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  1. Attenborough at 90

    To celebrate his 90th birthday, David Attenborough shares his life and career highlights.

    BBC One

  2. Attenborough's Passion Projects

    Sir David Attenborough presents four of his favourite films.

    BBC Two

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  3. Shakespeare In...

    A look at how the writer is celebrated around the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  4. The Blame Game

    The former director of MI5 questions why there must always be someone to blame.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. From Our Home Correspondent

    Mishal Husain presents despatches from journalists and writers across the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. For Better or Worse

    Peter McGraith hears personal accounts of same-sex marriage in post equality Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores five Shakespeare plays that cross the racial divide.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  8. Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

    Mary Beard takes in the mythology, history and archaeology of the ancient world.

    BBC Two

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  9. Shakespeare's Bookshelf

    Edith Hall, Nandini Das and Beatrice Groves on the books which inspired Shakespeare.

    BBC Radio 3

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    The Force of Google

    Google dominates internet searching. Rory Cellan-Jones asks if it is too powerful.

    BBC Radio 4

  11.

    The Imposter's Survival Guide

    Oliver Burkeman explores the frequent human experience of feeling like a fraud.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  12. The Anglo-Irish Century

    Historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back at a century of Anglo-Irish relations.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Held Hostage in Syria

    Lyse Doucet talks to a group of former hostages of so-called Islamic State.

    BBC Radio 4

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    All in the Womb

    Traumatic events can change our biology. Can we pass on this altered biology to children?

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Shakespeare and the American Dream

    Robert McCrum journeys across Obama's America in search of Shakespeare.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. Are Human Rights Really Universal?

    Helena Kennedy QC explores the philosophical and historical foundations of human rights.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Scenes from Student Life

    Recent graduate Ellie Cawthorne explores 900 years of student life.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Business of Music with Matt Everitt

    Matt Everitt explores the decisions that have transformed the record industry.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  19. An Excellent Dumb Discourse: Shakespeare in Silence

    Professor Judith Buchanan shares her love and knowledge of Shakespeare in early films.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Drop Out Boogie

    Laura Snapes finds out why university drop-outs like herself didn't finish their degrees.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Borders, An Odyssey

    Frances Stonor Saunders, with Homer's Odyssey as her guide, explores our bordered lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. Justice across Borders

    Allan Little on the legacy of the ICTY and its place in transitional justice.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    The Neglected Sense

    Radio 4 announcer Kathy Clugston is anosmic. She cannot smell - and wants to know why.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    A Waste of Space

    Harriet Sergeant investigates whether empty commercial buildings could house the homeless.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Free Speech

    Author Timothy Garton Ash examines one of the most hotly debated subjects of our time.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Swansong

    A meditation on loss, with real and imagined stories bound by sound and silence.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    Psychedelic Science

    Can psychedelic drugs overcome their notoriety to become accepted for routine medical use?

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Y Byd ar Bedwar

    Cyfres materion cyfoes gyda straeon o Gymru a'r byd. Current affairs series with storie...

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  29. The Panama Papers

    A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. The Deobandis

    Owen Bennett Jones investigates the UK's biggest Islamic group and asks what they believe

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. The Philby Tape

    Notorious Soviet spy Kim Philby as he's never been heard before.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    A Dancer Dies Twice

    First deaths and last dances - when a dancer's body begins to change.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Inglorious Isolation: A European's History of Britain

    Continental Europeans give their views of Britain's relationship with their home country.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. A Dirty Secret

    Mary-Ann Ochota visits Bangladesh and India to ask why 2.3bn people lack adequate toilets.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    In Search of Southern Hospitality

    Comedian Rich Hall investigates the true meaning of American southern hospitality.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36.

    Deciding a Woman's Right

    Audrey Carville meets two women whose stories highlight Northern Ireland's abortion debate

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    How to Turn Your Life Around

    Succeeding against the odds. What does it take to turn your life around?

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    Suck it and See

    Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge investigates the history and potential of the harmonica

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39.

    Goodbye Mosquito

    Could we, and should we, eradicate mosquitoes? Professor Adam Hart investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. The Global Philosopher

    Harvard's Michael Sandel uses pioneering technology to conduct a truly global debate.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Finding Harpo's Voice

    Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Ireland: Looking Beyond the Border

    Chris Page examines the state of play between Irish nationalism and unionism.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    'Down With Skool': The Art of Molesworth

    Philip Hensher explores the art of the gloriously eccentric Molesworth books.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. A Guide to Coastal Wildlife

    Brett Westwood and Phil Gates present a guide to some of Britain's coastal wildlife.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. 1916: A Letter from Ireland

    Fintan O'Toole looks at letters written at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    The Returnees

    How should Britain manage its returning foreign fighters?

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    The Women Who Wrote Rock

    Kate Mossman tells the story of long-overlooked female music writers of the 1960s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48.

    The Horns of a Dilemma

    Will the sale of harvested rhino horn help to stop poaching?

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    Sport and Fitness: Running in Circles

    As the Olympics approach, Peter White considers the confusion over sport and fitness.

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    Dance Your Life Away

    Contemporary community dance in Oxford, from the cradle to the grave

    BBC Radio 4

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