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I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
Samira Ahmed meets British Asian women who, like her, were inspired by David Bowie.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Real George Orwell
A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell
BBC Radio 4
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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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The Actors' Gang
'Shawshank Redemption' star Tim Robbins leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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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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Hardeep's Sunday Lunch
Hardeep Singh Kohli travels the UK cooking Sunday lunch for people with remarkable stories
BBC Radio 4
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The Big B at 70
A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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China: As History Is My Witness
Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history
BBC Radio 4
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Tehrangeles
A journey into the triumphs and struggles of the Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Reluctant Lama
The Spanish toddler who was chosen by the Dalai Lama as a reincarnated Tibetan lama.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Island
Sheppey, landscape of cars, caravans and morose marshland - the place they call The Island
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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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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Tony Hancock
Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against the world.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Staff No Fee: The Other Life of Brian
Barry Johnston explores the early career of the legendary commentator Brian Johnston.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The New Elizabethans
James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma
Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life.
BBC Four
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The Perfumed Mountaineer
Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Conjuring Halie
Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Wireless Nights
Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people
BBC Radio 4
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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 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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Vic Oliver - The First Castaway Remembered
David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of entertainer Vic Oliver.
BBC Radio 4
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My London Archive
A series of interviews offering an intimate view of a city people have made their home.
BBC World Service
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The Fifth Floor
At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world
BBC World Service
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Songs for Madame Vasnier
Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Make Me A National Treasure
Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart
Profile of painter Brian Clarke, one of the world's greatest stained glass artists.
BBC Four
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The Life Scientific
Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.
BBC Radio 4
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The Man with Many Names
Peter Day explores the wayward genius of Irish writer Flann O'Brien on his centenary
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Paper Round
Public figures revisit their paper round route and reveal how it influenced their lives
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad
Story of the email friendship between a British journalist and an Iraq-based academic
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Hemingway Days
Wayne Hemingway celebrates the lives of 1950s designers, Robin and Lucienne Day.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets
Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Slums 101
Paul Mason visits Manila to assess the benefits of life in the world's poorest slums.
BBC Radio 4
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Composer Joseph Horovitz: No Ordinary Joe
Debbie Wiseman tells the fascinating story of the composer of Captain Noah and Rumpole
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Jamie: Drag Queen at 16
Documentary following the story of teenager Jamie Campbell, who wants to be a drag queen.
BBC Three
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The Mousetrap and Me
Louise Elliot meets Terry O'Neill whose case inspired Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
BBC Radio Wales
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James Joyce - Blind Date With Bloomsday
A literary landmark and it's effect on a city. How Dublin has embraced Ulysses.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Rattigan Versions
Memories of playwright Terence Rattigan from people who had a close connection to him
BBC Radio 4
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When Hollywood Met Halifax
How Jayne Mansfield shook up the northern club scene before she died.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Swedish Invasion
Comedian Danny Robins explores the global Swedish cultural explosion conquering the world.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Sylvie Simmons: The Rock Chick
Islington-born Sylvie Simmons talks to Nick Barraclough about her life as a rock writer.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Loud Organs His Glory
The story of the great Victorian organ builder 'Father' Henry Willis.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Desert Island Discs Revisited
Selected castaway gems from the BBC Desert Island Discs archive.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
