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Natural History Heroes
Scientists select and discuss predecessors who inspired their work and lives.
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The Art of Walking into Doors
Do dyslexia and dyspraxia affect the way you draw? Chris Ledgard investigates.
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Reading Europe
Five European writers explore how issues in their societies are reflected by novelists.
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Tom Ravenscroft's Campervan of Vinyl Dreamers
Tom Ravenscroft discusses private pressings with DIY musicians from the 1970s and 80s.
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The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms
The hidden world of algorithms, which run everything from search engines to satnavs.
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Burying Chernobyl
The daughter of a former Chernobyl engineer returns to her father's workplace
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Orpheus Underground
Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the the intricacies of the Orpheus myth
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Gerddi Cymru
Aled Samuel sy'n ymweld 芒 rhai o gerddi hyfrytaf Cymru. Aled Samuel visits beautiful pu...
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Sugar, Saris and Green Bananas
Lainy Malkani uncovers her family's roots on the sugar plantations of British Guiana
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The Pop Star and the Prophet
An aspiring pop star meets Jacques Attali, who predicted today's music crisis in 1976.
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Secrets and Spies: The Untold Story of Edith Cavell
Stella Rimington uncovers startling new evidence about the executed British heroine.
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Computing Britain
Hannah Fry reveals the UK's lead role in developing computer technologies we rely on today
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Ginny in the Hut
A reflection in sound on the life of Virginia Fiennes, first wife of explorer Sir Ranulph.
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Too Much Fighting on The Dance Floor
Violence and tribalism at music gigs in the late 70s and 80s. Adrian Goldberg presents.
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The Migration Dilemma
Edward Stourton hosts a debate on the migration crisis and what it means for Europe.
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Music in the Shadow of Ground Zero
The story of two New York churches that survived 9/11 and are now healing the community.
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Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius
A look at the life of Gordon Welchman, a codebreaker crucial to the defeat of the Nazis.
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Oil: A Crude History of Britain
Documentary series charting the legacy of Britain's oil boom, presented by James Naughtie
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The Spoken Image
Photographer Eamonn McCabe curates his own photo exhibition on the radio.
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Donald Duck Gets Drafted
Gerald Scarfe explores the Walt Disney Studio's activity during the Second World War.
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Big Game Theory
If trophy hunting is banned in Africa, would lions be more or less at risk?
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From Enlightenment to Entanglement
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
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Orangemen on the Equator
Journalist Chris Page travels to Africa and meets members of the Ghanaian Orange Order.
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Pound on Pounds
Ira Lightman asks if Ezra Pound and other poets may shed light on the financial crisis.
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Antur y Gorllewin
Iolo Williams yn edrych ar fyd natur mewn rhai o leoliadau mwyaf gwyllt Gorllewin Ewrop...
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Mending Young Minds
Young patients and therapists talk about mental health conditions affecting young people.
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The Jacqueline Effect
Can there be too many cellists? How Jacqueline du Pr茅 created a surfeit of cellists!
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Truth Be Told
Helen Zaltzman invites members of the public to tell true stories of escape.
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The Debt Business
Adair Turner argues household debt could lead the UK towards another financial meltdown.
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The School is Full of Noises
Ian McMillan hunts for the truth behind some bizarre schools music making from the 1960s
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Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly
Francine Stock's history of the alluring yet elusive quality that is charisma
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Overage Drinkers
The growing problem of alcohol abuse among older people, told through personal stories.
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Philip Glass: Taxi Driver
In the 1970s the composer Philip Glass drove a taxi around Manhattan to make ends meet.
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The Bin Laden Tapes
Exploring the audio archive found in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Afghanistan.
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Serendipity
A piece of art, an email from a stranger and a friendship born out of a bloody past.
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How to Have a Better Brain
Sian Williams presents a practical and optimistic guide to boosting brain power
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Slimboy Fat: The Problem with BMI
As Dr Mark Porter's waistline increases, he puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test.
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The Other Side of Adoption
Tim Whewell investigates the challenges of life post-adoption.
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A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot
Virginia Woolf's biographer Alexandra Harris takes four walks that inspired her.
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Tony ac Aloma: I'r Gresham
Cyfres sy'n dilyn bywydau un o ddeuawdau mwyaf eiconig Cymru, Tony ac Aloma. Fly-on-the...
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Necessary to My Happiness
The story of Allegra, Byron's illegitimate daughter, who haunted her father's imagination.
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Stepping Stones
Piers Plowright revisits sounds from his life that resonate with him still
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The Northern Male - and His Mate
Stuart Maconie gets to grips with the nature of male friendships in the north of England.
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War And Words
The story of twenty momentous years from 1936 - 56, through the words of 麻豆社 reporters
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Seth Lakeman and the Newport Folk Festival
Seth Lakeman attends the Newport Folk Festival to explore its history and influence.
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Decoding the Masterworks
Dr Janina Ramirez presents a series that examines three masterworks in minute detail
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