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Dominic Arkwright, Alison Larkman, Chris Serle and Patrick Field take a spin round 21st-century driving. From December 2009. Show more
Documentary looking into the case of Alexander Blackman, a Royal Marine sergeant who was convicted and jailed for life for shooting an injured Afghan insurgent on the front line. Show more
28 minutes
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Heidi Thomas, screenwriter on Call the Midwife and Cranford, presents some favourite pieces of writing to an audience at the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts. Show more
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Campaigner Dr Tom Shakespeare nominates left wing Italian revolutionary Antonio Gramsci. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
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Dame Stella Rimington explains her fascination with the life and writing of Dorothy L Sayers. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
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Writer Philippa Langley chooses Richard III – the king whose body she helped to find in 2012. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Financial guru Alvin Hall chooses writer and Civil Rights activist, James Baldwin. With Douglas Field and Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Scientist Precious Lunga chooses the environmental activist and Nobel winner, Wangari Maathai. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Prison reformer Frances Crook proposes Labour politician, Barbara Castle. With Roy Hattersley and Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Comedian Arthur Smith chooses the Olympic long-distance runner, Emil Zátopek. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
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Journalist Laura Bates chooses the 19th-century American children’s author, Louise May Alcott. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
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Dame Helen Ghosh chooses the writer, and key member of the National Trust, James Lees-Milne. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
Roger McGough with listeners' requests for poetry on the theme of home and exile. The readers are Pippa Haywood and Richard Mitchley. Show more
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By Sean Grundy. A strange tale in which dysfunctional family relationships reach new heights - and depths. Show more
The behind-the-scenes story of what makes HMS Queen Elizabeth so unique and how her crew are working together to breathe life into Britain's biggest warship. Show more
HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks on dangerous sea trials in the North Sea, testing everything from galleys to guns and power plants to propellers. Show more
British top gun pilots train on the secret F-35 fighter jets in the US as HMS Queen Elizabeth nears the end of her sea trials in the North Sea. Show more
HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. The ship's company face many challenges preparing for the first landing of F35B Lightning Stealth Fighters. Show more
The next phase of flight testing for the top-secret F35 jets is under way. Coping with a rolling, pitching, wind-blown deck is hard enough, but a full-blown hurricane is looming. Show more
With just a few weeks to go before HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in New York in spectacular style, the F35 jets try a method of landing never attempted before. Show more
