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The Stranger in the Mirror

Does the history of our ideas about autism tell us more about ourselves than about autism?

Ellah Allfrey looks at the evolution of the N-word.

Satish Kumar walked 8,000 miles for world peace. Join him as he relives this journey.

In the days before audience research, who did the early BBC think it was talking to?

Sneer or cheer? Gyles Brandreth surveys the history of sentimentality.

Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.

Jonathan Agnew looks back at the rebel cricket tours to South Africa between 1981-1990.

What makes a literary reputation last? Who's 'in' and who's on the way 'out'?

The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.

Alistair McGowan investigates the enigma of a private man who became a global star.