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  1. Wireless Nights

    Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. 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

  4. 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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  5. The Why Factor

    The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions

    BBC World Service

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  6. The Man Who Discovered Egypt

    Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.

    BBC Four

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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

  8. North and South: Across the Great Divide

    Ian Marchant takes a trip along the line dividing the North of England from the South

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  9. The Teenage Pregnancy Myth

    Do assumptions about teenage pregnancy stand up to scrutiny? Miranda Sawyer investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Scott's Legacy

    Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but Science was the real winner.

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. The Road Home: Remaking Homer's Odyssey

    Tom Holland explores the continuing appeal of Homer's Odyssey. Why should that be?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Feed Me to the Wind

    Across Britain, cremation ashes remain uncollected. Amanda Mitchinson investigates why.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Japan: Coping With Disaster

    What does the response to last year's tsunami and meltdown tell us about modern Japan?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Night Visions

    Poet Paul Farley flies over London in the police helicopter and reflects on the city below

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    In The Lounge With Rich Morton

    Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Building the Big Society

    Giles Edwards follows the work of people implementing the government's flagship policy

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Boot Camp on a Boat: Still Sailing?

    Jolyon Jenkins returns to Hull to report on an innovative yacht scheme for young NEETs.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Stationery Cupboard

    An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Children of the Tsunami

    How the 2011 tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident have affected children's lives.

    BBC Two

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    The 12 Inch Single

    Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle

    How Tarzan has enjoyed 100 years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Battle for Egypt

    A year after the fall of President Mubarak of Egypt, what happened to the revolution?

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Unseeing Eye

    As Britain's last glass eye maker retires, Jolyon Jenkins explores the world of false eyes

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Doctor - Tell Me the Truth

    James Reason explores how patient safety can be improved by doctors admitting mistakes

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. The Great British Countryside

    Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury's adventures in four stunning British landscapes.

    BBC One

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  26. Writing in Three Dimensions: Angela Carter's Love Affair with Radio

    Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. The London Chronicles Archive

    The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people

    BBC World Service

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  28. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  29. Famed For Its Knitting

    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Super Smart Animals

    Prepare to be amazed, entertained and even outwitted by the world's Super Smart Animals.

    BBC One

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  31. The Nile

    Edward Stourton explores the impact of the famous river on the people of Egypt

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. What Are the Police For?

    Mark Easton asks what the UK public wants from its police force

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Sport and the British

    Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  34. The Secret Catacombs of Paris

    Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Europe's Choice

    Allan Little looks at key moments and issues that brought the EU to the current crisis

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. Vic Oliver - The First Castaway Remembered

    David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of entertainer Vic Oliver.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed

    Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    A Last Excuse Me Dance

    The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Politics of Pandas

    As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Putin, Russia and the West

    How Russia has been resurrected by Vladimir Putin.

    BBC Two

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  41. The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Dickens' last and unfinished novel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Frankenstein's Moon

    Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Songs for Tahrir

    Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Print Master

    Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. What's the Benefit?

    Tom Heap aims to get behind the tabloid headlines on the UK's unemployed

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Short Cuts

    Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters

    How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Welsh's Scottish Journey

    Louise Welsh updates the 1930s trail blazed round Scotland by Orkney poet Edwin Muir

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. David Cameron's Big Idea

    Steve Richards explores David Cameron's vision for the state and society

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. The Internet Millionaires' Club

    Jolyon Jenkins reports on the people trying to get rich online without actually working.

    BBC Radio 4

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