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Rooms with a View
Tom Dyckhoff discovers that few things show our social status as clearly as windows.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Is Journalism Healthy?
Can an NHS ethics code for medics, managers and public relations staff ever work?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Educating Ulster
Andrea Catherwood examines the movement for integrated schools in Northern Ireland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Melencolia
Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez is on a mission to decode Durer's Melencolia 1.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The History of Brazil Is Round
David Goldblatt unravels the story of Brazil through its historical passion for football.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Little Chechnya on the Steppes
The story of Kazakhstan's Chechens: exiled by Stalin, sustained by faith and memory.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Bronze Age Man of Jodrell Bank
His home's Bronze Age legacy and nearby Jodrell Bank inspire author Alan Garner to write.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Disabled and Broody: My Impossible Choice
Julie Fernandez considers whether to have children at risk of inheriting her disability.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Personality Politics
Timandra Harkness discovers links between political choices and how our brains function.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Singing with the Nightingales
Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Can a Computer Write Shakespeare?
Trevor Cox asks whether computers can ever be truly creative.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Disabled and Behind Bars
Nikki Fox investigates the treatment of disabled people in British prisons.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Cyprus: Divided Memory, United Future?
Maria Margaronis explores the divided history of Cyprus, as a new settlement awaits.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Future Is Not What It Used to Be
How will the workforce of the future be changed by advanced technologies?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Fisher Poets Gathering
In the port of Astoria, Oregon, Katrina Porteous reports on the Fisher Poets Gathering.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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With Humble Duty Reports...
How a government whip told the Queen what really went on in the House of Commons.
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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History Clips: Victorians
Short audio dramas featuring some of the key figures and events from the Victorian era.
School Radio
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Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different
Adam Rutherford charts the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The First Action Movie
1903 Sheffield's on location 'Daring Daylight Burglary' inspired every action movie since.
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A Gripping Yarn
Jane Garvey's world of knitting - full of rebels, musicians, jailbirds and reality TV.
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Teachers vs Government: Seventy Years of Education Policy
Assessing 70 years of conflict and consensus since secondary education became free to all.
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The Crime Conundrum
An examination of the causes of the dramatic fall in crime over the last 20 years.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Bombay Jazz
Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Frankly Speaking
Probing interviews with some of the arts and entertainment world's most notable figures.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Caribbean Domino Club
Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Tacita Dean: Save This Language
Artist Tacita Dean travels to UNESCO on a mission to save photochemical film.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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How Do Children Learn History?
With a new history curriculum coming, Adam Smith explores how pupils learn about the past.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Blind Date with Don Camillo
Communism vies with the Catholic church in Italy's post-war comic creation, Don Camillo.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Rubbish: The Great Waste Crisis
Chris Mullin investigates what really happens to our rubbish.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Thatcher's Mad Monk or True Prophet?
Keith Joseph's impact as the trailblazer for Thatcherism is assessed by James Landale.
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Podcasting - The First Ten Years
Podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann trace the origins of on-demand radio.
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Bunk Bed
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran grapple in the dark with the wonders and woes of life.
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Five Hundred Years of Friendship
Dr Thomas Dixon explores the changing meaning of friendship over the centuries.
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Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young
Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.
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The Great Space Hunt
Jolyon Jenkins speaks to the unsung enthusiasts on a mission to protect us from asteroids
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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PPI: Britain's Biggest Banking Scandal
Michael Robinson investigates the continuing costs of the PPI mis-selling scandal.
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Five Writers in Search of Their Character
Writers talk about their favourite characters.
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Five Hundred Years of Friendship
A history of the changing meaning of friendship over the centuries.
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Workspace Revolution
Nick Baker explores co-working - a new way of working and a new kind of workspace.
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Louis Theroux's LA Stories
Louis Theroux puts life in Los Angeles under the microscope.
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Poetry Idol
Shahidha Bari goes in search of the biggest poetry competition in the Middle East.
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The Art of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Author Rosie Dastgir explores how home and roots shape an artist's work and creativity.
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Robert Peston's Family Business Therapy
Robert Peston explores what happens when family and business mix.
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Gay Rights: Tying the Knot?
Richard Coles asks if gay marriage is the last crusade of the campaign for gay rights.
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Life and Death Row
How do you live with a death sentence? Real stories from prisoners facing their final days
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three
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The Roots of Extremism
What drives extremist violence? Daniel Pick reveals the story of an attempt to find out.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Where Are You Going?
Illuminating responses to a simple question from around the world
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Tony Benn on the Radio
David Davis MP gives a personal exploration of Tony Benn's life and ideas.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra