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A History of the Brain
Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain
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The State of Israel
At a time of change and turmoil in the Middle East, what is happening inside Israel?
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The Young Italians
Young Italian professionals working in the UK reveal how their economy has cast them out.
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Lawrence in New Mexico
Geoff Dyer explores DH Lawrence's life-changing experiences in New Mexico in the 1920s.
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Angels In the North
Gabrielle Drake looks at regional theatre through the story of Manchester's Royal Exchange
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Picture Power
Miles Warde presents an insight into the work of professional photographers.
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Roger's Rabbits
Roger Law takes a look at the 'fancy': the wonderful world of show rabbits
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Frozen Planet
The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions - the last great wildernesses on the planet.
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Number One Forensic Detective Agency
The story of how Botswana has become Africa's leading exponent of crime investigation.
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Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound
Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.
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The Sleep Diaries
In a series mixing science with art, myth and poetry, Paul Farley explores sleep
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Rupert Bear and Me
Mark Radcliffe explores the continued success and appeal of the little white bear.
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Up To Scratch
Kit Hesketh Harvey visits the Nailympics to understand the growing mania for manicures.
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Change of Art
Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
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Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart
Profile of painter Brian Clarke, one of the world's greatest stained glass artists.
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The Invention Of...
Misha Glenny investigates the histories and the people that make nations what they are.
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The Underwater Gendarme
Horatio Clare joins the Paris River Police, the Brigade Fluviale, on patrol on the Seine
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Younge on Obama - Performance Notes on a Presidency
Gary Younge examines Barack Obama's presidency
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After the Flood
The writer Kevin Crossley-Holland meets fellow East Anglians affected by coastal erosion.
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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
York Minster's Great East Window, the UK's largest expanse of medieval stained glass.
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The Thing About Hank
Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, Phil Manzanera and Cliff Richard explore 'The Thing About Hank'
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Curb your Judaism
David Schneider looks back at the history of British Jewish comedy.
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Post Hackgate: Journalism at the Crossroads
John Lloyd of the FT on the future of journalism after the phone hacking scandal.
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Lord Gnome Aged 49 and Three Quarters
As Private Eye nears 50, Michael Crick traces its ups and downs and assesses its impact.
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Who found Machu Picchu?
Hugh Thomson travels to Peru's ancient wonder to unearth the truth behind its discovery.
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The World in His Ear
Philip Sweeney finds out about the pioneering composer of African Sanctus David Fanshawe.
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The Man with Many Names
Peter Day explores the wayward genius of Irish writer Flann O'Brien on his centenary
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A Student Voice
John Waite follows those student protesters most likely to be affected by funding changes.
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From Birmingham to Beijing: The Lure of a Chinese Career
The stories of graduates finding work internships far afield in China.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Hardeep Singh Kohli meets British Indians who have left the UK for a new life in India
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Turkish Delight?
Yasmeen Khan reports on the Turkish community in the United Kingdom.
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Repainting Giverny
Irma Kurtz travels to Monet's Giverny garden to hear how losing his sight changed his work
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Capitalism on Trial
Michael Portillo weighs up the costs and benefits of global capitalism
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Robots that Care
Jon Stewart charts the increasing interaction between humans and robots
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Drone Wars
How the pilotless drone aircraft is controversially transforming air warfare.
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Picking Round Apples
Steve Carver lives the life of a seasonal apple picker on a farm in Herefordshire.
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How to Build a Dinosaur
Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put dinosaur skeletons back together.
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The Paper Round
Public figures revisit their paper round route and reveal how it influenced their lives
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After I Was Gorgeous
Some of the world's most beautiful women discuss the ageing process.
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The Call of the Arab Spring
Zubeida Malik meets young British Arabs who took part in the Arab uprisings.
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Ayckbourn in Action
An exploration of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's directing career.
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Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters
Tom Holland explores how our ancestors sought to explain the remains of dinosaurs.
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Planet Dinosaur
The stories of the biggest, deadliest and weirdest creatures ever to walk the Earth.
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Border Business
Declan Curry visits two companies in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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The Price of Power
Jonathan Freedland addresses the knotty problem of MPs' pay and conditions.
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Reader's Digest: Trouble in Pleasantville
John Waite asks why one of the world's most successful publishers has hit hard times.
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Hearing the Past
Jim Al-Khalili explores what the past would have sounded like to our ancestors.
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Am I Tone Deaf?
Sathnam Sanghera asks is being tone-deaf a medical matter or simply a lack of training?
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