the UK.
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Walls of Sound
Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.
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Walls of Sound
Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.
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Divorce - British Style
40 years after the Divorce Act came into force, what was the impact on British society?
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Murdoch at 80
As Rupert Murdoch turns 80, Steve Hewlett assesses his impact.
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The Last of the International Brigaders
The International Brigade volunteers recount their experiences of the Spanish Civil War.
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Freeman's World
Sue MacGregor examines the work of John Freeman on the pioneering TV series Face to Face.
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A Mystery in the Village
Simon Garfield traces the story of AIDS from 5 mysterious deaths in LA to the UK epidemic.
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Decimal Day - What's That in Old Money?
Peter Day considers the events and impact of Britain's currency going decimal in 1971.
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Breaking the Mould
Shaun Ley recalls the SDP's rise and fall. Does the SDP still live on in other parties?
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Sex in the Classroom
Mariella Frostrup looks at changing attitudes towards sex education in the UK.
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Fitzroy MacLean: To Russia with Love
Brian Wilson looks at the life of Sir Fitzroy Maclean, Churchill's man in the East.
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Blair versus Hitchens: The Religion Debate
Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debate whether religion is a force for good.
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Political Patriarchs
Anne McElvoy assesses the influence of the political father.
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Sport in Film
Colin Shindler looks back at what's been won and lost when sport hits the big screen.
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13/11/2010
Archive on Four explores the hugely popular World War Two radio broadcasts of JB Priestley
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Our Obsession With Weather
Iain Sinclair finds out why the weather forecast has always been a national obsession.
