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  1. Inside the Brain of Gerald Scarfe

    What is going on inside Gerald Scarfe's brain?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    In the Rough: Golf's Uncertain Future

    Mark Hodkinson investigates why golf is declining while cycling thrives.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Learning from Life and Death

    Matthew Syed explores how and why individuals and organisations learn from their mistakes.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Black Art Matters

    Sonia Boyce views current interest in black British art through the life of Donald Rodney.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Wine Detectives

    Susie Barrie follows the experts employed to tell fine wines from fakes.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Brexit: A Tale of Two Cities

    A year on, contrasting Wakefield, which voted leave, to Oxford, which voted remain.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Body Electric

    What can we learn about the body by experiencing it through the senses of artists?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Quirke's Cast and Crew

    Antonia Quirke speaks to key crew members working on film and drama series.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. Midnight Meets With Colin Murray

    Colin has a proper in-depth chat with someone who has a fascinating story to tell.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  10. Port Talbot Paradiso

    Actor Michael Sheen's tells the story of Port Talbot's famous art deco Plaza cinema.

    BBC Radio 4

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    It's My Baby Too

    Aasmah Mir explores the short and long term impact of abortion on men.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Hansh

    Tiwns, comedi a lleisiau ffres. Blas o gynnwys ar-lein @hanshs4c.Tunes, comedy and plen...

    S4C

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  13. Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

    Three Scottish artists paint Billy Connolly in celebration of his 75th birthday.

    BBC One Scotland

  14. Here's How the Story Ends

    Series exploring the aftermath of significant events.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Tough Love: Boys, Books and Romance

    Author Steven Camden investigates why there are so few love stories for teenage boys.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Butterbeer and Grootcakes

    Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    When Women Wore the Trousers

    Laura Barton presents a brief history of trousers, from function to fashion.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Town That Thread Built

    The story of J & P Coats, initially a cotton mill opened in Paisley in 1826.

    BBC Scotland

  19. Toby Buckland

    Join Toby Buckland on BBC Radio Devon.

    BBC Radio Devon

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  20. Howzat for Hollywood

    The star-packed story of the Hollywood Cricket Club.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. The Chillenden Murders

    A team of independent experts re-examine the evidence in the Chillenden murders case.

    BBC Two

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  22. Clocking On

    Professor Emma Griffin explores how British workers became tied to the clock.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Print Me a New Body

    Jolyon Jenkins explores the ways in which it is now possible to replace most of his body.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors

    Lucy Worsley traces the houses Jane Austen lived in to show how they influenced her work.

    BBC Two

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    Costume Drama: The Wonderful World of Cosplay

    Yasmeen Khan on the boom in dressing up.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Imperial Inversion of Cricket

    Amol Rajan asks if England's old Imperial guidance and governance of cricket is history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Breakfast with the Disruptors

    Tim Samuels invites a disruptor and a disruptee to breakfast to discuss a current topic.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Americanize!: Why the Americanisation of English is a Good Thing

    Susie Dent explores Americanisms in British English – should we love not loathe them?

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    The Human at Play

    Farrah Jarral asks who gets to play in our society.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Against Our Ruin

    Hayden Lorimer asks why we love the beginning and end of art more than art itself.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Electionomics

    Unpicking the business and economic issues behind the election

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Time Travels

    Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  33. Our Man in the Middle East

    Jeremy Bowen presents a personal history of the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Less is Less: Why Scandinavian Design Leaves Me Cold

    Have we reached peak Scandi furniture? Laurence Llewelyn Bowen gives his verdict.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Miss Simpson's Children

    The story of how one woman offered refuge to leading intellectuals fleeing from the Nazis.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    America Goes to War

    Historian Adam Smith explores how America was transformed by entry into war in April 1917.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Garddio a Mwy

    Cyfres am arddio a'r awyr iach yng nghwmni'r arbenigwyr. Gardening and outdoor series w...

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  38. The Honeymoon: Donald Trump's First 100 Days

    Michael Goldfarb revisits Trump supporters as the president passes his 100th day in office

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Dawn Chorus

    Pop star Will Young joins Brett Westwood as Radio 4 stays up in search of the Dawn Chorus.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

    Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Passports Please

    Katy Long explores the extraordinary history of the passport.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. From Rags to Riches

    Amber Butchart charts the journey of charity shop clothes to vintage mainstream fashion.

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. The Organ Beauty Pageant

    Is it fair to find your own living organ donor on Facebook? Lesley Curwen investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Marketing: Hacking the Unconscious

    Rory Sutherland explores the story and psychology behind influential marketing campaigns

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Mirrored

    A chronological journey through life - from childhood to old age - captured in the mirror.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    The Self-Employment Paradox

    Who are the self-employed and why does it matter for policy makers?

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    Ella Fitzgerald: A Glorious Noise

    Ella Fitzgerald is one of America's greatest stars who made her singing debut in New York.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. In Their Element

    Scientists tell stories of the elements, explaining how chemistry made the modern world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Culture, Class and Marine Le Pen

    Andrew Hussey explores the role of popular culture in the forthcoming French election.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Skin Trade

    Children are being lured into gambling with virtual currencies invented for computer games

    BBC Radio 4

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