Martha Kearney and guests reveal the truth behind previously secret government files
DetailsJim White looks at the British bid to win the Tour de France.
DetailsPhill Jupitus follows the ensemble of ukulele players who command a cult following.
DetailsRoger Harrabin investigates whether the arguments over climate change can ever be won
DetailsSteve Punt presents a history of the Britain that's ubiquitous yet unashamedly uncool
DetailsOwen Bennett Jones looks at the turbulent and troubled history of a nation
DetailsSarfraz Manzoor explores the life of the man who called for a separate Muslim homeland.
DetailsPhil Harding investigates and evaluates Britain's rapidly increasing use of CCTV systems.
DetailsAndrew Marr explores English character traits via real and fictional examples
DetailsPeter White goes meets those who monitor our daily lives but remain unseen themselves
DetailsWriter China Mieville talks to American science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin.
DetailsA guide to the 2008 election results, presented by James Naughtie and Shaun Ley
DetailsJustin Webb examines the possible effects on the UK of healthcare reform in America.
DetailsRichard Cork explores the mind of Vincent van Gogh through his correspondence.
DetailsRosie Goldsmith goes behind the scenes at London's Victoria and Albert Museum
DetailsHarry Allen meets the founders, the watchers and critics of MTV, the 24-hour music channel
DetailsTour guide Dr Brigitte Timmermann uncovers Graham Greene's Vienna.
DetailsIn a country better known for war than wine Jeremy Bowen meets the winemakers of Lebanon.
DetailsPeter White investigates what difference blindness made to the poet John Milton's work.
DetailsMusician Tim van Eyken on the banjo that went with Shackleton to Antarctica, and survived.
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