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  1. The A to Z of TV Gardening

    Carol Kirkwood takes an alphabetical journey through the world of television gardening.

    BBC Two

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  2. Talking Pictures

    A nostalgic journey through cinema’s greatest moments.

    BBC Two

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  3. Reimagining the City

    Writers and musicians offer guides to cities with which we think we are already familiar.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Forgetting a Revolutionary: Lawrence Durrell at 100

    Tim Marlow encourages us not to forget the novelist Lawrence Durrell.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Ben Goldacre's Bad Evidence

    Ben Goldacre explores the idea of evidence-based policy.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Northern Ireland: Who Are We Now?

    As Derry-Londonderry becomes the UK City of Culture, William Crawley considers identity.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Roger, the Eagle Has Landed

    Mark Radcliffe recalls the influential life of cult DJ and club promoter Roger Eagle.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. The Value of Culture

    Melvyn Bragg explores the history of the idea of culture, and its value today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. And No Birds Sing: Rachel Carson and Silent Spring

    Franny Armstrong looks at the explosive impact of Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Bellydancing and the Blues

    Guy Schalom hunts out the spirit of the new Egypt in the musical roots of the bellydance

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Train Hopping in the USA

    Jumping on freight trains in America, adventure or desperation? Peter Bowes explores.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Europe Moves East

    Allan Little looks at the changing dynamic of the European Union, as power heads east.

    BBC Radio 4

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    2012: The End of Time

    As the Mayan prophecy of doom approaches, enjoy this light-hearted guide to the apocalypse

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Actors' Gang

    'Shawshank Redemption' star Tim Robbins leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Nigel Slater's 12 Tastes of Christmas

    Nigel Slater shares his favourite festive treats that make Christmas a tasty time of year.

    BBC One

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  16. Pension Off the Old Lady!

    Kamal Ahmed asks how far the Bank of England will need to change under its new governor.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Analysing the Child Sex Offender

    Psychotherapist and author Susie Orbach investigates the mind of the child sex abuser.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Blackout Ballet

    Ismene Brown uncovers the story of Mona Inglesby and International Ballet.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Physicist's Guide to the Orchestra

    Trevor Cox on the physics behind the way orchestral instruments make their unique sound

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Rome: A History of the Eternal City

    Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at the history of Rome.

    BBC Four

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  21. Decontaminating Halabja

    John Simpson returns to Kurdistan, 25 years after a devastating chemical weapons attack.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Our Language in Your Hands

    Linguist Mark Turin explores the fate of the world's endangered languages

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  23. The Age of Reason

    How has the world has changed for women? Inspiring women in their 70s and 80s look back

    BBC World Service

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  24. Football's Home Fans

    Comic and broadcaster Ian Stone on the revolution in the way we run children's football.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Goddess of English

    Zareer Masani on why Indians worship English as a goddess who can free them from poverty.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Care to Be a Nurse?

    Christina Patterson explores why nursing sometimes goes wrong and what can put it right.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The State of Welfare

    What now for the welfare state, 70 years after the Beveridge report?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Open Sesame: Science in the Desert

    David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Letters from Germany

    Leading German figures write about the country they know and the way it is perceived

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Walking on Planet C (2012)

    Musician Nile Rodgers walks the streets of New York, after a cancer diagnosis.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Poor Reporting

    Nick Fraser asks what it takes to get the rich world interested in the poor world.

    BBC Radio 4

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    What Does Ed Miliband Really Think?

    Steve Richards talks to Ed Miliband, his friends and critics about his political ideas.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. On the French Fringe

    Kirsty Lang and Lucy Ash present cultural snapshots off the beaten track in France

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Alice's Restaurant

    Ian McMillan discovers how Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant became a Thanksgiving anthem.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

    Sir David Attenborough looks at the changes in natural history during his 60-year career.

    BBC Two

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  36. Malala's Diary

    The blog of the Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai voiced by British girls her age.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. From Worcester with Love

    Peter White finds out what the blind boarding school he attended is like today

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Tim Key and Gogol's Overcoat

    Comedian Tim Key spins his own surreal tale of one of Russia's greatest short stories.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

    Matthew Oates presents a series about naturalists and their pursuits

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  40. Attenborough's Ark

    David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.

    BBC Two

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    What's in a Name?

    Sangita Myska with a witty and insightful exploration of names in contemporary Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Great Continental Railway Journeys

    Michael Portillo explores Europe’s most beautiful, historic and enchanting regions by rail

    BBC Two

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  43. In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps

    Alvin Hall revisits the insights and observations of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. The Gaza Surf Club

    A portrait of life in Gaza through the eyes of a group of young Palestinian surfers.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Space Dive

    The story of Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.

    BBC Two

  46.

    Climategate Revisited

    Chris Vallance explores the long-term results of the hacking of climate scientists' emails

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land

    Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Land Of The Rising Sums

    Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. The Harbour

    Series following the men and woman who keep Aberdeen Harbour running 24/7.

    BBC One Scotland

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  50. Foreign Bodies

    Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country's history and political system.

    BBC Radio 4

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