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  1. Reflections with Peter Hennessy

    Historian Peter Hennessy asks senior politicians to reflect on their lives and times.

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. One Billion Digitally Identified Indians

    Mukti Jain Campion examines the world's most ambitious national identity scheme.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Pop-Up Ideas

    Tim Harford presents talks inspired by ideas in anthropology, culture and social sciences

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. The Blonde Women of India

    Exploring the lives of white women married to local Indian men who have made India home.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. A Guide to Garden Wildlife

    Brett Westwood and Phil Gates present a guide to some of Britain's common garden wildlife

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  6. Egypt's Challenge

    Shaimaa Khalil travels across Egypt, hearing the voices of her fellow countrymen.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. BBC Inside Science

    A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank

    Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

    BBC Four

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    Shot in Belfast

    Peter Curran on Northern Ireland's burgeoning film industry.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Damascus Diary

    Lina Sinjab presents a personal account of how the Syrian war has changed her home city.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Rick Stein's India

    Rick Stein explores the different cuisines around India.

    BBC Two

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  12. Parkinson's Law Revisited

    Matthew Sweet re-examines Parkinson's Law. Does work expand to fill the time allocated?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener

    John McCarthy explores the fascinating life of British author Derek Tangye.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Dangerous Visionaries

    Playwright Michael Symmons Robert explores the dystopic imagination.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Zeitgeisters

    Will Gompertz meets cultural entrepreneurs who are shaping our lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. Oblique Strategies

    Simon Armitage explores the creative possibilities opened up by Oblique Strategies cards

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Shared Planet

    Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Ebony: Black on White on Black

    Gary Younge tells the story of Ebony, the magazine that redefined African-American life.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. 1913: The Year Before

    Michael Portillo challenges the notion of calm before the storm of the Great War

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Trade-Plating Round Britain

    In another of his quirky assignments for Radio 4, Steve Carver works as a 'trade-plater'.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Letter of Last Resort: The Discussion

    Paddy O'Connell asks his guests if they would retaliate in the event of a nuclear attack.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    Nightingales of India

    The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters - revered by Bollywood fans the world over.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23.

    In Godzilla's Footsteps

    Godzilla was a response to atomic war. Japanese artists now respond to the tsunami of 2011

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Vertical Farming

    Could high-rise farming be the solution to feeding our cities or is it a utopian fantasy?

    BBC Radio 4

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    On the Borderline

    Writer Clare Allan on the controversial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Prosperity Gospel

    Dotun Adebayo explores the rise of Prosperity Gospel in Britain's churches.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Disability: A New History

    Peter White presents a history of disability in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell

    Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain.

    BBC Two

  29.

    Creating Pitch-Perfect

    Catherine Bott on software that corrects out of tune singing but is also a creative tool.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Mother Tongue Interference

    Five short autobiographies in two languages

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Australia with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve sets off on an extraordinary adventure across Australia.

    BBC Two

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  32. Ice Age Giants

    Alice Roberts travels 40,000 years into the past to meet the Ice Age's great beasts.

    BBC Two

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  33. Question Time

    Topical debate hosted by Fiona Bruce

    BBC Sounds

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  34. The Art of the Foreign Minister

    Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff, asks what makes a great foreign minister.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Science of Music

    Prof Robert Winston looks at music with a scientist's eye

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. State of Play

    Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Pedant's Progress: An Intimate History of the Arts Scholar

    The image of the humanities academic, past and present, in the public imagination.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    A Room for a View: The Artist's Studio

    Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio?

    BBC Radio 4

  39.

    Deeds Not Words

    Did the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison mean to die at the Epsom Derby of 1913?

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    When Washington Came to Brum

    How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Stories from the Squeezed Middle

    Rosie Millard meets middle-income people for whom the Recession has meant tough choices.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Tweet of the Day

    Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Swimming through Chocolate

    Chocolate, swimming and sport: life working at the Cadbury factory in Bourneville.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Archaeology: A Secret History

    Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

    BBC Four

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  45. Constant Cravings: Does Food Addiction Exist?

    Sally Marlow investigates the addictive nature of overeating and how we should treat it.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Richard Wagner - Power, Sex and Revolution

    Paul Mason takes a fresh look at the man whose music has always gripped him

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Return to Japan

    The BBC Philharmonic returns to Japan for an emotional tour for the first time since 2011.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

    Reflecting on the career of the man once described as Britain's most controversial comic.

    BBC Two

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    Sid James - Not Just a Dirty Laugh

    Lee Mack's fascinating look at Sid James's lesser-known work.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50.

    Living with Lady T

    Charles Moore reflects on the process of writing Lady Thatcher's authorised biography.

    BBC Radio 4

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