America's problem with gun ownership

The debate on gun control in the US, as examined by Alistair Cooke in 1993.

• 14 mins

Balancing domestic and foreign policy

President Clinton's dilemmas over Bosnia, Somalia, free trade and healthcare.

• 15 mins

The 'Brady Bill' and the New England fall

Congress passes the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act.

• 15 mins

Personality in politics

The revelations of the televised debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.

• 15 mins

Thirtieth anniversary of Kennedy assassination, 1993

The 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

• 15 mins

The first World AIDS Day

A chronicle of the reactions to the first World AIDS day in 1993.

• 15 mins

The Long Island train shootings and gun control

Does a multiple murder on a Long Island train prove that America has a problem with guns?

• 15 mins

The GATT agreement and peace talks in Northern Ireland

Peace talks Northern Ireland, and the threat posed by nuclear weapons in North Korea.

• 15 mins

The constitution and religious festivals in America

Does the constitution make it difficult to celebrate a religious festival in America?

• 15 mins

Christmas, and Alistair Cooke meets a computer

Alistair Cooke's trepidation upon meeting a computer that already knows all about him.

• 15 mins

New Year's Resolutions

Alistair Cooke looks at the changing fashions in New Year's resolutions.

• 15 mins

Tip O'Neill

Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill (1912-1994), a profile.

• 15 mins

Freezing weather and earthquakes in 1994

The extreme weather of 1994, and the end of the Iran-Contra investigation.

• 15 mins

The Bobbitt case

The trail of Lorena Bobbitt and the legal definition of insanity.

• 15 mins

Clinton’s draft dodge

Did Bill Clinton use family and political influence to avoid being drafted during Vietnam?

• 15 mins

History of chocolate

A brief history of chocolate and the properties that make it an unlikely health food.

• 15 mins

Military intervention in Bosnia

A continuation of the war in Bosnia, and President Clinton's attitude on intervention.

• 15 mins

Nixon, 'and the rest you know'...

Looking back to the Letter from America written after President Nixon's resignation.

• 15 mins

The survival of immigrants in America

The demographic makeup of Boston in the 1930s, and the survival of immigrants in the US.

• 15 mins

The tobacco industry, and Tonya Harding

The 'time saving' plea bargain of Tonya Harding and the future of the US tobacco industry.

• 15 mins

Admiral William J Crowe

A profile of Admiral William J. Crowe, the American ambassador to the United Kingdom.

• 15 mins

Whitewater

An overview of the Clintons' involvement in the Whitewater scandal unfolding in 1994.

• 15 mins

Justice Blackman retires

The good, the bad, and the senile aspects of law making in America.

• 15 mins

Clinton’s global reputation

President Clinton's portrayal in the foreign press in light of the Whitewater scandal.

• 15 mins

Michael Fay in Singapore

What can the arrest of Michael Fay, an American in Singapore, tells us about the country?

• 15 mins

Richard Nixon: his great work

A profile of Richard Nixon, the only president in US history to resign from office.

• 15 mins

President Clinton's first 15 months

A potential crisis in Haiti, and President Clinton's ability to deal with conflict abroad.

• 15 mins

American education

The rise of progressive schools, and the idea of home schooling as a viable alternative.

• 15 mins

Health bill and Brown v Board Board of Education

Clinton's health bill, Brown v Board of Education and its impact.

• 15 mins

Pearl White

A profile of the silent movie actress Pearl White (1889-1938).

• 15 mins