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  1. How to Be a Muslim Woman

    Sayeeda Warsi explores how to be a Muslim woman in 21st-century Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. I Was There

    A look back in time with the voices of the people who can say "I was there".

    BBC Radio Wales

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  3. Lights Out

    Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. University Unchallenged

    Do universities have enough diversity of political opinion? Matthew Flinders investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. How to Spend £800 Billion

    Martha Kearney and Andrew Dilnot explore government spending.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Armistice 1918

    Five historians challenge the conventional narrative about the end of World War One

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. Dynasties

    Extraordinary animals fight for their families against the odds.

    BBC One

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  8. WorklifeIndia

    Live from Delhi, WorklifeIndia reflects on money, work, family, business and finance.

    BBC World Service

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  9. Patronising Barbara

    Ninety-one-year-old Barbara Smith investigates why we patronise older people.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Gwesty Aduniad

    Cyfres sy'n uno unigolion gyda phobl o'u gorffennol. A series uniting individuals with ...

    S4C

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  11. Un-forgetting Julius Eastman

    Vocalist Elaine Mitchener remembers New York composer-performer Julius Eastman.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Addicted to Sex

    Delve into the secretive world of porn and sex addiction.

    BBC Radio 4

  13.

    A Tale of Belief and the Courts

    Joshua Rozenberg investigates the Christian Legal Centre.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Guy Garvey: Recording Dad

    Guy Garvey spent a decade recording his dad’s stories and now he wants you to do the same.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Bwyd Epic Chris

    Mae'r cogydd tanbaid, Chris 'Flamebaster' Roberts, yn cychwyn ar daith fwyd bythgofiadw...

    S4C

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  16. Would You Go To Bed With Me?

    What are the social repercussions of biological inequality?

    BBC Radio 4

  17. The Sympathy of Things

    Amica Dall and Giles Smith look at our relationship with the material world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Ghosts in the Machine

    Exploring the people who hear spooks in random sound - and the world of auditory illusion.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    The Democrats Dilemma: Now What

    Michael Goldfarb asks what the Democratic Party in America stands for today.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Heledd Cynwal

    Dewch i dreulio bore Sul yng nghwmni Heledd Cynwal.

    BBC Radio Cymru

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  21. In Search of El Dorado

    Jerry Brotton looks at Sir Walter Raleigh's quest for gold

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    The Shuffle: London's New Jazz

    Writer Tej Adeleye meets London’s new generation of jazz musicians.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. The Death of the Postwar Settlement

    Bridget Kendall asks why the international order built after 1945 is now in deep trouble.

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. When Mary Beard Met...

    Mary Beard meets fascinating figures from the worlds of art, literature and politics

    BBC

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  25. Trump's Evangelicals

    Are President Trump's relations with Evangelicals reshaping American politics?

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    Class Act

    Lenny Henry on how to get more young working-class and BAME actors into the industry.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Oliver Burkeman: Why Are We So Angry?

    Why is everyone so angry nowadays, and what is it doing to the world?

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. The Idea

    Inspirational talks from renowned entrepreneurs and academics.

    BBC Radio Wales

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  29. The Supercalculators

    Alex Bellos meets the supercalculators taking part in the Mental Calculation World Cup.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    Right Click: The New Online Culture Wars

    Gavin Haynes explores the rebirth of classical liberalism online.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    How art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.

    BBC Two

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  32. Mamma M.I.A.: Influence of an Icon

    Comedian Jack Rooke profiles his idol, Sri Lankan-British rapper M.I.A.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    Summer in the City

    How can we adapt and prepare our cities for extreme weather conditions?

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Living with the Empire

    MP and historian Kwasi Kwarteng on the legacy of Empire.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Samosas at the Seaside

    It's 25 years since the film Bhaji on the Beach. What's changed for British Asian women?

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Ar Theallach an Dóchais

    Exploring some of the new challenges facing six young citizens in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  37. Mediterranean with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary four-part journey around the Mediterranean.

    BBC Two

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  38. Hashtag Pray

    More than half of British people say they have no religion. What do they mean by that?

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Anatomy of Loneliness

    Claudia Hammond analyses the results of the BBC Loneliness Experiment.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Family Footsteps

    A family learn what life was like for their ancestors at the turn of the 19th century

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  41. Besieged

    The heartbreaking stories of Syrians living and dying in besieged cities.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. '68

    ’68 is a BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.

    BBC Radio Foyle

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  43. Gyles Brandreth’s Poetry By Heart

    Gyles Brandreth extols the virtues of of learning poetry by heart.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    The Eternal Life of the Instant Noodle

    How instant noodles went global with the help of students, travellers and prisoners.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Insecure Overachievers

    How personal insecurity is used to drive exceptional performance in elite City workplaces.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Doorstep Daughter

    How two very different families came together to raise a baby in 1990s Watford.

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Data Stream Day

    Radio 4 becomes art in a unique blending of creativity and technology.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    Cassandras of the Crash

    Aditya Chakrabortty chairs a debate between four economists who predicted the 2008 crisis

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    The Ballad of the Blade

    The story of knife crime, told in verse by the weapon itself.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Little Volcanoes

    Cathy FitzGerald meets hospice patients and staff in an award-winning documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

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