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  1. The War That Changed the World

    The effect of World War One from a global perspective

    BBC World Service

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  2. 1914: Day by Day

    Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. The New Viking Invasion

    Why is there such an increasing demand for Danish sperm donors? Kate Brian investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Mark Morris: The Wild Card of Dance

    An exclusive insight into world of the brilliant and original choreographer Mark Morris.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Linard's Travels

    An insight into the life of Linard Davies, a baggage attendant at San Francisco airport.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Bella Hardy Goes Home

    Radio 2's Folk Singer of the Year 2014 goes back to her roots, Edale in Derbyshire.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Arnold of the Five Towns

    Samira Ahmed explores the life and work of writer Arnold Bennett.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Controlling Our Borders

    Winifred Robinson investigates changes to border controls in the wake of election results.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Travelling the Spaceways: The Cult of Sun Ra

    Decades after his death, why does Sun Ra continue to inspire an obsessive following?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Generation Right

    Declan Harvey investigates if today's under-30s are a new right-wing political generation.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Marginalia

    Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page to explore marginalia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Pole to Pole

    Half a million Poles have settled here in the last decade. Are they becoming British?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Howard's Way

    Football-daft Peter White follows referee Howard Webb as he works with troubled teenagers

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Unmaking of the English Working Class

    Historian Jon Lawrence of Cambridge University asks what has happened to the working class

    BBC Radio 4

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    State of Grace

    Grace Dent explores the modern idea of grace.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16.

    D-Day: A Family Affair

    Paddy O'Connell meets D-Day veterans and asks 'what is remembrance?'.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    Burrell's Bequest

    Alvin Hall explores the controversial decision allowing the Burrell Collection to tour.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Britain at Sea

    Admiral Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy during the 20th century.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  19. A Good Man in Rwanda

    A story of remarkable bravery from the Rwandan genocide of twenty years ago.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    For All the TV in China

    Paul Jackson reports on TV in China, and the British producers hoping to succeed there.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Fit for Purpose

    Anne McElvoy and John Harris host a series of debates on institutions under pressure.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Primary Colours

    Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen presents a history of colour

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  23. Rooms with a View

    Tom Dyckhoff discovers that few things show our social status as clearly as windows.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Is Journalism Healthy?

    Can an NHS ethics code for medics, managers and public relations staff ever work?

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    Educating Ulster

    Andrea Catherwood examines the movement for integrated schools in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Melencolia

    Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez is on a mission to decode Durer's Melencolia 1.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. 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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  28. Little Chechnya on the Steppes

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

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    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

  30.

    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

  32.

    Singing with the Nightingales

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

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    Can a Computer Write Shakespeare?

    Trevor Cox asks whether computers can ever be truly creative.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34.

    Disabled and Behind Bars

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

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    Cyprus: Divided Memory, United Future?

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

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    The Future Is Not What It Used to Be

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

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    The Fisher Poets Gathering

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

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    With Humble Duty Reports...

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

    BBC Radio 4

  39. 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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  40. History Clips: Victorians

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

    School Radio

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  41. 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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  42. The First Action Movie

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43.

    A Gripping Yarn

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44.

    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

  45.

    The Crime Conundrum

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

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    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

  48.

    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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