Hidden Gems

Programme celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Tube special Walking to New Orleans.

The view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway.

Original versions of songs that became bigger hits for the artists who covered them.

A witty look at the history of the Ford Cortina.

A celebration of Roy Plomley's radio favourite with some celebrity castaways' help.

Man Alive speaks to couples who choose to live together, rather than marry. From 1966.

Sir David Frost interviews legendary boxing champion, Muhammad Ali. (1974)

Ian Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.

Comedy hero Jasper Carrott marks his 80th year with a look back at his unique career.

Tracing Mrs Thatcher’s startling rise to power and her Iron Lady image in the 1970s.

Robert Symes investigates the background to Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. (1986)

Featuring the long-lost film of Billy Connolly’s 1975 Ireland tour.

A special edition to mark man's first steps on the surface of the moon. (1969)

Drama telling the heartwarming story of actress Dame Barbara Windsor.

Clive James recalls his first experiences of London life in the early 1960s.

Writer and poet Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to Burns Country in Scotland.

Japanese and US veterans reflect on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II.

Film Night Special looks at the story behind the success of the Carry On films. (1970)

Tristan is involved in an accident which threatens the practice with a lawsuit.

Actor Kenneth Williams gives a personal view of Bloomsbury. (1975)

Anthony Burton looks at the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. (1980)

Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey begins in the north east of England at Durham Cathedral.

Two youth groups with one aim in common - to cause shock and outrage by any means. (1969)

Friends, relatives and broadcasters give an account of the person Dylan Thomas really was.