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  1. How Low Can Rates Go?

    Martin Wolf examines how the search to revive growth is testing the norms of economics.

    BBC Radio 4

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    John's Songs - A Day with a Music Hall Master

    The story of 85-year-old singer John Foreman, hidden gem of the British folk scene.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Breaking Bard

    Fiona Lindsay listens in on actors and directors as they work on dramatic productions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  4. Saving Lives at Sea

    Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

    BBC Two

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  5. The Corbyn Story

    Steve Richards examines the dramatic story of Jeremy Corbyn.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Black Flight and the New Suburbia

    Hugh Muir charts the movement of ethnic minorities from cities to the English countryside.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success

    Profane rubbish or bold rebellion? How did Viz become an acclaimed, best-selling magazine?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Farewell Doctor Finlay

    Dr Margaret McCartney and leading medical historians tell the story of general practice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  9. Roald Dahl: A Gremlin in the Works

    Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe tells the story of one of the greatest movies never made.

    BBC Radio 4

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    You May Now Turn Over Your Papers

    Mary Beard tells the intriguing story of the history of exams.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    I Work for the Government, and Let's Leave It at That

    Julia Langdon uncovers how women spooks have been recruited over the years.

    BBC Radio 4

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    They Call Us Viet Kieu

    Anna Nguyen journeys to Vietnam rediscover the war-torn country her parents fled in 1975.

    BBC Radio 4

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    One Day in Entebbe

    The extraordinary hostage rescue story that changed the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Greece: Warehouse of Souls

    Maria Margaronis explores worlds of hope and chaos for refugees and islanders in Greece.

    BBC Radio 4

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    David Hockney - Back in LA

    David Hockney embarks on an ambitious new portrait series from his Californian studio.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Talking Tennis

    Tennis addict Alistair McGowan serves up an affectionate look back at Wimbledon.

    BBC Two

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  17. A Bleeding Shame

    Jane Garvey examines the topic of menstruation and asks if attitudes are finally changing.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Mighty Real - McAlmont Sings Sylvester

    David McAlmont tells the glittering tale of Sylvester James and his disco hit Mighty Real.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey

    Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.

    BBC Four

  20. Dr Broks' Casebook

    Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks presents a detective hunt in search of the self.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. The Plastic Revolution: 50 Years of the Credit Card

    The story of how easy credit changed British society forever.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Manto: Uncovering Pakistan

    Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of Pakistani writer Sa'adat Manto and assesses his legacy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    While My Guitar Gently Bleeps

    Isy Suttie delves into video game music, attempting to create her own electronic opus.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Self's Search for Meaning

    Will Self asks some of Britain's key opinion-makers about the nature of our existence.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away

    The story of what happens when the death of a child miraculously allows others to live.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. The Unseen - A History of the Invisible

    Science writer Philip Ball explores the invisible - a space where magic and science meet.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. In Wales the Ball Is Round

    Elis James's polemical appraisal of football's role in constructing modern Welsh identity

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Artist in the Director's Chair

    Miranda Sawyer explores the London Film-makers' Co-op and its refreshing approach to film.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Science of Resilience

    Sian Williams explores the science of resilience and takes lessons in bouncing back.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. The Borders of Sanity

    Christopher Harding explores the impact of culture on mental health and illness

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Punk, the Pistols and the Provinces

    The Pistols' played their first and last gig in Yorkshire - what influence did punk have?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Life Under Glass

    The story of how a sideshow doctor changed medical history and saved premature babies.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Jutland: The Battle that Won the War

    Lord West explains why Jutland was the most important battle of the First World War.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. St Helena - Joining the Rest of Us

    Two-part documentary looking at the second most remote community in the world

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Next Stop: Mariachi Plaza

    A night out in the Latino suburbs with the mariachis of Boyle Heights, East LA.

    BBC Radio 4

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    David Attenborough's Zoo Quest in Colour

    The best of David Attenborough's early adventures as never seen before - in colour.

    BBC Four

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    Field Notes: The Irishman Who Invented the Nocturne

    Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational, creative life of the Irish composer John Field.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. The Power of...

    Lucy Cooke examines what gives some animal species the evolutionary edge over their rivals

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. The Migrant Crisis: A Spy Master's Perspective

    Radio 4 documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

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    16 5 66

    The story of how two of the greatest albums of all time were released on the same day.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Suppose I Lose It: update

    Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Europeans - The Roots of Identity

    Historian Margaret MacMillan explores what has really shaped Europeans' identity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. EF Schumacher: Is Small the Next Big?

    Is small the next big? Leo Johnson explores the radical vision of EF Schumacher.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Sprung Floor

    Dane Hurst takes a dance floor to South Africa for use by underprivileged children.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. A British History in Weather

    Alexandra Harris tells how the weather has been reflected in British culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Attenborough's Passion Projects

    Sir David Attenborough presents four of his favourite films.

    BBC Two

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  47. Shakespeare In...

    A look at how the writer is celebrated around the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  48. The Blame Game

    The former director of MI5 questions why there must always be someone to blame.

    BBC Radio 4

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    For Better or Worse

    Peter McGraith hears personal accounts of same-sex marriage in post equality Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

    Mary Beard takes in the mythology, history and archaeology of the ancient world.

    BBC Two

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