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I'm Here. Where Are You?
Early-bird poet Ian McMillan investigates why people are early or late.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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From Shame to Pride
Val McDermid presents a series charting the history of same-sex relationships in Britain.
BBC Radio 4
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High Rise
A meditation on the enduring dream - and the potential nightmare - of tower block life.
BBC Radio 4
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The Strange Case of Henry James' Testicles
Professor John Sutherland investigates the 'obscure hurt' suffered by Henry James in 1861.
BBC Radio 4
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The Invention of Free Speech
Historian Professor Fara Dabhoiwala explores the origins of freedom of speech.
BBC Radio 4
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Partition Voices
The untold stories of British Asians and Colonial British who witnessed India's partition.
BBC Radio 4
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When Greeks Flew Kites
Monthly series in which Sarah Dunant finds stories from the past to help frame the present
BBC Radio 4
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Love Henry James: The Master
Witty, wise and the best women in literature. Why don't more of us read Henry James?
BBC Radio 4
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Understanding Prevent
David Anderson examines the government's controversial counter-terrorism strategy Prevent.
BBC Radio 4
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The Inside Story of Election 17
Anne McElvoy talks to key figures inside the election campaign about what happened and why
BBC Radio 4
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Waco: Surviving the Apocalypse
The story of the 1993 Waco siege and the lasting impact on those who survived.
BBC Radio 4
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The Symbols of Bliss
How Charles Bliss attempted to bring about world peace through a new visual language.
BBC Radio 4
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A Place Called Home
Public figures explore their roots, what they have left behind and will never forget.
BBC Radio 4
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How to Write a Power Ballad
Can Rev. Richard Coles write a new power ballad to rival Total Eclipse of the Heart?
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Guns and Coders
Al Letson explores how new high-tech safer guns are being opposed across America.
BBC Radio 4
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Public Indecency: Queer Art in Britain
An exploration of 100 years of queer life in Britain seen through the lens of the arts.
BBC Radio 4
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A Little Lateral Thinking
A fun exploration of lateral thinking - in tribute to Edward de Bono who coined the term.
BBC Radio 4
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The End of Sand
Yogita Limaye investigates concerns that vital reserves of sand may be running out.
BBC Radio 4
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Music to Strip To
How is modern music changing striptease? Burlesque stars reveal their soundtrack secrets.
BBC Radio 4
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A Split in the Sisterhood
Anita Anand embarks on a personal exploration of divisions within the feminist movement.
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Speaking with Smaller Tongues
Penzance-born Rory McGrath performs a Cornish song at the SUNS International Festival.
BBC Radio 4
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My House
Following the Manchester International Festival's series of tiny 'Festivals in My House'.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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In the Criminologist's Chair
Criminologist David Wilson talks to former criminal-turned-journalist Erwin James.
BBC Radio 4
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Yangon Renaissance: Punks, Poets and Painters
A revealing insight into Myanmar life as seen through the eyes of Yangon's young artists.
BBC Radio 4
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In the Rough: Golf's Uncertain Future
Mark Hodkinson investigates why golf is declining while cycling thrives.
BBC Radio 4
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Learning from Life and Death
Matthew Syed explores how and why individuals and organisations learn from their mistakes.
BBC Radio 4
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Black Art Matters
Sonia Boyce views current interest in black British art through the life of Donald Rodney.
BBC Radio 4
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The Wine Detectives
Susie Barrie follows the experts employed to tell fine wines from fakes.
BBC Radio 4
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Brexit: A Tale of Two Cities
A year on, contrasting Wakefield, which voted leave, to Oxford, which voted remain.
BBC Radio 4
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Quirke's Cast and Crew
Antonia Quirke speaks to key crew members working on film and drama series.
BBC Radio 4
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Port Talbot Paradiso
Actor Michael Sheen's tells the story of Port Talbot's famous art deco Plaza cinema.
BBC Radio 4
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Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Three Scottish artists paint Billy Connolly in celebration of his 75th birthday.
BBC One Scotland
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Tough Love: Boys, Books and Romance
Author Steven Camden investigates why there are so few love stories for teenage boys.
BBC Radio 4
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Butterbeer and Grootcakes
Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.
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When Women Wore the Trousers
Laura Barton presents a brief history of trousers, from function to fashion.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Town That Thread Built
The story of J & P Coats, initially a cotton mill opened in Paisley in 1826.
BBC Scotland
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The Chillenden Murders
A team of independent experts re-examine the evidence in the Chillenden murders case.
BBC Two
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Clocking On
Professor Emma Griffin explores how British workers became tied to the clock.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Print Me a New Body
Jolyon Jenkins explores the ways in which it is now possible to replace most of his body.
BBC Radio 4
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Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors
Lucy Worsley traces the houses Jane Austen lived in to show how they influenced her work.
BBC Two
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The Imperial Inversion of Cricket
Amol Rajan asks if England's old Imperial guidance and governance of cricket is history.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Breakfast with the Disruptors
Tim Samuels invites a disruptor and a disruptee to breakfast to discuss a current topic.
BBC Radio 4
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