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  1. Pursuit of Beauty

    Arts series

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. Moondog: Sound of New York

    Huey Morgan travels to New York to examine the enduring appeal of blind musician Moondog.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Tracks of My Years

    Queen's Roger Taylor, Chaka Khan, Jessie Ware Brandon Flowers and more join Vernon Kay.

    BBC Radio 2

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  4. Classified Britain

    James Naughtie finds the heartbeat of history in small ads of old UK newspapers.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Art on the BBC

    How has television influenced our understanding of the world's greatest artists?

    BBC Four

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  6. Radio 1's Screen Time

    Join Radio 1’s Ali Plumb for movie news, reviews and extra behind-the-screens fun.

    BBC Radio 1

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  7. Blood on the Tracks

    Four music obsessives debate and argue their favourite tracks.

    BBC Sounds

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  8. The Channel

    Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  9. An Alternative History of Art

    Series exploring overlooked visual artists from the 20th century.

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Civilisations

    Thousands of years of visual culture explored on the BBC and beyond.

    BBC Two

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  11. Art of Now

    Documentaries exploring the latest worldwide cultural issues, celebrations and rebellions.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. New Voices from Wales

    Documentaries made by up-and-coming Welsh film-makers.

    BBC Two Wales

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  13. Portrait of the Artist

    Series following young artists who are becoming recognised in their professions.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Street Art

    Series looking at what happens when art breaks free from the gallery.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Arts Club with Will Gompertz

    A sideways, humorous look at the week in arts with Will Gompertz and guests

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  16. Podcast Radio Hour

    Presenters recommend their favourite podcasts and speak to the people who make them.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  17. Stories from the Royal Collection

    Amanda Foreman explores the tales, hidden in plain sight, amongst the documents and art.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. From the Steppes to the Stage

    Kate Molleson tells the story of Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. A Stitch in Time

    Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore.

    BBC Four

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  20. Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History

    Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black musicians in Europe.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Thinking Outside the Boxset: How Technology Changed the Story

    Mark Lawson on the ways modern technology shapes the way we tell and consume stories.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. This Old Heart of Mine

    Giles Fraser explores the workings of the human heart.

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Snapshots

    Series that follows photographers at work and their subjects.

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Where Are All the Working Class Writers?

    Why are so few novelists from working class backgrounds?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Strange Case of the Arab Whodunnit

    Jonathan Guyer examines the rise of neo-noir fiction in Egypt.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. A Call to Art

    Series exploring protest art in Latin America.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Languages of Ulster

    Celebrating Ulster's rich and diverse linguistic heritage.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  28. Art of Living

    Documentary series revealing how engagement with art has transformed people's lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Power Lines

    Series about the world of spoken word poetry and how it is gaining popularity in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. George Orwell Back at the BBC

    A new statue of George Orwell is created to stand outside New Broadcasting House.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Sound and Vision

    Actors and directors discuss key musical moments from their films

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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  32. The Trainspotter's Guide to Dracula

    Miles Jupp boards the train to Transylvania on the trail of Count Dracula.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Hull 2017

    Three programmes to mark Hull City of Culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. The Gamble

    Arts series about the connection between risk and creativity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Planks and a Passion

    Libby Purves follows the story of the Bridge, London's theatre near Tower Bridge.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Slow Radio

    Tune in, drop out. It's time to go slow.

    BBC Radio 3

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  37. It's Just a Joke, Comrade: 100 Years of Russian Satire

    Comedian and Russophile Viv Groskop explores a century of revolutionary comedy.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Give Me Space Below My Feet

    Is it possible to take 93-year-old mountaineer Gwen Moffat climbing again?

    BBC Radio 3

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    Art in Miniature

    Art so small you have to avoid inhaling it. Presented by Dr Lance Dann. From 2017.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Choral History of Britain

    Roderick Williams explores how singing together is at the heart of being human.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Letters from Baghdad

    The story of Gertrude Bell, who shaped the modern Middle East after World War I.

    BBC Four

  42. Join the Dots

    Janet Ellis explores the etymology of the word 'dot'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  43. Following Pappano

    Series following Sir Antonio Pappano as he prepares La Bohème for the Royal Opera House

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Tick Box Art

    Is it possible to measure the quality of an artwork?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Little Shop of Colours

    What stories are hiding among the paints and pigments in an art supplies shop?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Queens of Chapeltown

    Colin Grant reports on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Jenny Eclair is Listless Today

    Comedian and writer Jenny Eclair throws away her To Do list.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Supernatural North

    Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough journeys to northern Norway in search of the supernatural.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Roger Law and the Giant Pot

    Roger Law gets immersed in the world of Chinese ceramics

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. The Fix

    Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems.

    BBC Radio 4

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