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Raise Your Glasses
Arthur Smith searches for the best and worst after-dinner speeches in history.
RP RIP?
Melvyn Bragg observes the decline of RP alongside an increasing pride in regional accents.
The 1981 Ashes
The story of one of the most remarkable summers of cricket ever seen.
Schumacher's Big Society
Did EF Schumacher's landmark book Small is Beautiful inspire David Cameron's big idea?
The Light Music Festival
Paul Morley explores the rise and mysterious fall of light orchestral music.
Bob Dylan and Me
A cast of musicians, writers and poets reflect as Bob Dylan turns 70.
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
Walls of Sound
Sean Street on how our sound archive is being saved and opened up by the British Library.
Murdoch at 80
As Rupert Murdoch turns 80, Steve Hewlett assesses his impact.
Decimal Day - What's That in Old Money?
Peter Day considers the events and impact of Britain's currency going decimal in 1971.
