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  1. Jeff Brown’s Sporting Greats

    Exploring Jeff Brown's contact book of sporting heroes.

    BBC Radio Newcastle

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  2. Unmasked: Extreme Far Right

    "Dan Jones" has spent nearly a year undercover investigating the far right.

    BBC Radio Wales

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  3. Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan

    Memoirs and reminiscences of life growing up on The Blasket Islands.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Artworks

    Imaginative documentaries about culture and the arts from BBC Radio 4.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts

    The life of the extraordinary, controversial polymath scientist and inventor, 1919-2022.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Geek Gods - Sir Ian Livingstone

    Toby Hadoke interviews the fantasy writer and entrepreneur, Sir Ian Livingstone.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus)

    The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th Century.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Currently

    Reactive features from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. DNA Trail

    The Promise. A deathbed promise to solve a family mystery.

    BBC Local Radio

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  10. My Dear Kabul by Writers in the Paranda Group

    The diary of a group of women writers in Afghanistan as the Taliban return to power.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Liberation 80

    Marking the 80 years of liberation after German occupation during World War Two.

    BBC Local Radio

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  12. Bantam of the Opera

    Bradford City AFC fans - known as the Bantams - form a choir and learn Opera.

    BBC Radio Leeds

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  13. Cumhacht na bhFocal

    Míníonn deichniúr an seanfhocal is ansa leo agus cad chuige.

    BBC

  14. Underdogs by Joel Budd

    Joel Budd explores the myths around the stereotype of the 'white working class'.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Here's the Story by Mary McAleese (Omnibus)

    Mary McAleese, the former President of Ireland, tells her remarkable story.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. North Sea collision

    Analysis from the coastal communities affected by a ship colliding from an oil tanker.

    BBC Radio Humberside

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  17. Iris by John Bayley (Omnibus)

    Iris Murdoch's husband, John Bayley, shares the story of her battle with Alzheimer's.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Maybe I'm Amazed by John Harris

    John Harris's life-affirming account of how music became a lifeline for his autistic son.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh (Omnibus)

    Biography of the leader of the slave revolt sparking Haiti’s independence.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. My Welsh Connection

    Stars share their stories connecting them to the people and places of Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

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  21. Language City by Ross Perlin

    Linguist Ross Perlin meets speakers of little-known languages across New York.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. How I Learned to Understand the World by Hans Rosling (Omnibus)

    Data visionary Hans Rosling looks back at the encounters that shaped his world view.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. The Other Other Podcast

    Have a listen to The Other Other Podcast.

    BBC Sounds

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  24. The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood

    Josette Simon reads five extracts from the biography of the extraordinary Josephine Baker.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. The North Road by Rob Cowen

    An archaeological dig alongside a busy highway inspires a journey through place and time.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Eng25 Good Bad Billionaire 1

    How did the richest people on the planet make their billions?

    BBC World Service

  27. The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood (Omnibus)

    The extraordinary star who danced and sang her way from slums to fame and riches.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. The Couch to 5K Podcast

    Giovanna Fletcher helps you on your Couch to 5K journey with warm and encouraging chat.

    BBC Sport

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  29. A Spring Day Like I'd Never Seen Before

    Ilse Rewald recalls secretly living secretly as a Jew in Nazi Germany.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Eng25 Good Bad Billionaire 2

    How did the richest people on the planet make their billions?

    BBC World Service

  31. Pope Francis: The People's Pope

    This obituary film charts the life of Pope Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio in Buenos Aires.

    BBC One

  32. Eng25 Good Bad Billionaire 3

    How did the richest people on the planet make their billions?

    BBC World Service

  33. Alison Hammond's Big Weekend

    Alison Hammond interviews some of the UK’s biggest celebrities.

    BBC One

  34. David Tennant Does a Podcast With…

    David Tennant gets talking with the biggest names from TV, movies, comedy and elsewhere.

    BBC Sounds

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  35. Merthyr Made Me

    Jonny Owen presents a series which brings Merthyr's past into its present.

    BBC Radio Wales

  36. Gielgud's Letters (Omnibus)

    Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. Read by Derek Jacobi.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Holding the Line by Barbara Kingsolver

    Barbara Kingsolver's first book; an eyewitness account of a woman-led strike in Arizona.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. You About?

    Two best mates, one unfiltered chat. Catch up with Tom Grennan and Roman Kemp every week.

    BBC Sounds

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  39. Prost

    An intimate biopic of the racing, rivalries and blistering talent of F1 icon Alain Prost.

    BBC Four

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  40. Top Woman

    Celebrating the wins and wisdom of women at the top, so you can rise too.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  41. You About?

    Two best mates, one unfiltered chat. Catch up with Tom Grennan and Roman Kemp every week.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  42.

    Bill Dare: Comedy Alchemist

    Hugh Dennis presents a tribute to the late Bill Dare.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Out to Lunch

    One of the world’s top food critics lunches big names in a restaurant of his choosing.

    BBC Sounds

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  44. Mary Earps: Queen of Stops

    Goalkeeper Mary Earps offers an insight into her journey to the pinnacle of her sport.

    BBC Sport

  45. Please Live by Lana Estemirova

    A moving memoir by the daughter of assassinated human rights activist Natalya Estemirova.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Make a Difference: Wales

    Celebrating the amazing stories of people making their communities great across Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

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  47. Radical with Amol Rajan

    How to win the future. Amol Rajan talks to radicals, pioneers and innovators.

    BBC

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  48. Serena Williams: In the Arena

    Serena Williams relives her highlights and heartbreaks, on and off the court.

    BBC One

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  49. Situationships with Sophie and Christine

    Sophie Gravia and Christine McGuinness chat relationships, dating dramas and more.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  50. A’ Cluich 'son a bhith Beò: Von Cramm v Hitler/Playing to Survive: Von Cramm v Hitler

    How tennis champion Gottfried von Cramm defied the Nazi regime.

    BBC ALBA

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