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In Our Own Image - Evolving Humanity
Adam Rutherford asks how talking, travelling and technology affect human genetic evolution
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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A Guide to Farmland Birds
How to recognise birds of the British countryside from their appearance, calls and songs
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Taking Tea with Tyrants
Lyse Doucet asks diplomats and politicians how we should engage with brutal regimes.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Too Many Books
The personal stories and painful decisions we face when getting rid of our old books.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Mr Suzuki's Bach Passion
Overthrowing centuries of musical tradition - and prejudice: the Japanese Bach revolution.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Interrail Tales
Miranda Sawyer on the impact of cheap European train travel on generations of Britons
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Art of Water Music
Midge Ure investigates water's role as a constantly flowing source of musical inspiration.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Sex Test
Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Giving the Critic Back His Voice
Ricky Ross discovers how one Scottish company is giving back the freedom of speech.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Barbershop
Stephen Smith reports from inside the High Street 'freemasonry' of the barber's.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Generations Apart
Fi Glover presents the series that tracks people from two very different generations
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Eisteddfod
Coverage of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, one of Europe's largest cultural festivals.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
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The I Love You Bridge
Penny Woolcock investigates who sprayed a marriage proposal on a Sheffield bridge.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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So You Want To Be an Exorcist
The exorcism business is booming - Jolyon Jenkins asks if and why demonism is on the rise.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Tribes of Science
Peter Curran visits members of the many and varied disciplines of science
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Human Kind
Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Keynes Vs. Hayek
Paul Mason chairs a debate between followers of two contrasting liberal economists.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Science: From Cradle to Grave
Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Ice Cream Van Cometh
Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Sporting Witness
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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The New Silk Road with Roger Law
Roger Law visits Yi Wu in China, fast becoming the biggest marketplace in the world.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Shipwrecked Bears
Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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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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Waiting for Independence Day
As Scotland awaits a referendum on Independence, what has Quebec's experience been?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Poorer Than Their Parents
Financial guru Alvin Hall helps young people plan ahead for an uncertain future
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Horsepower
Jane Smiley goes horse racing in California. Why is it such fertile ground for a novelist?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Erased Memories and Spotless Minds
Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the science of erasing memories.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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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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Making Tracks
Paul Morley visits some of the key studios in which classic albums were recorded.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Lunatic Line
Ayisha Yahya tells the story of the 600-mile railway line from the Kenyan coast to Uganda
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Hidden History
Series of fascinating journeys of exploration through Ulster's byways and historic sites
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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The Power of Om
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Hunt for Bin Laden
Gordon Corera tells the story of the search for the world's most wanted terrorist
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come
How common is simultaneous discovery in science and is it a case of convergent evolution?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Late Nights at the Blue Boar
Pete Paphides visits the M1's improbable 1960s music meeting place - Blue Boar Services.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Art Bunker
Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Soft Power Hard News
How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Happy Birthday, Neptune
In the solar system's outer darkness, planet Neptune has its first 'official' birthday.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Blind Man's Bete Noire
Peter White explores some of the things that annoy him about blindness
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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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
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A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake
Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Leader Conference
Andrew Rawnsley chairs a live discussion about the top stories of the moment
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Bird Fancyer's Delight
Sarah Angliss uncovers the fascinating story of how we tried to teach the birds to sing.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Tim Key's Suspended Sentence
Poet and comedian Tim Key sleuths out what makes a great literary opening line.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Does Happiness Write White?
Why do writers find happiness such a difficult emotion to capture on the page?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Yesterday in Parliament
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4