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  1. Prime Ministers' Props

    David Cannadine explores how an object or prop can come to define a political leader.

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. Could the Birmingham Six Happen Again?

    What did the Birmingham Six case alter - could such miscarriages of justice happen today?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Everybody Hates Me

    James Walton asks what it is like to do a job that guarantees loathing from the public.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Frightened of Each Other's Shadows

    Nihal Arthanayake presents a portrait of contemporary Britain in an epoch of terror.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Swapping Psalms for Pop Songs

    Mark Vernon explores the phenomenon of the Sunday Assembly.

    BBC Radio 4

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    As The Curtain Falls

    Marie-Louise Muir explores 25 years of Signature Theatre company with founder Jim Houghton

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Stalking under Scrutiny

    A look at the support provided for victims of stalking and ways to stop stalkers.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Malawi's Big Charity Secret

    Simon Cox investigates the secretive world of one of Malawi's biggest charities - DAPP.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Curse of Open Plan

    Sound expert Julian Treasure explores how open plan design affects us.

    BBC Radio 4

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    After the Riots

    Film-maker Isis Thompson considers the impact of the 2011 riots five years on.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Our Man in Greeneland

    Five BBC correspondents follow the footsteps of Graham Greene.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Your Money and Your Life

    Louise Cooper considers the financial and emotional dimensions of life's big decisions.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Down the Generations

    Kat Arney reports on how what happened to your grandparents may affect your own health.

    BBC Radio 4

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    An Obsessive Type: The Tale of the Doves Typeface

    Can a long lost design classic be rediscovered at the bottom of the Thames?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Caravans in Space

    Richard Hollingham meets scientists and engineers planning human colonies in space.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    The Battle for the US Constitution

    Adam Smith on the Civil War law that is now the battleground for America's hottest issues.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    The Inevitable

    Writer Patrick McGuinness asks what really is the inevitable. And must we accept it?

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    Clap Clap: A Brief History of Applause

    Simon Callow explores one of the earliest forms of human interaction.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Power of the Whips: The Silent Enforcers

    Giles Dilnot uncovers what the most mysterious figures in parliament really do.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    We Need to Talk about Stillbirth

    Bereaved mum Emma Beck asks why nine babies are stillborn every day in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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    How Low Can Rates Go?

    Martin Wolf examines how the search to revive growth is testing the norms of economics.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

    The story of Revelations of Divine Love, the first book written in English by a woman.

    BBC Four

  23.

    John's Songs - A Day with a Music Hall Master

    The story of 85-year-old singer John Foreman, hidden gem of the British folk scene.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Y Sioe

    Darllediadau o'r Sioe Frenhinol yn Llanelwedd. The best of the Royal Welsh Show.

    S4C

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  25. A Brief History of TIM

    Lynne Truss explores the history of the Speaking Clock. With Professor Stephen Hawking.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Breaking Bard

    Fiona Lindsay listens in on actors and directors as they work on dramatic productions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  27. Saving Lives at Sea

    Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

    BBC Two

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  28. The Corbyn Story

    Steve Richards examines the dramatic story of Jeremy Corbyn.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Garden Rescue

    Top designers transform lacklustre outdoor spaces into magical wonderlands.

    BBC One

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  30. Black Flight and the New Suburbia

    Hugh Muir charts the movement of ethnic minorities from cities to the English countryside.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success

    Profane rubbish or bold rebellion? How did Viz become an acclaimed, best-selling magazine?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Defoe

    Through documentary and drama, Radio 4 put a spotlight on 18th-century writer Daniel Defoe

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Farewell Doctor Finlay

    Dr Margaret McCartney and leading medical historians tell the story of general practice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  34. Roald Dahl: A Gremlin in the Works

    Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe tells the story of one of the greatest movies never made.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Llangollen

    Darllediadau o'r Eisteddfod Gerddorol Ryngwladol. Broadcasts from the International Mus...

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  36. You May Now Turn Over Your Papers

    Mary Beard tells the intriguing story of the history of exams.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    I Work for the Government, and Let's Leave It at That

    Julia Langdon uncovers how women spooks have been recruited over the years.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The Mark Patterson Show

    News, views, issues and culture from across the north west of Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio Foyle

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  39. Who Are You Again?

    Mary Ann Sieghart isn't being rude - she just can't identify people by their faces.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40.

    They Call Us Viet Kieu

    Anna Nguyen journeys to Vietnam rediscover the war-torn country her parents fled in 1975.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    One Day in Entebbe

    The extraordinary hostage rescue story that changed the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Greece: Warehouse of Souls

    Maria Margaronis explores worlds of hope and chaos for refugees and islanders in Greece.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    David Hockney - Back in LA

    David Hockney embarks on an ambitious new portrait series from his Californian studio.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44.

    A Bleeding Shame

    Jane Garvey examines the topic of menstruation and asks if attitudes are finally changing.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Mighty Real - McAlmont Sings Sylvester

    David McAlmont tells the glittering tale of Sylvester James and his disco hit Mighty Real.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey

    Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.

    BBC Four

  47. Dr Broks' Casebook

    Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks presents a detective hunt in search of the self.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. The Plastic Revolution: 50 Years of the Credit Card

    The story of how easy credit changed British society forever.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Secret History of Yoga

    Mukti Jain Campion explores the surprising origins of modern yoga practice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Manto: Uncovering Pakistan

    Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of Pakistani writer Sa'adat Manto and assesses his legacy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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