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  1. What Happened to Africa's Revolutions?

    Ben Shepherd examines the history and legacy of Africa's left-wing liberation movements.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Trainspotter's Guide to Dracula

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Nigella: At My Table

    Nigella Lawson is back with a series packed with simple recipes full of complex flavour.

    BBC Two

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  4. The Confidence Trick

    Laura Barton explores the place of confidence in modern life.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  5. Five Green Bottles

    Wine critics offer personal reflections on bygone bottles of wine.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Impotential

    Men talk frankly about the reality of erectile dysfunction.

    BBC Radio 4

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    40 Years of The News Quiz

    Miles Jupp celebrates 40 years of the The News Quiz.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Blue Planet II

    Documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, exploring the planet's oceans.

    BBC One

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  9. Peter Snow Returns to the Future

    Peter Snow and guests board a time-travelling DeLorean to go back and forward in time.

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Savitri Devi: From the Aryans to the Alt-right

    Maria Margaronis explores the life and legacy of right-wing thinker Savitri Devi.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Double Mastectomy Twins

    Following twins who, predisposed to breast cancer, have opted for a double mastectomy.

    BBC Three

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    Political Violence in America

    Inside the world of the anti-fascists known as 'antifa' and their far-right opponents.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Hull 2017

    Three programmes to mark Hull City of Culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Living with the Gods

    Neil MacGregor explores the role and expression of shared beliefs around the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. When Britain Invaded Russia

    The brutal war a century ago which transformed Russia's relations with the west.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Pick a Sky and Name It

    How did Momtaza Mehri go from net savvy sixth-former to successful millennial poet?

    BBC Radio 4

  17. The Gamble

    Arts series about the connection between risk and creativity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Planks and a Passion

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The British Road to Bolshevism

    Martin Rosenbaum explores how events in London played a role in the Russian Revolution.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Martin Morales' Peruvian Roadtrip

    Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Toynbee At War

    How did the Great War shape the life of historian Arnold J Toynbee?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22.

    Lines of Resistance

    Poet Bridget Minamore explores how women have created their own literary narratives.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    My Father's Israel

    How a bitter dispute over Israel's future in 1967 split a country and divided a family.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Slow Radio

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

    BBC Radio 3

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  25. St Pancras Pianos

    Improvisations in music and story from the street pianists at London’s St Pancras Station.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Revolution in Ideas

    Historian Justin Champion explores the Russia of 1917 as a revolution in ideas.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    Russian Bells

    Composer Llywelyn ap Myrddin travels to Russia to uncover the powerful music of bells.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Russia in Five Babushka Dolls

    Vanora Bennett looks at five influential women in Russia's history.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Louis Theroux: Dark States

    Louis Theroux visits three American cities to examine a devastating human crisis in each.

    BBC Two

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  30. Dads and Daughters

    Lauren Laverne and her dad Les explore the relationship between fathers and daughters.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Selling Barbara

    90-year-old Barbara Smith tracks down the charities that have bought and sold her data.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    Out of School, Out of Sight

    Winifred Robinson examines provision for home schooling and if it lets children down.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. 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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  34. 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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    The Hidden History of the Corridor

    Rachel Hurdley explores the corridor and how it reflects society, culture and behaviour.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Russia with Simon Reeve

    100 years after the Russian Revolution, Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary journey.

    BBC Two

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  37. Hull 2017: The Spirit of Hessle Road

    An array of colourful characters summon the ghosts of Hull's past.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Passing Dreams

    A portrait of singer, songwriter and truck driver Will Beeley.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed

    Chris and Xand van Tulleken uncover the latest secrets of our bodies.

    BBC Two

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  40. One Estate, One Council, One Day

    How does the local council affect day-to-day lives of housing estate residents?

    BBC Radio 4

  41. English Learning with BBC

    BBC와 함께하는 영어학습 코너입니다

    BBC 코리아 radio

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  42. Reith Revisited

    Series that revisits speakers who have delivered the BBC's flagship Reith lectures.

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Press for Diversity

    Hugh Muir asks if the newspaper industry is losing touch with the UK's diverse society.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    The Free Degrees

    How a new wave of debt-free degree apprenticeships is filling the skills gap.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Art in Miniature

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

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Choral History of Britain

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Letters from Baghdad

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

    BBC Four

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    The Frontline Prince

    Edward VIII, the king who abdicated, was deeply marked by the Great War.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Join the Dots

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  50. Following Pappano

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

    BBC Radio 4

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