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World Service Anniversary
Celebrating 21 years of the World Service, from its beginning in 1938 and its role in WW2.
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Backs To The Land: Beekeeping
"Better education means better beekeeping" says Reginald Gamble in Backs to the Land, 1945
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the Wall Street crash
Looking back at the Wall Street crash of 1929.
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When the Gods Return
Tim Malyon and John Crook witness a great monastic festival in Ladakh, north-west India
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European Court Of Justice
Exploring the rules and decisions of The European Court of Justice
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Urban Decay
How science and technology can come to the aid of our cultural heritage
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Nelson Mandela
Mandela's life, told through archive recordings, dramatic re-enactments and interviews
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Why do Americans distrust Washington?
How Ronald Reagan has overcome American distrust of central government
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The working week
Office workers around the world describe their Monday to Friday lives
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Thomas Love Peacock
19th Century novelist and poet Thomas Love Peacock, nicknamed the 'Laughing Philosopher'
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19th Century African Leaders
Discussion of the legacy of 19th-century African leaders who re-drew the political map.
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Charles Edouard Jeanneret
The life and significance of architect Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret)
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Forecasting
Meteorologists and forecasters explain the science behind their work
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Reunification
East and West Germans reveal their concerns about and hopes for, reunification
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Sir Gerald Kelly
Sir Gerald Kelly, flamboyant society portrait painter and TV presenter in the early 1950s.
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Folklore Narratives
Why does hair feature so centrally in the Rapunzel story and what is its significance?
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The World of the Circus
Chipperfield Circus, one of Britains oldest and most respected
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The Spanish
An exploration of culture and tradition shaped by climate, invasion and triumph
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Patagonia, The Uttermost Part of the Earth
Patagonia, the southern tip of South America
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What Difference Does a Year Make?
How are people with disabilities getting involved in EEC policy making?
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Danish Hospitality
Danish contemporary composer, Per Nørgård takes part in the European City of Culture
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50th Anniversary of The World Service
The pioneer days of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service, its evolution, and a look at its future
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The Rebirth of Europe
How the Marshall Plan rebuilt Europe out of the ruins of the Second World War
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What's News?
Young people find the news boring. How do we make current affairs matter to them?
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Peace and the Media
"Nobody got to be an editor through covering the United Nations": peace and the media
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Vaccines
First broadcast in 1996. Examining a powerful weapon against infectious disease
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Young Sikhs: Adapting Their Faith
How young Sikhs are adapting their religious principles to suit a modern Western lifestyle
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Westerns: Bad History, Great Mythmaking
How the backbone of the American movie industry spread its influence way beyond the screen
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The Pros and Cons of the Online World
Good or bad, the internet is growing too fast to be controlled
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Material X
Can you identify the substance in question from a series of clues?
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Life Story - Tetrapods
Discussion on the emergence of tetrapods, our early ancestors, and their move onto land
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Condoms and the Catholic Church
The legacy of a cardinal's accusation that condoms do not prevent the spread of HIV
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Execution Day - Texas
What it's like to live near a prison that carries out the death penalty
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Izmit Earthquake
Aftermath of the 1999 Izmit earthquake and a look at poor building construction
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Life in 1950s Hungary
People share their recollections of the 1956 Hungarian revolution forty years on
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The Fall of Saddam Hussain
A look at the events which led to the downfall of Saddam Hussain.
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Mammon and Mafia
The imprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the 'wild east' of Russia's market economy
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Interview with Suzanne Mubarak
Lyse Doucet talks to the First Lady of Egypt, Suzanne Mubarak
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Caffeine
The most commonly used drug in the world, present in tea, coffee and soft drinks
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Voices: China
Chinese people living around the world discuss how they feel about their country's future
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Diverse Aspects of Building Bridges
From the rounded Roman stone arch to the modern-day suspension bridge
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