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  1. Wha's Like Us

    Sanjeev Kohli takes a humorous look at how films have shown Scots and the Scots character.

    BBC Scotland

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    The Science of Dr Seuss

    Robin Ince explores the scientific ideas hidden within the wonderful world of Dr Seuss

    BBC Radio 4

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    Flying Scotsman from the Footplate

    The view from the driving seat as Flying Scotsman travels the Severn Valley Railway.

    BBC Four

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    Acting Disabled

    BBC disability correspondent Nikki Fox on the portrayal of disability in films and on TV.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Slaughter of the Innocents

    Tim Montgomerie reflects on the largely forgotten Collect for Holy Innocents day.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Controlling the Unaccountable Algorithm

    Emily Bell asks how we can control the powerful algorithms which shape modern life.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Travels with Bob

    Paddy O'Connell and a small dog go in search of modern-day local pride in where we live.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  8. Glenda Jackson and the Making of King Lear

    Glenda Jackson's returns to the stage for the first time in 23 years playing King Lear.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb

    Film following the team racing to entomb the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

    BBC Four

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    Psychology of Money

    Claudia Hammond explores our complex relationship with cash.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Playing Tennis in a Coma

    Researchers and families discuss a study of consciousness in patients with brain injuries.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Out in Africa

    Charles Adesina explores what it means to be gay, lesbian or transgender in Africa.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Objet Trouve

    True stories of chance discoveries.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Almost Human Rights

    Is this the beginning of a new expansion in human rights for great apes?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix

    Run, Rudolph, run! Cathy FitzGerald goes reindeer-racing in the Arctic Circle. From 2015.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. The History of Secrecy

    Tiffany Jenkins presents a narrative history of secrecy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  17. The Kids Who Decide What All the Other Kids Talk About

    The university dropouts using social media to influence youngsters on a huge scale.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Paying for the Hostage

    John McCarthy looks at how handling a hostage crisis has changed 30 years since his kidnap

    BBC Radio 4

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    Freud for Our Times

    If psychoanalysis is only for the wealthy few, can we all still benefit from Freud?

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Everything You Think About Sport Is Wrong

    Simon Barnes presents a series challenging conventional thinking about sport.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. The Woman Who Invented James Bond?

    Miles Jupp investigates the strange case of the woman who may have invented James Bond.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Faith or Family

    The struggle between the world of Hasidic Jews in the UK and those who decide to leave.

    BBC Radio 4

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    It's Obscene!

    Matthew Syed explores the vexed role of money at the pinnacle of contemporary sport.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Supply and Demand

    Sushma Puri asks if the supply teacher system is failing teachers, schools and children.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. The Art of Australia

    Academic Corin Throsby explores the rich cultural life of her native Australia.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. We Need to Talk About Death

    Joan Bakewell and her panel discuss death and dying.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. The Green Book

    Alvin Hall tells the story of an African American travel guide during the segregation era.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Bursting the Social Network Bubble

    Bobby Friction discovers the impact social media is having on his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Life at LIPA

    Series that raises the curtain on the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. As Many Leaves

    A journalist revisits the audio diary that documents her husband's sudden departure.

    BBC Radio 4

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    GCHQ: Minority Report

    The domestic challenge facing Britain's biggest secret intelligence service.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Freedom Too Far?

    Melanie Phillips explores the limits of free speech.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Man Who Wanted to 'Cure' Smoking

    John Waite looks at the work of the anti-smoking guru Allen Carr who died ten years ago.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The Power of Negative Thinking

    Psychology writer and proud curmudgeon Oliver Burkeman explores the virtues of negativity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Letters from America

    After the US presidential election, five writers give their view on where America goes now

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. 24 Hours of Sunset

    Laura Barton walks the length of Sunset Boulevard in 24 hours, from city to coast.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  37. After Cathy

    The harrowing personal stories that lie behind today's homeless headlines.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The Sound of Soweto

    Thabiso Mohare explores the musical life of Soweto.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  39. The French Culture War

    Exploring the culture war between secularism and a new generation of Muslims in France.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Black Is the New Black

    Exceptional figures from all walks of life share their thoughts on being black today.

    BBC Two

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  41. Black and British: A Forgotten History

    A look at the relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.

    BBC Two

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  42. The Vigil

    People talk frankly about the challenging experience of sitting with a dying parent.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. The River

    Series charting life along the River Tweed, a Borders land of characters

    BBC Scotland

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  44. Our Man in China: The Diaries

    Extracts from the extraordinary diaries of Sir Robert Hart, a Victorian diplomat in China.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Planet Earth II

    How animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.

    BBC One

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  46. CrowdScience

    Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe

    BBC World Service

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  47. Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

    How the three country singers ended up uniting as close harmony singers on the Trio album.

    BBC Four

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    Butterfly Mind

    Can a Shaman cure writer's block? Playwright, David Greig, tries to find out.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Our Lives

    Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity.

    BBC One

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  50. The Unswayables: Trump's Loyal Army

    Michael Goldfarb is in Pennsylvania hearing the reasons Americans are voting Trump.

    BBC Radio 4

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