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  1. Treasures of Ancient Greece

    Series in which Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.

    BBC Four

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  2. Is Cancer Money Well Spent?

    Matthew Hill investigates how money is spent on cancer treatments.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Billie Holiday: Fine and Mellow

    An exploration of the dramatic life and jazz legacy of singer Billie Holiday

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    3D Bioprinting

    Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature.

    BBC Radio 4

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    AA: America's Gift to the World

    On the 80th birthday of Alcoholics Anonymous, AL Kennedy tells its story and how it works.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Twin Peaks

    Danny Leigh explains how Twin Peaks changed the television landscape forever.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Codes that Changed the World

    Aleks Krotoski tells the story of the languages that have been used to talk to machines.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Faith of Children or Kumbayah and All That

    Writers and comedians share personal stories of their first encounters with faith.

    BBC Radio 4

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    It's All About the Bass: Carol Kaye at 80

    The story of the first lady of bass, who worked with Phil Spector and the Beach Boys.

    BBC Radio 4

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    This is Me Totally Sausage

    Henning Wehn looks at the difficulties of speaking and understanding English.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    High Explosive: The Tambora Story

    The story of the worst volcanic eruption in human history and its continuing significance.

    BBC Radio 4

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    360 Arts

    Jessica Lack explores public art in the UK through a city's attempt to commission new work

    BBC Radio 4

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    Ken, Madge and the Strange Rock

    The story of a mysterious find on Morecambe beach by one man and his dog.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Beating the Detector

    Anjana Ahuja examines the use of polygraphs, or lie detectors, on sex offenders.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Inside the Sex Offenders' Prison

    Film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at how sex offenders are rehabilitated in HMP Whatton.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Allergic to the 21st Century

    Jane Little explores why thousands suffer reactions to common man-made chemicals.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Children on the Front Line

    Mike Thomson reports from Northern Iraq on the changing role of child soldiers.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    My Pakistani Jazz Orchestra

    Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    The Lariam Legacy

    An investigation into why the MOD still uses a drug that can cause serious side effects.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Company vs Country

    Inside the booming and lucrative business of multinational companies suing governments.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Saffron Censorship: India's Culture Wars

    Zareer Masani asks if censorship and religious fanaticism are threatening India's freedom.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Healthy Visions

    Five experts set out their ideas for the future of public health in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Minecraft: More than a Game

    Jolyon Jenkins asks why UK children are hooked on the computer game Minecraft.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    The Moment That Made Putin

    How Vladimir Putin's experience as KGB agent in Germany shaped his career and behaviour.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Clocks Go Forward Tonight

    Stephen Fry takes a look at the history of daylight saving time.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Jane Russell and the Springtown Mother

    The story of an adoption which became an international scandal in the 1950s

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    My Name Is Isis

    Isis Thompson talks to others who share their name with the radical Islamist State group.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Wing and a Prayer

    Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Same Tune, Different Song

    Debbie Wiseman delves into the world of the song lyricist

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    California: Paradise Lost

    Adam Smith travels through California to discover why being a paradise is so much trouble.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Snow White and the Seven Signs of Ageing

    Cathy FitzGerald tries to rescue the Wicked Queen from the mirror's spell.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The 'Gay Cake' Affair

    William Crawley tells the story of Northern Ireland's so-called 'Gay Cake' row.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Caribbean with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Caribbean Sea in a stunning three-part series.

    BBC Two

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  34. Young Behind Bars

    Winifred Robinson investigates government plans to target the education of young prisoners

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    The Quietest New Year On Earth

    Imagine an entire country staying silent for 24 hours - listen to Bali on New Year's Day.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Sounds Up There

    Sound designer Glenn Freemantle, who worked on Gravity, commemorates the first spacewalk.

    BBC Radio 4

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    In Search of Moderate Muslims

    Sarfraz Manzoor asks if moderate Muslims exist and, if not, where did they go?

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Restarting the Antibiotic Pipeline

    Roland Pease examines how an increasing number of antibiotics are failing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Giving Up Music for Lent

    Will Trevor Cox, a professor of acoustic engineering, be able to give up music for Lent?

    BBC Radio 4

  40. When the People Say Not Sure

    Peter Hennessy and guests discuss how a government is formed if there is a hung parliament

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Inconspicuous Consumption

    Documentary series that takes a forensic look at how humans consume culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. African Students Abroad

    Bola Mosuro follows four African students as they begin courses at British universities.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Martha: An Endling's Tale

    A century ago the last passenger pigeon died. What drove billions of birds to extinction?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Ben Ainslie's Big Gamble

    Can sailor Sir Ben Ainslie lead the first British team to win the America's Cup?

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Spy Who Came In from Al-Qaeda

    Former al-Qaeda member Aimen Dean talks about his eight years undercover as a British spy.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time

    Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom.

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Jock Purdon, the Miners' Poet

    Billy Bragg tells the story of Jock Purdon and the history of songwriting about mining.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Promises, Promises: A History of Debt

    Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  49. The Life in My Head: From Stroke to Brain Attack

    Robert McCrum journeys into his own brain to understand more about his stroke.

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Julia, Dear Boy... Welcome to Westminster

    Julia Langdon on changes to Parliament over 40 years, with Betty Boothroyd and Ken Clarke.

    BBC Radio 4

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