Cowboys
Saddle up, Radio 4 is hitting the trail...
The American West—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg explores the myths and harsh reality of the 19th century American pioneers.
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‘Watching Westerns was a wonderful, ecstatic release’
Richard Holloway, the former Bishop of Edinburgh, discusses watching Westerns in the 1940s
Black cowboys on the move
Sarfraz Manzoor joins a group of black cowboys as they ride their way across Texas.
In Search of the Real Searchers
Mark Burman explores the real history behind the classic 1950s western The Searchers.
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Episode 1—Classic Serial, Alan Le May - The Searchers
When Native Americans kidnap two girls, a team of men set out to find them.
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Glendon Swarthout - The Shootist
Classic Western drama about the last surviving gunfighter in a vanishing American West.
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Episode 2—Classic Serial, Alan Le May - The Searchers
Amos continues searching for his niece. Mart worries about what he'll do if they find her.
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Roy Rogers and cinema cowboys—Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Remembering Roy Rogers and some other great cinema cowboys Wayne, Cooper, Hart and Canutt.
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South Dakota—On Your Farm
Sybil Ruscoe meets a resilient family of ranchers in South Dakota.
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Hitler's Favourite Cowboy
Joe Queenan on the German Wild West novels that inspired Adolf Hitler throughout his life.
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The Forgotten Black Cowboys
Sarfraz Manzoor goes in search of America's black cowboys
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