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Things We Forgot to Remember

Series 6

Episode 4: The Great Depression in the USA

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Michael Portillo revisits landmark moments in history, asking whether our popular memory of the past conceals forgotten truths. In this edition, Michael looks back at the Great Depression and compares the myths and reality of 1930s America.

Producer: Julia Johnson. Show less

Source: BBC Online

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