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  1. Dylan ar Daith

    Teithiau i lefydd o gwmpas y byd gyda'r newyddiadurwr Dylan Iorwerth. Dylan Iorwerth tr...

    S4C

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  2. Speak Low, Speak Weill

    Ute Lemper explores the political and musical legacy of Mack the Knife composer Kurt Weill

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Gwarchod y Gwyllt

    Iolo Williams yn crwydro nifer o gynefinoedd gwyllt Cymru.

    BBC Radio Cymru

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  4. Wittgenstein's Jet

    A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Faultline Scotland

    Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. A Portrait Of...

    Series that follows portrait painter Fiona Graham-Mackay at work.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  7. Sister Aimee

    The story of the glamorous woman who invented broadcast evangelism.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Out of Armenia

    Writer and historian Charles Emmerson explores Europe's Armenian communities.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  9. This Farming Life

    Geoff Watts explores the science, history and cultural implications of gossip.

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. At Home with David Hockney

    Radio 4 documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Music to Save Grimethorpe

    Ian McMillan celebrates his local brass band and the community it represents.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Cells and Celluloid: A Science and Cinema Special

    Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock explore the relationship between film and science.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Music on Hold

    Isy Suttie embarks on a mission to compose the ultimate on-hold music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    Pass the Turkey Twizzlers

    Lucy Kellaway hosts an argumentative dinner party where all the debates are about food.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    One Day in Winter: Driving Home for Christmas

    The stories of some of the millions of travellers making their way home for Christmas.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    Terror and the Oxygen of Publicity

    How terrorists need the oxygen of publicity, and the battle to starve them of it.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    Character Studies with Alexander McCall Smith

    Alexander McCall Smith explores the work of writers and their favourite characters.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    Midwives to Be

    Sarah Taylor follows a new intake of student midwives at King's College London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Six Weeks to Save the World

    Dr John Wright records his work in setting up an Ebola centre to serve Moyamba junction.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    At Home Abroad

    A panel of new Britons discuss what it is like to make a home in a new land.

    BBC Radio 4

  21.

    What's Funny about Money?

    Comedian Colm O'Regan reports from the Kilkenomics festival in Ireland. Davos with laughs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22.

    Suppose I Lose It

    Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Death of An Orchestra

    Supporters of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, including Alan Bennett, tell its history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. The Invisible Age

    Matthew Sweet explores why society is still so reluctant to talk about ageing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Beckett in Brooklyn

    Lisa Dwan takes a trilogy of Samuel Beckett plays to the Brooklyn Academy of Music

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. The Kingdom to Come

    Peter Hennessy asks public figures how further devolution might change the UK constitution

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. The Lipinski

    300 years of a Stradivarius through the hands of geniuses, dictators, refugees and thieves

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Becoming Myself: Gender Identity

    Series exploring gender dysphoria. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Blood, Sage and Grace

    Grace Dent explores the life and work of literary luminary Lorna Sage.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    How to Hire a Master

    Jolyon Jenkins explores the mysterious world of the headhunter.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31.

    23 Amazing Reasons This Radio Programme Will Change Your Life

    Inside the digital news outlets that are reinventing journalism for the social media age.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    Afghan Women: Speaking Out, Losing Lives

    Lyse Doucet visits Kabul to hear about the lives of Afghan women as the troops depart.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    Frinton Forever

    Richard Wilson stars at Frinton Summer Theatre to mark its 75th anniversary of weekly rep.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Manchester: Alchemical City

    Jeanette Winterson presents a personal exploration of Manchester.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Olive Wars

    For Israelis and Palestinians everything is politicised, even the olive harvest.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Real Story

    Global experts and decision makers discuss, debate and analyse a key news story.

    BBC World Service

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  37. Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles in our history, art and literature.

    BBC Four

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  38. Theatre of the Abused

    April de Angelis explores the depiction of sexual violence in feminist theatre.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Teaching Economics After the Crash

    Aditya Chakrabortty reports on the student fight to reform their economics education.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Trauma Medicine

    Dr Kevin Fong explores the development of modern trauma medicine.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Republican Rehab

    Danny Kruger investigates why some US conservatives want to get people out of jail.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Catacombs of the Mind

    Bruce Lacey, legendary artist, performer and mischief-maker, reflects on his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Noson Lawen

    Adloniant ysgafn a cherddoriaeth. Light entertainment and music.

    S4C

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  44. Hot Gossip!

    Geoff Watts explores the science, history and cultural implications of gossip.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  45. To Rent or Not to Rent

    Leah Marks, a Bristol renter who is considering buying, visits Berlin to meet its renters.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Afghanistan: The Lessons of War

    A former British commander in Afghanistan examines what has been achieved by the campaign.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    The Meaning of Mongol

    Uuganaa Ramsay searches for the true meaning of the word Mongol.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    Glasgow School of Art: Rising from the Ashes

    In May 2014, a major fire ripped through the Glasgow School of Art. How has it recovered?

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    London Calling

    Aminatta Forna tells the extraordinary story of hard-living writer Jack London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Holding Back the Sea

    David Shukman examines hard choices about flood defence following Britain's worst winter.

    BBC Radio 4

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