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Gary Davies and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 July 1985. Featuring Madonna, Feargal Sharkey, The Cure, Dire Straits and Eurythmics.
A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself. Show more
Professor Armand Leroi, an evolutionary biologist, explores the 'scientific history of pop music' and attempts to use the data to create a hit record with producer Trevor Horn. Show more
Raiding the BBC archives for a rich treasure trove of the joy and the time that was Britpop. It features Elastica, Sleeper, Suede, Menswear, Blur v Oasis, plus many others. Show more
Compilation of BBC performances of the Great American Songbook tracks, featuring Shirley Bassey, Jamie Cullum, Bryan Ferry, Captain Sensible, Kirsty MacColl and Florence Welch. Show more
Gary Davies and Dixie Peach present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 July 1985. Featuring Madonna, Feargal Sharkey, The Cure, Dire Straits and Eurythmics.
Alastair Sooke concludes the story of Egyptian art by looking at how, despite political decline, the final era of Egypt's empire saw its art enjoy revival and rebirth. Show more
A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself. Show more
Adam Rutherford tells the story of how Henry Gray and Henry Carter put their bestseller Gray's Anatomy together based on dissections they personally performed. Show more
Two-part drama based on Agatha Christie's novel. Mayhew's case teeters on defeat after Romaine turns on him. But another shadowy player soon turns the entire case on its head. Show more
