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Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship between class and culture. Key cultural figures discuss the radical 80s, Thatcherism, and the 90s assertion that we were all middle class. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Sue Townsend's acclaimed comic creation Adrian Mole scrutinises Tony Blair's 10 years in power in his own inimitable way. Show more
Sue Townsend's hilarious diary of a teenager growing up in the East Midlands in the 1980s. Adrian goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery. Show more
Adrian and his mother appear in the local newspaper, and Adrian supports his mother during the birth of his sister. Show more
Adrian adjusts to having his new baby sister at home and goes to his first funeral. He seeks out a vicar to help him make sense of things. Show more
Adrian feels increasingly overlooked by his parents and disillusioned by the lack of morals in society. He joins Barry Kent's gang for a taste of nihilism. Show more
Adrian runs away from home with the dog, but nobody seems to notice his absence. Margaret Thatcher calls a general election. Show more
Sue Townsend's chronicle of a teenager growing up in the Midlands. It's 1981 and the year starts inauspiciously for Adrian Mole. A new girl called Pandora joins his class. Show more
Adrian receives one Valentine's card, and a letter from the BBC. His parents announce that they are splitting up. Show more
Adrian visits his mother and Mr Lucas in Sheffield and realises how much he misses her. At home, there is no food in the house and the electricity is cut off. Show more
Pandora organises a sock protest at school, Barry Kent gets a dose of his own medicine, and Adrian finally gets his first passionate kiss. Show more
A new family arrives in the street just in time to celebrate the royal wedding. Absence makes the heart grow fonder for Adrian and Pandora. Show more
Sue Townsend's chronicle of a teenager growing up in the Midlands. Class Four D go on a school trip to the British Museum. Adrian has his tonsils out. Show more
Far from traditional, the school nativity play From Manger to Star gets a mixed reception. Bert and Queenie come for Christmas dinner. Show more
Adrian's interest in politics is heightened when war breaks out in the Falkland Islands. He and his friends form The Pink Brigade. Show more
Adrian receives a strange phone call, and a letter from Aunt Clara, the agony aunt. He goes a step too far in his relationship with Pandora. Show more
Adrian goes on a date with Sharon Botts. He receives some life-changing news and an urgent phone call from Bert Baxter. Show more
Arts magazine show. Andrew Graham-Dixon tells us what intrigues him about flamboyant Victorian architect and designer Augustus Pugin who celebrates his 200th anniversary this year. Show more
Comedy series in which Sue Townsend's angst-ridden diarist returns. Now aged 31, Adrian remains a frustrated intellectual, while Pandora Braithwaite is a New Labour candidate. Show more
40 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Sue Townsend. Show more
