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Rich Hall's (US Election) Breakdown
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Loose Ends
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy -
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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The Reith Lectures
Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
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The Archers
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Desert Island Discs
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island -
Kermode and Mayo's Film Review
Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo to give his verdict on the week's movies -
Woman's Hour
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world -
In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas -
The Documentary
The best of BBC World Service documentaries and other factual programmes.
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Old BBC programmes chopped up and turned into something new.
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Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
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Intelligent and challenging quizzes from Radio 4
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The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis.
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
