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Lady Gaitskell
Life peer Lady Gaitskell on politics, marriage and work in the House of Lords and the UN.
BBC World Service
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World Service Anniversary
Celebrating 21 years of the World Service, from its beginning in 1938 and its role in WW2.
BBC World Service
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the Wall Street crash
Looking back at the Wall Street crash of 1929.
BBC World Service
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European Court Of Justice
Exploring the rules and decisions of The European Court of Justice
BBC World Service
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Urban Decay
How science and technology can come to the aid of our cultural heritage
BBC World Service
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19th Century African Leaders
Discussion of the legacy of 19th-century African leaders who re-drew the political map.
BBC World Service
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Sir Gerald Kelly
Sir Gerald Kelly, flamboyant society portrait painter and TV presenter in the early 1950s.
BBC World Service
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The World of the Circus
Chipperfield Circus, one of Britains oldest and most respected
BBC World Service
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The Spanish
An exploration of culture and tradition shaped by climate, invasion and triumph
BBC World Service
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Patagonia, The Uttermost Part of the Earth
Patagonia, the southern tip of South America
BBC World Service
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The Rebirth of Europe
How the Marshall Plan rebuilt Europe out of the ruins of the Second World War
BBC World Service
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Peace and the Media
"Nobody got to be an editor through covering the United Nations": peace and the media
BBC World Service
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Aaron Copland, America's Composer
Looking back at a life in music, on the centenary of his birth
BBC World Service
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Westerns: Bad History, Great Mythmaking
How the backbone of the American movie industry spread its influence way beyond the screen
BBC World Service
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Execution Day - Texas
What it's like to live near a prison that carries out the death penalty
BBC World Service
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Izmit Earthquake
Aftermath of the 1999 Izmit earthquake and a look at poor building construction
BBC World Service
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The Fall of Saddam Hussain
A look at the events which led to the downfall of Saddam Hussain.
BBC World Service
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Mammon and Mafia
The imprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the 'wild east' of Russia's market economy
BBC World Service
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Shreds: Murder in the dock
A woman is murdered. Nearby, a man is covered in blood. What happens next defies belief.
BBC Radio Wales
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The International Trade in Drugs
How do authorities tackle drug trade? With reports from South Africa and Trinidad
BBC World Service
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Caring for Drug Users in Gambia
Profile of a Gambian community nurse working with drug users and psychiatric patients
BBC World Service
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Mystery of Tomb 55 in the Valley of the Kings
Mystery has surrounded Tomb 55 in the Valley of the Kings ever since it was discovered
BBC World Service
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History of Leipzig's Jews in a Single House
Mike Joseph discovers his mother's pre-war Leipzig home and the family's fate under Nazism
BBC World Service
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Radio 1 and 1Xtra Stories
The home of real-life stories that talk about your life, your world, your issues.
BBC Radio 1
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The American Cowboy
How the cowboy has influenced generations of American musicians and movie makers
BBC World Service
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Herat, Afghanistan
The history and culture of Herat - and a look towards its future
BBC World Service
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The Environmental Impact of Travel and Tourism
Why tourism is encouraged in the developing world, but doesn't always see the profits
BBC World Service
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Disunited
How has portrayal and participation of African Americans on TV and in film changed?
BBC World Service
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Learning with Dogs
How pairing troubled dogs with troubled young men produces results for both
BBC World Service
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Bugs that Rule the World
Bad bacteria, how they spread and the diseases they can cause
BBC World Service
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Giants on our Hands
Modernisation is making many of Asia's working elephants redundant
BBC World Service
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Endangered 'Click' Languages of the Kalahari
Audio-exploration of the click languages of the Khoisan peoples of the Kalahari Desert
BBC World Service
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Being Human
How DNA analysis reveals that chimpanzees are even closer to humans than we thought
BBC World Service
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The Fall of Enron
The fall of the energy trading company Enron in 2001 was the biggest bankruptcy in history
BBC World Service
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A New Axis of Power
Critics claim Latin American television station is “propaganda”
BBC World Service
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Maroon Rebels
The people who negotiated their freedom from the British against incredible odds
BBC World Service
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Gangs, Drill and Prayer
Spitting holy bars. The journey of Enrique - gang member to pastor, at 21 years old.
BBC Radio 1Xtra
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Spending Black: The Currency of Community?
Aaron Roach Bridgeman explores the impact of “spending black” on the black community.
BBC Three
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Drive Fast Die Young
The story of a teenage road death told by his family and first responders.
BBC News
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Killer Couple: Love on Trial
Layla Wright’s investigation into the conviction of a ‘killer couple'.
BBC
