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  1. Advantage Home

    Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Cricket Cabaret

    Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past

    Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.

    BBC Radio 4

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    In His Element

    Sir Ken Robinson, creativity guru, is in Derry-Londonderry, the first UK City of Culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Godfather of Ulster Punk

    Alan Dein meets figurehead of the Northern Irish punk scene, Terri Hooley.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Crouching Low, Hidden Camera - Life as a P.I.

    Jake Wallis Simons explores the murky and controversial world of private investigators.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Changing My Voice

    Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Amazonia - Keeping It Alive

    Can we use the Amazon for the wealth of resources it contains, but still keep it alive?

    BBC Radio 4

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    7/7: One Day in London

    The testimony of over 50 people directly affected by the 7/7 London bombings.

    BBC Two

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    The Voice of God

    Richard Coles on the various ways that the voice of God is depicted, and what this reveals

    BBC Radio 4

  11. 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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  12. 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

  14.

    The Hunt for the Gay Whale

    Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Through Persian Eyes

    Professor Ali Ansari presents a world history as seen through Persian eyes.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. Stuart: A Face Backwards

    Mark Burman strips away the layers of Stuart Freeborn's remarkable life in movie make-up.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. The Cave

    Five illustrated talks by different writers exploring the cave as a theme

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Heath Caper

    The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sniffing Out Danger

    Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Ulysses Today

    Mark Lawson and his guests discuss the powerful influence of James Joyce's Ulysses.

    BBC Radio 4

  21.

    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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    The Speaker, Behind the Scenes

    Mark D'Arcy examines the controversial approach of the Commons Speaker John Bercow.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Modern Day Griot

    Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Desperately Seeking Sympathy

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates why healthy people go online pretending to be terminally ill.

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    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

  27.

    Summit Fever

    What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    It's Fun, But Is It Theatre?

    Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma

    Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life.

    BBC Four

  30.

    The End of Drug Discovery

    Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Reading between the Lines

    Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Camel Country

    Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Things Ain't What They Used To Be

    David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. 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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  36. The Perfumed Mountaineer

    Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37.

    The Library Returns

    Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38.

    The First LP in Ireland

    The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.

    BBC Radio 4

  39.

    Hurricane Rash

    Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Conjuring Halie

    Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41.

    Nigerian Crossroads

    Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Folk Song, Art Song

    Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43.

    One in a Million

    One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve explores remote, dangerous and beautiful locations in the Indian Ocean.

    BBC Two

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  45. Louis Theroux: Extreme Love

    A look at the extreme pressures placed on relationships by conditions such as autism.

    BBC Two

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  46. 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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  47. The War over Syria

    Barbara Plett examines how the Syria conflict could shape the future of the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    Titanic Town

    Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    France and Race: A Question of Identite

    Julian Jackson on the issue at the heart of the forthcoming French presidential election.

    BBC Radio 4

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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.

    BBC Radio 4

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