Oliver Sacks
Monday 19 November 2007 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Playlist
Cabinets and the Bomb
Kenan Malik talks to acclaimed historian Peter Hennessy about his new book, Cabinets and the Bomb.
Using archive documents, private diaries, letters and interviews with the individuals involved, he has pieced together the relationship between government ministers and the nuclear bomb from the 40s to today.
Kenan explores the lesser known facts about this fascinating sixty-year story.
The London Transport Museum
The London Transport Museum re-opens it's doors this week after a two year refurbishment.
Architectural historian and bus driver Joe Kerr, and London-phile writer Iain Sinclair discuss how the transport routes that score a city are central to metropolitan development.
The Blair Years
Anne McElvoy reviews BBC 1's new three part series following Tony Blair's years in power.
Sleuth
Critic Nigel Andrews reviews Harold Pinter's new take on the acclaimed 1972 thriller 'Sleuth'.
