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The Perfect Sikh Wedding
Shay Kaur Grewal on the cultural tensions faced by those wanting the perfect Sikh wedding.
BBC Radio 4
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The Perfect Strangers
Meet 80 year olds Mo and Jo, who recently became honorary Gurkhas.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Performance of My Life
First-person monologues from renowned actors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
BBC Radio 4
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The Perfumed Mountaineer
Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Persistence of Analogue
Leigh Alexander explores the growing popularity of analogue culture in a digital world
BBC Radio 4
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The Personality Test
Comedy quiz which sees a new guest host present a unique show each week
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Philosopher's Arms
Matthew Sweet examines philosophical problems with a live audience in a pub
BBC Radio 4
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The Phone In
Join the nation's conversation. Be part of the lively debate and challenging stories.
BBC Radio Wales
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The Photograph
Romantic drama in which love stories set in the past and the present intertwine.
BBC One
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The Photographer by Max Porter
A life in five photographs. Original fiction series by Max Porter, read by Tim McInnerny.
BBC Radio 4
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The Physicist's Guide to the Orchestra
Trevor Cox on the physics behind the way orchestral instruments make their unique sound
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Piano Man
Behind the scenes with Ulrich Gerhartz, piano technician to the world's best pianists.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pick Up
Sarah Cartwright's comedy about an estranged father and daughter's road trip to Moscow.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Pigeon Whistles
Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Pitcairn Trials
Pitcairn has 37 people and a scandal that pushed the island to the brink of extinction.
BBC Sounds
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The Placebo Paradox
How could the latest science of placebo change the way we think about medicine?
BBC Radio 4
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The Placebo Problem
Geoff Watts explores the phenomenon of the nocebo effect and its implications for medicine
BBC Radio 4
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The Planet Earth Podcast
Go behind-the-scenes of the making of the acclaimed series with Sir David Attenborough.
BBC Radio 4
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The Plastic Revolution: 50 Years of the Credit Card
The story of how easy credit changed British society forever.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pleasures of Brecht
A celebration of the simple joys in life, and Brecht’s poem that described them.
BBC Radio 4
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The Plymouth Shootings
How did a seemingly normal young man turn into one of Britain’s most lethal killers?
BBC Three
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The Poet and the Echo
Short story series in which writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.
BBC Radio 4
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The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage talks to guests about life, language and music in his shed.
BBC Radio 4
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The Poet Librettists
Michael Symmons Roberts explores why so many poets choose to become opera librettists.
BBC Radio 4
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The Poetry Editor
The poet TS Eliot was a famous poetry editor, too. Hannah Sullivan explores this role
BBC Radio 4
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The Political Butterfly Effect
Jim Waterson explores a single moment that inadvertently shaped modern history.
BBC Radio 4
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The Political School
Timandra Harkness examines how we could change our political system for the better.
BBC Radio 4
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The Politics of Dancing: How Disco Changed the World
Martha Reeves uncovers the politics of the disco movement, beginning in New York.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Politics of Pandas
As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.
BBC Radio 4
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The Politics of Water
How the politics of water affects people's lives on four continents
BBC World Service
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The Pop Star and the Prophet
An aspiring pop star meets Jacques Attali, who predicted today's music crisis in 1976.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pope's British Divisions
Mark Dowd explores how British Catholicism has changed since the last Papal visit in 1982.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pope's Divisions
The impact of the Second Vatican Council on Pope John Paul II's Catholic Church
BBC World Service
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The Pope's Letters
Extracts from letters charting a friendship between Pope John Paul II and a married woman.
BBC Radio 4
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The Poppy Factory
Stories from The Poppy Factory in Surrey, where poppies are made for Remembrance Sunday.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Populist Curtain
Political scientist Yascha Mounk travels the route of the Iron Curtain.
BBC Radio 4
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The Post Office Scandal
Actor Will Mellor meets those affected by the Post Office scandal.
BBC Local Radio
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The Power of Dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet
Featuring a 100-metre bike race between a rugby player, a footballer and two dancers.
BBC Live Streams
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The Power of Guilt
The deeply personal story of an accident, extreme guilt, and its power to transform us.
BBC Radio 4
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The Power of Negative Thinking
Psychology writer and proud curmudgeon Oliver Burkeman explores the virtues of negativity.
BBC Radio 4
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The Power of Parker
It’s Stockport, 1990, and Martin Parker is about to get his comeuppance.
BBC One
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The Power of Three
A deeply personal documentary series, as triplets face living apart for the first time.
BBC Radio 4
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The Power of Twitter
The story of how Twitter accidentally became the 21st century forum for political debate.
BBC Radio 4
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The Power of...
Lucy Cooke examines what gives some animal species the evolutionary edge over their rivals
BBC Radio 4
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The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight
Sam Knight's bestseller about the true reported premonitions of disasters in the 1960s.
BBC Radio 4
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The Press, the Police, the Politicians and Their Public
Simon Jack pursues the unfinished scrutiny of press ethics launched by the Leveson inquiry
BBC Radio 4
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The Price of Happiness
Comedy. Stand-up poet Kate Fox explores some of the things she does not want in life.
BBC Radio 4
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The Price of Inequality
Robert Peston investigates the rise in financial inequality since the 1980s.
BBC Radio 4
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The Price of Life
Anita Anand meets the people putting a price on life. How do they justify their decisions?
BBC Radio 4
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The Price of Power
Jonathan Freedland addresses the knotty problem of MPs' pay and conditions.
BBC Radio 4
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The Price of Protection: Who Pays for War in Ukraine?
Duncan Weldon explores the risks of economic and military aid to Ukraine.
BBC Radio 4
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The Price of Song
John Wilson investigates the value of the songs that provide the soundtracks to our lives.
BBC Radio 4
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The Prime Minister at 300
Sir Anthony Seldon examines how the role of Prime Minister has changed over 300 years.
BBC Radio 4
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The Primrose Railway Children
The Robinsons must solve the mystery of their missing dad and save the local steam train.
CBBC
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The Prince, the Showgirl and Me
Documentary about a young man's experience while working on a 1956 Marilyn Monroe film.
BBC Four
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The Print Master
Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
The story of a rogue who exploits women to fulfil his aspirations to social status.
BBC Two
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The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough documentary series exploring the life cycle of plants.
BBC Two
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The Privatisation of British Gas
Phil Tinline explores why the Thatcher government sold British Gas - and the legacy today.
BBC Radio 4
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The Problem of Pain - A Slow Motion Catastrophe
Dr Sarah Goldingay explores groundbreaking research into relieving chronic pain.
BBC Radio 4
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The Prophets
Clive Lawton presents off-beat portraits of some of the Bible's greatest prophets
BBC Radio 4
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The Prophets of Profit
Simon Jack reveals what many believe to be the most important idea in business today.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pros and Cons of the Online World
Good or bad, the internet is growing too fast to be controlled
BBC World Service
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The Prototype
Hannah Catherine Jones meets instrument inventors challenging the status quo.
BBC Radio 4
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The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer
1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pub Historian
Prof Martin Johnes questions and debates the fundamental historical ideas about Wales.
BBC Radio Wales
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The Public Philosopher
Political philosopher Michael Sandel examines the thinking behind a current controversy.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pull of Putin
Tim Whewell asks why populist western politicians want warmer relations with Russia.
BBC Radio 4
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The Punch
Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch.
BBC Radio 4
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The Puppet Master
Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the man who made the post-truth world: Vladislav Surkov.
BBC Radio 4
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The Purity Spiral
Gavin Haynes heads into the eye of the moral storms gripping some unlikely communities.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pursuit of Power
What is power, and how does it work? Bronwen Maddox talks to five people to find out.
BBC Radio 4
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The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles
By Esther Wilson. A week in the life of a young woman with learning disabilities.
BBC Radio 4
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The Quay Sessions
Roddy Hart brings you live sessions and archive performances from Pacific Quay.
BBC Radio Scotland
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The Queen and the Commonwealth
James Landale looks back over the late Queen's pivotal role in shaping the Commonwealth.
BBC Radio 4
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The Queen Remembered
James Naughtie presents a special podcast marking the life of Her Majesty the Queen.
BBC Radio 4
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The Quest Of Donal Q by David Ashton
Billy Connolly and Brian Cox star as two brothers embarking on a desperate quest for love.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Question of Sport Podcast
Amazing stories and surprising facts about sport, with Sam Quek and the QoS team.
BBC Radio 5 Live
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The Questionnaire
Alan Dein asks families revealing questions about every aspect of their lives.
BBC Radio 4
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The Quietest New Year On Earth
Imagine an entire country staying silent for 24 hours - listen to Bali on New Year's Day.
BBC Radio 4
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The Race to Control the World
Misha Glenny looks at the global battle for supremacy in key technologies.
BBC Radio 4
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The Race to Fingerprint the Human Voice
Impressionist Rory Bremner explores the role of the human voice in forensic phonetics.
BBC Radio 4
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The Radio 1 Mini Mix
Get your hands on a 5 minute mix from the world's hottest DJs and producers.
BBC Radio 1
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The Radio 2 Book Club
Sara Cox celebrates the best new fiction, with author interviews and reviews.
BBC Radio 2