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  1. Miriam Margolyes - Almost Australian

    Miriam Margolyes embarks on a two-month journey to discover what it is to be Australian.

    BBC Two

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  2. Mohammed and the Market

    Does a financial system with roots deep in the past have answers to modern economic woes?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Archiving Black America

    Maya Millett speaks to the archivists amplifying the buried stories of African-Americans.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. The Punch

    Aged 19, Jacob Dunne was convicted of manslaughter for killing a man with a single punch.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. The Call Up

    Phil Carradice presents the testimonies of the Welsh men affected by National Service.

    BBC Radio Wales

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  6. What If Everyone Was Disabled?

    Mat Fraser imagines how different our world would be if everybody had a disability.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

    The incredible story of Rupert Murdoch’s influence on world events.

    BBC Two

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  8. The Political School

    Timandra Harkness examines how we could change our political system for the better.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. Once Upon a Time in Iraq

    A closer look at the realities of war and life under Isis.

    BBC Two

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  10. A Deadly Trade

    Even through lockdown boatloads of refugees made the dangerous crossing by boat to the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Simon Schama: The Great Gallery Tours

    Simon Schama conducts a virtual tour of fourworld-class galleries.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Granda Harry and the Coathanger Horse

    A Belfast writer imagines an artist's life for the grandfather who raised him.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Rethink

    Amol Rajan and a global panel discuss inequality and intergenerational fairness.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Race and Our Public Space

    If public spaces need to better reflect our nation - how should they change?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Writing's on the Wall

    Lucky socks, pre-match rituals, Nadal’s water bottles. Sport is teeming with superstition.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Behind the Buzzwords

    How do buzzwords become so widely used, and where do they come from?

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Bloodsport

    The story of the systematic doping of the 2012 and 2014 Olympics by the Russian state.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Walks Like a Duck

    Louise Halling's unflinching and sometimes funny account of living with a disability.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. How to Play

    The insiders' take on bringing great classical music to audiences in 21st-century Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. James Naughtie’s Letter to America

    Reflections on half a century of ‘looking in’ on the United States

    BBC World Service

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  21. Guilty Men

    In 1940, an attack on the 'guilty' in government caused uproar. What can it tell us today?

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Heno Aur

    Angharad Mair a Siân Thomas sy'n dathlu 30 mlynedd o Heno ac yn rhyfeddu ar rai o strae...

    S4C

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  23. Mapping the Future

    Jerry Brotton navigates the transformation from paper to digital mapping.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Home Birds

    Naturalist Brett Westwood considers migration in differing forms from the DRC to the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Go Domhain san Fhuil

    Exploring the life of fishermen working out of Magheraroarty Pier.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  26. Your Call Is Important to Us

    New universal credit claimants tell us about their lives on hold.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    On the Menu

    Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Stretch and Listen!

    Derrick Evans, aka Mr Motivator, tells the global story of fitness on the radio.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Rethink: How Change Happens

    Amol Rajan and guests discuss how social transformation comes about.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. The Last Songs of Gaia

    How are the world's musicians, sound artists and poets responding to the loss of species?

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Rethink: Fast Forward

    How Covid-19 accelerates changes to our world that were not expected until at least 2025.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    Rethink: The Edge of Change

    How has the coronavirus pandemic created an opportunity to reshape our world?

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    The New Tech Cold War

    Gordon Corera asks if the West is losing the technological race with China.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Art of Persia

    Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed reveals the remarkable story of Iran.

    BBC Four

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  35. Life, Uncertainty and VAR

    Tom Chivers asks what football's search for truth tells us about uncertainty in our lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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    No Justice, No Peace: Religion and Protest

    Chine McDonald chairs a transatlantic conversation on Christianity and racism.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Afterlives

    Two people come together to examine how their pasts have changed but not overwhelmed them.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. The Bidding Room

    Sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.

    BBC One

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  39. A Big Disease with a Little Name

    Charting the early years of the AIDS crisis, as told by the people who lived through it

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Watching Us

    Jamie Bartlett looks at the impact of twenty years of reality TV on culture and society.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Weans’ World

    A child's eye view of growing up in the East End of Glasgow.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Na Gael Marys

    Reality dating show.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  43. Sgwrs Dan y Lloer

    Noson hamddenol yn yr ardd a chyfle arbennig am sgwrs dan y sêr yng nghwmni Elin Fflur ...

    S4C

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  44. Knight Fights Giant Snail

    Dr Alixe Bovey presents a surreal journey through the world of medieval marginalia.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. The Everywoman

    Novelist Sarah Hall goes in search of the literary Everywoman.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Meanwhile...

    Covid-19 has dominated the media for months. Meanwhile, other stories are developing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. The Great Post Office Trial

    The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Celebration Kitchen

    A glorious celebration of faith through food.

    BBC One

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  49. Butch

    Joelle Taylor celebrates 'being butch' and asks whether it's an identity with a future.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Global Ventilator Race

    Engineers and inventors worldwide are rushing to build new ventilators. Are they any good?

    BBC Radio 4

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