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  1. The Hidden Story of British Slavery

    Sangita Myska investigates the secret story of Britons held as slaves.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Auditory Illusions

    Trevor Cox challenges Sarah Angliss to write a piece of music based on illusions in sound.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. The Political Butterfly Effect

    Jim Waterson explores a single moment that inadvertently shaped modern history.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. September 1, 1939

    The creation and unexpected afterlife of WH Auden's poem September 1, 1939.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Age of Consultancy

    Richard Brooks examines the profound influence of management consultancy on modern life.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Our House

    How might a young couple unable to buy a first home today have fared in previous decades?

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. What’s Eating Rotherham

    Rotherham resident Joanne Keeling looks at the problem of emotional overeating in the town

    BBC Radio 4

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    Troubles Shared

    Fergal Keane and Peter Taylor look back on reporting the Northern Ireland Troubles

    BBC Radio 4

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    On Baseball

    Michael Sandel talks baseball, national identity and the role of team sport in life.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. World War 2: The Economic Battle

    Duncan Weldon tells the story of the economic issues behind the start of World War Two.

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Three Vicars Talking

    Reverends Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser swap clerical shoptalk.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. The Syrians and the Kindertransport

    In Lozells Church, Birmingham, new and old refugees meet and compare experiences.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr

    Alan Carr and interiors guru Michelle Ogundehin are on the hunt for dazzling designs.

    BBC One

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  14. Land Power v Sea Power

    What can the ideas of two long-dead geopolitical thinkers tell us about the world today?

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Why...?

    From shark attacks to collapsing buildings - why do these events happen?

    BBC One

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  16. The Courage of Ambivalence

    Mark O'Connell makes the case for ambivalence.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Surrealist's Map of Ireland

    Reggie Chamberlain-King tells the strange tale of the search for the source of surrealism.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Breakdown

    How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Scotland’s Justice Warrior

    Can society accept justice without imprisonment?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Gordon Brown on The Gospel of Wealth

    Gordon Brown interrogates Andrew Carnegie's guidebook to philanthropic giving.

    BBC Radio 4

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    From Luton Streets to Jersey Shores

    Sarfraz Manzoor goes in search of Bruce Springsteen's New Jersey.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Red Arrows Stories

    Hear from the pilots and engineers from the Royal Air Force.

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

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  23. A Singer's Guide to Britain

    Roderick Williams gets on the road to tell the stories of Britain through our songs.

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Can Facebook Survive?

    David Baker investigates if Facebook can survive its recent troubles intact.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Hannah Walker Is a Highly Sensitive Person

    Hannah Jane Walker argues that sensitivity is overlooked, dismissed and under-utilised

    BBC Radio 4

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    Evidently Art

    Andrew McGibbon explores the intriguing new realm of investigative art work.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Fence Me In

    Adam Fowler tests how the acoustics of different spaces affect the creativity of artists.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Music Life

    Where music stars discuss how they make their music.

    BBC World Service

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  29. The Money Clinic

    A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2019

    Rhaglenni Radio Cymru o Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2019 yn Sir Conwy.

    BBC Radio Cymru

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  31. Taith y Mynydd Grug

    Rhaglen yn dilyn proses llwyfannu addasiad sioe gerdd o Te yn y Grug gan Kate Roberts.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  32. Peterloo: The Massacre That Changed Britain

    Katharine Viner charts the story of the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. France and Germany: Divided They Stand

    Could the 'Rhine Divide' between France and Germany threaten the EU more than Brexit?

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Black Blood Donor Crisis

    Lindsay Johns asks why so few black Britons give blood and examines why it matters.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    The Empire Strikes Black

    Hugh Muir explores the awkwardness of being honoured for services to the British Empire.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. New Storytellers

    Fascinating features made by aspiring audio producers.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. David Cannadine: On Crossing the Religious Divide

    David Cannadine argues that history misses vital accounts of religious tolerance.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    The Angels of the Bayou

    A bricklayer builds a sculpture park of angels in southern Louisiana and then disappears.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Gamble Network

    Three-part Radio 4 documentary series on gambling

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. From College to Clink

    Britain's brightest graduates start their working life behind bars as prison officers.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Colour of Justice

    Edward Adoo investigates why there are so few non-white judges in the UK judiciary.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. David Wilson's Crime Files

    Professor David Wilson explores Scottish crimes.

    BBC Scotland

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  43. EXPOSED: Young Female Photographers

    Emma Dabiri meets three exciting, emerging photographers.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Stranger Than Sci-Fi

    Physicist Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Moonbase 2029

    Dallas Campbell explores how astronauts will return to the moon. This time to stay.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Unexpected History of Clean Eating

    Guilty pleasures, cheeky treats – Sofie Hagen asks why we put moral judgements on food.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Manchester International Festival

    Coverage from the BBC of the Manchester International Festival

    BBC

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  48. D for Diagnosis

    Claudia Hammond explores the history of classification for diagnoses of the mind.

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. 8 Days: To the Moon and Back

    The story of Apollo 11, told in the voices of the first men to set foot on the moon.

    BBC Two

  50. The Moon and Us

    A special documentary celebrating the anniversary of the moon landing.

    BBC Radio Wales

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