LFA: Black Monday remembered Fri, 4 Mar 88 On the anniversary of the day Roosevelt closed every bank in America, Alistair Cooke remembers Black Monday, the huge stock market crash of 19th October 1987....
LFA: Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal Fri, 29 Jan 82 The 100th anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the origin of the New Deal, and FDR's political turnaround on the size of the welfare state....
LFA: President Reagan and the Middle East Fri, 1 Jan 82 President Reagan's Middle Eastern concerns, the view of Poland as a Russian satellite nation, and an assessment of what news is vital to everyone but not important to some....
LFA: Death of Anwar Sadat (1918-1981) Fri, 9 Oct 81 President Sadat of Egypt is killed in a year in which assassination attempts have been made on political figures including Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II....
LFA: Baseball strike, 1981 Fri, 7 Aug 81 The 1981 Major League Baseball strike comes to an end, while a strike by air traffic controllers threatens to continue....
LFA: Assassination attempt on Reagan Fri, 3 Apr 81 President Reagan survives an assassination attempt by John Hinckley on 30th March 1981, leading to a debate on the stricter control of handguns....
LFA: President Reagans inauguration Thu, 22 Jan 81 As the new President Reagan's inauguration takes place, the Iran hostage crisis comes to an end with the release of 52 US hostages in Iran, after 444 days in captivity....
13 Jan 14: Shredding Duck Cricket Mon, 13 Jan 14 On the Daily Download Shaun takes on numerous roles for Matt's intro, a shredding company is misunderstood and the Teletubbies arrive in North Korea. Plus, there's talk of Embrace, ducks playing cricke...
10 Jan 13: Middle Aged Shout Outs Fri, 10 Jan 14 On the Daily Download today Shaun debuts his Dame Judi Dench impression for Matt, Daily Star Gazing Live returns and there's a couple of poor jokes about salad and lino. There's a Small Claim about a d...
09 Jan 13: Coxy's Stars Bats Thu, 9 Jan 14 On the Daily Download today Shaun introduces Matt in the style of Fred Durst. There's talk of sales, Coxy's stars, a Small Claims featuring Andy Murray's mum and Shaun sticks up for the British weather....