ABBA: Inside the Music
Exploring ABBA's songwriting and craft on the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision win.
- 57 mins
- 06 Apr 2024
BBC Sounds - Archive on 4 - Available Episodes
Archive on 4
Brilliant stories told using archive from the BBC and beyond.
Episodes (596 Available)
The Trickster: A Thistle up the Backside of SocietyTrickery - is it what we need to keep society moving forward?
- 57 mins
- 01 Apr 2024
Marlon Brando: The Ultimate ContenderAntonia Quirke defines the archival A-Z of essential Marlon Brando, who changed acting.
- 57 mins
- 30 Mar 2024
7" of Joy: The Single at 75Pete Waterman marks the 75th anniversary of the 7" single.
- 57 mins
- 23 Mar 2024
It Must Be Wonderful to Be FreeNovelist Megan Nolan goes in search of one of Ireland’s first true beatniks, Brendan Behan
- 57 mins
- 16 Mar 2024
RNLI at 200To celebrate 200 years of the RNLI, Griff Rhys Jones takes a deep dive into their archive.
- 57 mins
- 02 Mar 2024
Barry Humphries: Gloriously UncutRob Brydon takes a fresh look back at the unique Australian entertainer, Barry Humphries.
- 57 mins
- 17 Feb 2024
Motorway CityThe story of how Glasgow became the UK’s archetypal motorway city.
- 57 mins
- 03 Feb 2024
- Dom Joly - Goth or Not?
Dom Joly used to be a goth - or did he? He journeys through the archive to find out.
- 57 mins
- 27 Jan 2024
Reporting RussiaHow western correspondents have reported on the world's biggest country down the years.
- 57 mins
- 20 Jan 2024
- Saints and Sinners
Rev Giles Fraser looks back over a century of religious broadcasting in Britain.
- 57 mins
- 06 Jan 2024
VivienneThe life and times of Vivienne Westwood
- 57 mins
- 30 Dec 2023
Stevie's Inner VisionsHow a car crash nearly made Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions his last creative breath.
- 57 mins
- 23 Dec 2023
Jim Kerr on Jim MorrisonJim Kerr from Simple Minds describes the impact and influence of The Doors' Jim Morrison.
- 57 mins
- 16 Dec 2023
The Art of SilenceMarcel Marceau's daughters tell the remarkable story of his life in the French Resistance.
- 57 mins
- 09 Dec 2023
- La Divina
Singer Lesley Garrett marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary Maria Callas.
- 57 mins
- 02 Dec 2023
Speaking to the PeopleA former White House speechwriter journeys through a century of presidential speeches.
- 57 mins
- 25 Nov 2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Friends and FoesSue Perkins explores how Doctor Who has reflected our social history on and off screen.
- 57 mins
- 24 Nov 2023
I Was 21 Years...Billy Bragg marks 40 years since the release of his seminal song, A New England.
- 57 mins
- 18 Nov 2023
Doris Lessing: Free WomanLara Feigel explores the life of Doris Lessing through the lens of The Golden Notebook.
- 57 mins
- 11 Nov 2023
