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Ludwig Koch and the Music of Nature
Sean Street tells the story of Ludwig Koch, the David Attenborough of his day.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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My Teenage Diary
Rufus Hound invites a guest to read extracts from their teenage diaries
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Ursula Le Guin at 80
Writer China Mieville talks to American science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Percy Edwards Showdown
David Attenborough hosts a documentary game-show about bird impersonator Percy Edwards.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Prime Ministers
Nick Robinson explores the history of Britain's prime ministers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Blasted: The Life and Death of Sarah Kane
Dan Rebellato explores the life and work of playwright Sarah Kane.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Obama: Professor President
Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Strictly Come Brucie
Bruce Forsyth talks revealingly to Paul Morley about his life and career in showbusiness.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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I Was...
Series analysing great artists from the perspective of someone who knew them
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Kafka Uncovered
Novelist James Hawes analyses the life and work of cult writer Franz Kafka.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales
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Remembering Alistair Cooke, 2008
James Naughtie presents a tribute to Alistair Cooke, who would have been 100 this week.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Life After Tom
Charting Claire Prosser's first year without her teenage son, Tom, who died suddenly.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Forbidden Families
Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Top of the Class
John Wilson meets leading figures and takes them back to the places they left behind
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Knowing Nelson Mandela
Mike Wooldridge presents some personal memories of Nelson Mandela.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Bond Correspondence
Lucy Fleming embarks upon a quest to discover more about her mysterious uncle Ian.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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I Don't Know What to Say
Nick Clarke's widow Barbara Want investigates how we as a society deal with bereavement.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Outlook
True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Musical Migrants
Portraits of people who relocated to other lands, influenced by music
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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William Burroughs: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted
Laurie Anderson profiles one of the most original writers and thinkers of the 20th century
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats
Former chancellor Ken Clarke profiles great jazz musicians of the 20th century
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Sound Makers
Paul Gambaccini meets sound engineers James Lock and Geoff Emerick.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Belief
Programme that talks to artists, scientists and thinkers about what they believe and why
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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Einstein's Fiddle
Einstein said the most joy in his life came from his violin. Brian Foster investigates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Between Rock and a Good Cause
The music promoter Bill Graham is remembered by Bob Geldof, Ronnie Wood and others.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Taking a Stand
Interview series with Fergal Keane in which he talks to individuals who have taken a stand
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Dawn French interviews famous comedians about their lives and careers.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Roy Noble
Music, guests and chat for Sunday, plus listener requests in Roy's Golden Postbag.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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Beti a'i Phobol
Sgyrsiau gyda phobl diddorol. Interviews with interesting people
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cymru
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City Limits
Two-part series looking at the fringes where suburbia meets the countryside
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The House I Grew Up In
Series revisiting the childhood homes of influential Britons
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Children of the Olympic Bid
Series following the youngsters who went to Singapore in support of London's Olympic bid
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Between Ourselves
Series bringing together people who have had profound and similar experiences
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom
Finance guru Alvin Hall charts the rise of rap music entrepreneur Jay-Z.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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For Nature, Not Humans
Alan Leith tells the story of the eccentric recluse who purchased Brownsea Island in 1927.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Linnaeus and the Immorality of Bluebells
Anna Pavord explores the life and legacy of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
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On the Ropes
Exploring the lives of successful people who have weathered storms in their careers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Philip Pullman and Miss Jones
Best-selling author Philip Pullman talks to his former schoolteacher Enid Jones.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Crossing Continents
Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes
Documentary recalling the life of eccentric Lancastrian Alfred Wainwright.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Freak Out! The Frank Zappa Story
Germaine Greer presents a profile of eccentric 1970s rock icon Frank Zappa.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Prescott at Your Service
Exploring a strange coincidence from 1957, when John Prescott was a cruise ship waiter.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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