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  1. The Voices of...

    Musicians talk about their life and work.

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  2. Putin, the Patriarch and Pussy Riot

    After Pussy Riot, Lucy Ash explores the power of the Orthodox Church in Putin's Russia.

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    The Reluctant Lama

    The Spanish toddler who was chosen by the Dalai Lama as a reincarnated Tibetan lama.

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    Gay on the Inside

    Stephen Fry investigates the reality of being gay in prison.

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    Luck Be a Lady Tonight

    Journalist Marverine Cole looks at the increase in female gambling in the UK.

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  6. Deborah Bull's Dance Nation

    Dancer, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull presents a social history of dance in the UK

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  7. The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase: Stories from the Diplomatic Bag

    Matthew Parris presents memorable despatches sent home by British diplomats down the ages

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  8. Ireland's Troublesome Priests

    Ruth McDonald investigates the crisis in the Irish Catholic church.

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    HV Morton - Travelling into the Light

    John McCarthy retraces one of the journeys of the mercurial travel writer HV Morton.

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    Every Day in Every Way

    Who was the man behind mantra 'Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better'?

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    China's New Iron Rice Bowl

    Rana Mitter discovers the unexpected thinking behind China's welfare state.

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    The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle

    Chris Bowlby tells the story of the attempt to rescue East Germany's Stasi secret files.

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    Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist?

    Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter

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    Latinos USA

    Claire Bolderson asks if Latinos are the key to a reborn USA.

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    Hy-Brasil

    Paul Evans navigates a sea of stories to a phantom island where fact and fiction coexist.

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    The Lifecycle of a Bullet

    A journey through the UK defence economy telling the story of a bullet from factory to war

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    Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?

    Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.

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    An Sgoth

    A film following the year-long project to construct a sea-worthy traditional boat.

    麻豆社 ALBA

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    Rock 'n' Roll in Four Movements

    Stuart Maconie on rock musicians who combined symphony and pop music in the 60s and 70s

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    Composing LA

    How Western classical music underpinned the golden age of the Hollywood film score.

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  21. Inside The Paralympics

    A series of programmes focusing on the Paralympic Games.

    麻豆社 World Service

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  22. Steptoe and Son... and Sons

    Paul Jackson and a team of scriptwriters assess the legacy of Steptoe and Son, 50 years on

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    The 'arse that Jack Built

    Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...

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    Darwin's Tunes

    Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?

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    Greening the Military

    Angus Crawford asks whether the army can do its job whilst respecting the environment.

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  26. Fixing Broken Banking

    Michael Robinson examines what went wrong with Britain's banks

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  27. Letters to the Russian Front

    A story of Austrian siblings told in their wartime letters to and from the Russian front.

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  28. Unbuilt Britain

    Jonathan Glancey looks at the great building projects of Britain that never made it

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  29. Securing the Games

    Behind the scenes of the security operation at the Olympic Games.

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    Ulster's Forgotten Darling

    Fionola Meredith goes in search of medieval scholar, author and poet Helen Waddell.

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  31. Does Science Need the People?

    Geoff Watts explores the value of public engagement in research

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  32. Advantage Home

    Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport.

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    Cricket Cabaret

    Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.

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    Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past

    Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.

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    In His Element

    Sir Ken Robinson, creativity guru, is in Derry-Londonderry, the first UK City of Culture.

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    The Godfather of Ulster Punk

    Alan Dein meets figurehead of the Northern Irish punk scene, Terri Hooley.

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    Crouching Low, Hidden Camera - Life as a P.I.

    Jake Wallis Simons explores the murky and controversial world of private investigators.

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    Changing My Voice

    Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.

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    Amazonia - Keeping It Alive

    Can we use the Amazon for the wealth of resources it contains, but still keep it alive?

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    7/7: One Day in London

    The testimony of over 50 people directly affected by the 7/7 London bombings.

    麻豆社 Two

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    The Voice of God

    Richard Coles on the various ways that the voice of God is depicted, and what this reveals

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  42. Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities

    Roger Law explores some unexpected corners of China's rich and varied culture

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  43. The Frock and the Church

    Women bishops? Will the Church of England approve them and can it cope with the fallout?

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    Tony Hancock

    Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against the world.

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    The Hunt for the Gay Whale

    Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.

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  46. Through Persian Eyes

    Professor Ali Ansari presents a world history as seen through Persian eyes.

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  47. Stuart: A Face Backwards

    Mark Burman strips away the layers of Stuart Freeborn's remarkable life in movie make-up.

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  48. The Cave

    Five illustrated talks by different writers exploring the cave as a theme

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  49. The Heath Caper

    The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.

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    Sniffing Out Danger

    Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.

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