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  1. Black, White and Beethoven

    Joseph Harker asks why Britain's classical music scene remains so resolutely white.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Arts Exodus

    Deborah Coughlin examines the value of art to communities and cities.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Museum of Lost Objects

    Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted.

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  4. JD Salinger: Made in England

    How 3 months in rural Devon influenced one of the greatest chroniclers of urban New York

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Herman Melville's Sea Change

    Moby-Dick was made in England. Paul Farley tells a story of fast fish and loose fish.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Jarvis on McCullers

    Jarvis Cocker celebrates the life and work of literary wunderkind Carson McCullers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Herland

    Gender and Science Fiction? Writer Geoff Ryman explores future worlds...

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    The Best Exotic Etiquette Academy

    Why is there such a demand for British etiquette around the world?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. The Etiquette Guide

    An examination of the way manners and etiquette have evolved over the centuries

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  10. Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners

    David Mitchell investigates the confusing world of manners.

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  11. Miles Jupp and the Plot Device

    Miles Jupp investigates the Plot Device that spawned a million pulp fictions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. School of Thought

    Former universities minister David Willetts examines the UK's education system

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  13. All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride

    A real-time journey across the wilderness of the Arctic on a traditional reindeer sleigh.

    BBC Four

  14. Roger Law: Art and Seoul

    Artist Roger Law explores the culture of South Korea.

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  15. 2015 Hashtags of the Year

    Series looking at the impact of the hashtags that got millions talking.

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  16. Dance Rebels: A Story of Modern Dance

    The mavericks whose radical ideas created modern dance in the 20th century.

    BBC Four

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    JFK: The Vinyl Reaction

    How the American record industry responded to the assassination of President Kennedy.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes

    Bettany Hughes follows the Egnatian Way and explores how it helped to shape Europe.

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  19. Writing a New Nigeria

    A portrait of Nigeria, seen through the eyes of a new generation of writers and poets.

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  20. The Secret Lives of Carers

    Series looking at the silent army of workers who look after Britain's old and needy

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  21. Burlesque Legends

    Mat Fraser meets the former showgirls coming out of retirement and getting back on stage.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. His Master's Voices

    Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna examine the legacy of Britain's first gramophone records.

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  23. The Joy of 9 to 5

    Lucy Kellaway explores UK office culture.

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  24. Blood, Sex and Money: The Life and Work of Emile Zola

    Glenda Jackson presents a documentary in Paris of France's great writer–Emile Zola.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Pete & Clive

    Story of the enduring songwriting relationship between Pete Atkin and Clive James.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen

    Lenny Henry presents a series tracing a century of black British theatre and screen

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  27. In Pod We Trust

    Miranda Sawyer presents a round-up of the best spoken word audio podcasting

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  28. Alice in Teesside

    Lewis Carroll's roots in the North East of England are uncovered by Simon Farnaby.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. On The Road

    Maddy Prior and daughter Rose Kemp discuss their totally different musical journeys.

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  30. Taking Art To The People

    Michael Symmons Roberts on the life and legacy of the philanthropist Thomas Horsfall.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. The Cultural Frontline

    The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.

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  32. Rave: The Beat Goes On

    Jolyon Jenkins reports on "Spiral Tribe", the 90s free party sound system, still raving.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Fiery Inspiration: Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement

    Novelist Bernardine Evaristo on the complex man at the heart of the black arts movement.

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  34. Homer, Hagrid and the Incredible Hulk

    Ben Hammersley investigates fictional universes, from Harry Potter to Game of Thrones

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35.

    Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout

    Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36.

    Highway 61: Fifty Years On

    Andy Kershaw re-examines the Bob Dylan album that changed popular music and his life.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37.

    The Loss of Lostness

    Stephen Smith tries to rediscover the lost joys of getting lost.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in Britain.

    BBC Four

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  39. مثنوی معنوی

    بازخوانی مثنوی معنوی مولانا جلال الدین محمد بلخی به صدای مینه بکتاش و شهباز ایرج.

    بی بی سی افغانستان (برنامه های دری)

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  40. When Van Played Cyprus Avenue

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the significance of Van Morrison's Belfast gigs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41.

    Can Porn Be Ethical?

    Journalist Nichi Hodgson asks whether there's scope for an ethical code for producing porn

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Art of Walking into Doors

    Do dyslexia and dyspraxia affect the way you draw? Chris Ledgard investigates.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Reading Europe

    Five European writers explore how issues in their societies are reflected by novelists.

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  44. Dotun and Dean

    Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45.

    Orpheus Underground

    Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the the intricacies of the Orpheus myth

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Too Much Fighting on The Dance Floor

    Violence and tribalism at music gigs in the late 70s and 80s. Adrian Goldberg presents.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47.

    The Spoken Image

    Photographer Eamonn McCabe curates his own photo exhibition on the radio.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48.

    Donald Duck Gets Drafted

    Gerald Scarfe explores the Walt Disney Studio's activity during the Second World War.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Space: The Vinyl Frontier

    A spoken word concept album linking space and music.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The School is Full of Noises

    Ian McMillan hunts for the truth behind some bizarre schools music making from the 1960s

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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