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The War over Syria
Barbara Plett examines how the Syria conflict could shape the future of the Middle East.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Titanic Town
Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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France and Race: A Question of Identite
Julian Jackson on the issue at the heart of the forthcoming French presidential election.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer
1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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In Search of Originality
Ian Peacock sets out to achieve the seemingly impossible, to be original.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Wireless Nights
Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice
Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Mystery of the Holy Thorn
Who cut down Glastonbury's 'holy thorn' tree? And why did it matter to so many people?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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La France Maintenant
Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Why Factor
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Asian Youth Movements
Zaiba Malik on the Asian youth movements in the 1970s who fought for justice and equality.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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North and South: Across the Great Divide
Ian Marchant takes a trip along the line dividing the North of England from the South
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Teenage Pregnancy Myth
Do assumptions about teenage pregnancy stand up to scrutiny? Miranda Sawyer investigates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Scott's Legacy
Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but Science was the real winner.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Road ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½: Remaking ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½r's Odyssey
Tom Holland explores the continuing appeal of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½r's Odyssey. Why should that be?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Feed Me to the Wind
Across Britain, cremation ashes remain uncollected. Amanda Mitchinson investigates why.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Japan: Coping With Disaster
What does the response to last year's tsunami and meltdown tell us about modern Japan?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Night Visions
Poet Paul Farley flies over London in the police helicopter and reflects on the city below
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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In The Lounge With Rich Morton
Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Building the Big Society
Giles Edwards follows the work of people implementing the government's flagship policy
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Boot Camp on a Boat: Still Sailing?
Jolyon Jenkins returns to Hull to report on an innovative yacht scheme for young NEETs.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Stationery Cupboard
An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The 12 Inch Single
Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
How Tarzan has enjoyed 100 years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Battle for Egypt
A year after the fall of President Mubarak of Egypt, what happened to the revolution?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Unseeing Eye
As Britain's last glass eye maker retires, Jolyon Jenkins explores the world of false eyes
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Doctor - Tell Me the Truth
James Reason explores how patient safety can be improved by doctors admitting mistakes
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Writing in Three Dimensions: Angela Carter's Love Affair with Radio
Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The London Chronicles Archive
The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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The Art of Monarchy
Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Famed for Its Knitting
The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Nile
Edward Stourton explores the impact of the famous river on the people of Egypt
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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What Are the Police For?
Mark Easton asks what the UK public wants from its police force
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sport and the British
Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Secret Catacombs of Paris
Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Europe's Choice
Allan Little looks at key moments and issues that brought the EU to the current crisis
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Vic Oliver - The First Castaway Remembered
David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of entertainer Vic Oliver.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed
Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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A Last Excuse Me Dance
The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Politics of Pandas
As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood
Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Dickens' last and unfinished novel.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Frankenstein's Moon
Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Songs for Tahrir
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Print Master
Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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What's the Benefit?
Tom Heap aims to get behind the tabloid headlines on the UK's unemployed
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Lark Ascending
Dame Diana Rigg tells the story behind the ever popular The Lark Ascending.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters
How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4