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  1. Is the European Dream Over?

    Bridget Kendall and guests look beyond the crisis in Greece to assess the future of Europe

    BBC Radio 4

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    People Talking

    Exploring the poetic sound world of postwar radio documentary pioneer Denis Mitchell.

    BBC Radio 4

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    New Wave at Westminster

    Martha Kearney follows the experiences and explores the hopes of new MPs at Westminster.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Self-Service Nation

    Ian Marchant explores the rise of self-service. Who benefits - consumers or big business?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Archie Shepp's Message from Paris

    Saxophonist Archie Shepp on life as a black American in Paris.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Fighting to Stay the Same

    Andy Martin asks what influence loyalists retain on the politics of Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. What Is a Story?

    Marina Warner explores the world of contemporary fiction

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. Battleships: The Ashes Voyages

    Star England and Australian cricketers remember travelling by ship to play Ashes Tests.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Pussy Galore

    Susan Calman finds out why our feline overlords rule cyberspace.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Looking For Charlie Williams

    Ian McMillan sets out on a quest to find out about the footballer turned TV comedy star.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Crisis in the Curry Kitchen

    Hardeep Singh Kohli investigates the lack of chefs threatening Britain's curry industry.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Amerasians: Children of the Dust

    The story of the children fathered by American servicemen during the Vietnam War.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Kampala Dream House

    In a children's home in Kampala every child is given a musical chance for a future.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Beat Women

    Laura Barton travels to New York to meet the women writers of the Beat Generation.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Me, My Selfie and I: Aimee Fuller's Generation Game

    Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller explores the selfie phenomenon

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  16. The Achalasia Diaries

    Femi Martin finds fulfillment as a writer and performer as a result of a chronic illness.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Lost Children of the Holocaust

    Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war BBC radio appeals

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Cutting Up the Cut-Up

    Ken Hollings examines the artistic device to create new meaning from existing recordings.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    The Doctor's Dementia

    A doctor's perspective on dementia - from the inside.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Sugar Daddy, Sugar Baby

    Young British women students dating rich older men via websites. Who is exploiting who?

    BBC Radio 4

  21. The Countryside Hour

    Farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner shares wildlife recordings and answers questions.

    BBC Radio Norfolk

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  22. The Man of the Mani

    John Humphrys visits the Greek home of travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast

    Music requests and special messages for the staff at the British Antarctic Survey

    BBC World Service

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  24. Talking Business

    Examining the business stories and economic trends that are re-shaping our world.

    BBC News

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  25. From the Cockpit to the Operating Theatre

    Why lessons learned from aviation psychology are starting to save lives in hospitals.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story

    Surgeon Gabriel Weston explores the history and development of forensic science.

    BBC Four

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  27. Mrs Thatcher and The Writers

    Three Booker Prize winners give their view on Margaret Thatcher's influence on fiction.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. Napoleon: The Man and the Myths

    Historian Andrew Roberts dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. My Big Fat Documentary

    Is the world ready for Scottee's personal brand of fat activism? You be the judge.

    BBC Radio 4

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    My Life on Paper

    Jane Godber explores the UCAS personal statement - how close to the truth is it?

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Science Stories

    Surprising stories from the history of science told by Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball.

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Minimal Impact

    The story of the musical aesthetic and the ubiquitous technique of minimalism.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. The Light

    Author Bernard Hare recalls a terrifying childhood experience which changed his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The Robert Peston Interview Show (with Eddie Mair)

    Robert Peston and Eddie Mair join forces to spring surprise guests on each other.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Ayo Gorkhali: The Gurkhas Are Coming!

    Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    I Am Nobody's Prime Minister

    Poet Dean Atta became uninterested in politics. Did the recent election change his mind?

    BBC Radio 4

  37. China's Football Revolution

    Clive Anderson visits China to find out why success at the sport has eluded the country.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Notes From a Northern Irish Childhood

    Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland

    BBC Radio 4

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    What's Left?

    Andrew Rawnsley chairs a studio debate on the future of the Labour Party.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Shadow of the Sun King

    Professor Julian Swann marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Louis XIV of France.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Natural Histories

    Nature that has had a profound impact on human culture and society across history.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock

    Alan Yentob marks the centenary of TS Eliot's poem, with a reading by Jeremy Irons.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Rome's Invisible City

    The secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.

    BBC One

  44. Every Case Tells a Story

    Clive Anderson presents a legal discussion series.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Another Time, Another Place

    Sara Parker visits Antony Gormley's installation on Crosby beach on its tenth anniversary.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    The Dark Side of Buddhism

    Why has a militant, violent strain of Buddhism emerged in Sri Lanka?

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    Drawing the Line: When IVF Doesn't Work

    Charlotte Smith asks, when do you choose to stop trying with IVF?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sarah Lucas at the Venice Biennale

    Alastair Sooke interviews artist Sarah Lucas as she prepares for the Venice Biennale.

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    My Head

    A true story of brain injury, recovery and discovery.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Britain's Underground Army

    Three surviving Bevin Boys reflect on the ways the experience changed them forever.

    BBC Radio 4

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