Historian Joachim Schlor sifted through police, church and journalistic archives to explore the cultural landscape of the night in three great European cities. Paul Allen and guests discuss his evocative study of city life in an age of transition, Nights in the Big City: Paris, Berlin, London 1840-1930.
Plus first-night news from Scarborough, where Alan Ayckbourn directs Comic Potential, his 53rd play. Producer Julian Hale