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  1. The Imperial Inversion of Cricket

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. 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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  3. 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

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    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

  6. Electionomics

    Unpicking the business and economic issues behind the election

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. Time Travels

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

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  8. Our Man in the Middle East

    Jeremy Bowen presents a personal history of the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. 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

    How one woman offered refuge to leading intellectuals fleeing Nazis.

    BBC Radio 4

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    America Goes to War

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

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Garddio a Mwy

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

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  13. 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

  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. Passports Please

    Katy Long explores the extraordinary history of the passport.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. From Rags to Riches

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Organ Beauty Pageant

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

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Marketing: Hacking the Unconscious

    Rory Sutherland explores the story and psychology behind influential marketing campaigns

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Mirrored

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21.

    The Self-Employment Paradox

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

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    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

  23. In Their Element

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Culture, Class and Marine Le Pen

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

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    The Skin Trade

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

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    Copyright or Wrong

    Richard Taylor charts the story of copyright and asks if the law is overreaching itself.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    Trump at Studio 54

    Frances Stonor Saunders on Trump's disco years and mentorship to McCarthy's henchman.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    The Honky Tonk Nun

    Kate Molleson meets a legend of Ethiopian music, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29.

    The Shock

    Kidnapping, robbery or an accident are common moments of shock. How do our brains cope?

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    From the Couch to the Courtroom

    Helena Kennedy QC explores the relationship between law, psychotherapy and mind doctors.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. The Evidence

    Claudia Hammond joins scientists and experts to explore science’s effect on our world

    BBC World Service

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  32. A Woman Half in Shadow

    Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Zora Neale Hurston's literary rebirth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33.

    The Half: A Countdown To Performance

    Fiona Lindsay meets performers of all kinds during the half hour before they go on stage.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Eye of the Storm

    Meeting the people at the heart of news stories to learn what really happened.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  35. Colombia with Simon Reeve

    Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve explores Colombia at a pivotal point in its history.

    BBC Two

  36. I Was There

    Historic moments from history told by those who lived through them.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  37. Do Pass Go

    Board games are back! What is their appeal in an increasingly digital world?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Printing a Nation

    Historian Anindita Ghosh explores how the printing press made modern India.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  39. Reported Missing

    Documentary series following the search for missing people.

    BBC One

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  40. Adventures in Social Mobility

    What are the unwritten rules you must learn to get a top job?

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    A Passion for Bach

    Exploring the special place the music of Bach occupies in the lives of many music lovers.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    The Rise and Fall of the Meritocracy

    Toby Young asks if his father's dark prophesy about meritocracy is becoming a reality.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    BACH: Man of Passion

    Professor John Butt explores the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Owning Colour

    Wayne Hemingway explores the artistic, commercial and cultural impact of colour.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  45. In Pursuit of Edward Thomas

    Matthew Hollis follows Edward Thomas's 1913 journey into the south west and towards poetry

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Glass Half Full

    Fi Glover presents a debate series that pits optimists against pessimists.

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Only Artists

    Only Artists brings two artists together to talk about their creative work.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. A Degree of Fraud

    Ellie Cawthorne investigates the multimillion pound trade in fake essays and dissertations

    BBC Radio 4

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    Pepys the Musician

    Lucie Skeaping hears music written for Pepys, played for the first time since his death.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Keep Digging

    Mary-Ann Ochota asks why we can send probes to deep space, but not to the earth's mantle.

    BBC Radio 4

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