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  1. The Populist Curtain

    Political scientist Yascha Mounk travels the route of the Iron Curtain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. Patient Undone

    Prof Deborah Bowman reveals how a cancer diagnosis has changed her view of medical ethics.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Mná Spóirt: Croí is Anam

    Documentary examining the trials and triumphs of women in Irish sport.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  4. Ian Sansom Is Waiting

    Ian Sansom offers a delayed deliberation on waiting in music, literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Peach Fuzz

    Mona Chalabi asks why female facial hair still seems to be a source of such shame.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Puppet Master

    The story of the most powerful man you’ve never heard of.

    BBC World Service

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  7. Y Sioe Fwyd

    Y Sioe Fwyd

    S4C

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  8. Matthew Herbert's World of Sound

    The composer and producer explores the increasing variety of everyday sound.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Scotland's Home of the Year

    Three property experts scour the country on the hunt for Scotland’s Home of the Year.

    BBC Scotland

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  10. Goliath: How Monopolies Came to Be

    Will Hutton considers the ironies and tensions central to modern monopolies.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Amritsar 1919: Remembering a British Massacre

    Historian Zareer Masani examines the details and lasting impact of the Amritsar Massacre.

    BBC Radio 4

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    City of Refuge

    The tough choices facing the 100,000 Syrian refugees in Tripoli in Lebanon.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. England Unwrapped

    Surprising stories from across the country.

    BBC Local Radio

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  14. Out of Office

    Ruth Barnes presents a new series exploring the changing world of work.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Jack the Ripper - The Case Reopened

    Documentary which casts new light on the Jack the Ripper case.

    BBC One

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    Can Hip Hop Save Ballet?

    Why are there so few black dancers in classical ballet? Eric Underwood investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Murder of Jill Dando

    The full story of one of Britain’s most high-profile killings.

    BBC One

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    Will AI Kill Development?

    Will artificial intelligence lead to a more unequal world?

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Sense of Time

    Does a second feel the same for a fly, a bird, or a swordfish, as it does for me?

    BBC Radio 4

  20. My Name Is...

    An individual with a story to tell, and some answers to find, in today's Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Where are all the black women in Grime?

    Yomi Adegoke examines the representation of black women in the UK Grime scene.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Decade That Invented the Future: The 1970s

    Ten essays on how this remarkable decade shaped the world in which we now live.

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. A Job for the Boys

    What are the hidden consequences of having so few women in the tech industry?

    BBC Radio 4

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    An Alternative History of Mothering

    Professor Emma Griffin turns to history to debunk what she calls the Motherhood Myth.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Newscast

    The BBC's news podcast with episodes every day at 5pm.

    BBC News

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  26. Making Art with Frances Morris: Sophie Calle

    Frances Morris travels to Paris to meet mischievous French artist Sophie Calle.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Monster Downstairs

    Life for the child of an alcoholic can be lonely. Camilla Tominey hears their stories.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Going to Town

    Anand Menon explores the role of towns in our national psyche and politics.

    BBC Radio 4

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    In the Right

    Lara Whyte investigates the new wave of female hardline right-wing activists.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. The Puppet Master

    Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the man who made the post-truth world: Vladislav Surkov.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. The University Time Bomb

    Branwen Jeffreys on how the fallout from a fiscal illusion will impact universities.

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Sea Border

    Author Jan Carson with stories from a changing sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. The Walk: Across the Water

    Cole Moreton walks through Calais and Dover finding out about life beyond Brexit headlines

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Fir Fáinne

    Belfast boxer Paddy Barnes competes to win a Silver Fáinne, a medal for Irish speakers.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  35. Spain's Lost Generations

    Lucas Laursen examines the long shadow cast by the Civil War on modern Spain today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. Sailing Into History

    Sir Robin Knox-Johnston relives sailing single-handed, non-stop, around the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sea of Faith

    Giles Fraser on the storm provoked by Don Cupitt's 1980s television series.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Turtle Dove Pilgrimage

    A pilgrimage across Sussex tracing the origins of the iconic song The Turtle Dove.

    BBC Radio 4

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    When to Break Up the Party

    Steven Fielding draws on past party splits to assess what's happening in our politics now.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Barristers on the Brink

    Afua Hirsch speaks to barristers who say they're in the grip of a mental health crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. The Brexit Prime Minister

    Steve Richards looks at the underlying forces affecting Britain and Brexit.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. Pembroke Dock: Brexit's Frontline

    A portrait of west Wales town Pembroke Dock as Brexit gets closer.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. The Age of Denial

    Isabel Hardman investigates our capacity to deny what's in front of us.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Macpherson: What Happened Next

    20 years on from the publication of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, how much has changed?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Remorse: A Sorry Story

    Vikram Dodd investigates the role remorse plays in criminal sentencing.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sex, Selfies and Stereotypes

    Vonny Leclerc explores how women have been represented in art and media.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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    Singing the Stones

    Locals guide listeners to 50,000-year-old rock carvings that form songlines, in Australia

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

    Ten aspiring make-up artists compete to be named Britain’s next make-up star.

    BBC Three

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  49. The Deported

    The stories of three people who have been removed or deported from the UK to Nigeria.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Am I Too Old to Drive?

    Julia Langdon explores the issues around the regulation of elderly drivers.

    BBC Radio 4

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