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  1. A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot

    Virginia Woolf's biographer Alexandra Harris takes four walks that inspired her.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  2. Decoding the Masterworks

    Dr Janina Ramirez presents a series that examines three masterworks in minute detail

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Genius of the Ancient World

    Bettany Hughes seeks out the stories behind three giants of ancient philosophy.

    BBC Four

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  4. The Misogyny Book Club

    Jo Fidgen and readers take a fresh look at books that contain misogynistic sentiments

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Haba Na Haba

    Ni kipindi kuhusu masuala ya jamii kinachokutanisha viongozi na wananchi kujibu masuala ya kijamii.

    BBC Swahili Radio

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  6. Magazine De La Culture

    Les échos de la vitalité de la culture africaine et de sa diaspora avec Valérie Bony.

    BBC Afrique Radio

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  7. L'interview

    Entretien en tête-a-tete et à cœur ouvert avec une personnalité qui fait l'actualité

    BBC Afrique Radio

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  8. The Great Songbook

    Cerys Matthews explores the songbooks of countries other than America

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  9. Will Gompertz Gets Creative

    Will Gompertz presents a series on creativity

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  10. Archie Shepp's Message from Paris

    Saxophonist Archie Shepp on life as a black American in Paris.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. What Is a Story?

    Marina Warner explores the world of contemporary fiction

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  12. Pussy Galore

    Susan Calman finds out why our feline overlords rule cyberspace.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Beat Women

    Laura Barton travels to New York to meet the women writers of the Beat Generation.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Me, My Selfie and I: Aimee Fuller's Generation Game

    Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller explores the selfie phenomenon

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  15. Minimal Impact

    The story of the musical aesthetic and the ubiquitous technique of minimalism.

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  16. Notes From a Northern Irish Childhood

    Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock

    Alan Yentob marks the centenary of TS Eliot's poem, with a reading by Jeremy Irons.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    The Lost Art of the TV Theme

    Comedian and musician Richard Morton recalls the heyday of the classic TV theme.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. The Folk of the Pennines

    Mark Radcliffe walks the Pennine Way to mark its fiftieth anniversary

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Open Art

    A collaboration between the BBC and Artangel, working with artists across the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. The Audio Describers

    Matthew Sweet meets the people who create a whole new cinematic world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22.

    The Buchan Tradition

    Nick Rankin explores the literary legacy of the writer John Buchan.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Arts Technologica

    Series exploring how technology is changing the arts.

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  24. Hollow Earth: A Travel Guide

    Comedian Robin Ince takes us on a tour of a world beneath the earth's crust.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Treasures of Ancient Greece

    Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.

    BBC Four

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  26. Restarting the Antibiotic Pipeline

    Roland Pease examines how an increasing number of antibiotics are failing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. When the People Say Not Sure

    Peter Hennessy and guests discuss how a government is formed if there is a hung parliament

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Hockney

    A unique portrait of David Hockney, one of the most significant artists of his generation.

    BBC Four

  29.

    Man with the Mohican

    David Morrissey explores the life Roger Hill, theatre director, DJ and transvestite artist

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    The Whistling Woman

    Soprano, broadcaster and inveterate whistler Catherine Bott on the art of whistling

    BBC Radio 4

  31. The Business of Film with Mark Kermode

    Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry.

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  32. A Love Supreme: 50 Years On

    Courtney Pine explores John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, fifty years after its release.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. A Timewatch Guide

    Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted great moments in our history.

    BBC Four

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  34. The Real MacColl

    John Cooper Clarke looks back at the life of broadcaster and folk singer, Ewan MacColl.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35.

    Everyone a Rembrandt

    Art critic Louisa Buck lifts the lid on the Painting By Numbers craze of the 1950's.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36.

    Jim Allen: A Man of His Words

    Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the Socialist playwright.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Self Orbits CERN

    Will Self embarks on a 50-kilometre walking tour of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. A Portrait Of...

    Series that follows portrait painter Fiona Graham-Mackay at work.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  39. Cells and Celluloid: A Science and Cinema Special

    Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock explore the relationship between film and science.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Music on Hold

    Isy Suttie embarks on a mission to compose the ultimate on-hold music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41.

    Death of An Orchestra

    Supporters of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, including Alan Bennett, tell its history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    Beckett in Brooklyn

    Lisa Dwan takes a trilogy of Samuel Beckett plays to the Brooklyn Academy of Music

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43.

    Blood, Sage and Grace

    Grace Dent explores the life and work of literary luminary Lorna Sage.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44.

    Frinton Forever

    Richard Wilson stars at Frinton Summer Theatre to mark its 75th anniversary of weekly rep.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Manchester: Alchemical City

    Jeanette Winterson presents a personal exploration of Manchester.

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  46. Hot Gossip!

    Geoff Watts explores the science, history and cultural implications of gossip.

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  47. London Calling

    Aminatta Forna tells the extraordinary story of hard-living writer Jack London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48.

    A Needle Pulling Thread

    A tapestry of stories about the place of the sewing needle in our lives

    BBC Radio 4

  49. The Home That 2 Built

    Trawling the archives to see how BBC Two has been a guide to lifestyle trends.

    BBC Two

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  50. The Yes, No, Don't Know Show

    Yes. No. Don't Know: Three choices that sparked a 24-hour landmark in Scottish theatre.

    BBC Radio 4

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