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  1. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

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  2. Famed For Its Knitting

    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Singapore 1942: End of Empire

    The story of the fall of Singapore in 1942

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  4. The Kitchen Cabinet

    Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.

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  5. The Nile

    Edward Stourton explores the impact of the famous river on the people of Egypt

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  6. What Are the Police For?

    Mark Easton asks what the UK public wants from its police force

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  7. Sport and the British

    Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

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  8. The Secret Catacombs of Paris

    Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Europe's Choice

    Allan Little looks at key moments and issues that brought the EU to the current crisis

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  10. BBC Africa Debate

    If it matters to Africa, we shall debate it in Africa

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  11. Vic Oliver - The First Castaway Remembered

    David Baddiel explores the mercurial life of entertainer Vic Oliver.

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  12. Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed

    Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    A Last Excuse Me Dance

    The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. My London Archive

    A series of interviews offering an intimate view of a city people have made their home.

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  15. The Politics of Pandas

    As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Putin, Russia and the West

    How Russia has been resurrected by Vladimir Putin.

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  17. The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Dickens' last and unfinished novel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Frankenstein's Moon

    Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    Songs for Tahrir

    Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    The Print Master

    Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. What's the Benefit?

    Tom Heap aims to get behind the tabloid headlines on the UK's unemployed

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  22. Sunday Politics Northern Ireland

    Mark Carruthers with the latest political news, interviews and debate.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  23. The Fifth Floor

    At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world

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  24. The Lark Ascending

    Dame Diana Rigg tells the story behind the ever popular The Lark Ascending.

    BBC Four

  25. Sounds of the 20th Century: The 90s

    Fearne Cotton looks back at the Sounds of the 1990s.

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  26. Inside Health

    Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.

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  27. Short Cuts

    Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.

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  28. Songs for Madame Vasnier

    Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.

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    Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters

    How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Welsh's Scottish Journey

    Louise Welsh updates the 1930s trail blazed round Scotland by Orkney poet Edwin Muir

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  31. David Cameron's Big Idea

    Steve Richards explores David Cameron's vision for the state and society

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  32. The Internet Millionaires' Club

    Jolyon Jenkins reports on the people trying to get rich online without actually working.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Black Is a Country

    Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements

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  34. Among the Managers

    Robert Peston lifts the lid on the multi-million pound football management industry

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  35. Thinking Streets

    Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets

    BBC Radio 4

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    How Folk Songs Should Be Sung

    Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Bishop and the Prisoner

    The bishop of Liverpool talks to prisoners, politicians and pundits about the penal system

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  38. In Search of Barney Bubbles

    The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Dear Professor Hawking

    BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to scientist Professor Stephen Hawking

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  40. Don't Log Off

    Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media.

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  41. Make Me A National Treasure

    Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    Buying Defence

    Is Britain wasting billions through bad defence procurement? Francis Tusa investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Tim Wheeler on BBC Three Counties Radio

    Join Tim Wheeler on BBC Three Counties Radio.

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  44. Goodnight John Boy

    Frank Cottrell Boyce celebrates one of the great TV families - The Waltons.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. BBC Radio Tees Documentary

    BBC Radio Tees' documentaries, covering different people, groups, events and more.

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  46. Inside the Academie Francaise

    Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    Am I Really Free?

    When are mentally ill patients really free to make decisions about their treatment?

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Stories in Sound

    Radio Ulster brings together radio documentaries from UK and Irish broadcasters.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  49. The Oath

    What should be in a Hippocratic Oath for scientists?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Can You Touch Your Toes?

    Anita Anand investigates a new system designed to work out who is and isn't fit for work.

    BBC Radio 4

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