Season 6

01 My Generation: The Small Faces Episode 111th November 1995 02 Letter from America with Christopher Hitchens: Spike's Gotta Have It Episode 214th November 1995 03 My Generation: Herman's Hermits Episode 314th November 1995 04 The Hanged Man: Nigeria's Shame Episode 414th November 1995 05 Unpeeled: Proust - Remembrance of Tastes Past Episode 512th December 1995 An examination of Proust's fascination with sex and food with a look at the psycho-sexual history evoked in 'Remembrance of Things Past'(A La Recherché Du Temps Perdu). 06 Equal But Different Episode 65th March 1996 Tony Parsons delivers an essay on the state of the sex war, he suggests that there are some things that women do better than men: weeping, shopping and housework. 07 J'accuse: Technonerds Episode 719th March 1996 Janet Street-Porter takes the Internet to task, claiming its main use is to provide an occupation for boring, inadequate and socially inept people. 08 My Fair Hugh Episode 819th March 1996 American film critic, Joe Queenan, adopts the persona of a male film star to assess his contribution to the cinema. 09 A Brief History of Slang Episode 926th March 1996 There are over 50,000 words of slang in common usage today. Lexicographer Jonathon Green points out that most of them come from sex, drugs and music. 10 C4PD Starsky and Hutch Episode 1026th March 1996 11 C4PD: Z Cars Episode 112nd April 1996 12 J'accuse: The New Lads Episode 122nd April 1996 13 C4PD: The Professionals Episode 139th April 1996 14 Supercrips and Rejects Episode 149th April 1996 Nabil Shaban argues that disabled people are misrepresented by Hollywood, the bad guy always being portrayed with a limp and scars and heroes are physically perfect. If there is a disabled part on offer it is played by an able-bodied actor. 15 The Elgin Marbles: 15 to 1 Episode 1516th April 1996 16 Not Fade Away Episode 1623rd April 1996 Philip Norman's very personal film about the unique connection he felt to the singer Buddy Holly, despite having never met him, enhanced by speaking candidly with those who did. 17 Psychoanalysing Diana Episode 177th May 1996 Dr. Paul Dawson was Diana Spencer's psychotherapist from January 1996 to August 1997. He drew on verbatim psychotherapy transcripts to reveal a surprising, fresh look at the most glamorous and famous woman in the world. 18 Gore Vidal Episode 1814th May 1996 19 Painted Ladies: Nobility, Virtue, Morality Episode 1914th May 1996 20 Painted Ladies: Aesthetic Lust Episode 2021st May 1996 21 J'accuse: Comedy Episode 2128th May 1996 Cosmo Landesman accuses comedians of the nineties of becoming a force for political reaction 'the court jesters of the chattering classes'. He argues that politicians now wield the weapon of humour which was once turned against them. 22 Painted Ladies: Luxury and Frivolity Episode 2228th May 1996