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Solar Max
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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And Calm of Mind
Former soldiers turn to Shakespeare to fight stress and take Henry V to the London stage.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Flying Archaeologist
Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over ancient sites in the UK.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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How to Have a Good Death
Dr Kevin Fong asks why the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying is under criticism.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Lady Gaga v Heavy Metal: The Confusing World of Pop in Indonesia
Lady Gaga banned, but Cannibal Corpse approved. Islam and pop contradictions in Jakarta.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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A Natural History of Me!
If only one in ten cells in the body is human, then what are we? Paul Evans investigates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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How to Run Europe
Anne McElvoy explores the history of governing Europe across three eras
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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What Thatcher Did Next
Elinor Goodman explores Margaret Thatcher's life after she ceased to be prime minister.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The People's Thatcher
Andrew Neil offers a portrait of Margaret Thatcher via the voices of those she governed.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Art agus Tomaà san Eoraip
Art and Tomaà go in search of Celtic festivals across Europe.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland
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Margaret Thatcher: Potency and Paradox
Peter Riddell explores the background to the many extraordinary moments of her premiership
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Journeys Down My Street
Immigrants to Britain share their stories from the heart of their communities
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Putting the Black Country on the Map
Adrian Goldberg tries to work out what the Black Country is - and where it is.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Deprofessionals
Matthew Hill asks what is happening to Britain's public services.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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South Africa Spits Back
Roger Law, co-creator of Spitting Image, discovers South Africa's satirical puppets.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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In Pursuit of Spring
Presenter Matthew Oates follows in the footsteps of the writer Edward Thomas
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Flashmob Flamenco
Spain's current economic crisis is seeing the return of flamenco as a form of protest.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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On the Trail of the American Honeybee
How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Inside the Bonus Culture
Former City analyst Geraint Anderson examines the story behind bankers' bonuses.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Hunt/Lauda
Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Forgotten Black Cowboys
Sarfraz Manzoor goes in search of America's black cowboys
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Lenin in Letchworth
Why did the steely Russian revolutionary reputedly visit the first English garden city?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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What Do Artists Do All Day?
Portraits of leading artists, with insights into their working lives and creative process
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Arthur Cravan Memorial Society
Arthur Smith pieces together an unreliable portrait of Arthur Cravan, the Dada James Dean.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Out of the Ordinary
Documentary series uncovering stories from the left field. Presented by Jolyon Jenkins
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
Samira Ahmed meets British Asian women who, like her, were inspired by David Bowie.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Insect Worlds
Steve Backshall explores insects and their relatives, the arachnids and crustaceans.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Feel the Chant: The Brit Funk Story
David Grant revisits a unique era in British music with the Jazz-funk explosion.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Rhymes of Passion
Laura Barton tells the true story behind By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Baroque in Britain
Tim Marlow explores Britain's response to Europe's most lavish art movement
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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How Iraq Changed the World
Writer and broadcaster John Kampfner looks at the global consequences of war in Iraq.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Who's the Pest?
Entomologist Erica McAlister takes listeners on an adventure in insect world
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Sound Painting
Tim Marlow explores the kinds of sounds and music that influence an artist's art and work.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Was Gertrude Stein Any Good?
I am a genius. Gertrude Stein. A genius. A genius. I. Gertrude Stein. Am I a genius?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Mad Houses
Ken Arnold explores how three European countries variously tell the history of madness.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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After Saddam
Hugh Sykes finds out how life in Iraq has changed over the past decade
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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An Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
The writer Tom Dyckhoff looks at the life and work of Richard Buckminster Fuller.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Meaning of Liff at 30
John Lloyd celebrates 30 years of The Meaning of Liff with Matt Lucas and Helen Fielding.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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This Eurosceptic Isle
James Landale examines how Euroscepticism has become increasingly powerful in UK politics.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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30 Years of the Bradshaws
John Henshaw explores the unrelenting success of one of the longest running comedy series.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Battle for the Airwaves
Nick Robinson presents a series on the relationship between broadcasters and politicians
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Crossing the Bay
Poet Paul Farley takes a walk across the dangerous sands of Morecambe Bay.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Murder on the Victorian Railway
Documentary looking at the first murder on Britain's railways.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Marseille 2013
Philip Sweeney on music, crime and culture in Marseille, 2013 European City of Culture.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Listeners
Series about people whose professional lives revolve around listening.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Remembering James Bulger
Winifred Robinson returns to the Bulger family, 20 years after the murder of their son.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Grahame Dangerfield: Back to the Serengeti
Grahame Dangerfield, veteran naturalist, revisits the place he thought was Eden
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The World Cup for Writers
Joe Dunthorne's England Writers Football Team plays against the Scotland Writers Team.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4