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21st Century Relaxation Tape
A hypnotic half-hour of aural bliss taking you inside the world of 'wellness sound'.
ѿý Radio 4
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Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Behind the velvet rope at Britain's most beautiful and historic homes.
ѿý Two
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Sound Towns
This series explores the origin stories of some of the UK's most vital musical movements.
ѿý Radio 4
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Hear My Voice
Composer Hannah Conway explains how loss of voice needn't silence people and personality.
ѿý Radio 4
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Where Once Were Farms
Poet Casi Wyn travels to Cwrt-Y-Cadno, a Welsh village in the midst of uncertainty.
ѿý Radio 4
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The Girls in the Pictures: Joan Eardley and the Samson Children
Audrey Gillan meets the 'Samson girls' of Joan Eardley's famous paintings.
ѿý Radio 4
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Bambi: The True Story
Christopher Frayling visits Vienna to uncover Bambi's forgotten roots as a brutal parable.
ѿý Radio 4
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Get On Up: The Triumph of Black America
David Harewood explores how African American artists now dominate global popular culture.
ѿý Two
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Tartuffe
Molière’s Tartuffe updated raucously to the West Midlands in this comedy about a conman.
ѿý Four
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Becoming Frida Kahlo
A look into Frida Kahlo's world, an artist driven by politics, power, sex and identity.
ѿý Two
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Rethinking Music
What does the crisis in music education today mean for musical life in the UK?
ѿý Radio 4
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Paul Muldoon: Laoithe 's Liricí
Exploring the key moments in the creative life of poet Paul Muldoon.
ѿý Two Northern Ireland
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Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet
Classic ballet following Don Quixote’s adventures, performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet.
ѿý Four
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The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice Young
Exploring the fascinating photographic collection of a family and community.
ѿý Two Northern Ireland
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Opening Lines
John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
ѿý Radio 4
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Inside Pages
A tour of overlooked towns that rarely make national news but make plenty of their own.
ѿý Radio 4
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Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game
Grand Theft Auto shocked and thrilled the world. For rapper Bugzy Malone – it goes deep.
ѿý Radio 5 Live
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Warsan Shire on a Nation of Poets
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire investigates and showcases Somalia's rich poetic life.
ѿý Radio 4
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HebCelt aig 25
Celebrating 25 years of the HebCelt Festival. 25 bliadhna de Fhèis Cheilteach Innse Gall.
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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends
Cameron Mackintosh presents a joyously staged celebration of the late composer's talents.
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Causing a Scene
Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.
ѿý Radio 4
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Michael Symmons Roberts on the enduring appeal of Robert Frost’s masterpiece, a century on
ѿý Radio 4
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Organ Stops: Saving the King of Instruments
Documentary that follows the enthusiasts battling to save Britain's pipe organs.
ѿý Four
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Living with the News
Oliver Burkeman argues we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.
ѿý Radio 4
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Influenced
From WhatsApp leaks to group chat nightmares, how instant messaging changed the world.
ѿý Radio 4
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Edward Thomas and the Song of the Path
Robert Macfarlane and Johnny Flynn with Edward Thomas's Poems and Songs for the Open Air.
ѿý Radio 4
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Simon Schama's History of Now
Simon Schama reflects on a life in culture - and its enduring power in shaping our world.
ѿý Two
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Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen
Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic.
ѿý Two
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House, Bridge, Fountain, Gate, Pitcher, Fruit-Tree, Window
A radio hymn to the things around us inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies.
ѿý Radio 4
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The Latest Secrets of Hieroglyphs
How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians.
ѿý Four
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The People’s Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
David Olusoga explores the 400-year history of London’s Covent Garden Piazza.
ѿý Two
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The Soldier's Tale
A vibrant and bold new take on Stravinsky’s dark musical masterpiece from the Hallé.
ѿý Four
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Hold On Tight: The Women of The Waste Land
Journalist Jude Rogers explores the fascinating women in TS Eliot’s poem The Waste Land.
ѿý Radio 4
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John Burnside: From the Other Side
How a recent near-death experience has influenced poet John Burnside's life and work.
ѿý Radio 4
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Reading the Air
Writer Chris Yates looks to the skies in search of the wintering hen harrier.
ѿý Radio 4
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The Norwegian Hancock
Paul Merton explores Galton and Simpson’s unexpected Scandinavian success.
ѿý Radio 4
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Wild Bond
Celebrate 60 years of Bond movies with a cast of characters from the animal kingdom.
ѿý Radio 4