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  1. The History of Brazil Is Round

    David Goldblatt unravels the story of Brazil through its historical passion for football.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  2. Little Chechnya on the Steppes

    The story of Kazakhstan's Chechens: exiled by Stalin, sustained by faith and memory.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    With Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie.

    BBC Four

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    The Bronze Age Man of Jodrell Bank

    His home's Bronze Age legacy and nearby Jodrell Bank inspire author Alan Garner to write.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Disabled and Broody: My Impossible Choice

    Julie Fernandez considers whether to have children at risk of inheriting her disability.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Personality Politics

    Timandra Harkness discovers links between political choices and how our brains function.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Singing with the Nightingales

    Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale

    BBC Radio 4

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    Can a Computer Write Shakespeare?

    Trevor Cox asks whether computers can ever be truly creative.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Disabled and Behind Bars

    Nikki Fox investigates the treatment of disabled people in British prisons.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Cyprus: Divided Memory, United Future?

    Maria Margaronis explores the divided history of Cyprus, as a new settlement awaits.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Future Is Not What It Used to Be

    How will the workforce of the future be changed by advanced technologies?

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Fisher Poets Gathering

    In the port of Astoria, Oregon, Katrina Porteous reports on the Fisher Poets Gathering.

    BBC Radio 4

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    With Humble Duty Reports...

    How a government whip told the Queen what really went on in the House of Commons.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

    Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.

    BBC Four

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  15. History Clips: Victorians

    Short audio dramas featuring some of the key figures and events from the Victorian era.

    School Radio

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  16. Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different

    Adam Rutherford charts the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. The First Action Movie

    1903 Sheffield's on location 'Daring Daylight Burglary' inspired every action movie since.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    The Magic of Mushrooms

    Mushroom enthusiast Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi.

    BBC Four

  19.

    A Gripping Yarn

    Jane Garvey's world of knitting - full of rebels, musicians, jailbirds and reality TV.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Teachers vs Government: Seventy Years of Education Policy

    Assessing 70 years of conflict and consensus since secondary education became free to all.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Crime Conundrum

    An examination of the causes of the dramatic fall in crime over the last 20 years.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    Bombay Jazz

    Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Caribbean Domino Club

    Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

    Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is and how it works.

    BBC Four

  25.

    Tacita Dean: Save This Language

    Artist Tacita Dean travels to UNESCO on a mission to save photochemical film.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    How Do Children Learn History?

    With a new history curriculum coming, Adam Smith explores how pupils learn about the past.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Blind Date with Don Camillo

    Communism vies with the Catholic church in Italy's post-war comic creation, Don Camillo.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Rubbish: The Great Waste Crisis

    Chris Mullin investigates what really happens to our rubbish.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Thatcher's Mad Monk or True Prophet?

    Keith Joseph's impact as the trailblazer for Thatcherism is assessed by James Landale.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Podcasting - The First Ten Years

    Podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann trace the origins of on-demand radio.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Bunk Bed

    Patrick Marber and Peter Curran grapple in the dark with the wonders and woes of life.

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Freedom 2014

    What does freedom means in the modern world?

    BBC World Service

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  33. Five Hundred Years of Friendship Omnibus

    Dr Thomas Dixon presents a history of the changing meaning of friendship.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young

    Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35.

    The Great Space Hunt

    Jolyon Jenkins speaks to the unsung enthusiasts on a mission to protect us from asteroids

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    PPI: Britain's Biggest Banking Scandal

    Michael Robinson investigates the continuing costs of the PPI mis-selling scandal.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Five Writers in Search of Their Character

    Writers talk about their favourite characters.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Five Hundred Years of Friendship

    A history of the changing meaning of friendship over the centuries.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Workspace Revolution

    Nick Baker explores co-working - a new way of working and a new kind of workspace.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Louis Theroux's LA Stories

    Louis Theroux puts life in Los Angeles under the microscope.

    BBC Two

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  41. Poetry Idol

    Shahidha Bari goes in search of the biggest poetry competition in the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    The Art of Home

    Author Rosie Dastgir explores how home and roots shape an artist's work and creativity.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Robert Peston's Family Business Therapy

    Robert Peston explores what happens when family and business mix.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Gay Rights: Tying the Knot?

    Richard Coles asks if gay marriage is the last crusade of the campaign for gay rights.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Life and Death Row

    How do you live with a death sentence? Real stories from prisoners facing their final days

    BBC Three

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  46. The Roots of Extremism

    What drives extremist violence? Daniel Pick reveals the story of an attempt to find out.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Where Are You Going?

    Illuminating responses to a simple question from around the world

    BBC World Service

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  48. Tony Benn on the Radio

    David Davis MP gives a personal exploration of Tony Benn's life and ideas.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    I Was There: The Great War Interviews

    Never-before-seen footage from interviews with eyewitnesses of the First World War.

    BBC Two

  50. Taisce Shean Uladh - Treasures of Ancient Ulster

    Four-part documentary series exploring the history of Ulster.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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