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  1. Two Minutes to Midnight

    Richard Clay asks why we no longer fear nuclear holocaust.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Made by Machine: When AI Met the Archive

    Dr Hannah Fry and a virtual host present a new way of making television.

    BBC Four

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    The Horizon Guide to AI

    Documentary looking at the perception of AI from 1964 to the present day.

    BBC Four

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    The Joy of AI

    Jim Al-Khalili explores the AI revolution, arguing we should see it as friend not foe.

    BBC Four

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    The Last Enemy

    By 1918 the war had killed millions, but there was one last terrifying foe to face - flu.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Morality in the 21st Century

    Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks explores what morality means in the 21st century.

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. Sketches: Stories of Art and People

    Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people's lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Truth about Britain's Beggars

    Former homeless drug addict Mark Johnson explores our relationship with street beggars.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Being Gerry Adams

    Stephen Nolan tells the story of the broadcasting ban and the actors who became its stars.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. I, Object!

    Ian Hislop celebrates artefacts that show mankind's enduring desire to dissent.

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. What Happened Last Night in Sweden?

    Ruth Alexander looks at the rise in violent crime in Sweden.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Designing Dundee

    AL Kennedy returns to Dundee as the V&A opens a new design museum in the city.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Hotspot

    Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. The Dragon Next Door

    Sarah Dickins asks if Wales is destined to be forever the poor relation in the UK economy.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. The Rhythm of Life

    Evelyn Glennie takes a musical approach to the rhythms of the body and of everyday life.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. Refugee Reminiscence

    Three refugees talk about something important they have brought from their home country.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Biohacking

    Prof Jonathan Ball explores new genetic technologies and how they might change society.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Tyranny of Story

    Journalist John Harris examines the potency of narrative.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. The Deep State

    Journalist David Aaronovitch explores the idea of the Deep State.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Tara and George

    The story of two rough sleepers on the streets of east London.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Game Changer: Fortnite on 4

    Kevin Fong explores the latest video gaming smash hit Fortnite as a cultural phenomenon.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Indian Rave

    Stories of contemporary India converge at a vibrant open-air party in Mumbai.

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Still Here: A Polish Odyssey

    Jane Rogoyska meets Polish people who were exiled to Siberia as children by Stalin.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. The Rise and Fall of the Antique

    Travis Elborough charts the rise and fall of the antique.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Abortion in the USA

    Philippa Thomas asks whether abortion could be banned in the United States.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Whatever Happened To...?

    Lauren Laverne follows the lives of people who spent an intense period of time together.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. In Search of Sovereignty

    Sovereignty - what is it? How old is it? What colour is it?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Economics 101

    Martin Wolf argues for a movement devoted to public engagement with economics.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. A Life's Work

    Series that brings together people who have dedicated their lives to the same profession.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. The Silence and the Scream

    Garrett Carr on the radical commune which broke the silence of rural Donegal in the 1970s.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Berlin Bomber: In Full

    4 Extra Debut. Wynford Vaughan-Thomas's journey to Berlin aboard an RAF Lancaster Bomber.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Sweet Reason

    Evan Davis looks for reasonable ways to address the most divisive of issues.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Bus Ghlaschu/Glasgow Bus

    Documentary exploring some of the characters and stories around the Glasgow Bus.

    BBC ALBA

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  34. The Decline of the West

    Amol Rajan explores if a century-old prophecy of western decline is coming true.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Hacking Happiness

    Leo Johnson explores radical philosophies of happiness.

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. Great Exhibition of the North

    Series exploring the cultural life of the north of England.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Spitting Blades

    Former gang member Simeon Moore examines links between urban art forms and knife violence.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The Wrong Job

    Emma Kennedy discovers why so many people in Britain hate their jobs.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. The Cult of Aphex Twin

    Music writer John Doran ventures into the strange world of Richard D James.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Mind the Gap: Britain's Transport Divide

    Series exploring the disparity between transport systems in different areas of the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

    Romesh Ranganathan travels to some of the most unlikely places on earth for a holiday.

    BBC Two

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  42. Divine Power: The Search for the Dalai Lama

    David Sneath reports on the institution of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Out of Tredegar

    Michael Sheen explores Aneurin Bevan's roots in Tredegar.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    The British Empire: An Equivocation

    A reappraisal of the British Empire, from one its finest historians, Jan Morris.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Journeys in Afrofuturism

    Emma Dabiri explores some of the many incarnations of Afrofuturism in art and music.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Gove in Government

    Mary Ann Sieghart examines Michael Gove's distinctive approach to being a minister.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Face in the Crowd

    Vanley Burke returns to his photograph of Handsworth’s Africa Liberation Day 1977.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. National Health Stories

    Sally Sheard on the characters, innovations and heroic standoffs that have shaped the NHS.

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Pink Rabbits and Other Animals

    A profile of the beloved children's author Judith Kerr as she works on her latest book.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall

    Steve learns about the most deadly animals to have walked the earth - dinosaurs.

    CBBC

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