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  1. The Station

    Sound recordist Chris Watson captures 24 hours in the life of Newcastle Central Station.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Women at War

    Emma Barnett visits the Canadian army to explore life for women on the military frontline.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies

    Laurie Taylor looks back at 50 years of cultural studies

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Terror Through Time

    Fergal Keane uncovers the roots of modern terrorism

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Nirvana by Numbers

    Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Groundbreakers

    Series of documentary films about visionary people.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  7. Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

    Michael Mosley tells the story of the creation of our most useful and valuable drugs.

    BBC Four

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  8. The Night Visiting

    Investigating songs of seduction and ghosts - the Night Visiting Songs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. True North

    Celebrating life in Northern Ireland in all its diversity.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  10. Young Devolutionaries

    Young people from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales talk about life under devolution

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Steve Richards Stands Up for Politics

    The newspaper columnist Steve Richards goes on stage with 'pro-politics comedy'

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Blind Man Roams the Globe

    Peter White explores the experience of travel from a blind person's perspective

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Ashes to Ashes

    Are ash trees coping with the spread of ash dieback in Britain? Adam Hart investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Scotland’s Animals

    Meet some of Scotland’s native species.

    BBC Scotland

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  15. The Art of Radio Times

    Peter Day salutes the graphic artists whose canvas was Radio Times, which began in 1923.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Scotland’s Wildlife

    Find out about our native species and how they are being protected.

    BBC Scotland

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  17. The Secret Life of JS Bach

    Rev Richard Coles returns to his childhood musical hero, with some unexpected twists.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

    The history of our curious relationship with murder is explored by Lucy Worsley.

    BBC Four

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  19. OBJs Guide to the Middle East

    Owen Bennett Jones has a sideways look at confusions and contradictions of the Middle East

    BBC Radio 4

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    Tibet Remembered

    A portrait of pre Chinese Tibet through the voices of the British who worked there.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Shine Like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East!

    DJ Annie Nightingale looks at how Northern Soul music has become popular in Japan.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. NHS: Changing Culture

    Lesley Curwen investigates cultural failings in the NHS

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Costing the NHS

    Can we maintain the NHS much as we know it or do we need to envisage really big changes?

    BBC Radio 4

  24. The Ideas That Make Us

    Bettany Hughes reveals the history of civilisation's most influential ideas.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. What Syria Means for Britain

    John Kampfner examines the potential consequences of Britain not intervening in Syria.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Mortal Work of Art

    Mary Anne Hobbs explores the fusion of fine art and tattoos.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. BBC Radio Lancashire Special

    Hear BBC Radio Lancashire's specials, covering different people, groups, events and more.

    BBC Radio Lancashire

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  28. Our Libraries: The Next Chapter

    Michael Rosen investigates the story of the library

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. British Conservatism: The Grand Tour

    Anne McElvoy on the challenges that have spurred British conservative thinkers into action

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. British New Wave

    Celebrating the fiction that became iconic films of the Sixties

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. The Italian Freedom Trail

    Edward Stourton presents the story of the biggest mass POW breakout in history

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Deep Down Inside

    Geoff Watts finds out how deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Finding a Way: The Future of Navigation

    Quentin Cooper looks at the weaknesses in GPS and the future of navigation.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The I.T. Girls

    Martha Lane Fox tells the story of the early women pioneers of British computing.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Monogamy and the Rules of Love

    Does true love have to be monogamous? We hear three very modern love stories.

    BBC Radio 4

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    I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down

    Rich Morton gathers comedians' tales of their all-time nightmare stand-up shows.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Bragg on the Braggs

    Melvyn Bragg tells the story of the Nobel-winning physicists William and Lawrence Bragg.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Summer Nights

    Late-night discussion show.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Night Hospital

    Jackie Ashley investigates the standard of hospital care at nights and at weekends.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital

    Lloyd Bradley tells the story of black music in the capital

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Wow! How Did They Do That?

    Roger Law in search of the entrepreneurs behind Britain's best designs and inventions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  42. The Gambaccini Years

    Paul Gambaccini looks back on his 40 years as a broadcaster in Britain

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Seven Ages of Science

    A history of science in Britain from the Restoration to the present day

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Science, Right or Left

    Ehsan Masood explores whether science is becoming politicised on controversial issues.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    In Search of Nic Jones

    Laura Barton tracks down the legendary lost figure of British folk music, Nic Jones.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Homeworker

    Lucy Mangan explores the future for homeworking. Who wins - employer or employee?

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Sins of Literature

    Robert McCrum explores the literary mores of our age

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Feeding the World: America's New Deal

    David Loyn investigates why US food aid policy isn't working, and how it could be reformed

    BBC Radio 4

  49. How You Pay for the City

    David Grossman investigates the ways that savers, investors and consumers pay for the City

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Teacher Versus Tutor

    No longer just for the rich, tutoring is booming in Britain. But is it worth the money?

    BBC Radio 4

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