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Colin Murray’s Gold Run: Extra
- Sport
Extended interviews from Colin Murray's Gold Run – one man’s quest to meet every living GB gold medallist from the summer Olympics.
Sun, 27 May 12
25 minutes
The Digital Human
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
Aleks Krotoski charts how digital culture is moulding modern living. Each week join technology journalist Aleks Krotoski as she goes beyond the latest gadget or web innovation to understand what sort…
Mon, 21 May 12
27 minutes
Time To Move (BBC Learning)
- Children's > Music
- Learning > 5-11
Dance resources for children aged 6 to 8 covering popular cross-curricular topics, primarily for school use. Presented by Diane Louise Jordan and featuring music specially-composed for the series….
Wed, 23 May 12
19 minutes
Daily Mayo
- News
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
The best bits of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2, with star guests, audience interactivity, intelligent conversation and much more.
7 hours ago
21 minutes
Colin Murray’s Gold Run: Extra
- Sport
Extended interviews from Colin Murray's Gold Run – one man’s quest to meet every living GB gold medallist from the summer Olympics.
Sun, 27 May 12
25 minutes
Inheritance Tracks
- Music
- Entertainment
Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
Sat, 26 May 12
7 minutes
Inheritance Tracks 2008-2011
- Entertainment
- Music
Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
Sat, 31 Dec 11
7 minutes
Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz
Geoffrey Smith with his weekly selection of jazz. Each Saturday at midnight, Geoffrey Smith introduces his personal sequence of jazz tracks, inimitably presented and covering the whole history of…
Sun, 27 May 12
23 minutes
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A Brief History of Mathematics
Last Updated:
Fri, 1 Oct 10Average Duration:
14 minutesA Brief History of Mathematics
- Factual > Science & Nature
- Learning > Adults
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. Ten fifteen minute podcasts that reveal the personalities behind the calculations from Newton to the…
Updated daily
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11 Episodes
A History of the World in 100 Objects
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Thu, 12 Apr 12Average Duration:
14 minutesA History of the World in 100 Objects
- Learning
- Factual > History
Welcome to A History of the World. Below you can find all 100 episodes in the series. Although the series has ended, you can continue to listen to the episodes on this page or download them to keep on…
Updated daily
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103 Episodes
A Point of View
Last Updated:
Fri, 25 May 12Average Duration:
9 minutesA Point of View
- News
- Factual
Weekly reflections on topical issues from a range of contributors including historian Lisa Jardine, novelist Sarah Dunant and writer Alain de Botton.
Updated weekly
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59 Episodes
A Point of View: Clive James
Last Updated:
Fri, 25 Dec 09Average Duration:
10 minutesA Point of View: Clive James
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
- Factual > Life Stories
Clive James presents reflections on topical issues ranging from politics to pop culture in this award-winning series of BBC Radio 4's A Point of View. These programmes were first broadcast between…
Updated occasionally
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60 Episodes
A Week of You and Yours
Last Updated:
Fri, 25 May 12Average Duration:
34 minutesA Week of You and Yours
- Factual > Consumer
BBC Radio 4's daily consumer programme is presented by Julian Worricker, Winifred Robinson and Peter White. You and Yours brings news, discussion and special investigations on a wide range of…
Updated weekly
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4 Episodes
Americana: inside the USA
Last Updated:
Mon, 12 Sep 11Average Duration:
31 minutesAmericana: inside the USA
- Factual
- News
An insider’s guide to the stories and people shaping the USA today. From Washington DC and broadcast every Sunday, at 7.15pm. Discussion and insight from some of the best known names and voices in…
Updated occasionally
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53 Episodes
Analysis
Last Updated:
5 hours agoAverage Duration:
28 minutesAnalysis
- Factual > Politics
- Factual > Science & Nature
- News
Analysis makes sense of the ideas that change the world. What made Islam political, whether the Government can make us go green, why we think the market in human organs is repugnant are just some of…
Updated weekly
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55 Episodes
Any Questions and Any Answers
Last Updated:
Sat, 26 May 12Average Duration:
35 minutesAny Questions and Any Answers
- Factual > Politics
- Factual
- News
Any Questions is the topical discussion programme in which a panel of politicians and key people from business, science, arts and the media answer questions on the week’s news put to them by a live…
Updated weekly
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2 Episodes
Best of Natural History Radio
Last Updated:
Thu, 24 May 12Average Duration:
25 minutesBest of Natural History Radio
- Factual > Science & Nature
The BBC Natural History Unit produces a wide range of programmes that aim to immerse a listener in the wonder, surprise and importance that nature has to offer.
Updated weekly
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102 Episodes
Best of Today
Last Updated:
14 hours agoAverage Duration:
7 minutesBest of Today
- News
Insight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories.
Updated daily
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25 Episodes
Beyond Belief
Last Updated:
Mon, 23 Apr 12Average Duration:
27 minutesBeyond Belief
- Religion & Ethics
Debates exploring the place of religion and faith in today's complex world. Ernie Rea is joined every week by a multi-faith panel who discuss how their religious traditions affect their values and…
Updated weekly
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48 Episodes
Bookclub
Last Updated:
Tue, 8 May 12Average Duration:
27 minutesBookclub
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
James Naughtie and readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best known novels. Authors include: Douglas Adams, Alan Bennett, Alice Sebold and Maya Angelou.
Updated weekly
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169 Episodes
Books and Authors
Last Updated:
Sun, 27 May 12Average Duration:
27 minutesBooks and Authors
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
This podcast features Open Book, Bookclub and A Good Read. Mariella Frostrup and James Naughtie talk to leading authors about their work, and Harriett Gilbert and a range of guests discuss their…
Updated weekly
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102 Episodes
Broadcasting House
Last Updated:
Sun, 27 May 12Average Duration:
54 minutesBroadcasting House
- News
News, discussion & a few gags. The Sunday papers & the BH quiz. Broadcast every Sunday morning on BBC Radio 4 between 9 and 10. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Each week discussion about the key themes…
Updated weekly
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5 Episodes
Coast and Country
Last Updated:
Thu, 17 May 12Average Duration:
24 minutesCoast and Country
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
Countryside magazine featuring people, walks and wildlife from rural Britain. Clare Balding’s ‘Ramblings’ and ‘Open Country’ with Matt Baker and Helen Mark join forces to bring you a weekly…
Updated weekly
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89 Episodes
Comedy of the Week
Last Updated:
21 hours agoAverage Duration:
31 minutesComedy of the Week
- Comedy
- Comedy > Standup
- Comedy > Sketch
Brighten your week with an episode of the latest Radio 4 comedy. Every Monday we bring you a fantastic variety of comedians including Mark Thomas, Lenny Henry and Tom Wrigglesworth alongside classic…
Updated weekly
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1 Episode
Cook The Perfect...
Last Updated:
Thu, 24 May 12Average Duration:
8 minutesCook The Perfect...
- Factual > Food & Drink
- Entertainment
Discover cooking techniques and tips to help you perfect your cooking know-how. Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey are joined by leading chefs and food writers who share their secrets for perfect…
Updated monthly
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37 Episodes
Costing the Earth
Last Updated:
Tue, 22 May 12Average Duration:
27 minutesCosting the Earth
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
Man's effect on the environment, questioning accepted truths, challenging those in charge and reporting on progress towards improving the world. Presenters, Tom Heap and Dr Alice Roberts, travel…
Updated weekly
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47 Episodes
Crossing Continents
Last Updated:
Thu, 17 May 12Average Duration:
28 minutesCrossing Continents
- Factual > Travel
- News
On the ground reporting from around the world which focuses on the human dimension of the big international stories.
Updated weekly
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55 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955
Last Updated:
Tue, 7 Jun 55Average Duration:
18 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
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4 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960
Last Updated:
Mon, 23 May 60Average Duration:
26 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
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3 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965
Last Updated:
Mon, 5 Apr 65Average Duration:
23 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Programme Highlights
9 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970
Last Updated:
Sat, 26 Dec 70Average Duration:
23 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Programme Highlights
11 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975
Last Updated:
Sat, 2 Aug 75Average Duration:
25 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Programme Highlights
16 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1976-1980
Last Updated:
Sat, 27 Dec 80Average Duration:
33 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1976-1980
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Programme Highlights
222 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985
Last Updated:
Sat, 11 May 85Average Duration:
34 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Programme Highlights
191 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991
Last Updated:
Sun, 30 Dec 90Average Duration:
34 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Programme Highlights
209 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996
Last Updated:
Sun, 29 Dec 96Average Duration:
36 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Programme Highlights
244 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000
Last Updated:
Thu, 8 Dec 11Average Duration:
36 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Whole Programme
125 Episodes
Desert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005
Last Updated:
Sun, 26 Dec 04Average Duration:
35 minutesDesert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005
- Factual > Life Stories
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…
Updated occasionally
Whole Programme
209 Episodes
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