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  1. Letters to the Russian Front

    A story of Austrian siblings told in their wartime letters to and from the Russian front.

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  2. Unbuilt Britain

    Jonathan Glancey looks at the great building projects of Britain that never made it

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  3. Securing the Games

    Behind the scenes of the security operation at the Olympic Games.

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    Ulster's Forgotten Darling

    Fionola Meredith goes in search of medieval scholar, author and poet Helen Waddell.

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  5. Does Science Need the People?

    Geoff Watts explores the value of public engagement in research

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  6. Advantage 蜜芽传媒

    Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport.

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    Cricket Cabaret

    Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.

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    Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past

    Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.

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    In His Element

    Sir Ken Robinson, creativity guru, is in Derry-Londonderry, the first UK City of Culture.

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    The Godfather of Ulster Punk

    Alan Dein meets figurehead of the Northern Irish punk scene, Terri Hooley.

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    Crouching Low, Hidden Camera - Life as a P.I.

    Jake Wallis Simons explores the murky and controversial world of private investigators.

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    Changing My Voice

    Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.

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    Amazonia - Keeping It Alive

    Can we use the Amazon for the wealth of resources it contains, but still keep it alive?

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    7/7: One Day in London

    The testimony of over 50 people directly affected by the 7/7 London bombings.

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    The Voice of God

    Richard Coles on the various ways that the voice of God is depicted, and what this reveals

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  16. Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities

    Roger Law explores some unexpected corners of China's rich and varied culture

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  17. The Frock and the Church

    Women bishops? Will the Church of England approve them and can it cope with the fallout?

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    Tony Hancock

    Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against the world.

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    The Hunt for the Gay Whale

    Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.

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  20. Through Persian Eyes

    Prof Ali Ansari presents a world history as seen through Persian eyes

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  21. Stuart: A Face Backwards

    Mark Burman strips away the layers of Stuart Freeborn's remarkable life in movie make-up.

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  22. The Cave

    Five illustrated talks by different writers exploring the cave as a theme

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  23. The Heath Caper

    The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.

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  24. Simon Schama's Shakespeare

    Simon Schama says to understand Shakespeare we must appreciate how he was of his time.

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  25. Sniffing Out Danger

    Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.

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    Ulysses Today

    Mark Lawson and his guests discuss the powerful influence of James Joyce's Ulysses.

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    The Turing Solution

    Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.

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    London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank

    Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

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    The Speaker, Behind the Scenes

    Mark D'Arcy examines the controversial approach of the Commons Speaker John Bercow.

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    Desperately Seeking Sympathy

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates why healthy people go online pretending to be terminally ill.

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    Smile

    Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile

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    The French East End

    Lucy Ash explores London's new French community, as it spreads beyond South Kensington.

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    Summit Fever

    What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.

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  34.

    It's Fun, But Is It Theatre?

    Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.

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    The End of Drug Discovery

    Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.

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  36. Reading between the Lines

    Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years

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  37. Camel Country

    Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.

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    Things Ain't What They Used To Be

    David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.

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  39. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

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  40. The Trouble with Kane

    Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders

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  41. The Perfumed Mountaineer

    Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.

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    The Library Returns

    Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.

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    The First LP in Ireland

    The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.

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    Hurricane Rash

    Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.

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    Conjuring Halie

    Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

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    Nigerian Crossroads

    Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.

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    Folk Song, Art Song

    Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.

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    One in a Million

    One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?

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  49. Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve explores remote, dangerous and beautiful locations in the Indian Ocean.

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  50. Louis Theroux: Extreme Love

    A look at the extreme pressures placed on relationships by conditions such as autism.

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