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In Their Element
Scientists tell stories of the elements, explaining how chemistry made the modern world.
BBC Radio 4
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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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Copyright or Wrong
Richard Taylor charts the story of copyright and asks if the law is overreaching itself.
BBC Radio 4
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Trump at Studio 54
Frances Stonor Saunders on Trump's disco years and mentorship to McCarthy's henchman.
BBC Radio 4
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The Honky Tonk Nun
Kate Molleson meets a legend of Ethiopian music, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou.
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The Shock
Kidnapping, robbery or an accident are common moments of shock. How do our brains cope?
BBC Radio 4
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From the Couch to the Courtroom
Helena Kennedy QC explores the relationship between law, psychotherapy and mind doctors.
BBC Radio 4
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The Evidence
Claudia Hammond joins scientists and experts to explore science’s effect on our world
BBC World Service
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A Woman Half in Shadow
Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Zora Neale Hurston's literary rebirth.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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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
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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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Colombia with Simon Reeve
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve explores Colombia at a pivotal point in its history.
BBC Two
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Do Pass Go
Board games are back! What is their appeal in an increasingly digital world?
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Printing a Nation
Historian Anindita Ghosh explores how the printing press made modern India.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Adventures in Social Mobility
What are the unwritten rules you must learn to get a top job?
BBC Radio 4
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A Passion for Bach
Exploring the special place the music of Bach occupies in the lives of many music lovers.
BBC Radio 4
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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
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BACH: Man of Passion
Professor John Butt explores the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Owning Colour
Wayne Hemingway explores the artistic, commercial and cultural impact of colour.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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In Pursuit of Edward Thomas
Matthew Hollis follows Edward Thomas's 1913 journey into the south west and towards poetry
BBC Radio 4
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Glass Half Full
Fi Glover presents a debate series that pits optimists against pessimists.
BBC Radio 4
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Only Artists
Only Artists brings two artists together to talk about their creative work.
BBC Radio 4
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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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The 'Apostrophiser'
One mans' (sorry, man's) secret battle against sloppy punctuation on Bristol's shop signs.
BBC Radio 4
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Did the Victorians Ruin the World?
Kat and Helen Arney present revisionist revelations about our Victorian forebears.
BBC Radio 4
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AL Kennedy's Migraine
AL Kennedy talks to migraineurs and neurologists about this debilitating illness.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Sandy Hook Deniers
The conspiracy theorists who say the Sandy Hook mass shooting never happened.
BBC Radio 4
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My Dream Dinner Party
Presenters host guests from beyond the grave, brought to life through the radio archive.
BBC Radio 4
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The Origins of the American Dream
The American Dream: where does the idea come from and how has its meaning changed?
BBC Radio 4
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Geriatric Guinea Pigs
Geoff Watts asks why older people are often excluded from clinical trials.
BBC Radio 4
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Take a look behind the scenes at some of the most extraordinary hotels across the globe.
BBC Two
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The Repair Shop
Shining a light on the wonderful treasures to be found in homes across the country.
BBC One
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
Actress Cherylee Houston explores the link between pain and creativity.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Language of Others
Times columnist Iain Martin examines the role of language differences in social divides.
BBC Radio 4
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Turkey with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve journeys around Turkey, a beautiful country now at the centre of world events.
BBC Two
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Subversion
The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera delves into the murky world of subversion.
BBC Radio 4
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The Stately Pleasure Dome
Michael Symmons Roberts gives a poet's perspective on Manchester's Intu Trafford Centre.
BBC Radio 4
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Seòid a' Chidsin - The Kitchen Coves
Ùisdean and Roddy use locally sourced produce to create mouth-watering meals.
BBC ALBA
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Rock Transition
Laura Snapes explores how musicians have defied gender boundaries to create art and music
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Can the Centre Hold?
Mary Ann Sieghart asks what the future holds for the political centre.
BBC Radio 4
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The Uncommon Senses
Barry Smith and Nick Ryan present a journey into the human multi-sensory experience.
BBC Radio 4
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Things That Made the Modern Economy
Inventions, ideas and innovations that have helped to create the modern economic world
BBC Radio 4
