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  1. The City on the Couch

    Psychoanalyst Mary Bradbury investigates mental health in the pressured financial sector.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sasha's Song

    Sasha Tsaliuk fights for his Moscow A Capella Jewish choir in a rapidly changing Russia.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Mindfulness: Panacea or Fad?

    How a Buddhist meditation technique became a cure-all for the ills of modern life.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. 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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  5. Magna Carta

    Melvyn Bragg presents a series marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Speak Low, Speak Weill

    Ute Lemper explores the political and musical legacy of Mack the Knife composer Kurt Weill

    BBC Radio 4

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    Wittgenstein's Jet

    A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Faultline Scotland

    Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sister Aimee

    The story of the glamorous woman who invented broadcast evangelism.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Out of Armenia

    Writer and historian Charles Emmerson explores Europe's Armenian communities.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  11. This Farming Life

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. At Home with David Hockney

    Radio 4 documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Music to Save Grimethorpe

    Ian McMillan celebrates his local brass band and the community it represents.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Pass the Turkey Twizzlers

    Lucy Kellaway hosts an argumentative dinner party where all the debates are about food.

    BBC Radio 4

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    One Day in Winter: Driving Home for Christmas

    The stories of some of the millions of travellers making their way home for Christmas.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Terror and the Oxygen of Publicity

    How terrorists need the oxygen of publicity, and the battle to starve them of it.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Character Studies with Alexander McCall Smith

    Alexander McCall Smith explores the work of writers and their favourite characters.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    Midwives to Be

    Sarah Taylor follows a new intake of student midwives at King's College London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Six Weeks to Save the World

    Dr John Wright records his work in setting up an Ebola centre to serve Moyamba junction.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    At Home Abroad

    A panel of new Britons discuss what it is like to make a home in a new land.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Suppose I Lose It

    Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    Death of An Orchestra

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. The Invisible Age

    Matthew Sweet explores why society is still so reluctant to talk about ageing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Becoming Myself: Gender Identity

    Series exploring gender dysphoria. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Blood, Sage and Grace

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    How to Hire a Master

    Jolyon Jenkins explores the mysterious world of the headhunter.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    23 Amazing Reasons This Radio Programme Will Change Your Life

    Inside the digital news outlets that are reinventing journalism for the social media age.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Afghan Women: Speaking Out, Losing Lives

    Lyse Doucet visits Kabul to hear about the lives of Afghan women as the troops depart.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    Frinton Forever

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Manchester: Alchemical City

    Jeanette Winterson presents a personal exploration of Manchester.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Olive Wars

    For Israelis and Palestinians everything is politicised, even the olive harvest.

    BBC Radio 4

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    An t-Ionnsachadh Boidheach/One Magical Year

    A story about the impact of an unconventional teacher.

    BBC ALBA

  33.

    Theatre of the Abused

    April de Angelis explores the depiction of sexual violence in feminist theatre.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Teaching Economics After the Crash

    Aditya Chakrabortty reports on the student fight to reform their economics education.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Trauma Medicine

    Dr Kevin Fong explores the development of modern trauma medicine.

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. Republican Rehab

    Danny Kruger investigates why some US conservatives want to get people out of jail.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Catacombs of the Mind

    Bruce Lacey, legendary artist, performer and mischief-maker, reflects on his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    To Rent or Not to Rent

    Leah Marks, a Bristol renter who is considering buying, visits Berlin to meet its renters.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Afghanistan: The Lessons of War

    A former British commander in Afghanistan examines what has been achieved by the campaign.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    The Meaning of Mongol

    Uuganaa Ramsay searches for the true meaning of the word Mongol.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Glasgow School of Art: Rising from the Ashes

    In May 2014, a major fire ripped through the Glasgow School of Art. How has it recovered?

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    London Calling

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Holding Back the Sea

    David Shukman examines hard choices about flood defence following Britain's worst winter.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    After the Vote

    Linda Colley reflects on the future wider repercussions of the Scottish referendum result.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Can Time Run Out for Justice?

    Keir Starmer explores relationships between justice, retribution and the passage of time.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Winslow Homer's Odyssey

    Michael Smith investigates the American artist's visit to Cullercoats in Northumberland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    A Needle Pulling Thread

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

    BBC Radio 4

  48. The Home That 2 Built

    Series which trawls the archives to see how BBC Two has been a guide to lifestyle trends.

    BBC Two

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  49. The Baby Mothers' Tale

    The moving stories of the women who have relationships with gang members.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Syria Vote: One Day in August

    Shaun Ley tells the inside story of one extraordinary day in the House of Commons.

    BBC Radio 4

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