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Less is Less: Why Scandinavian Design Leaves Me Cold
Have we reached peak Scandi furniture? Laurence Llewelyn Bowen gives his verdict.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Miss Simpson's Children
The story of how one woman offered refuge to leading intellectuals fleeing from the Nazis.
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America Goes to War
Historian Adam Smith explores how America was transformed by entry into war in April 1917.
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The Honeymoon: Donald Trump's First 100 Days
Michael Goldfarb revisits Trump supporters as the president passes his 100th day in office
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From Rags to Riches
Amber Butchart charts the journey of charity shop clothes to vintage mainstream fashion.
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The Organ Beauty Pageant
Is it fair to find your own living organ donor on Facebook? Lesley Curwen investigates.
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An Art Lovers' Guide
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke take us on three cultural city breaks.
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Marketing: Hacking the Unconscious
Rory Sutherland explores the story and psychology behind influential marketing campaigns
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Mirrored
A chronological journey through life - from childhood to old age - captured in the mirror.
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The Self-Employment Paradox
Who are the self-employed and why does it matter for policy makers?
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Ella Fitzgerald: A Glorious Noise
Ella Fitzgerald is one of America's greatest stars who made her singing debut in New York.
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Culture, Class and Marine Le Pen
Andrew Hussey explores the role of popular culture in the forthcoming French election.
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The Skin Trade
Children are being lured into gambling with virtual currencies invented for computer games
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The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years
Steve Davis visits the Crucible Theatre to celebrate the World Snooker Championship.
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Copyright or Wrong
Richard Taylor charts the story of copyright and asks if the law is overreaching itself.
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Trump at Studio 54
Frances Stonor Saunders on Trump's disco years and mentorship to McCarthy's henchman.
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The Shock
Kidnapping, robbery or an accident are common moments of shock. How do our brains cope?
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From the Couch to the Courtroom
Helena Kennedy QC explores the relationship between law, psychotherapy and mind doctors.
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A Woman Half in Shadow
Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Zora Neale Hurston's literary rebirth.
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The Half: A Countdown To Performance
Fiona Lindsay meets performers of all kinds during the half hour before they go on stage.
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Colombia with Simon Reeve
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve explores Colombia at a pivotal point in its history.
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Do Pass Go
Board games are back! What is their appeal in an increasingly digital world?
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Printing a Nation
Historian Anindita Ghosh explores how the printing press made modern India.
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Adventures in Social Mobility
What are the unwritten rules you must learn to get a top job?
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A Passion for Bach
Exploring the special place the music of Bach occupies in the lives of many music lovers.
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The Rise and Fall of the Meritocracy
Toby Young asks if his father's dark prophesy about meritocracy is becoming a reality.
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BACH: Man of Passion
Professor John Butt explores the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Owning Colour
Wayne Hemingway explores the artistic, commercial and cultural impact of colour.
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In Pursuit of Edward Thomas
Matthew Hollis follows Edward Thomas's 1913 journey into the south west and towards poetry
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A Degree of Fraud
Ellie Cawthorne investigates the multimillion pound trade in fake essays and dissertations
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Keep Digging
Mary-Ann Ochota asks why we can send probes to deep space, but not to the earth's mantle.
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The 'Apostrophiser'
One mans' (sorry, man's) secret battle against sloppy punctuation on Bristol's shop signs.
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The Sandy Hook Deniers
The conspiracy theorists who say the Sandy Hook mass shooting never happened.
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The Origins of the American Dream
The American Dream: where does the idea come from and how has its meaning changed?
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Geriatric Guinea Pigs
Geoff Watts asks why older people are often excluded from clinical trials.
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Take a look behind the scenes at some of the most extraordinary hotels across the globe.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
Actress Cherylee Houston explores the link between pain and creativity.
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The Language of Others
Times columnist Iain Martin examines the role of language differences in social divides.
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Turkey with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve journeys around Turkey, a beautiful country now at the centre of world events.
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The Stately Pleasure Dome
Michael Symmons Roberts gives a poet's perspective on Manchester's Intu Trafford Centre.
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Rock Transition
Laura Snapes explores how musicians have defied gender boundaries to create art and music
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Can the Centre Hold?
Mary Ann Sieghart asks what the future holds for the political centre.
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The Great Egg Freeze
Fi Glover takes a personal journey into the controversial trend of egg freezing.
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Tim Samuels' Sleepover: Inside the Israeli Hospital
Tim Samuels meets Israeli doctors treating Syrians smuggled over the border.
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Dame Vera Lynn: We’ll Meet Again
A birthday tribute celebrating the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn.
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To The Ends of the Earth: Lost Worlds, New Worlds
A fantastic voyage with adventure writers Rider Haggard and Jules Verne.
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