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We Fire Electrons, Not Bullets
Can bloodshed, human or animal, be consigned to history?
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Hello Mother
Mothers around the world share their experiences of pregnancy and early motherhood
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A History of Political Thought
Series looking at political thinkers and sets of political beliefs throughout history
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20/20: A View of the Century
John Tusa's award-winning series on turbulent times
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Along the Great North Road
Travelling the AI to find out how lives and communities have changed over the years
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Visionaries
Politicians, religious leaders, specialists, and scientists try to predict the future
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The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
A story of occupation, repression, struggle, and freedom
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Gifts From America's Garden
Six foodstuffs that first appeared in the Americas and which have changed the world's diet
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Teenagers
A look at the birth of the term 'teenager' in the 1950s, and how adolescence has changed
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Anthem
Series of talks by notable emigres on their national anthems and cultural identities
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Ancient Water
Series exploring the ways ancient civilizations harnessed and exploited water
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Movie Call
Short series in which listeners put questions to two actors and two directors
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China's Long March
The Long March of 1934-35, a look at the history of the march and Chinese politics
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Food For Living
A four-programme series looking at four of the world's main staple foods
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History of Work
Series looking at the definition, history and nature of 'work'
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The Columbus Encounter
The consequences of Europeans' arrival in the New World
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Beyond The Millennium
Interviews with futurologists and analysts about the future, and their predictions.
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Inside The Global Giants
What goes on behind the scenes at multi-national corporations?
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Places That Changed The World
Pivotal events that shaped the century, and where they took place
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Give Me Land
How people are fighting for land in South Africa, India, China and Brazil
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The Bitter Pill
Why aren't the pharmaceutical needs of the world's poorest being met?
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Catch the Wave
Rajesh Mirchandani surveys trends among young people all over the world
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Welcome to My World
Promoting talented young ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service listeners.
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Lives And Times
Series looking at Britain through the eyes of families living in different regions
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Tsunami Reflections
A series of programmes talking to survivors of the devastating 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
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The Radio History of The World
Tracing the evolution of conflict, from early man to the atomic age
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