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Cargo from Heathrow
From exotic animals to computer parts, a look at the cargo traffic at Heathrow airport
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Images of Debussy
Michael Berkeley explores the life and work of French composer Claude Debussy
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Everybody's Wearing Blue Jeans
The story of denim, from it's origins in 19th Century America, to the catwalks of today
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Heart Disease
Live phone-in discussing heart disease with Dr Tom Sanders and Dr George Miller
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The United States - Part One
Why the world's biggest economy is experiencing a pensions crisis
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Women talking about men
Women talking about what men expect from them and what they like about the opposite sex
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John Tusa Phone-in
Radio phone-in show with John Tusa, managing director of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Pedal Power
Andy and Evelyn Jarvis' tandem ride for the rain-forests from Sydney to London.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bloopers!
Mispronunciations, fits of giggles, empty air, sometimes it's hard being a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ announcer
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Flowers From Holland
A visit to Holland's global flower market, and a high tech glasshouse outside the Hague
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The Nuremberg Trials
Re-enactments from the first trial of leading Nazis for war crimes
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Mary Seacole
How the pioneering nurse and heroine of the Crimean War overcame a double prejudice
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How A Volcano Shaped The World
How a natural disaster helped shape the modern world
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Nature's Way
The campaign in the Philippines to stop rice-farmers overusing chemical pesticides
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Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda - the driving spirit behind the revival of the Hebrew language
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A Day in the Life of Heathrow
A day in the life of the busiest international airport in the world
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Aristocracy
The history of Kelburn Castle, the ancestral home of the earls of Glasgow
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Education
A debate by young people on 'Does the best education occur outside the classroom?'
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Hockney in California
David Hockney shares his joy of painting and delight in colour
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Britain's Canals
The arteries of the industrial revolution and a triumph of Victorian engineering
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Dame Ethel Smyth
The remarkable English composer who refused to submit to Victorian expectations
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America and the World
Debate on America's role in the World in the 21st Century
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Professor Colin Blakemore
Professor Colin Blakemore defends his research done on animals
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Strategic Defense Initiative
Can the Strategic Defense Initiative survive budget cuts and changes in global politics?
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Otto von Bismark
The history and politics of the conservative Prussian statesman Otto von Bismark
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The Building Site
Jonathan Glancey investigates the development of a megalopolis in one part of China
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The History of the Sandwich
The humble sandwich in all its forms throughout history and around the world
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The Gurkhas
The story of the Nepalese citizens who've served in the British Army for over 200 years
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The View From Moscow And Havana
Documentary about the Cuban missile crisis and how nuclear war was averted
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Weathering Heights
The British will talk about the weather to anyone who'll listen. But why?
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The role of the language interpreter
Explaining the role of interpreters in the work of the European Union
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Staying in Love
Ordinary people in Britain tell their stories of lasting love
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Life on the Range
Nick Rankin, heads out west in search of a real-life cowboy
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Selling People by the Pound
Was the sale of East German citizens to West Germany a slave trade or the cost of freedom?
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Pablo Neruda
Son of a railway worker, Nobel prize winner, observer extraordinaire, and a man of hope
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Royal Geographical Society
The story of the Royal Geographical Society of London told on its 150th anniversary
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The Battle of Britain
British and Polish pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain talk about their experiences
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Volunteers for liberty
The Welshmen who found themselves in the middle of battle in Spain
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Whale-hunting
The history of one of mankind's most controversial industries - whaling
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Water Water Everywhere
The healing powers of water and its importance in religious rituals around the world
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Oradour-sur-Glane
How a community was murdered, and a new theory is advanced: was it all about Nazi gold?
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