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  1. BBC Radio Nottingham Special

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

    BBC Radio Nottingham

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  2. BBC Radio Guernsey Special

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

    BBC Radio Guernsey

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  3. BBC Radio Berkshire Special

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

    BBC Radio Berkshire

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  4. In Search of Originality

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Wireless Nights

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. 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

  8. The Public Philosopher

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

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  9. 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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  10. The Listening Project Omnibus

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. The Why Factor

    The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions

    BBC World Service

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  12. The Listening Project

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. 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

  16.

    Claiming Schubert

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

    BBC Radio 3

  17. 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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  18. The Teenage Pregnancy Myth

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

    BBC Radio 4

  19. 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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  20. 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

  25. Building the Big Society

    Giles Edwards follows the work of people implementing the government's flagship policy

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Boot Camp on a Boat: Still Sailing?

    Jolyon Jenkins returns to Hull to report on an innovative yacht scheme for young NEETs.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    The Stationery Cupboard

    An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28.

    The 12 Inch Single

    Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle

    How Tarzan has enjoyed 100 years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Recycled Radio

    Old BBC programmes chopped up and turned into something new.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. The Battle for Egypt

    A year after the fall of President Mubarak of Egypt, what happened to the revolution?

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Unseeing Eye

    As Britain's last glass eye maker retires, Jolyon Jenkins explores the world of false eyes

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Winterwatch

    Live coverage as Britain's wildlife faces up to the most challenging time of year.

    BBC Two

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  34. Doctor - Tell Me the Truth

    James Reason explores how patient safety can be improved by doctors admitting mistakes

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Writing in Three Dimensions: Angela Carter's Love Affair with Radio

    Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The London Chronicles Archive

    The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people

    BBC World Service

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  37. Andy's Wild Adventures

    Andy Day and Kip the cat go all around the world in search of weird and wonderful animals.

    CBeebies

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  38. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  39. Famed For Its Knitting

    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Singapore 1942: End of Empire

    The story of the fall of Singapore in 1942

    BBC Two

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  41. The Nile

    Edward Stourton explores the impact of the famous river on the people of Egypt

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. Bullets, Boots and Bandages: How to Really Win at War

    A look at how wars are really fought - in the backroom of military planning.

    BBC Four

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  43. What Are the Police For?

    Mark Easton asks what the UK public wants from its police force

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Sport and the British

    Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  45. The Secret Catacombs of Paris

    Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Europe's Choice

    Allan Little looks at key moments and issues that brought the EU to the current crisis

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. BBC Africa Debate

    If it matters to Africa, we shall debate it in Africa

    BBC World Service for Africa

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  48. Vic Oliver: The First Castaway Remembered

    David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of entertainer Vic Oliver.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed

    Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    A Last Excuse Me Dance

    The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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