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  1. Laura Mvula's Miles Davis

    Laura Mvula and Jason Yarde, Laura Jurd, Kevin Le Gendre discuss jazz legend Miles Davis.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Revisiting the 14-Day Rule

    Matthew Hill presents a series exploring the 14-day limit for human embryo research.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. La Frontera

    Carrie Gibson asks what Trump's presidency could mean for Mexican Americans in the US.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Trump: The Presidential Precedents

    Adam Smith on past presidents who divided America as they arrived promising radical change

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  5. America Rewritten

    Robert McCrum talks to six writers about the transition from Obama to Trump.

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  6. Making the Grade

    Why do older people take up instruments and put themselves through music exams?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Human Hive

    What do human beings and honeybees have in common? More than you would think.

    BBC Radio 4

  8.

    On a Knife Edge

    Young victims of knife crime are helped by hospital-based teams tackling risky behaviour.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. All in a Chord

    Ivan Hewett examines five chords to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history.

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  10. Hull Before Culture

    Playwright John Godber takes a drive around Hull to explore the city's culture.

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  11. Climate Change: The Trump Card

    Can the world control global warming? Roger Harrabin investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Human Hibernation: The Big Sleep

    Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long-term space travel?

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney

    Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara explore the secrets of Orkney.

    BBC Scotland

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  14. Exonerated

    John Toal meets two former death row inmates now helping the wrongly convicted.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Imagining the New Truth

    Leading international artists on how they process the turbulent world through their work.

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  16. The New World

    Series of programmes examining the major forces that are changing the world around us.

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  17. Hanes yr Iaith Mewn 50 Gair

    Ifor ap Glyn yn edrych ar darddiad a datblygiad geiriau Cymraeg.

    BBC Radio Cymru

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  18. Wha's Like Us

    Sanjeev Kohli takes a humorous look at how films have shown Scots and the Scots character.

    BBC Scotland

  19.

    Remembering Ronnie Corbett

    A tribute presented by Liza Tarbuck.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    The Science of Dr Seuss

    Robin Ince explores the scientific ideas hidden within the wonderful world of Dr Seuss

    BBC Radio 4

  21.

    Flying Scotsman from the Footplate

    The view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway.

    BBC Four

  22.

    Acting Disabled

    BBC disability correspondent Nikki Fox on the portrayal of disability in films and on TV.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Slaughter of the Innocents

    Tim Montgomerie reflects on the largely forgotten Collect for Holy Innocents day.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Controlling the Unaccountable Algorithm

    Emily Bell asks how we can control the powerful algorithms which shape modern life.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Good Evening Wales's Review of the Year

    Radio Wales's review of 2016.

    BBC Radio Wales

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  26. Travels with Bob

    Paddy O'Connell and a small dog go in search of modern-day local pride in where we live.

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  27. Glenda Jackson and the Making of King Lear

    Glenda Jackson's returns to the stage for the first time in 23 years playing King Lear.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    Kevin Bacon's Game of Fame

    Rajesh Mirchandani meets with Kevin Bacon to explore the strange game of fame.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb

    Film following the team racing to entomb the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

    BBC Four

  30.

    Psychology of Money

    Claudia Hammond explores our complex relationship with cash.

    BBC Radio 4

  31.

    Lionel Blue: My Obituary

    In a typically playful turn, Lionel Blue presents his own obituary.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    Playing Tennis in a Coma

    Researchers and families discuss a study of consciousness in patients with brain injuries.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    Out in Africa

    Charles Adesina explores what it means to be gay, lesbian or transgender in Africa.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Objet Trouve

    True stories of chance discoveries.

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  35. Almost Human Rights

    Is this the beginning of a new expansion in human rights for great apes?

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    The Sigh

    Poet Imtiaz Dharker explores the history, cultural significance and psychology of sighing.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37.

    Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix

    Run, Rudolph, run! Cathy FitzGerald goes reindeer-racing in the Arctic Circle. From 2015.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. The History of Secrecy

    Tiffany Jenkins presents a narrative history of secrecy.

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  39. The Kids Who Decide What All the Other Kids Talk About

    The university dropouts using social media to influence youngsters on a huge scale.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Paying for the Hostage

    John McCarthy looks at how handling a hostage crisis has changed 30 years since his kidnap

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Freud for Our Times

    If psychoanalysis is only for the wealthy few, can we all still benefit from Freud?

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Everything You Think About Sport Is Wrong

    Simon Barnes presents a series challenging conventional thinking about sport.

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  43. The Woman Who Invented James Bond?

    Miles Jupp investigates the strange case of the woman who may have invented James Bond.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

    Documentary series dramatically reconstructing events in the lives of Henry VIII's wives.

    BBC One

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  45. Faith or Family

    The struggle between the world of Hasidic Jews in the UK and those who decide to leave.

    BBC Radio 4

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    It's Obscene!

    Matthew Syed explores the vexed role of money at the pinnacle of contemporary sport.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Male Room

    Late-night discussion featuring the conversations men do not often have on air.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Supply and Demand

    Sushma Puri asks if the supply teacher system is failing teachers, schools and children.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Lowri Morgan: Her 333

    Lowri Morgan sy'n rhedeg o Ogledd Cymru i lawr i'r De mewn tridiau gan ddringo'r Tri Ch...

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  50. The Art of Australia

    Academic Corin Throsby explores the rich cultural life of her native Australia.

    BBC Radio 4

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