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  1. Reading between the Lines

    Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. Camel Country

    Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Things Ain't What They Used To Be

    David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. The Trouble with Kane

    Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. The Perfumed Mountaineer

    Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Library Returns

    Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The First LP in Ireland

    The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Hurricane Rash

    Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Today Programme Lecture

    The Bank of England Governor, Sir Mervyn King, delivers the second Today Programme Lecture

    BBC Radio 4

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    Conjuring Halie

    Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. The Digital Human

    Aleks Krotoski explores the digital world

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. BBC Radio Bristol Special

    A BBC Radio Bristol special, covering different people, groups, events, sports and more.

    BBC Radio Bristol

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  14. Nigerian Crossroads

    Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Folk Song, Art Song

    Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    One in a Million

    One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve explores remote, dangerous and beautiful locations in the Indian Ocean.

    BBC Two

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  18. Charles Parker Prize

    Prizes awarded to students for the best radio feature, honouring the producer and writer

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  19. Louis Theroux: Extreme Love

    A look at the extreme pressures placed on relationships by conditions such as autism.

    BBC Two

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  20. The War over Syria

    Barbara Plett examines how the Syria conflict could shape the future of the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Shakespeare's Restless World

    Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories 20 objects tell us about Shakespeare's world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  22. Titanic Town

    Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.

    BBC Radio 4

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    France and Race: A Question of Identite

    Julian Jackson on the issue at the heart of the forthcoming French presidential election.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer

    1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. BBC Radio Devon Special

    A BBC Radio Devon special, covering different people, groups, events, sports and more.

    BBC Radio Devon

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  26. BBC Radio Nottingham Special

    BBC Radio Nottingham special, covering different people, groups, events and more.

    BBC Radio Nottingham

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  27. BBC Radio Guernsey Special

    A BBC Radio Guernsey special, covering different people, groups, events and more.

    BBC Radio Guernsey

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  28. BBC Radio Berkshire Special

    A BBC Radio Berkshire special, covering different people, groups, events and more.

    BBC Radio Berkshire

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  29. In Search of Originality

    Ian Peacock sets out to achieve the seemingly impossible, to be original.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Wireless Nights

    Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice

    Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.

    BBC Two

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    The Mystery of the Holy Thorn

    Who cut down Glastonbury's 'holy thorn' tree? And why did it matter to so many people?

    BBC Radio 4

  33. The Public Philosopher

    Political philosopher Michael Sandel examines the thinking behind a current controversy.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. La France Maintenant

    Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. The Listening Project Omnibus

    Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. The Why Factor

    The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions

    BBC World Service

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  37. The Listening Project

    Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. The Man Who Discovered Egypt

    Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.

    BBC Four

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    What the Scandinavians Know About Children's Literature

    Mariella Frostrup looks at Scandinavian children's literature.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Asian Youth Movements

    Zaiba Malik on the Asian youth movements in the 1970s who fought for justice and equality.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Claiming Schubert

    From literature to politics, we hear how Schubert has been claimed by different movements.

    BBC Radio 3

  42. North and South: Across the Great Divide

    Ian Marchant takes a trip along the line dividing the North of England from the South

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  43. The Teenage Pregnancy Myth

    Do assumptions about teenage pregnancy stand up to scrutiny? Miranda Sawyer investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Hairy Bikers' Bakeation

    Si and Dave take an epic 5000 mile gastronomic road trip across Europe.

    BBC Two

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  45. Scott's Legacy

    Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but Science was the real winner.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. The Road Home: Remaking Homer's Odyssey

    Tom Holland explores the continuing appeal of Homer's Odyssey.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Feed Me to the Wind

    Across Britain, cremation ashes remain uncollected. Amanda Mitchinson investigates why.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Japan: Coping With Disaster

    What does the response to last year's tsunami and meltdown tell us about modern Japan?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Night Visions

    Poet Paul Farley flies over London in the police helicopter and reflects on the city below

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    In The Lounge With Rich Morton

    Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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