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  1. One Health: The Vet Will See You Now

    Graham Easton compares the veterinary patient journey to the NHS. Can lessons be learnt?

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Will Gompertz Gets Creative

    Will Gompertz presents a series on creativity

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. CSI Whale

    Philip Hoare attends the necropsy of a porpoise and thinks about going inside a whale.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Is the European Dream Over?

    Bridget Kendall and guests look beyond the crisis in Greece to assess the future of Europe

    BBC Radio 4

  5.

    People Talking

    Exploring the poetic sound world of postwar radio documentary pioneer Denis Mitchell.

    BBC Radio 4

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    New Wave at Westminster

    Martha Kearney follows the experiences and explores the hopes of new MPs at Westminster.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Self-Service Nation

    Ian Marchant explores the rise of self-service. Who benefits - consumers or big business?

    BBC Radio 4

  8.

    Archie Shepp's Message from Paris

    Saxophonist Archie Shepp on life as a black American in Paris.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Fighting to Stay the Same

    Andy Martin asks what influence loyalists retain on the politics of Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. What Is a Story?

    Marina Warner explores the world of contemporary fiction

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Battleships: The Ashes Voyages

    Star England and Australian cricketers remember travelling by ship to play Ashes Tests.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Looking For Charlie Williams

    Ian McMillan sets out on a quest to find out about the footballer turned TV comedy star.

    BBC Radio 4

  13.

    Crisis in the Curry Kitchen

    Hardeep Singh Kohli investigates the lack of chefs threatening Britain's curry industry.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Amerasians: Children of the Dust

    The story of the children fathered by American servicemen during the Vietnam War.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    The Kampala Dream House

    In a children's home in Kampala every child is given a musical chance for a future.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16.

    The Beat Women

    Laura Barton travels to New York to meet the women writers of the Beat Generation.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Me, My Selfie and I: Aimee Fuller's Generation Game

    Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller explores the selfie phenomenon

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  18. Lost Children of the Holocaust

    Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war BBC radio appeals

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Cutting Up the Cut-Up

    Ken Hollings examines the artistic device to create new meaning from existing recordings.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    The Doctor's Dementia

    A doctor's perspective on dementia - from the inside.

    BBC Radio 4

  21.

    Fast and Furioso

    Rainer Hersch explores the dazzling technique of today’s musical virtuosos.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22.

    Sugar Daddy, Sugar Baby

    Young British women students dating rich older men via websites. Who is exploiting who?

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    From the Cockpit to the Operating Theatre

    Why lessons learned from aviation psychology are starting to save lives in hospitals.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story

    Surgeon Gabriel Weston explores the history and development of forensic science.

    BBC Four

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  25. Napoleon: The Man and the Myths

    Historian Andrew Roberts dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. My Big Fat Documentary

    Is the world ready for Scottee's personal brand of fat activism? You be the judge.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    My Life on Paper

    Jane Godber explores the UCAS personal statement - how close to the truth is it?

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Minimal Impact

    The story of the musical aesthetic and the ubiquitous technique of minimalism.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. The Light

    Author Bernard Hare recalls a terrifying childhood experience which changed his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    Ayo Gorkhali: The Gurkhas Are Coming!

    Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown.

    BBC Radio 4

  31.

    I Am Nobody's Prime Minister

    Poet Dean Atta became uninterested in politics. Did the recent election change his mind?

    BBC Radio 4

  32. China's Football Revolution

    Clive Anderson visits China to find out why success at the sport has eluded the country.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Notes From a Northern Irish Childhood

    Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Shadow of the Sun King

    Professor Julian Swann marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Louis XIV of France.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock

    Alan Yentob marks the centenary of TS Eliot's poem, with a reading by Jeremy Irons.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Another Time, Another Place

    Sara Parker visits Antony Gormley's installation on Crosby beach on its tenth anniversary.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    The Dark Side of Buddhism

    Why has a militant, violent strain of Buddhism emerged in Sri Lanka?

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    Drawing the Line: When IVF Doesn't Work

    Charlotte Smith asks, when do you choose to stop trying with IVF?

    BBC Radio 4

  39.

    Sarah Lucas at the Venice Biennale

    Alastair Sooke interviews artist Sarah Lucas as she prepares for the Venice Biennale.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    My Head

    A true story of brain injury, recovery and discovery.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Britain's Underground Army

    Three surviving Bevin Boys reflect on the ways the experience changed them forever.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    The Affordable Housing Crisis

    Lesley Curwen investigates the ways councils negotiate affordable housing with developers.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. In Search of the Black Mozart

    Chi-chi Nwanoku searches for great black composers and performers of the 18th century.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  44. The Business of Genetic Ancestry

    Adam Rutherford investigates what a DNA test can and cannot tell us about our ancestry.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Churchill: When Britain Said No

    Documentary covering Winston Churchill's failure to be re-elected following World War II.

    BBC Two

  46.

    The Ghetto Inglese

    Rome's famous Piazza di Spagna has a secret British history that still reverberates.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    Young, British and Imam-in-Training

    Samira Ahmed meets the next generation of Britain's imams.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    A Short History of Ukrainians in Britain

    The stories of British Ukrainians, whose family histories mirror that of their homeland.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Hip Hop in the Middle East: Rhymes, Revolution and Resistance

    Music journalist Jackson Allers explores Arab Spring era hip-hop as a catalyst for change.

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    The Origins of War

    Is war a uniquely human act, or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past?

    BBC Radio 4

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