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Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them, from wolves and sheep to the great grey owl. Show more
Leonard Sachs presents an edition of the old time music hall programme, first broadcast on 17 February 1977. With Les Dawson, The King's Singers, Patsy Gilland and Peter Gale. Show more
Craig Douglas gets lonesome, Joe Brown & the Bruvvers only take a minute, and Peter & Gordon live in a world without love in this swinging sixties archive show.
Pop moments from the BBC's 60s archive. From a rehearsal for a Top of the Pops performance, Sandie gives an accidentally aloof ice-queen rendering of Long Live Love. Show more
It's 1983 and Top of the Pops reaches its landmark 1,000th edition. A time to celebrate, perhaps, but there are signs that the show is going through something of a mid-life crisis. Show more
Some of the biggest pop hits of 1983 including Wham!, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Police, Culture Club, Siouxsie and The Banshees, UB40, Duran Duran, The Beat, and Bananarama. Show more
Mark Radcliffe looks at the highs and lows of band life - the creative tension that produces great music and the pressures that come with success and fame, which pulls many apart. Show more
Classic 80s music quiz revived for two seasonal specials hosted by Mike Read. Guests include Nick Heyward, Carol Decker, David Grant, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston and Ranking Roger. Show more
It's 1983 and Top of the Pops reaches its landmark 1,000th edition. A time to celebrate, perhaps, but there are signs that the show is going through something of a mid-life crisis. Show more
Some of the biggest pop hits of 1983 including Wham!, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Police, Culture Club, Siouxsie and The Banshees, UB40, Duran Duran, The Beat, and Bananarama. Show more
Mark Radcliffe looks at the highs and lows of band life - the creative tension that produces great music and the pressures that come with success and fame, which pulls many apart. Show more
