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My Night With Tracy - How the Darwin Cyclone Made a Man of Mike Thomson
Illuminated - Radio 4's home for creative documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds.
Ceefax Strikes Back... with Count Binface
Count Binface resurrects the mighty Ceefax. With one small hitch. It’s on the radio.
The Horse at the Door
Why is Isy Suttie haunted by the memory of a creepy old horse knocking at her door?
Stockport: Britain's Karaoke Town
The crazy tale that Karaoke was invented in Stockport and stolen by the Japanese.
Voices from the Bog
Old voices offer new perspectives on the discovery of Lindow Man and Woman, 40 years on.
Dark Crossing
A cross-Atlantic journey turns into a gripping psychological thriller.
The Last of the Blind Piano Tuners
A sonic portrait of a disappearing craft through the lives of four blind piano tuners.
The Sun Does Shine
The story of Anthony Ray Hinton who spent years on death row for crimes he didn't commit.
Reclusion
Will Self meditates on his withdrawal from city life and the meaning of reclusion.
Rebirth
What happened when Clive Hammond's heart stopped beating?
