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  1. What Has Sat-Nav Done to Our Brains?

    Timandra Harkness scrutinises sat nav. How does it affect our brains and well-being?

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Like, Share, Vote

    Following the fluctuating views of floating voters who get political news via Facebook

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  3. Villages by the Sea

    Series looking at coastal villages that have often been on the front line of history.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One

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  4. Assisted Loving

    Navigating the world of sex and relationships for people with learning disabilities.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  5. What If Our Textbooks Were Black?

    A series celebrating Black cultural figures who should be more central to history.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  6. The Boy in the Video

    When a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalist is sent a child sex abuse video, it sparks an investigation.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Sultans of Swing

    Sir John Curtice explores the high stakes world of political polling.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    The Poetry Editor

    The poet TS Eliot was a famous poetry editor, too. Hannah Sullivan explores this role

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    The Unheard Third

    Adrian Chiles speaks to habitual non-voters.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Mothmageddon

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Wales' Political Editor tells the story of her one-woman battle with textile moths.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    So Many Books, So Little Time

    Mark Hodkinson ponders the nature of our personal book collections and why we gather them.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Hear For Life

    Behind the scenes of the latest Open Call project from Artangel and Radio 4.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Exhaustion: A History

    Philip Ball charts the forgotten story of listlessness, burn-out and fatigue.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Adam Buxton and the Human Horn

    Adam Buxton uncovers the mystery of the world’s weirdest scat singer, Shooby Taylor.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Write Brummie

    A portrait of a writing day in Birmingham.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Hurting

    Sally Marlow examines what is driving so many people to self-harm.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Designing a World for Everyone

    The story of American designer Pattie Moore, who dared to do things differently.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  18. Canal Boat Diaries

    Robbie Cumming offers a personal take on life aboard his narrowboat, the Naughty Lass.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four

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  19. Out Loud

    Journalist Kirran Shah explores the spirit of Bradford’s spoken-word counter culture.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    The Susurrations of Trees

    Susurrations, the songs trees sing in the wind and how writers and musicians capture these

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    From Cradle to Care

    Nigel Richardson investigates the surging number of newborns entering the care system.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Who Will Call Me Beloved?

    Writer Tania Hershman on the word ‘beloved’ and commemorating single people when they die.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    99 Days in Number Ten

    Anne McElvoy tells the story of Boris Johnson's premiership until 31 October

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    The 21st Century Curriculum

    If teenagers had more say in what they learn, would they be more engaged with school?

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Fear in the Furrows

    Exploring the darker side of the landscape and the revival of Folk Horror in the arts.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Into the Manosphere

    Follow activist Phillip Tanzer on a tour of the men’s rights community.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    The Silence of the Genes

    James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Haunted Women

    An eerie exploration of how women have used the ghost story form.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    The Cult of King Tut

    Patricia Clavin explores the cult of Egyptomania in the 1920s.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  30. Seven Worlds, One Planet

    Extraordinary wildlife stories and unseen wilderness of our seven unique continents.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One

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  31. China and the World

    Isabel Hilton looks at contemporary China's relationships with the wider world.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  32. Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist

    The extraordinary career of Dame Vivienne Westwood, looking at her artistry and activism.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two

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    The Hand Detectives

    How the forensic science of hand identification is being used to investigate crime.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Grandmaster Fash

    Writer Lou Stoppard explores the relationship between music and high fashion.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Make Me a Programme

    Can a robot host a radio show? Conversation designer Georgia Lewis-Anderson is finding out

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Not Enough Pride for Charley Pride

    Why don’t we all know more about African American country music legend Charley Pride?

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Russell Kane's Right to Buy

    Russell Kane wrestles with the impact of his dad’s purchase of their council house.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Leaks, Tweets and Modern Diplomacy

    Has diplomacy had its day? James Landale learns what diplomats must do to adapt.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Shappi Khorsandi Gets Organised

    Shappi Khorsandi is disorganised. Can the professionals help get her life in order?

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  40. The Americas with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve begins his most ambitious journey yet, travelling the length of the Americas.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two

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  41. China's Greatest Treasures

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ art historian Alastair Sooke travels through China to explore its greatest treasures.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News

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  42. Degrees of Love

    Can long-term relationships survive the move to Uni and is it worth trying to keep them?

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Generation Z and the Art of Self-Maintenance

    The first digital generation is self-taught. Huddersfield Gen Z-ers tell us their stories.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Kapow!

    Cathy FitzGerald visits the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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    Muslim Pride

    Sayeeda Warsi examines the many shades of grey around Islam and same-sex attraction.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  46. Paramedics on Scene

    Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland

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  47. The Science of Addiction

    Sally Marlow turns to science to find out why so many people in Britain are addicted.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  48. The Corrections

    News stories that left the public with the wrong idea about what really happened.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  49. Roaming in the Wild

    Andrew O’Donnell and Mark Taylor explore the wilds of Scotland.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland

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  50. Jesy Nelson: 'Odd One Out'

    Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson opens up about the abuse she has suffered online from trolls.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three

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