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  1. In The Lounge With Rich Morton

    Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Stationery Cupboard

    An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3.

    The 12 Inch Single

    Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4.

    Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle

    How Tarzan has enjoyed 100 years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5.

    Writing in Three Dimensions: Angela Carter's Love Affair with Radio

    Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The London Chronicles Archive

    The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people

    BBC World Service

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  7. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  8. Famed For Its Knitting

    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9.

    A Last Excuse Me Dance

    The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10.

    The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Dickens' last and unfinished novel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Frankenstein's Moon

    Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

  12.

    The Print Master

    Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Sounds of the 20th Century: The 90s

    Fearne Cotton looks back at the Sounds of the 1990s.

    BBC Radio 2

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  14. Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters

    How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    Thinking Streets

    Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    How Folk Songs Should Be Sung

    Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    In Search of Barney Bubbles

    The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    Goodnight John Boy

    Frank Cottrell Boyce celebrates one of the great TV families - The Waltons.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Inside the Academie Francaise

    Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Wales on The One Show

    Alex Jones presents a showcase of films about Wales.

    BBC One Wales

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  21. The Art of Darkness

    Richard Coles on the inspiration to artists of darkness and the Northern lights in Norway.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22.

    The Bob Graham Round

    Can the beauty of the Lake District and the grit of fell running inspire a composer?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23.

    The Unsettled Dust: The Strange Stories Of Robert Aickman

    Screenwriter Jeremy Dyson praises the supernatural stories of Robert Aickman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24.

    The Alias Men

    Andrew Collins tells the story of Alan Smithee, prolific film director who never existed.

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    The Countertenor

    Men who sing in falsetto. Bidisha on the countertenor voice, from Purcell to Plan B.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26.

    Mastering the Art of the Kimono

    Japan: Roland Buerk explores why the kimono industry in Japan is in steep decline.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27.

    The Brotherton Archive and Me

    Julia Blackburn meets writers whose private papers reside in Leeds University Library.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    The British Germans

    Why many thousands of former British army soldiers have settled in Germany.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Brain Culture: Neuroscience and Society

    Matthew Taylor explores the coming 'Brain Culture'

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Art of America

    Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the USA.

    BBC Four

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  31. Oscar and Al Pacino

    An exclusive interview with Al Pacino about his passion for Oscar Wilde.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    The Mysterious Mr Mercury

    Midge Ure goes in search of the real Freddie Mercury.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Symphony Question Time

    Revealing everything listeners ever wanted to know about the symphony

    BBC Radio 3

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  34. The Poppy Factory

    Stories from The Poppy Factory in Surrey, where poppies are made for Remembrance Sunday.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35.

    The Leonardo Detectives

    Art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, explores the mysterious world of art attribution.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Free Thinking

    The ideas shaping our lives today - with artists and thinkers in debates and interviews.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Angels In the North

    Gabrielle Drake looks at regional theatre through the story of Manchester's Royal Exchange

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. The John Peel Lecture

    6 Music presents this annual discussion on music and music-related media.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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  39. Picture Power

    Miles Warde presents an insight into the work of professional photographers.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Talking Books

    Interviews with well-known authors from Britain and around the world

    BBC World Service

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  41. Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered

    Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound

    Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. The Sleep Diaries

    In a series mixing science with art, myth and poetry, Paul Farley explores sleep

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Rupert Bear and Me

    Mark Radcliffe explores the continued success and appeal of the little white bear.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45.

    Change of Art

    Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    The Thing About Hank

    Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, Phil Manzanera and Cliff Richard explore 'The Thing About Hank'

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47.

    Curb your Judaism

    David Schneider looks back at the history of British Jewish comedy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. One to One

    Interview series. Broadcasters talk to the people whose stories interest them most

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Post Hackgate: Journalism at the Crossroads

    John Lloyd of the FT on the future of journalism after the phone hacking scandal.

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    Lord Gnome Aged 49 and Three Quarters

    As Private Eye nears 50, Michael Crick traces its ups and downs and assesses its impact.

    BBC Radio 4

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