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  1. Codes that Changed the World

    Aleks Krotoski tells the story of the languages that have been used to talk to machines.

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  2. The Faith of Children or Kumbayah and All That

    Writers and comedians share personal stories of their first encounters with faith.

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    Ways Of Thinking

    Naomi Alderman looks a the advantages of thinking algorithmically.

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    It's All About the Bass: Carol Kaye at 80

    The story of the first lady of bass, who worked with Phil Spector and the Beach Boys.

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    This is Me Totally Sausage

    Henning Wehn looks at the difficulties of speaking and understanding English.

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    High Explosive: The Tambora Story

    The story of the worst volcanic eruption in human history and its continuing significance.

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    360 Arts

    Jessica Lack explores public art in the UK through a city's attempt to commission new work

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    Ken, Madge and the Strange Rock

    The story of a mysterious find on Morecambe beach by one man and his dog.

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    Beating the Detector

    Anjana Ahuja examines the use of polygraphs, or lie detectors, on sex offenders.

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    Inside the Sex Offenders' Prison

    Film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at how sex offenders are rehabilitated in HMP Whatton.

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    Allergic to the 21st Century

    Jane Little explores why thousands suffer reactions to common man-made chemicals.

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    Children on the Front Line

    Mike Thomson reports from Northern Iraq on the changing role of child soldiers.

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    The Lariam Legacy

    An investigation into why the MOD still uses a drug that can cause serious side effects.

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    Company vs Country

    Inside the booming and lucrative business of multinational companies suing governments.

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    Saffron Censorship: India's Culture Wars

    Zareer Masani asks if censorship and religious fanaticism are threatening India's freedom.

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  16. Healthy Visions

    Five experts set out their ideas for the future of public health in Britain.

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  17. Minecraft: More than a Game

    Jolyon Jenkins asks why UK children are hooked on the computer game Minecraft.

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  18. An Taghadh

    Political programme.

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  19. The Moment That Made Putin

    How Vladimir Putin's experience as KGB agent in Germany shaped his career and behaviour.

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    The Clocks Go Forward Tonight

    Stephen Fry takes a look at the history of daylight saving time.

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    Jane Russell and the Springtown Mother

    The story of an adoption which became an international scandal in the 1950s

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    My Name Is Isis

    Isis Thompson talks to others who share their name with the radical Islamist State group.

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    A Wing and a Prayer

    Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.

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    Same Tune, Different Song

    Debbie Wiseman delves into the world of the song lyricist

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    California: Paradise Lost

    Adam Smith travels through California to discover why being a paradise is so much trouble.

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    Snow White and the Seven Signs of Ageing

    Cathy FitzGerald tries to rescue the Wicked Queen from the mirror's spell.

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  27. Soundstage

    Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents a series of audio postcards.

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  28. The 'Gay Cake' Affair

    William Crawley tells the story of Northern Ireland's so-called 'Gay Cake' row.

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  29. Gwyl

    Lowri Morgan sy'n teithio'r byd i ymuno mewn dathliadau sy'n nodi Genedigaeth, Priodas ...

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  30. Caribbean with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Caribbean Sea in a stunning three-part series.

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  31. Young Behind Bars

    Winifred Robinson investigates government plans to target the education of young prisoners

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    The Quietest New Year On Earth

    Imagine an entire country staying silent for 24 hours - listen to Bali on New Year's Day.

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    Sounds Up There

    Sound designer Glenn Freemantle, who worked on Gravity, commemorates the first spacewalk.

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    In Search of Moderate Muslims

    Sarfraz Manzoor asks if moderate Muslims exist and, if not, where did they go?

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  35. Restarting the Antibiotic Pipeline

    Roland Pease examines how an increasing number of antibiotics are failing.

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  36. Giving Up Music for Lent

    Will Trevor Cox, a professor of acoustic engineering, be able to give up music for Lent?

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  37. When the People Say Not Sure

    Peter Hennessy and guests discuss how a government is formed if there is a hung parliament

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  38. Voices From Our Industrial Past: Women

    Emma Griffin examines the lives of working women during the industrial revolution.

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    Food in the Frame

    Ruby Tandoh on the fascinating, evolving role played by food in art over the centuries.

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    Did Douglas Get It Right?

    Did Douglas Adams predict the future in the year 2000?

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  41. Inconspicuous Consumption

    Documentary series that takes a forensic look at how humans consume culture.

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  42. African Students Abroad

    Bola Mosuro follows four African students as they begin courses at British universities.

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    Martha: An Endling's Tale

    A century ago the last passenger pigeon died. What drove billions of birds to extinction?

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    Man with the Mohican

    David Morrissey explores the life Roger Hill, theatre director, DJ and transvestite artist

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    Ben Ainslie's Big Gamble

    Can sailor Sir Ben Ainslie lead the first British team to win the America's Cup?

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  46. Artsnight

    Guest-edited art magazine show.

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  47. The Spy Who Came In from Al-Qaeda

    Former al-Qaeda member Aimen Dean talks about his eight years undercover as a British spy.

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  48. Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time

    Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom.

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  49. Jock Purdon, the Miners' Poet

    Billy Bragg tells the story of Jock Purdon and the history of songwriting about mining.

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  50. Promises, Promises: A History of Debt

    Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

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