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  1. The Living Mountain

    Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. The Living Soil

    Exploring the diverse natural systems that lie in Earth's soil

    BBC World Service

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  3. The Lobotomists

    Why were tens of thousands of people lobotomised in the 1940s and 50s in the UK and US?

    BBC Radio 4

  4. The Localist in England

    The stories, places and people putting the country on the map.

    BBC Local Radio

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  5. The London Chronicles Archive

    The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people

    BBC World Service

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  6. The London Film Podcast

    Jason Solomons brings you an inside look at the film industry in London.

    BBC Radio London

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  7. The London Nobody Knows

    Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track in London

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

    Don Warrington reads Sam Selvon's 1950's classic of immigrant life in London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  9. The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon (Omnibus)

    Don Warrington reads Sam Selvon's 1950's classic of immigrant life in London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10.

    The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

    Author Howard Sounes reveals the story behind Bob Dylan's song.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11.

    The Long and Short of Life Expectancy

    Why is life expectancy in the UK stalling and what can be done about it?

    BBC Radio 4

  12. The Long and the Short of It

    Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume investigate Irish history from different perspectives.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  13. The Long Crawl to France

    Why are more and more people trying to swim across the English Channel?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. The Long March

    Edward Stourton retraces the route of Mao's Long March, to mark its 80th anniversary

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. The Long March of Corbyn's Labour

    Steve Richards presents a series examining the state of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. The Long or Short Goodbye

    The history of the obituary and its place in British newspapers

    BBC World Service

  17. The Long Road to Baby

    A post-IVF exploration into the alternative ways to become parents.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Long View

    History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. The Long Walk

    Tim Whewell explores truth and myth in one of the great tales of adventure and endurance.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    The Loss of Lostness

    Stephen Smith tries to rediscover the lost joys of getting lost.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21.

    The Lost Art of the TV Theme

    Comedian and musician Richard Morton recalls the heyday of the classic TV theme.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22.

    The Lost Cockney Voice

    Cole Moreton searches for the unique but vanishing East End voice of his Nan’s generation.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23.

    The Lost Final

    The story of Scotland's triumph at the 1982 Uefa Under-18s European Championship.

    BBC Scotland

  24.

    The Lost Genius of Judee Sill

    Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25.

    The Lost Neanderthals

    The secrets of the Neanderthal discoveries in the Mandrin Cave in France are revealed.

    BBC Four

  26.

    The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice Young

    Exploring the fascinating photographic collection of a family and community.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  27.

    The Lost Songs of Hollywood

    Julia Kogan explores the little-known personal music of exiled composers in Los Angeles.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28.

    The Lost Sounds Orchestra

    Sounds of the past to come to life through the technology of the present.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    The Lost Women of British Jazz

    Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    The Lost World of Tibet

    Dan Cruickshank presents a documentary revealing the story of the Dalai Lama.

    BBC Four

  31.

    The Lotte Berk Technique

    Nadine Shah embarks on a personal journey into the controversial fitness phenomenon Barre.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    The Louis Zamperini Story

    A documentary featuring Angelina Jolie, exploring an extraordinary life of a US war hero.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33.

    The Love Box in Your Living Room

    Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse tell the true story of Britain’s evolution.

    BBC Two

  34.

    The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock

    Alan Yentob marks the centenary of TS Eliot's poem, with a reading by Jeremy Irons.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Love/Hate Club

    Cassi and Roisin interrogate each other and guests on current obsessions and petty hates.

    BBC Sounds

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  36. The Lovecraft Investigations

    An investigation into witchcraft, the occult and secret government operations.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. The Lovely Boys Talk Good

    Surreal and silly sketch show from online double act The Lovely Boys.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. The Lowball Tapes

    The audio recordings that could upend the received version of a giant financial scandal.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. The Luddite Lament

    The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. The Lunatic Line

    Ayisha Yahya tells the story of the 600-mile railway line from the Kenyan coast to Uganda

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  41. The Macabre Tale of John Horwood

    A true crime story of execution, dissection and a book bound in human skin.

    BBC Radio Bristol

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  42. The Machine Gunners

    Robert Westall's famous novel set during World War Two in the fictional town of Garmouth.

    School Radio

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  43. The Magic Money Forest

    Dharshini David explores how the money taps were turned back on.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. The Magic of Dance

    Margot Fonteyn explores her own world of dance in a series from 1979.

    BBC Two

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  45. The Magnificent Ambersons

    The story of the rise and fall of a great American family, directed by Orson Welles.

    BBC Two

  46.

    The Magnificent Seven

    Villagers in a small settlement hire a group of gunfighters to protect them from bandits.

    BBC Two

  47. The Maid by Nita Prose

    A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. The Make a Difference Show

    Good news stories of people making a difference.

    BBC Local Radio

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  49. The Making of a Chancellor

    Laura Kuenssberg explores Rachel Reeves' ideas and her attempt to bring them into practice

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

    Rare and unseen moments from the making of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid.

    BBC Four

  51.

    The Making of King Arthur

    Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through medieval literature.

    BBC Four

  52. The Making of Modern Medicine

    Narrative history series exploring over 2,000 years of western medicine

    BBC Radio 4

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  53. The Making of the Modern Arab World

    Tarek Osman traces characters and ideas that have shaped the modern Arab world

    BBC Radio 4

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  54. The Male Room

    Late-night discussion featuring the conversations men do not often have on air.

    BBC Radio 4

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  55. The Man of the Mani

    John Humphrys visits the Greek home of travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  56.

    The Man Who Buries Planes

    Artist Roger Hiorns is on a mission to bury aircraft around the world.

    BBC Radio 4

  57.

    The Man Who Came Back from the Dead

    The incredible story of Ivan Skyba.

    BBC Radio 4

  58.

    The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood

    The inside story of a waiter turned movie mogul and the scandal that rocked Hollywood.

    BBC Two

  59.

    The Man Who Discovered Egypt

    Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.

    BBC Four

  60.

    The Man Who Drew the Line

    How and why did Cyril Radcliffe draw the line of partition between India and Pakistan?

    BBC Radio 4

  61.

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    Rob Walker investigates the mystery of a man found dead on a west London street.

    BBC Radio 4

  62.

    The Man Who Made Scotland

    James Naughtie thinks now is a timely moment for a reappraisal of Sir Walter Scott.

    BBC Radio 4

  63.

    The Man Who Wanted to 'Cure' Smoking

    John Waite looks at the work of the anti-smoking guru Allen Carr who died ten years ago.

    BBC Radio 4

  64.

    The Man with Many Names

    Peter Day explores the wayward genius of Irish writer Flann O'Brien on his centenary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  65.

    The Manchester Ballads

    Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  66. The Mandates

    How the effects of French and British mandates in the Middle East still reverberate today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  67. The Mangione Trial

    Accused of murder, Luigi Mangione went viral. We ask why and bring you major news updates

    BBC World Service

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  68. The Many Faces Of...

    Actors look back at their career, with testimony from friends and colleagues.

    BBC Two

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  69. The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty

    Christian Brighty stars in a Regency era audience sitcom.

    BBC Radio 4

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  70. The Maoris of New Zealand

    The Maori cultural renaissance and drive to reclaim their land and fishing rights

    BBC World Service

  71.

    The Map That Made Manhattan

    Exploring the Manhattan grid as city matrix, psychic space and a bold political ideal.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  72. The Mark Patterson Show

    News, views, issues and culture from across the north west of Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio Foyle

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  73. The Mark Steel Lecture

    Lectures and sketches by the comedian, arguing the significance of historical figures

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  74. The Martin Lewis Podcast

    Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  75. The Master Minds

    Meet the engineers and scientists at MIT who are shaping our future

    BBC World Service

  76. The Mathematics of Elections

    Understanding voting systems, and how they might be reformed.

    BBC World Service

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  77. The Mating Game

    David Attenborough reveals spectacular scenes of courting and companionship.

    BBC One

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  78. The Matt Forde Focus Group

    Comedian Matt Forde and guests chew over some of the UK's juiciest political subjects.

    BBC Radio 4

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  79. The Matter of the North

    Melvyn Bragg explores the pivotal role of England's north in the shaping of modern Britain

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  80. The Mayfair Set

    Four stories about the rise of business and the decline of political power by Adam Curtis.

    BBC Two

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  81. The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

    Helen Edmundson's dramatisation of Thomas Hardy's classic

    BBC Radio 4

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  82. The Meaning of Life According to AJ Ayer

    Philosopher AC Grayling explores what his former tutor had to say on life’s big question.

    BBC Radio 4

  83.

    The Meaning of Liff at 30

    John Lloyd celebrates 30 years of The Meaning of Liff with Matt Lucas and Helen Fielding.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  84.

    The Meaning of Mongol

    Uuganaa Ramsay searches for the true meaning of the word Mongol.

    BBC Radio 4

  85. The Media Show

    This is the programme about a revolution in media.

    BBC Radio 4

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  86. The Media Show

    Topical programme about the fast-changing media world.

    BBC News

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  87. The Medical Programme

    Medical issues and emerging treatments across the developing world

    BBC World Service

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  88. The Medicalisation of Normality

    Are we are turning normal human behaviour into medical conditions?

    BBC Radio 4

  89. The Medici

    Fast-paced drama following the fortunes of a family of bankers in Renaissance Florence.

    BBC Radio 4

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  90. The Medieval Feminist

    Carys Eleri explores the work of Gwerful Mechain, a fierce and provocative medieval poet.

    BBC Radio 4

  91. The Men Behind the Word

    Real people who gave their names to common words

    BBC World Service

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  92. The Merry Widow from Glyndebourne

    A glamorous widow searches for true love in this sparkling comic opera from Glyndebourne.

    BBC Four

  93. The Message

    Getting the Aids-education message across about safer sex

    BBC World Service

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  94. The Message from China

    Why the Communist Party changed its propaganda packaging

    BBC World Service

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    The MI5 Spy and the IRA: Operation Chiffon

    How a former MI5 officer put his life on the line to encourage the IRA to make peace.

    BBC Two

  96. The Michael Fry Show

    Welcome to the surreal world of parody radio with a twisted take by comedian Michael Fry.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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