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  1. Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands

    Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands - Mollie King dives into girlband history.

    BBC Radio 1

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  2. Where Once Were Farms

    Poet Casi Wyn travels to Cwrt-Y-Cadno, a Welsh village in the midst of uncertainty.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Where To Be A Woman

    Where can women live their best lives? Searching the globe for the best wellbeing ideas

    BBC World Service

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  4. Where to, Mate?

    Comedy from Manchester, where we eavesdrop on taxi journeys around the north west.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Where We Live Now

    Five writers present films on their surroundings

    BBC

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  6. Whicker's World

    Journalist Alan Whicker reports on interesting social stories from across the globe.

    BBC

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  7. While My Guitar Gently Bleeps

    Isy Suttie delves into video game music, attempting to create her own electronic opus.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8.

    Whipped

    Ben Wright looks at whether a political crisis will force the Whips to change their ways.

    BBC Radio 4

  9.

    Whiskey Talkin'

    Exploring the fascinating story of Irish whiskey, once a major industry in Ulster.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  10.

    Whisky Galore No More?

    Is the Scotch whisky industry on the rocks? Kirsty Wark investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  11.

    Whisky Galore!

    In 1943, disaster strikes on a remote Hebridean island when they run out of whisky.

    BBC Two

  12.

    The Whistling Woman

    Soprano, broadcaster and inveterate whistler Catherine Bott on the art of whistling

    BBC Radio 4

  13. The White Lady of Morecambe by Jenn Ashworth

    Julie Hesmondhalgh narrates a new ghost story, set on the shifting sands of Morecambe Bay.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. White Mischief

    How did whiteness become one of the most influential yet elusive ideas of the modern age?

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. White Nights

    Documentary series about life in St Petersburg under glasnost

    BBC World Service

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  16. White Sings Robeson

    Willard White takes a musical journey through the life of Paul Robeson.

    BBC Four

  17. White Van Man

    The misadventures of two handymen on the road and the extraordinary people they meet.

    BBC Three

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  18. Whitney Houston: Live in South Africa 1994

    Whitney Houston's 1994 concert in Durban, following the end of apartheid.

    BBC Two

  19.

    Who Are the '22?

    David Cannadine tells the story of the origins of the 1922 Committee.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Who Are You Again?

    Mary Ann Sieghart isn't being rude - she just can't identify people by their faces.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Who Are You in Winnie-the-Pooh?

    Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce celebrates Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th anniversary.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. Who Cares?

    Three people talk about the impact of suddenly becoming the primary carer for a relative.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  23. Who Do You Think You Are?

    Celebrities trace their family trees, discovering surprises from their pasts.

    BBC One

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  24. Who Do You Think You Are?

    Lost connections and histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees.

    BBC Sounds

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  25. Who Do You Think You Are? USA

    Lost connections and unknown histories are revealed as US stars trace their family trees.

    BBC One

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  26. Who Does John Hegley Think He Is?

    John Hegley thinks he might be descended from French composer Rameau. Could it be true?

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    Who found Machu Picchu?

    Hugh Thomson travels to Peru's ancient wonder to unearth the truth behind its discovery.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28.

    Who gets the houses?

    A fascinating snapshot of opinion on housing and immigration.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    Who Goes First?

    Richard Uridge explores the pros and cons of self-experimentation by medical researchers.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Who Goes There?

    Martin Young hosts the famous people quiz.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  31. Who Is Alice Guo?

    The small town Philippines mayor with the million dollar secret.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Who Killed Elsie Frost?

    Elsie Frost was murdered on 9 October 1965. She was 14. The murderer hasn't been caught.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Who Killed Emma?

    A missing woman. A brutal murder. And a confrontation with a prime suspect.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  34. Who Killed the Cockney Sparrer?

    Nature detective Tom Heap investigates who, or what, is killing the common sparrow.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    Who Needs Politicians Anyway?

    Chris Page looks at how Northern Ireland is coping without a government

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Who Needs Scientists?

    Mark Miodownik challenges the conventional wisdom that more scientists are essential.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    Who Runs Labour?

    A look back at Labour's civil war in the 1980s and whether there is currently a re-run.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    Who Stole Tamara Ecclestone’s Diamonds?

    £26m in jewellery and cash. A painstaking police investigation. A missing mastermind?

    BBC Three

  39. Who Was Michael X?

    The intriguing story of the once famous Black British activist you’ve never heard of

    BBC Sounds

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  40. Who Was St Nicholas?

    How an early Christian bishop was claimed for everything from Christmas to pawnbrokers

    BBC World Service

  41. Who We Are

    Documentaries about how we shape our lives through love, pain, war and hope

    BBC World Service

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  42. Who Will Call Me Beloved?

    Writer Tania Hershman on the word ‘beloved’ and commemorating single people when they die.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Who'd Be A Museum Director Today?

    Our panel debate the many challenges facing museum curators in the 2020s.

    BBC Live Streams

  44. Who'd have Thought It?

    The origins and uses of the materials we use

    BBC World Service

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  45. Who's British Now?

    Fewer and fewer of us say we are 'British'. Ritula Shah asks, 'Who's British now?'.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Who's My Half-Brother? Where's My Half-Sister?

    How children conceived through a sperm donor can make contact with their half-siblings.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Who's the Pest?

    Entomologist Erica McAlister takes listeners on an adventure in insect world

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  48. Who’s Got Greg? Peter Bleksley Investigates

    A Radio 1 DJ has disappeared in fishy circumstances. Can Peter Bleksley set Greg free?

    BBC Radio 1

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  49. Whodunnits

    Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  50. The Whole 10 Yards

    BBC Sport's weekly NFL programme focusing on big stories from around the league.

    BBC Sport

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  51. Whose Doctor Who

    A classic documentary from 1977, introduced by Melvyn Bragg.

    BBC

  52.

    Whose Health Is It Anyway?

    Barbara Myers examines the health trainers initiative.

    BBC Radio 4

  53. Whose Truth Is It Anyway?

    Writer and broadcaster Damian Barr explores reality, truth and fiction in literature.

    BBC Radio 4

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  54. Why Become a Doctor?

    Kevin Fong looks at how the role of junior doctors has changed over the past 50 years.

    BBC Radio 4

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  55. Why Can't Our Children Talk?

    Kim Normanton explores why many children start school without being able to communicate.

    BBC Radio 4

  56.

    Why Coups Fail

    Natalie Haynes explores why overthrowing a government by force is not as easy as it looks.

    BBC Radio 4

  57.

    Why do Americans distrust Washington?

    How Ronald Reagan has overcome American distrust of central government

    BBC World Service

  58. Why Do We Do That?

    Ella Al-Shamahi investigates the origins of everyday human habits and behaviour.

    BBC Radio 4

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  59. The Why Factor

    The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions

    BBC World Service

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  60. Why I Changed My Mind

    Dominic Lawson interviews people who have changed their mind on controversial matters.

    BBC Radio 4

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  61. Why Is Elon Musk Trolling Britain?

    Why is the richest man in the world attacking the UK’s political institutions?

    BBC Radio 4

  62.

    Why Men Pay for Sex

    What motivates men to pay women to sleep with them? Four men tell Jo Fidgen why they do it

    BBC Radio 4

  63. Why Should This Happen To Me?

    A series of discussions with people dealing with crisis

    BBC World Service

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  64. Why Stories

    Thought provoking documentaries produced by international filmmakers from across the globe

    BBC Russian TV

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  65. Why the Moon, Luke?

    Artist Luke Jerram is obsessed with the Moon, so he has made one to take around the world.

    BBC Radio 4

  66.

    Why Time Flies (and how to slow it down)

    Armando Iannucci explores why time appears to speed up alarmingly as we age.

    BBC Radio 4

  67.

    Why War? The Einstein-Freud Letters

    Exploring the 1932 letters between Einstein and Freud on global peace and total war.

    BBC Radio 4

  68. Why Why Why?

    Comedian Phill Jupitus searches for the answers to questions posed by songs.

    BBC Radio 4

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  69. Why...?

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

    BBC One

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  70. Wiggle Waggle

    Movement and literacy programmes for 3 - 5 year olds

    School Radio

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  71. Wiki Wars

    Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.

    BBC Radio 4

  72. Wild

    Series of wildlife and nature documentaries with access to never-before-seen footage.

    BBC Two

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  73. Wild Arabia: The Natural History of the Middle East

    Tessa McGregor explores the natural history of the Middle East

    BBC Radio 4

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  74. Wild Bond

    Celebrate 60 years of Bond movies with a cast of characters from the animal kingdom.

    BBC Radio 4

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  75. Wild Cameramen at Work

    The amazing careers of five of the world's best nature cameramen, who call Scotland home.

    BBC Scotland

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  76. Wild Horses, the Rockies and Me

    Gordon Buchanan heads to the Rocky Mountains in search of wild horses.

    BBC Scotland

  77. Wild Inside

    Ben Garrod and Jess French glimpse inside animals from the big wild world

    BBC Radio 4

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  78. Wild London

    Sir David Attenborough explores the surprising wildlife of his hometown – London.

    BBC One

  79.

    A Wild Ride

    Investigating the unregulated horse trade in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  80. Wild Tales

    Interviews with people who observe wildlife

    BBC World Service

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  81. Wild West Sweeny

    Western movie fan Sweeny discovers the US. Sweeny ‘s na Stàitean, dùthaich filmean an iar.

    BBC ALBA

  82. A Wild Year

    A unique insight into the nature of three iconic regions of the British countryside.

    BBC Two

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  83. Wilderness with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve travels through some of the most remote landscapes on Earth.

    BBC Two

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  84. Wildfire

    Bushfires have been burning worldwide – a report from South Australia

    BBC World Service

  85. Wildlife on One

    Nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough

    BBC One

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  86. Wildlife on Two

    Documentaries about wildlife from all over the world

    BBC Two

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  87. Wildtrack

    Monthly series taking a fresh look at natural history topics

    BBC World Service

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  88. The Wilkie Collins Guide to Modern Life

    Matthew Sweet on the life and work of the sensationally modern figure - Wilkie Collins.

    BBC Radio 4

  89.

    Will AI Kill Development?

    Will artificial intelligence lead to a more unequal world?

    BBC Radio 4

  90.

    Will Bird Flu Steal Christmas?

    Charlotte Smith investigates the outbreak, vaccines, and if bird flu will steal Christmas.

    BBC Radio 4

  91.

    Will Cameron Change Britain?

    Janan Ganesh asks if the Conservatives, now free from coalition, will transform Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  92. Will Emily be allowed to keep her baby?

    We follow the story of a mother, working with social workers to keep her new baby.

    BBC Radio 4

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  93. Will Gompertz Gets Creative

    Will Gompertz presents a series on creativity

    BBC Radio 4

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  94. Will Self Takes the Waters

    Will Self ponders the origins of our insatiable thirst for bottled waters.

    BBC Radio 4

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  95. Will Self's Great British Bus Journey

    Will Self makes a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, by bus and coach, exploring British identity

    BBC Radio 4

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  96. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

    Tracey McLeod recalls the girl groups of the 1960s.

    BBC Radio 4

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