Social history
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Thinking Allowed. Ballroom dancing. Audio, 29 minutes
Ballroom dancing: its social history and sexual politics.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted31 May 2022
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- Posted22 May 2022
A Brief History of Progress. Audio, 57 minutes
American satirist Joe Queenan asks what is progress and has it run out?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted8 May 2022
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- Posted2 April 2022
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- Posted13 March 2022
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- Posted20 February 2022
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- Posted14 February 2022
Horrible Histories. Series 9, Diabolical Daily Life. Video, 28 minutes
Daily routines throughout history, from waking in Ancient Egypt to Medieval Loo Man.
- AttributionCBBC
- Available for over a year
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- Posted21 January 2022
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- Posted17 January 2022
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- Posted11 January 2022
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- Posted30 December 2021
The Hidden History of the Staircase. Audio, 28 minutes
Rachel Hurdley climbs the staircase to discover a story of steps, status and segregation.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Meet You at the Hippos. Video, 58 minutes
Mark Bonnar explores the street sculpture of the Scottish new towns in which he grew up.
- AttributionBBC Scotland
- Available for 9 days
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- Posted15 November 2021
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- Posted10 November 2021
- AttributionBBC Two
