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  1. A Last Excuse Me Dance

    The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. My London Archive

    A series of interviews offering an intimate view of a city people have made their home.

    BBC World Service

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  3. The Politics of Pandas

    As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Putin, Russia and the West

    How Russia has been resurrected by Vladimir Putin.

    BBC Two

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  5. The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Dickens' last and unfinished novel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Frankenstein's Moon

    Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Songs for Tahrir

    Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Print Master

    Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. What's the Benefit?

    Tom Heap aims to get behind the tabloid headlines on the UK's unemployed

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Sunday Politics Northern Ireland

    Mark Carruthers with the latest political news, interviews and debate.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  11. The Fifth Floor

    At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world

    BBC World Service

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  12. Sounds of the 20th Century: The 90s

    Fearne Cotton looks back at the Sounds of the 1990s.

    BBC Radio 2

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  13. Inside Health

    Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Short Cuts

    Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Songs for Madame Vasnier

    Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters

    How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Welsh's Scottish Journey

    Louise Welsh updates the 1930s trail blazed round Scotland by Orkney poet Edwin Muir

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. David Cameron's Big Idea

    Steve Richards explores David Cameron's vision for the state and society

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. The Internet Millionaires' Club

    Jolyon Jenkins reports on the people trying to get rich online without actually working.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Black Is a Country

    Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  21. Among the Managers

    Robert Peston lifts the lid on the multi-million pound football management industry

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. Thinking Streets

    Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets

    BBC Radio 4

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    How Folk Songs Should Be Sung

    Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. The Bishop and the Prisoner

    The bishop of Liverpool talks to prisoners, politicians and pundits about the penal system

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. In Search of Barney Bubbles

    The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Dear Professor Hawking

    BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to scientist Professor Stephen Hawking

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Don't Log Off

    Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Make Me A National Treasure

    Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29.

    Buying Defence

    Is Britain wasting billions through bad defence procurement? Francis Tusa investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Tim Wheeler on BBC Three Counties Radio

    Join Tim Wheeler on BBC Three Counties Radio.

    BBC Three Counties Radio

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  31. Goodnight John Boy

    Frank Cottrell Boyce celebrates one of the great TV families - The Waltons.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. BBC Radio Tees Documentary

    BBC Radio Tees' documentaries, covering different people, groups, events and more.

    BBC Radio Tees

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  33. Inside the Academie Francaise

    Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.

    BBC Radio 4

  34.

    Am I Really Free?

    When are mentally ill patients really free to make decisions about their treatment?

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Stories in Sound

    Radio Ulster brings together radio documentaries from UK and Irish broadcasters.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  36. The Oath

    What should be in a Hippocratic Oath for scientists?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Can You Touch Your Toes?

    Anita Anand investigates a new system designed to work out who is and isn't fit for work.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Wales on The One Show

    Alex Jones presents a showcase of films about Wales.

    BBC One Wales

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  39. The Art of Darkness

    Richard Coles on the inspiration to artists of darkness and the Northern lights in Norway.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Tales from the Arab Spring

    Jeremy Bowen hears first-hand accounts of the revolution which started in Tunisia

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. The Bob Graham Round

    Can the beauty of the Lake District and the grit of fell running inspire a composer?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    The Unsettled Dust: The Strange Stories Of Robert Aickman

    Screenwriter Jeremy Dyson praises the supernatural stories of Robert Aickman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43.

    Post Mortem

    Professor Lucas performs a 'consented' post mortem, defending its contribution to medicine

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    Boundaries of Blood

    How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today?

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Blue Notes, Cold Nights

    How Scandinavia became home to a generation of African-American jazz and blues musicians.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. How New Is the New Philanthropy?

    Hugh Cunningham presents a history of philanthropic giving in Britain

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. When the Levee Breaks

    Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    The Wedding Gold Thefts

    The high price of gold has led to Asians being targeted for their wedding jewellery.

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    The Blood Telegram

    The story of one of the most controversial documents in US diplomatic history.

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    Greece: Broken Marble, Broken Future

    Writer Maria Margaronis returns home to listen to those living through the Greek disaster.

    BBC Radio 4

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