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  1. Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey

    Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.

    BBC Four

  2. Dr Broks' Casebook

    Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks presents a detective hunt in search of the self.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. 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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    Manto: Uncovering Pakistan

    Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of Pakistani writer Sa'adat Manto and assesses his legacy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    While My Guitar Gently Bleeps

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Self's Search for Meaning

    Will Self asks some of Britain's key opinion-makers about the nature of our existence.

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away

    The story of what happens when the death of a child miraculously allows others to live.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Unseen - A History of the Invisible

    Science writer Philip Ball explores the invisible - a space where magic and science meet.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. In Wales the Ball Is Round

    Elis James's polemical appraisal of football's role in constructing modern Welsh identity

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Artist in the Director's Chair

    Miranda Sawyer explores the London Film-makers' Co-op and its refreshing approach to film.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Science of Resilience

    Sian Williams explores the science of resilience and takes lessons in bouncing back.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. The Borders of Sanity

    Christopher Harding explores the impact of culture on mental health and illness

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Punk, the Pistols and the Provinces

    The Pistols' played their first and last gig in Yorkshire - what influence did punk have?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    Life Under Glass

    The story of how a sideshow doctor changed medical history and saved premature babies.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    Jutland: The Battle that Won the War

    Lord West explains why Jutland was the most important battle of the First World War.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. St Helena - Joining the Rest of Us

    Two-part documentary looking at the second most remote community in the world

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Next Stop: Mariachi Plaza

    A night out in the Latino suburbs with the mariachis of Boyle Heights, East LA.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    David Attenborough's Zoo Quest in Colour

    The best of David Attenborough's early adventures as never seen before - in colour.

    BBC Four

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    Field Notes: The Irishman Who Invented the Nocturne

    Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational, creative life of the Irish composer John Field.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. The Power of...

    Lucy Cooke examines what gives some animal species the evolutionary edge over their rivals

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. The Migrant Crisis: A Spy Master's Perspective

    Radio 4 documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    16 5 66

    The story of how two of the greatest albums of all time were released on the same day.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Suppose I Lose It: update

    Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Europeans - The Roots of Identity

    Historian Margaret MacMillan explores what has really shaped Europeans' identity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. EF Schumacher: Is Small the Next Big?

    Is small the next big? Leo Johnson explores the radical vision of EF Schumacher.

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    The Sprung Floor

    Dane Hurst takes a dance floor to South Africa for use by underprivileged children.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. A British History in Weather

    Alexandra Harris tells how the weather has been reflected in British culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Attenborough's Passion Projects

    Sir David Attenborough presents four of his favourite films.

    BBC Two

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  29. Shakespeare In...

    A look at how the writer is celebrated around the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  30. Forest, Field and Sky: Art out of Nature

    Dr James Fox meets six artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world.

    BBC Four

  31.

    The Blame Game

    The former director of MI5 questions why there must always be someone to blame.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    For Better or Worse

    Peter McGraith hears personal accounts of same-sex marriage in post equality Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

    Mary Beard takes in the mythology, history and archaeology of the ancient world.

    BBC Two

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  34. The Force of Google

    Google dominates internet searching. Rory Cellan-Jones asks if it is too powerful.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Imposter's Survival Guide

    Oliver Burkeman explores the frequent human experience of feeling like a fraud.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  36. The Anglo-Irish Century

    Historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back at a century of Anglo-Irish relations.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Held Hostage in Syria

    Lyse Doucet talks to a group of former hostages of so-called Islamic State.

    BBC Radio 4

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    All in the Womb

    Traumatic events can change our biology. Can we pass on this altered biology to children?

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Shakespeare and the American Dream

    Robert McCrum journeys across Obama's America in search of Shakespeare.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Are Human Rights Really Universal?

    Helena Kennedy QC explores the philosophical and historical foundations of human rights.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Scenes from Student Life

    Recent graduate Ellie Cawthorne explores 900 years of student life.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. The Business of Music with Matt Everitt

    Matt Everitt explores the decisions that have transformed the record industry.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  43. An Excellent Dumb Discourse: Shakespeare in Silence

    Professor Judith Buchanan shares her love and knowledge of Shakespeare in early films.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Borders, An Odyssey

    Frances Stonor Saunders, with Homer's Odyssey as her guide, explores our bordered lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Justice across Borders

    Allan Little on the legacy of the ICTY and its place in transitional justice.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    The Neglected Sense

    Radio 4 announcer Kathy Clugston is anosmic. She cannot smell - and wants to know why.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    A Waste of Space

    Harriet Sergeant investigates whether empty commercial buildings could house the homeless.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Free Speech

    Author Timothy Garton Ash examines one of the most hotly debated subjects of our time.

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Swansong

    A meditation on loss, with real and imagined stories bound by sound and silence.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Psychedelic Science

    Can psychedelic drugs overcome their notoriety to become accepted for routine medical use?

    BBC Radio 4

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