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  1. NHS: Changing Culture

    Lesley Curwen investigates cultural failings in the NHS

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. 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

  3. The Ideas That Make Us

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. 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

  6. BBC Radio Lancashire Special

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

    BBC Radio Lancashire

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  7. Our Libraries: The Next Chapter

    Michael Rosen investigates the story of the library

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. 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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  9. British New Wave

    Celebrating the fiction that became iconic films of the Sixties

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. The Italian Freedom Trail

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. 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

  17. Summer Nights

    Late-night discussion show.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Night Hospital

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

    BBC Radio 4

  19. 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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  20. The Gambaccini Years

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Seven Ages of Science

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. Science, Right or Left

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

    BBC Radio 4

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    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

  25. The Sins of Literature

    Robert McCrum explores the literary mores of our age

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. 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

  27. 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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  28. Teacher Versus Tutor

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

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Techno Odyssey

    Poet Paul Farley reimagines technology we rely on but take for granted

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Turkey: the New Ottomans

    Allan Little charts the re-emergence of Turkey as a powerful global force

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Caligula with Mary Beard

    Professor Mary Beard explores the life and times of the notorious Roman emperor Caligula.

    BBC Two

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    Letting out the Light

    Master gemstone cutters reveal how they let the light out of stones, and what this means.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Playing Ping Pong with Henry Miller

    From banned writer to ping pong fanatic, Henry Miller rediscovered afresh in Big Sur, USA

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. The Bishop and the Bankers

    James Jones explores the moral dimensions of the economic crisis

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. The Search for the Perfect Office

    As more of us work in open-plan spaces, Claudia Hammond goes in search of the ideal office

    BBC Radio 4

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    Absinthe Makes the Art Grow Fonder

    Michele Roberts on absinthe, the drink that fuelled bohemia, and its influence on art.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Story of the Talmud

    Naftali Brawer delves into the ancient texts of the Talmud

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Postcode Profiling: Winners and Losers

    Aasmah Mir looks at how postcode profiling affects our lives

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Privacy Under Pressure

    Steve Hewlett presents a new series about how technology is reshaping notions of privacy

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. BBC Radio Cumbria Special

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

    BBC Radio Cumbria

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  41. Exchanges: The Global Economy

    Justin Rowlatt interviews the world's greatest economists

    BBC World Service

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  42. The Unsent Letters of Erik Satie

    Alistair McGowan tells the story of the love letters that composer Erik Satie never sent.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Reflections with Peter Hennessy

    Historian Peter Hennessy asks senior politicians to reflect on their lives and times.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. One Billion Digitally Identified Indians

    Mukti Jain Campion examines the world's most ambitious national identity scheme.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Pop-Up Ideas

    Tim Harford presents talks inspired by ideas in anthropology, culture and social sciences

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. The Blonde Women of India

    Exploring the lives of white women married to local Indian men who have made India home.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. A Guide to Garden Wildlife

    Brett Westwood and Phil Gates present a guide to some of Britain's common garden wildlife

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  48. Egypt's Challenge

    Shaimaa Khalil travels across Egypt, hearing the voices of her fellow countrymen.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. BBC Inside Science

    A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank

    Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

    BBC Four

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