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  1. Today23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    1. National Remembrance and the 1924 Empire ExhibitionWho Did We Think We Were?

    Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now

  2. Tuesday16:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Where’s Michael Clark?

    Nick Grimshaw speaks to innovative dancer and choreographer Michael Clark.

  3. Thursday09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    2. The 1938 Empire Exhibition in GlasgowWho Did We Think We Were?

    Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now

  4. Thursday09:30
    BBC Radio 4

    DavidArt That Conquered the World

    James Fox asks how Michelangelo's David became so famous.

  5. Next Sunday23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    2. The 1938 Empire Exhibition in GlasgowWho Did We Think We Were?

    Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now

  6. Tue 21 Jul 202616:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Childhood, Youth and MotherhoodThe Writing Life of Sylvia Plath

    1/3A major three-part series on Sylvia Plath, presented by Mariella Frostrup.

  7. Thu 23 Jul 202609:00
    BBC Radio 4

    3. The Festival of Britain 1951 and the Coronation 1953Who Did We Think We Were?

    Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now

  8. Thu 23 Jul 202609:30
    BBC Radio 4

    GuernicaArt That Conquered the World

    James Fox asks how Picasso's Guernica became so famous.

  9. Sat 25 Jul 202609:00
    BBC Radio 4

    1. Absolute BeginnersWhat Happened to Counter-Culture?

    1/5Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.

  10. Sun 26 Jul 202623:00
    BBC Radio 4

    3. The Festival of Britain 1951 and the Coronation 1953Who Did We Think We Were?

    Neil MacGregor on past expressions of British identity and how they shape our identity now

  11. Tue 28 Jul 202616:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Wifehood, Womanhood and FriendshipThe Writing Life of Sylvia Plath

    2/3A major three-part series on Sylvia Plath presented by Mariella Frostrup.

  12. Thu 30 Jul 202609:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Girl with a Pearl EarringArt That Conquered the World

    James Fox asks how Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring became so famous.