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After the Vote
Linda Colley reflects on the future wider repercussions of the Scottish referendum result.
BBC Radio 4
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Can Time Run Out for Justice?
Keir Starmer explores relationships between justice, retribution and the passage of time.
BBC Radio 4
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Winslow Homer's Odyssey
Michael Smith investigates the American artist's visit to Cullercoats in Northumberland.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A Needle Pulling Thread
A tapestry of stories about the place of the sewing needle in our lives
BBC Radio 4
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The Home That 2 Built
Series which trawls the archives to see how BBC Two has been a guide to lifestyle trends.
BBC Two
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The Baby Mothers' Tale
The moving stories of the women who have relationships with gang members.
BBC Radio 4
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The Syria Vote: One Day in August
Shaun Ley tells the inside story of one extraordinary day in the House of Commons.
BBC Radio 4
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Glorious Gardens from Above
Horticulturist Christine Walkden explores Britain's gardens from a hot-air balloon.
BBC One
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A History of Ideas
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories.
BBC Radio 4
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The Louis Zamperini Story
A documentary featuring Angelina Jolie, exploring an extraordinary life of a US war hero.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Spank the Plank
Mitch Benn investigates the history of slap bass - and even tries to learn the technique.
BBC Radio 4
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The Yes, No, Don't Know Show
Yes. No. Don't Know: Three choices that sparked a 24-hour landmark in Scottish theatre.
BBC Radio 4
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The Battle for the Art of Detroit
Alvin Hall on the controversial attempts to sell the Detroit Institute of Arts collection.
BBC Radio 4
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The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy
Grace Dent presents a conversational history of radio comedy, from 1975 to 2005.
BBC Radio 4
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Assassination: When Delhi Burned
Bobby Friction goes back to Delhi 30 years after the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
BBC Radio 4
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In a Nutshell
Simon Armitage explores deadly dolls' houses, the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death.
BBC Radio 4
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The Thought Show
Brings together in a single hour The Why Factor; More or Less and Trending.
BBC World Service
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The Move
Rosie Millard charts the progress of people across the UK as they look for a new home.
BBC Radio 4
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Dr Hepcat and the Hepster's Dictionary
Poet Lemn Sissay tells the story of Cab Calloway and his Hepster's Dictionary of jive talk
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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America's Ballot Battles
Rajini Vaidyanathan explores the current bitter controversy over voting rights in the US.
BBC Radio 4
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The Spirit Child
A ghostly tale inspired by the story of Alice Glaston, a child who died at the gallows.
BBC Radio 4
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Voices of the First World War
Dan Snow tells the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.
BBC Radio 4
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The Conversation
Two women from different parts of the world share the stories of their lives
BBC World Service
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In Search Of The Holy Tail
Marc Riley, Damon Albarn and Ceri Levy travel to Mull to swim with seals and sharks.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Reclaiming the Swastika
Mukti Jain Campion discovers the long and surprising history of the swastika.
BBC Radio 4
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Life Story
Life Story takes us on the greatest of all adventures - the journey through life.
BBC Four
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Cuba Offline
Cuba is one of the world's least connected countries, but that is about to change.
BBC Radio 4
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Cymry 1914-1918
Cyfres sy’n defnyddio dyddiaduron, llythyron ac atgofion i gyflwyno Cymry’r Rhyfel Mawr,
BBC Radio Cymru
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50 Years of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Writer Brian Sibley tells the story behind Ian Fleming's book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
BBC Radio 4
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Hidden Histories of the Information Age
Technological innovations and cultural events from the age of communication
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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On Language Location
Linguist Mark Turin tracks down some of the world's endangered languages.
BBC Radio 4
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Ivy Benson: Original Girl Power
Melanie Chisholm celebrates the lasting musical legacy of British band leader Ivy Benson.
BBC Radio 4
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Nancy Storace: Mozart's English Soprano
Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English star who worked with Mozart.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Soldiers of the Empire
Santanu Das tells the story of the Indian soldiers who served the Empire in WWI.
BBC Radio 4
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Paul is Dead
In 1969 a rumour swept the world. Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by an impostor
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age.
BBC Four
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The Devolutionaries: Powering Up England's Cities
Steph McGovern explores proposals to devolve more powers to England's cities.
BBC Radio 4
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Networking Nation
Julia Hobsbawm explores the past, present and future of networking.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Who Cares?
Three people talk about the impact of suddenly becoming the primary carer for a relative.
BBC Radio Scotland
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3 Lle
Pobl adnabyddus sy'n ein cyflwyno i dri lle sydd, neu fu'n chwarae, rhan bwysig yn eu b...
S4C
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Y Cosmos
Taith i'r cosmos i geisio darganfod sut mae'r bydysawd yn gweithio. Join us on a journe...
S4C
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A Century of Hope
Greg Proops looks back at the life of Bob Hope, whose career spanned the 20th century.
BBC Radio 4
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Care, Work, Sleep, Repeat
Dave Howard finds out what it is like to be a young adult carer.
BBC Radio 4
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Cefn Gwlad
Crwydro cefn gwlad Cymru gydag amryw gyflwynwyr a chymeriadau. We visit people and loca...
S4C
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August Shines
Lenny Henry tells the story of August Wilson, America's greatest modern black playwright.
BBC Radio 4 Extra