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  1. The Rattigan Enigma by Benedict Cumberbatch

    Actor Benedict Cumberbatch explores the life and work of playwright Terence Rattigan.

    麻豆社 Four

  2. After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

    A journey into the science of decay, using a typical kitchen and a garden left to rot.

    麻豆社 Four

  3. Rowing the Arctic

    Mark Beaumont and Jock Wishart head an expedition to row to the 1996 north magnetic pole.

    麻豆社 One Scotland

  4.

    The Ice Cream Van Cometh

    Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  5.

    Human Kind

    Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  6. Pump Up the Volume

    John Wilson looks at the role of music in professional sport.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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    Science: From Cradle to Grave

    Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  8. Paddling With Peter Duck

    John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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    So You Want To Be an Exorcist

    The exorcism business is booming - Jolyon Jenkins asks if and why demonism is on the rise.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  10. Space Shuttle: The Final Mission

    Kevin Fong is granted access to Nasa in the last month of the space shuttle programme.

    麻豆社 Two

  11. Ruaraidh MacTh貌mais @ 90

    In celebration of Derick Thomson's 90th birthday, fans choose their favourite poems.

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

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    Ladies of the Links

    Rhona Cameron celebrates the bi-centenary of the earliest known women's golf competition

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  13.

    The I Love You Bridge

    Penny Woolcock investigates who sprayed a marriage proposal on a Sheffield bridge.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  14. Wordsworth's Mysterious Trip to Calais

    A love affair and a secret daughter takes Wordsworth to Calais as John Worthen discovers.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  15.

    Giving the Critic Back His Voice

    Ricky Ross discovers how one Scottish company is giving back the freedom of speech.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  16.

    The Sex Test

    Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  17.

    The Barbershop

    Stephen Smith reports from inside the High Street 'freemasonry' of the barber's.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    Mr Suzuki's Bach Passion

    Overthrowing centuries of musical tradition - and prejudice: the Japanese Bach revolution.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  19.

    The Art of Water Music

    Midge Ure investigates water's role as a constantly flowing source of musical inspiration.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  20. My Resignation

    Is the honourable resignation dead? Famous resigners relive the decision to stay or go.

    麻豆社 Four

  21. Grievous Angel: The Gram Parsons Story

    Bob Harris tells the story of the influential country rock star, who passed away in 1973.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  22. Eilean Mh脿igh

    A trip to the Isle of May lighthouse and national nature reserve.

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

  23. Darren Clarke's Open Destiny

    How Darren Clarke secured his first British Open championship at his 20th attempt.

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  24. Kidnapped: A Georgian Adventure

    The story of James Annesley, whose fate inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's book Kidnapped.

    麻豆社 Four

  25. A Renaissance Education: The Schooling of Thomas More's Daughter

    How the ideas that shaped Margaret More's education changed the cultural life of England.

    麻豆社 Four

  26.

    Taking Tea with Tyrants

    Lyse Doucet asks diplomats and politicians how we should engage with brutal regimes.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  27. Caring Too Much

    Julie Fernandez explores the complex relationship between disabled child and parent carer.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  28.

    The Path of Least Resistance

    As antibiotic resistance increases, Dr Stuart Flanagan investigates what the future holds.

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  29.

    Slums 101

    Paul Mason visits Manila to assess the benefits of life in the world's poorest slums.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  30. Lion Kings

    Carolyn Hitt tells the story of the victorious 1971 British and Irish Lions team.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  31. Me, My Sex and I

    Documentary unlocking the stories of people born neither entirely male nor female.

    麻豆社 One

  32. Chilean Miners: 17 Days Buried Alive

    The Chilean miners trapped underground in 2010 remember the story of the first 17 days.

    麻豆社 Two

  33. The Tredegar Riots

    Felicity Evans recalls one of Britain's worst anti-Semitic riots, in Tredegar in 1911.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  34.

    Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets

    Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  35.

    Hemingway Days

    Wayne Hemingway celebrates the lives of 1950s designers, Robin and Lucienne Day.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  36. Surviving Hitler: A Love Story

    The Jewish teenager and the soldier who survived the Nazis and married in post-war Berlin.

    麻豆社 Four

  37. My Father was a Nazi Commandant

    Film telling the story of a woman grappling with the legacy left by her Nazi father.

    麻豆社 Four

  38.

    Return to Vukovar

    Martin Bell returns 20 years on to the Siege of Vukovar in Croatia.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  39. The Pendle Witch Child

    How a girl's testimony sent her relatives and neighbours to the gallows for witchcraft.

    麻豆社 Four

  40. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  41. The Little Black Fish That Created Big Waves

    A powerful political allegory uncovered in a famous 1968 Iranian children's book.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  42. An t-Slighe a bu Mhiosa (The Worst Journey in the World)

    Veterans of the WW2 arctic ship convoys make a pilgrimage along the original route.

    麻豆社 ALBA

  43.

    How to Write a Personal Statement

    A personal statement is crucial for university. What should it say, asks Imogen Stubbs?

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  44. Maledictions and Disaffections - Poetry That Doesn't Please

    Matthew Parris delves deep into hate poems, curses and vindictive spells.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  45. Anyone for Demis? How the World Invaded the Charts

    Documentary telling the story of the foreign pop song from World War Two to the present.

    麻豆社 Four

  46. Llanelli Riots

    Huw Edwards tells the story of the Llanelli riots that occurred a century ago.

    麻豆社 One Wales

  47. Gymnast

    Following British gymnasts hoping for a place on the 2008 Olympics team.

    麻豆社 Two

  48. My Hoarder Mum and Me

    Jasmine Harman tries to help her mother clear more than 30 years of clutter.

    麻豆社 One

  49. The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest

    The story of George Mallory, who disappeared trying to be the first to conquer Everest.

    麻豆社 Two

  50.

    The Peace Corps Writers

    Bridget Kendall evaluates America's 'missionaries of democracy' in the Peace Corps.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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