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57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The series in which John Wilson takes key figures back in time through the archives returns with Alastair Campbell, former Labour spin doctor, as the first guest. Show more
57 minutes
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Ian Hislop, satirist and editor of Private Eye magazine, meets his younger self in the sound archives in conversations with John Wilson. Show more
52 minutes
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Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes meets her younger self in the archives in conversation with John Wilson. Show more
1 hour
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4 Extra Debut. Journalist Kate Adie meets her younger self via the BBC Archives and discusses her reactions with John Wilson. From 2015. Show more
1 hour
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John Wilson takes Clare Short back through her life as captured in the BBC Archive to reflect on a career that has spanned Page 3 girls, two wars and the odd resignation. Show more
58 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. The entrepreneur and creator of the Virgin empire reflects on his life through the BBC archives. From June 2012. Show more
57 minutes
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From her government reports on special education and IVF to her career as an academic, author and mother of five, Baroness Warnock reviews her life in conversation with John Wilson Show more
58 minutes
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Michael Howard grilled again - not by Paxman, but John Wilson, who gives him the chance to reflect on 50 political years. Don't worry, this includes Paxman too. Show more
45 minutes
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Witness to Martin Luther King's murder, the first African-American to make a significant bid for the US Presidency: Rev Jesse Jackson reflects on his life in sound. Show more
1 hour
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Michael Grade reflects with John Wilson on the soundtrack to his life drawn from over 30 years of the BBC sound archives. Show more
58 minutes
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Peter Mandelson, former Labour PR supremo, cabinet minister and peer, reflects on his life via the BBC Archives. From August 2010. Show more
1 hour
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From Boomtown Rat to Live Aid organiser and famine relief ambassador, Bob Geldof explores his life through the BBC archives in an extraordinary frank conversation with John Wilson. Show more
58 minutes
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From backbench novice MP to the challenger for the party leadership against Margaret Thatcher, Michael Heseltine - now Lord Heseltine - relives his career through the BBC Archives. Show more
57 minutes
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Critic, TV personality and poet Clive James reflects on his life through the BBC archives. With John Wilson. From June 2012. Show more
58 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Writer Martin Amis meets his younger self via the BBC Archives and discusses his reactions with John Wilson. From July 2013. Show more
57 minutes
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Broadcaster Esther Rantzen meets her younger self via the BBC Archives and shares her reactions with John Wilson. From July 2013. Show more
1 hour
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From 'Yoof' TV executive to newspaper editor, Janet Street-Porter relives key moments in her life and career through the BBC Sound Archives, in conversation with John Wilson. Show more
57 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. From MP to Liberal Democrat leader, Paddy Ashdown reflects on his political career through the BBC archives. From June 2012. Show more
58 minutes
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Former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble meets his younger self in the sound archives, and discusses his reaction with John Wilson. Show more
1 hour
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From The Female Eunuch to the Big Brother house, Germaine Greer relives her life and career through the BBC Sound Archive, in conversation with John Wilson. Show more
