19/09/2026
As new university terms begin, Greg James digs deep into the BBC archives to track how student life has changed over the decades .
Greg James is back to dig deep into the BBC archives, using current stories, overlooked anniversaries and your suggestions to guide him to extraordinary audio.
This week, as new university terms begin, he finds out how student life has changed across the decades: back in 1986, long before laptops were ubiquitous, one British university proudly offered its new students a choice when it came to TV - for communal viewing they had both a BBC room and an ITV room.
And as a new film about the D-Day weather forecast arrives in our cinemas, Greg tracks down voices recalling the events first-hand.
Producer Tim Bano
On radio
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Sep 202610:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 21 Sep 202616:30BBC Radio 4
BBC producers branded Elton John 'dreary' in 1968
Amazing archive reveals how the BBC misjudged the singer.
