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Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities
Roger Law explores some unexpected corners of China's rich and varied culture
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Frock and the Church
Women bishops? Will the Church of England approve them and can it cope with the fallout?
BBC Radio 4
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Tony Hancock
Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against the world.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Hunt for the Gay Whale
Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.
BBC Radio 4
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Through Persian Eyes
Professor Ali Ansari presents a world history as seen through Persian eyes.
BBC Radio 4
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Stuart: A Face Backwards
Mark Burman strips away the layers of Stuart Freeborn's remarkable life in movie make-up.
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The Heath Caper
The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.
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Ulysses Today
Mark Lawson and his guests discuss the powerful influence of James Joyce's Ulysses.
BBC Radio 4
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The Turing Solution
Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.
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The Speaker, Behind the Scenes
Mark D'Arcy examines the controversial approach of the Commons Speaker John Bercow.
BBC Radio 4
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Modern Day Griot
Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.
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Desperately Seeking Sympathy
Jolyon Jenkins investigates why healthy people go online pretending to be terminally ill.
BBC Radio 4
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Smile
Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The French East End
Lucy Ash explores London's new French community, as it spreads beyond South Kensington.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Summit Fever
What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.
BBC Radio 4
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It's Fun, But Is It Theatre?
Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.
BBC Radio 4
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Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma
Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life.
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The End of Drug Discovery
Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.
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Reading between the Lines
Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years
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Camel Country
Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.
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Things Ain't What They Used To Be
David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.
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The Trouble with Kane
Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders
BBC Radio 4
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The Perfumed Mountaineer
Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.
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The Library Returns
Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The First LP in Ireland
The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.
BBC Radio 4
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Hurricane Rash
Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.
BBC Radio 4
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Conjuring Halie
Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
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Nigerian Crossroads
Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.
BBC Radio 4
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Folk Song, Art Song
Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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One in a Million
One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?
BBC Radio 4
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Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve explores remote, dangerous and beautiful locations in the Indian Ocean.
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Louis Theroux: Extreme Love
A look at the extreme pressures placed on relationships by conditions such as autism.
BBC Two
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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.
BBC Two
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The War over Syria
Barbara Plett examines how the Syria conflict could shape the future of the Middle East.
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Titanic Town
Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.
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France and Race: A Question of Identite
Julian Jackson on the issue at the heart of the forthcoming French presidential election.
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The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer
1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.
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In Search of Originality
Ian Peacock sets out to achieve the seemingly impossible, to be original.
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Wireless Nights
Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people
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Land of the Lost Wolves
One very special pack of wolves make a return to North America's West Coast.
BBC One
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Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice
Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.
BBC Two
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The Mystery of the Holy Thorn
Who cut down Glastonbury's 'holy thorn' tree? And why did it matter to so many people?
BBC Radio 4
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La France Maintenant
Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France
BBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
BBC World Service
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
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The Asian Youth Movements
Zaiba Malik on the Asian youth movements in the 1970s who fought for justice and equality.
BBC Radio 4
