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Playing Ping Pong with Henry Miller
From banned writer to ping pong fanatic, Henry Miller rediscovered afresh in Big Sur, USA
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Unsent Letters of Erik Satie
Alistair McGowan tells the story of the love letters that composer Erik Satie never sent.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Reflections with Peter Hennessy
Historian Peter Hennessy asks senior politicians to reflect on their lives and times.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener
John McCarthy explores the fascinating life of British author Derek Tangye.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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What Thatcher Did Next
Elinor Goodman explores Margaret Thatcher's life after she ceased to be prime minister.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The People's Thatcher
Andrew Neil offers a portrait of Margaret Thatcher via the voices of those she governed.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Margaret Thatcher: Potency and Paradox
Peter Riddell explores the background to the many extraordinary moments of her premiership
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Not by the Playbook
Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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In Pursuit of Spring
Presenter Matthew Oates follows in the footsteps of the writer Edward Thomas
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Hunt/Lauda
Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
Samira Ahmed meets British Asian women who, like her, were inspired by David Bowie.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Talking Pictures
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Actors' Gang
'Shawshank Redemption' star Tim Robbins leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Age of Reason
How has the world has changed for women? Inspiring women in their 70s and 80s look back
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Hardeep's Sunday Lunch
Hardeep Singh Kohli travels the UK cooking Sunday lunch for people with remarkable stories
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Jamie Owen's Wales
Jamie Owen explores the people and places of our historic nation.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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The Big B at 70
A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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China: As History Is My Witness
Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Tehrangeles
A journey into the triumphs and struggles of the Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Reluctant Lama
The Spanish toddler who was chosen by the Dalai Lama as a reincarnated Tibetan lama.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Island
Sheppey, landscape of cars, caravans and morose marshland - the place they call The Island
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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7/7: One Day in London
The testimony of over 50 people directly affected by the 7/7 London bombings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Tony Hancock
Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against the world.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Staff No Fee: The Other Life of Brian
Barry Johnston explores the early career of the legendary commentator Brian Johnston.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The New Elizabethans
James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Perfumed Mountaineer
Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Conjuring Halie
Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
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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The Listening Project
Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.
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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Vic Oliver - The First Castaway Remembered
David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of entertainer Vic Oliver.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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My London Archive
A series of interviews offering an intimate view of a city people have made their home.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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The Fifth Floor
At the heart of global storytelling, with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalists from all around the world
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Songs for Madame Vasnier
Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Dear Professor Hawking
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 pays tribute to scientist Professor Stephen Hawking
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Make Me A National Treasure
Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Life Scientific
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Man with Many Names
Peter Day explores the wayward genius of Irish writer Flann O'Brien on his centenary
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Paper Round
Public figures revisit their paper round route and reveal how it influenced their lives
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad
Story of the email friendship between a British journalist and an Iraq-based academic
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Hemingway Days
Wayne Hemingway celebrates the lives of 1950s designers, Robin and Lucienne Day.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets
Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Slums 101
Paul Mason visits Manila to assess the benefits of life in the world's poorest slums.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Composer Joseph Horovitz: No Ordinary Joe
Debbie Wiseman tells the fascinating story of the composer of Captain Noah and Rumpole
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Jamie: Drag Queen at 16
Documentary following the story of teenager Jamie Campbell, who wants to be a drag queen.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three
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The Mousetrap and Me
Louise Elliot meets Terry O'Neill whose case inspired Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales