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The Luddite Lament
The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A History of the World Special
The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
BBC Radio 4
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The Bankers and the Bottom Billion
Will an explosion in financial services aimed at the world's poorest help, or hurt, them?
BBC Radio 4
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The Chinese Nureyev
Li Cunxin, Madame Mao's favourite dancer, tells Darcey Bussell about his amazing journey.
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The Twangmasters: The Art of the Lead Guitarist
Nick Barraclough explores what makes a great lead guitar player.
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Australian Rap
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
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Fighting The Power of Pink
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters
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Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus!
Henning Wehn explores the story of one of Monty Python's most bizarre adventures.
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Requiem for a Moth
Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.
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78 Revolutions
Jenny Hammerton - a DJ of 78s - explores why the old discs are still alive and kicking.
BBC Radio 4
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The Kitchen Café
Celebrate the joy of Scotland's larder with recipes, reviews, tips and delicious ideas!
BBC Radio Scotland
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Lebanon: The Next Generation
20 years on John McCarthy returns to Lebanon, in search of signs of the Arab spring.
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The Walpole Chronicle
Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.
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David Hume and the Triumph of Reason
Allan Little profiles the philosopher David Hume, born in 1711.
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When Hollywood Met Halifax
How Jayne Mansfield shook up the northern club scene before she died.
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Erich Honecker's Rock and Roll Years
Henning Wehn investigates 'Ostrock' - the East German rock and pop music scene.
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Fallout: The Legacy of Chernobyl
Nick Ross investigates the health impact of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
BBC Radio 4
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Tales From the Digital Archive
Christine Finn explores how authors' archive is kept, now they write on screens not paper.
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The Swedish Invasion
Comedian Danny Robins explores the global Swedish cultural explosion conquering the world.
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James and the Giant Eagle
James Aldred encounters one of the world's most powerful birds of prey, the Harpy Eagle.
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The Ladies' Man of Opera
The surprising and touching story of how Richard Strauss' marriage inspired his music.
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Ghost Music
Archaeologist Christine Finn taps her foot to ancient sounds not heard for millennia.
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The Light Switch Project
What happens when you switch on a light? Toby Jones discovers it is a question without end
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Sylvie Simmons: The Rock Chick
Islington-born Sylvie Simmons talks to Nick Barraclough about her life as a rock writer.
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The Chemist of Life and Death
How chemist Fritz Haber saved billions from starvation - and pioneered gas warfare too.
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Into the Music Library
An exploration of the strange (and strangely familiar) sound world of 'Library Music'.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Voodoo Wasps and Zombie Worms
Could infection by parasites be at the root of human behaviour and even mental illness?
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Loud Organs His Glory
The story of the great Victorian organ builder 'Father' Henry Willis.
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The RSC at 50
James Naughtie follows the Royal Shakespeare Company as it celebrates its 50th birthday
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The Communist Cosmos
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
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Desert Island Discs Revisited
Selected castaway gems from the BBC Desert Island Discs archive.
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Inheritance Tracks
Guests on songs inherited from their parents and songs they'd pass on to their children.
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The World Today Weekend
Julian Worricker or Rebecca Kesby is joined by two distinguished guests.
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The Biggest Radio on Earth
Dr Lucie Green reports on plans for a radio telescope the size of a continent.
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Is Surgery Scientific?
Surgery is a craft and historically has not been subject to scientific scrutiny until now.
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Budget Call
The Money Box team answer your personal finance questions arising from the Budget.
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Letters to the Arab World Omnibus
Five writers reflect on the recent momentous events in the Middle East and North Africa.
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The Search for Growth
Stephanie Flanders sets out on the search for growth in Britain's economy
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In Doubt We Trust
Mark Vernon examines how desire for certainty has affected people's ability to doubt
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Liberty, Fraternity, Anarchy - Le Punk Francais
Andrew Hussey explores how France played a pivotal role in the explosion of 1970s punk.
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The Smell of Money
Materials scientist Mark Miodownik asks whether we could live without cash.
BBC Radio 4
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Genius Unrecognised
Tony Hill looks at the genesis of five inventions that define our world today
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News from Nowhere: How the Papers Got Their Stories
Jon Manel uncovers new evidence of methods used by some newspapers to get their stories.
BBC Radio 4
