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  1. Fidget on Four

    Dr Kat Arney examines the potential health benefits of jiggling and doodling.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Small Matter of Hope

    Life's getting better. So why don't we believe it? Fraser Nelson finds out.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

    A candid look at what life was really like for those living in Germany under Hitler.

    BBC Four

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  4. Josie Long's Gambit

    Josie Long celebrates the pleasures of chess as she rekindles her own love for the game.

    BBC Radio 4

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    What Were They Thinking?

    Mark Lawson examines how four cultural hits from 1999 have stood up to the test of time

    BBC Radio 4

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    Feeding the Problem

    Is the sandwich you buy for a rough sleeper doing more harm than good?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Swooshes, Seaboards, Synths and Spawn

    Musician Bishi examines how tech and AI shape the future of music creation.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Balach aig a’ Mhullach

    Twelve-year-old Lachlan takes on a mountainous challenge with a group of friends.

    BBC ALBA

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    A Bright Yellow Light

    Nadim Ednan-Laperouse reflects on his extraordinary religious experience.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Dads and the Delivery Room

    Today we expect dad to be at the birth. Fi Glover asks, ‘Is this always the best idea?’

    BBC Radio 4

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    Romania's Revolution 30 Years On

    Three decades after the execution of Nicolae Ceausescu, how has Romania changed?

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Misinformation Virus

    Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth

    BBC Radio 4

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    What If We Stopped Buying Stuff and Started Making It?

    Meet the crafts people behind the current revival in making and repairing belongings.

    BBC Radio 4

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    What Has Sat-Nav Done to Our Brains?

    Timandra Harkness scrutinises sat nav. How does it affect our brains and well-being?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Like, Share, Vote

    Following the fluctuating views of floating voters who get political news via Facebook

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Villages by the Sea

    Series looking at coastal villages that have often been on the front line of history.

    BBC One

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  17. Singing the Messiah

    Neil Martin creates a community choir on the Ards Peninsula.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  18. Assisted Loving

    Navigating the world of sex and relationships for people with learning disabilities.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. What If Our Textbooks Were Black?

    A series celebrating Black cultural figures who should be more central to history.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. The Boy in the Video

    When a BBC journalist is sent a child sex abuse video, it sparks an investigation.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sultans of Swing

    Sir John Curtice explores the high stakes world of political polling.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    The Poetry Editor

    The poet TS Eliot was a famous poetry editor, too. Hannah Sullivan explores this role

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    The Unheard Third

    Adrian Chiles speaks to habitual non-voters.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Mothmageddon

    BBC Wales' Political Editor tells the story of her one-woman battle with textile moths.

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    So Many Books, So Little Time

    Mark Hodkinson ponders the nature of our personal book collections and why we gather them.

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    Hear For Life

    Behind the scenes of the latest Open Call project from Artangel and Radio 4.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    Exhaustion: A History

    Philip Ball charts the forgotten story of listlessness, burn-out and fatigue.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    Adam Buxton and the Human Horn

    Adam Buxton uncovers the mystery of the world’s weirdest scat singer, Shooby Taylor.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Write Brummie

    A portrait of a writing day in Birmingham.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    Hurting

    Sally Marlow examines what is driving so many people to self-harm.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Designing a World for Everyone

    The story of American designer Pattie Moore, who dared to do things differently.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Canal Boat Diaries

    Robbie Cumming offers a personal take on life aboard his narrowboat, the Naughty Lass.

    BBC Four

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  33. Out Loud

    Journalist Kirran Shah explores the spirit of Bradford’s spoken-word counter culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Susurrations of Trees

    Susurrations, the songs trees sing in the wind and how writers and musicians capture these

    BBC Radio 4

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    From Cradle to Care

    Nigel Richardson investigates the surging number of newborns entering the care system.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Who Will Call Me Beloved?

    Writer Tania Hershman on the word ‘beloved’ and commemorating single people when they die.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    99 Days in Number Ten

    Anne McElvoy tells the story of Boris Johnson's premiership until 31 October

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    The 21st Century Curriculum

    If teenagers had more say in what they learn, would they be more engaged with school?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Fear in the Furrows

    Exploring the darker side of the landscape and the revival of Folk Horror in the arts.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Into the Manosphere

    Follow activist Phillip Tanzer on a tour of the men’s rights community.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    The Silence of the Genes

    James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Haunted Women

    An eerie exploration of how women have used the ghost story form.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Cult of King Tut

    Patricia Clavin explores the cult of Egyptomania in the 1920s.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Seven Worlds, One Planet

    Extraordinary wildlife stories and unseen wilderness of our seven unique continents.

    BBC One

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  45. China and the World

    Isabel Hilton looks at contemporary China's relationships with the wider world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. The Hand Detectives

    How the forensic science of hand identification is being used to investigate crime.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Grandmaster Fash

    Writer Lou Stoppard explores the relationship between music and high fashion.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    Make Me a Programme

    Can a robot host a radio show? Conversation designer Georgia Lewis-Anderson is finding out

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    Not Enough Pride for Charley Pride

    Why don’t we all know more about African American country music legend Charley Pride?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Russell Kane's Right to Buy

    Russell Kane wrestles with the impact of his dad’s purchase of their council house.

    BBC Radio 4

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