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  1. Bunce's Tales of the Extraordinary

    Steve Bunce’s A to Z of the Winter Olympics.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  2. What Would Bagehot Say?

    What does Bagehot's The English Constitution mean today? Adrian Wooldridge investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History

    Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black musicians in Europe.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Iceland's Dark Lullabies

    Storyteller Andri Snær Magnason is dreaming of a dark Christmas in Iceland.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Rocky Hard Place

    Moulid Hujale on life in Dadaab, one of the world's largest refugee camps.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Thinking Outside the Boxset: How Technology Changed the Story

    Mark Lawson on the ways modern technology shapes the way we tell and consume stories.

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. Grenfell: Dust on Our Lips

    Views on the future of Grenfell Tower, from those living under its shadow.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Unconscious Life of Bombs

    Daniel Pick traces how aerial bombardment has made the unconscious mind a field of battle.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Superfast Politics

    A week used to be a long time in politics. But today, an hour can feel like an eon.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Encounters

    People with different views swap identities to see if they can empathise with each other.

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. The First Heart Transplant: Beat by Beat

    Surgeon Stephen Westaby explores the events leading up to the first heart transplant.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Balfour's Promised Land

    David Reynolds explores the creation of the Balfour Declaration in the context of 1917.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Mysteries of Sleep

    Series in which neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores various sleep disorders.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  14. The Skipped Beat

    What does the heartbeat mean to our culture, our identity, our lives?

    BBC Radio 4

  15. This Old Heart of Mine

    Giles Fraser explores the workings of the human heart.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. It's My Shout

    Drama sy'n rhan o gynllun i roi llwyfan i awduron a chyfarwyddwyr newydd. Short film ma...

    S4C

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  17. BBC Wales Investigates

    Investigative series examining subjects affecting the lives of people in Wales

    BBC One Wales

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  18. A Picture Held Us Captive

    Zia Haider Rahman explores the impact metaphor has on the world around us.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Is Uni Worth It?

    Sixth formers Destiny and Maelo face a big question in their lives.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Snapshots

    Series that follows photographers at work and their subjects.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Where Are All the Working Class Writers?

    Why are so few novelists from working class backgrounds?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Local News: What Are We Missing?

    Just what is happening to local news and why does it matter? Valley Fontaine investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    The Glasgow Boys: Chaos and Calm

    Byron Vincent joins a scheme turning young men away from violence.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. My Life as a...

    Andy Zaltzman explores the teachings of three ancient schools of philosophy.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. The Strange Case of the Arab Whodunnit

    Jonathan Guyer examines the rise of neo-noir fiction in Egypt.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. A Call to Art

    Series exploring protest art in Latin America.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. A Culture of Encounter

    Douglas Alexander asks how we can overcome the forces that divide us.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Art for the Millions

    Series exploring the US government's funding of the arts during the Great Depression.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  29. Languages of Ulster

    Celebrating Ulster's rich and diverse linguistic heritage.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  30. Radio 1's Life Hacks

    Featuring special guests in a new panel discussion about male mental health

    BBC Radio 1

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  31. Art of Living

    Documentary series revealing how engagement with art has transformed people's lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Military Memory, and the Sacred Space

    Giles Fraser explores the role of sacred spaces in remembering those lost at Passchendaele

    BBC Radio 4

  33. These Islands Now

    Looking back over island life with Richard Forbes.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  34. Jim, We Love You Because...

    Tayo Popoola explores Nigeria's enduring love of Jim Reeves and country and western music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Invisible Hand of Donald Trump

    Martin Wolf of the Financial Times examines the economic impact of President Donald Trump.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Power Lines

    Series about the world of spoken word poetry and how it is gaining popularity in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. George Orwell Back at the BBC

    A new statue of George Orwell is created to stand outside New Broadcasting House.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Sound and Vision

    Actors and directors discuss key musical moments from their films

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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  39. What Happened to Africa's Revolutions?

    Ben Shepherd examines the history and legacy of Africa's left-wing liberation movements.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Trainspotter's Guide to Dracula

    Miles Jupp boards the train to Transylvania on the trail of Count Dracula.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Nigella: At My Table

    Nigella Lawson is back with a series packed with simple recipes full of complex flavour.

    BBC Two

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  42. The Confidence Trick

    Laura Barton explores the place of confidence in modern life.

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Five Green Bottles

    Wine critics offer personal reflections on bygone bottles of wine.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Impotential

    Men talk frankly about the reality of erectile dysfunction.

    BBC Radio 4

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    40 Years of The News Quiz

    Miles Jupp celebrates 40 years of the The News Quiz.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Blue Planet II

    Documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, exploring the planet's oceans.

    BBC One

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  47. Peter Snow Returns to the Future

    Peter Snow and guests board a time-travelling DeLorean to go back and forward in time.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Savitri Devi: From the Aryans to the Alt-right

    Maria Margaronis explores the life and legacy of right-wing thinker Savitri Devi.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Double Mastectomy Twins

    Following twins who, predisposed to breast cancer, have opted for a double mastectomy.

    BBC Three

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    Political Violence in America

    Inside the world of the anti-fascists known as 'antifa' and their far-right opponents.

    BBC Radio 4

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