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In Living Memory - Series 11

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Series exploring contemporary history

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In Living Memory - Series 11 - Sunday Trading

In August 1994, shops legally opened their doors on the Sabbath for the first time in over 40 years. Chris Ledgard asks if the greater freedom to shop came at too high a price.

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logo for In Living Memory - Series 11 - The 1975 Moorgate tube disaster
In Living Memory - Series 11 - The 1975 Moorgate tube disaster

Jolyon Jenkins investigates the Moorgate tube crash of 1975, which remains the worst accident on the London Underground.

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In Living Memory - Series 11 - The Afghan Crisis

Jolyon Jenkins talks to those involved in the UK's longest plane hijack, in February 2000, when an airliner on a routine flight in Afghanistan was forced to fly to Britain.

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In Living Memory - Series 11 - The Mapplethorpe Affair

Ledgard examines the work of iconic photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and opens the book West Midlands Police wanted to burn.

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