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  1. Letting out the Light

    Master gemstone cutters reveal how they let the light out of stones, and what this means.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  2. The Bishop and the Bankers

    James Jones explores the moral dimensions of the economic crisis

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  3. The Search for the Perfect Office

    As more of us work in open-plan spaces, Claudia Hammond goes in search of the ideal office

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Absinthe Makes the Art Grow Fonder

    Michele Roberts on absinthe, the drink that fuelled bohemia, and its influence on art.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  5. The Story of the Talmud

    Naftali Brawer delves into the ancient texts of the Talmud

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  6. Postcode Profiling: Winners and Losers

    Aasmah Mir looks at how postcode profiling affects our lives

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  7. Privacy Under Pressure

    Steve Hewlett presents a new series about how technology is reshaping notions of privacy

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  8. One Billion Digitally Identified Indians

    Mukti Jain Campion examines the world's most ambitious national identity scheme.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    The Blonde Women of India

    Exploring the lives of white women married to local Indian men who have made India home.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Egypt's Challenge

    Shaimaa Khalil travels across Egypt, hearing the voices of her fellow countrymen.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank

    Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

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    Shot in Belfast

    Peter Curran on Northern Ireland's burgeoning film industry.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Damascus Diary

    Lina Sinjab presents a personal account of how the Syrian war has changed her home city.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Parkinson's Law Revisited

    Matthew Sweet re-examines Parkinson's Law. Does work expand to fill the time allocated?

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Dangerous Visionaries

    Playwright Michael Symmons Robert explores the dystopic imagination.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Oblique Strategies

    Simon Armitage explores the creative possibilities opened up by Oblique Strategies cards

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  17. Shared Planet

    Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  18. Ebony: Black on White on Black

    Gary Younge tells the story of Ebony, the magazine that redefined African-American life.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  19. 1913: The Year Before

    Michael Portillo challenges the notion of calm before the storm of the Great War

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  20. D-Day: The Last Heroes

    Historian Dan Snow reveals the incredible story behind the D-Day landings.

    蜜芽传媒 One

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  21. Trade-Plating Round Britain

    In another of his quirky assignments for Radio 4, Steve Carver works as a 'trade-plater'.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Nightingales of India

    The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters - revered by Bollywood fans the world over.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  23. The Truth About...

    A crucial guide to the things that affect us all. Hear from those with first-hand experience, and experts in the field.

    蜜芽传媒 World Service

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  24. Vertical Farming

    Could high-rise farming be the solution to feeding our cities or is it a utopian fantasy?

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    On the Borderline

    Writer Clare Allan on the controversial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Prosperity Gospel

    Dotun Adebayo explores the rise of Prosperity Gospel in Britain's churches.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  27. Disability: A New History

    Peter White presents a history of disability in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  28. Mastertapes

    John Wilson talks to musicians about their career-defining albums.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music

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  29. Creating Pitch-Perfect

    Catherine Bott on software that corrects out of tune singing but is also a creative tool.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  30. Mother Tongue Interference

    Five short autobiographies in two languages

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  31. Australia with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve sets off on an extraordinary adventure across Australia

    蜜芽传媒 Two

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  32. Ice Age Giants

    Professor Alice Roberts travels 40,000 years into the past to meet Ice Age's great beasts.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

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  33. The Art of the Foreign Minister

    Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff, asks what makes a great foreign minister.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  34. The Science of Music

    Prof Robert Winston looks at music with a scientist's eye

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  35. State of Play

    Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth investigates.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    The Pedant's Progress: An Intimate History of the Arts Scholar

    The image of the humanities academic, past and present, in the public imagination.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    A Room for a View: The Artist's Studio

    Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio?

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Deeds Not Words

    Did the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison mean to die at the Epsom Derby of 1913?

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    When Washington Came to Brum

    How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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    Stories from the Squeezed Middle

    Rosie Millard meets middle-income people for whom the Recession has meant tough choices.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Swimming through Chocolate

    Chocolate, swimming and sport: life working at the Cadbury factory in Bourneville.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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    Nelson's Caribbean Hellhole: An 18th-Century Navy Graveyard Uncovered

    Sam Willis explores how the Caribbean sugar islands were a kind of hell in Nelson's time.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  43. Archaeology: A Secret History

    Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

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  44. Constant Cravings: Does Food Addiction Exist?

    Sally Marlow investigates the addictive nature of overeating and how we should treat it.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  45. Richard Wagner - Power, Sex and Revolution

    Paul Mason takes a fresh look at the man whose music has always gripped him

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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  46. Return to Japan

    The 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic returns to Japan for an emotional tour for the first time since 2011.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Sid James: Not Just a Dirty Laugh

    Lee Mack uncovers a unique insight into actor Sid James's lesser-known work.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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    Living with Lady T

    Charles Moore reflects on the process of writing Lady Thatcher's authorised biography.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Tax Avoidance: The Hidden Cost

    Michael Robinson shows how tax avoidance powers the spread of aggressive global companies.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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    Ella In Berlin

    Cleveland Watkiss and Dame Cleo marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's Mac the Knife and give it a go

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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