BBC Radio Podcasts from The Californian Century

The Californian Century

Governor Jerry Brown

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Jerry Brown, California's longest-serving governor.

On Ice

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Ice-T, the original gangster rapper

San Francisco Burning

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing Californian politician

Acts of Resistance

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Kathleen Cleaver, a key figure in the Black Panther Party

A Twist of Fate

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Silicon Valley's troubled founder, William Shockley

The Good Fight

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Leon Lewis who hunted down Nazis in LA in the 30s and 40s

A Hard Won Oscar

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American Oscar winner.

The Vanishing

Stanley Tucci tells the story of celebrity preacher Aimee Semple McPherson who vanished.

Dark Water

Stanley Tucci tells the story of the man who made LA possible: William Mulholland

A Body on the Backlot

Stanley Tucci imagines the history of modern California as a Hollywood screenplay

Welcome to The Californian Century

Stanley Tucci introduces a series about the men and women who built modern California.