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  1. The Banksy Story

    The story of Banksy's rise from secretive street artist to international icon.

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. Diane Arbus: Intimate Portraits

    What is the unique vision and contested legacy of photographer Diane Arbus?

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Inside Museums

    Join art critic Alastair Sooke as he discovers how museums around the world are changing.

    BBC News

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  4. Wiki Wars

    Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Walt Disney: A Life in Films

    Mel Giedroyc steps into the magical world of Walt Disney.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. The Trouble with KanYe

    How did Kanye West go from celebrated artist to a megaphone for hate and division?

    BBC Two

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    Windrush: Portraits of a Generation

    A film about a remarkable Windrush portrait project spearheaded by the King.

    BBC Two

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    Idle Talk: Wales's Oral Tradition

    You’re invited to an open mic in the Middle Ages.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Close Encounters

    Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Witch

    India Rakusen finds out what it means to call yourself a witch today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Close to Vermeer

    Film exploring the new techniques that are bringing us closer to understanding Vermeer.

    BBC Four

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    Barry Humphries at the BBC

    Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows.

    BBC Two

  13. Taking Issue with Shakespeare

    Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Whose Truth Is It Anyway?

    Writer and broadcaster Damian Barr explores reality, truth and fiction in literature.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. 21st Century Relaxation Tape

    A hypnotic half-hour of aural bliss taking you inside the world of 'wellness sound'.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

    Behind the velvet rope at Britain's most beautiful and historic homes.

    BBC Two

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  17. Sound Towns

    This series explores the origin stories of some of the UK's most vital musical movements.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Fanny: The Right to Rock

    The untold story of one of the earliest all-female rock bands.

    BBC Four

  19.

    A Living Leg-End

    Meet Lavinia Co-op - transatlantic icon of the radical drag scene.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Radio Wales Rewind

    Celebrating 100 years of the BBC in Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

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  21. Hear My Voice

    Composer Hannah Conway explains how loss of voice needn't silence people and personality.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    Where Once Were Farms

    Poet Casi Wyn travels to Cwrt-Y-Cadno, a Welsh village in the midst of uncertainty.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    The Girls in the Pictures: Joan Eardley and the Samson Children

    Audrey Gillan meets the 'Samson girls' of Joan Eardley's famous paintings.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Bambi: The True Story

    Christopher Frayling visits Vienna to uncover Bambi's forgotten roots as a brutal parable.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Get On Up: The Triumph of Black America

    David Harewood explores how African American artists now dominate global popular culture.

    BBC Two

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  26. Art and Resistance in Taiwan

    A journey into the Taipei underground art scene.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Becoming Frida Kahlo

    A look into Frida Kahlo's world, an artist driven by politics, power, sex and identity.

    BBC Two

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  28. Rewriting Aeschylus

    Can playwright David Greig recreate a lost ancient Greek play?

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Rethinking Music

    What does the crisis in music education today mean for musical life in the UK?

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. The Boring Talks

    James Ward introduces another curious talk.

    BBC Sounds

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  31. فن للحياة

    برنامج جديد من بي بي سي نيوز عربي يستكشف أعمالا فنية تعكس الواقع بشكل غير متوقع!

    تلفزيون بي بي سي عربي

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  32. The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice Young

    Exploring the fascinating photographic collection of a family and community.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  33. Opening Lines

    John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Inside Pages

    A tour of overlooked towns that rarely make the national news but make plenty of their own

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game

    Grand Theft Auto shocked and thrilled the world. For rapper Bugzy Malone – it goes deep.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  36. Warsan Shire on a Nation of Poets

    British-Somali poet Warsan Shire investigates and showcases Somalia's rich poetic life.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends

    Cameron Mackintosh presents a joyously staged celebration of the late composer's talents.

    BBC Two

  38. Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

    Miriam is on a mission to explore the unique Australian ethos of the 'fair go'.

    BBC Two

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  39. Causing a Scene

    Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

    Michael Symmons Roberts on the enduring appeal of Robert Frost’s masterpiece, a century on

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Organ Stops: Saving the King of Instruments

    Documentary that follows the enthusiasts battling to save Britain's pipe organs.

    BBC Four

  42. The Film We Can't See

    Adam Zmith listens to some lost sound recordings from 1930.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  43. Living with the News

    Oliver Burkeman argues we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Influenced

    From WhatsApp leaks to group chat nightmares, how instant messaging changed the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Edward Thomas and the Song of the Path

    Robert Macfarlane and Johnny Flynn with Edward Thomas's Poems and Songs for the Open Air.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Only After Dark

    Adventures into the night with writer Dan Richards.

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Simon Schama's History of Now

    Simon Schama reflects on a life in culture - and its enduring power in shaping our world.

    BBC Two

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  48. Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

    Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic.

    BBC Two

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  49. House, Bridge, Fountain, Gate, Pitcher, Fruit-Tree, Window

    A radio hymn to the things around us inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Latest Secrets of Hieroglyphs

    How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians.

    BBC Four

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