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Ice Age Giants
Professor Alice Roberts travels 40,000 years into the past to meet Ice Age's great beasts.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Question Time
Topical debate, with political and media figures answering questions from the public.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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The Art of the Foreign Minister
Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff, asks what makes a great foreign minister.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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State of Play
Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth investigates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Pedant's Progress: An Intimate History of the Arts Scholar
The image of the humanities academic, past and present, in the public imagination.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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A Room for a View: The Artist's Studio
Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Deeds Not Words
Did the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison mean to die at the Epsom Derby of 1913?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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When Washington Came to Brum
How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Stories from the Squeezed Middle
Rosie Millard meets middle-income people for whom the Recession has meant tough choices.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Tweet of the Day
Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Swimming through Chocolate
Chocolate, swimming and sport: life working at the Cadbury factory in Bourneville.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Archaeology: A Secret History
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Constant Cravings: Does Food Addiction Exist?
Sally Marlow investigates the addictive nature of overeating and how we should treat it.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Richard Wagner - Power, Sex and Revolution
Paul Mason takes a fresh look at the man whose music has always gripped him
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Return to Japan
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic returns to Japan for an emotional tour for the first time since 2011.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sid James: Not Just a Dirty Laugh
Lee Mack uncovers a unique insight into actor Sid James's lesser-known work.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Living with Lady T
Charles Moore reflects on the process of writing Lady Thatcher's authorised biography.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Travel Show
The latest news about travel, from the industry itself to deals and destinations.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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Tax Avoidance: The Hidden Cost
Michael Robinson shows how tax avoidance powers the spread of aggressive global companies.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Ella In Berlin
Cleveland Watkiss and Dame Cleo marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's Mac the Knife and give it a go
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Solar Max
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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And Calm of Mind
Former soldiers turn to Shakespeare to fight stress and take Henry V to the London stage.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Fiream-Faram
Ag ionnsachadh mar a tha facail is litrichean air am fuaimneachadh: fuaim "ch".
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gà idheal
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How to Have a Good Death
Dr Kevin Fong asks why the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying is under criticism.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Lady Gaga v Heavy Metal: The Confusing World of Pop in Indonesia
Lady Gaga banned, but Cannibal Corpse approved. Islam and pop contradictions in Jakarta.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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A Natural History of Me!
If only one in ten cells in the body is human, then what are we? Paul Evans investigates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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How to Run Europe
Anne McElvoy explores the history of governing Europe across three eras
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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What Thatcher Did Next
Elinor Goodman explores Margaret Thatcher's life after she ceased to be prime minister.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The People's Thatcher
Andrew Neil offers a portrait of Margaret Thatcher via the voices of those she governed.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Art agus Tomaà san Eoraip
Art and Tomaà go in search of Celtic festivals across Europe.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland
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Margaret Thatcher: Potency and Paradox
Peter Riddell explores the background to the many extraordinary moments of her premiership
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Concrete and the Divine
Jonathan Glancey finds out about the architects who revolutionised church design.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Journeys Down My Street
Immigrants to Britain share their stories from the heart of their communities
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Not by the Playbook
Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Putting the Black Country on the Map
Adrian Goldberg tries to work out what the Black Country is - and where it is.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Great British Sewing Bee
Ready, steady, sew! Amateur sewers compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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The Deprofessionals
Matthew Hill asks what is happening to Britain's public services.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Big Boss Interview
In-depth interviews with the UK’s most high profile CEOs and entrepreneurs.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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South Africa Spits Back
Roger Law, co-creator of Spitting Image, discovers South Africa's satirical puppets.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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In Pursuit of Spring
Presenter Matthew Oates follows in the footsteps of the writer Edward Thomas
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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A Trip around Mars with Kevin Fong
The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Flashmob Flamenco
Spain's current economic crisis is seeing the return of flamenco as a form of protest.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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On the Trail of the American Honeybee
How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Inside the Bonus Culture
Former City analyst Geraint Anderson examines the story behind bankers' bonuses.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4