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Digging Up Your Roots
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Inspirational Scottish family history stories and key genealogy advice. Bill Whiteford and his team of experts uncover personal perspectives on social history and provide family history research

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Doctor Who: The Commentaries
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The cast and crew of Doctor Who take you behind the scenes with fascinating facts and irreverent observations on every special this year. Find out more at www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho

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Your daily news fix from the world of music, including exclusive interviews with all the big names, breaking talent and legendary artists, plus the very latest gig news, behind the scenes insights, as

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Best of Chris Moyles
  • Comedy
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Weekly highlights from the award-winning Chris Moyles breakfast show, as broadcast by Chris and team every morning from 6.30am to 10am.

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41 minutes

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Each week, Discovery takes an in-depth look at the most significant ideas, discoveries and trends in science, from the smallest microbe to the furthest corner of space.

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From Our Own Correspondent
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Insight, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Saturdays at 1130

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Digging Up Your Roots
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Inspirational Scottish family history stories and key genealogy advice. Bill Whiteford and his team of experts uncover personal perspectives on social history and provide family history research

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A unique take on the week's events. Chris Addison is joined by regulars Micky Flanagan, Sarah Millican and Andy Zaltzman to sift through the Sunday papers and offer up their opinions on the week gone

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The Infinite Monkey Cage
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Science/comedy chat with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests. Witty, irreverent look at the world according to science with physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. Starting on BBC Radio 4, Monday

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A Week of You and Yours
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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

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42 minutes

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Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young
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Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mystical desert island. Sundays at 11.15 repeated Friday at 0900.

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Weekly topical comedy chaos from a man whose CV includes the Now Show, Dead Ringers, Listen Against & Armando Iannucci’s Time Trumpet. Highlights from all the daft features on Saturday afternoons

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    Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
    • News
    • Comedy > Satire
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    Bringing you a satirical take on the week's news with the cream of UK comedy talent from BBC Radio 4. Currently offering the Now Show.

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    The Film Programme
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    As well as fresh ideas and inspiration, the Gardeners' Question Time podcast offers solutions to most of your gardening problems. Packed full of practical advice from a panel of expert gardeners

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    More or Less: Behind the Stats
    • Factual

    Tim Harford and the More or Less team investigate numbers in the news. Numbers are used in every area of public debate. But are they always reliable? More or Less tries to make sense of the statistics

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    A Week of You and Yours
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    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

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    Uncovering the real stories behind the news. Simon Cox and fellow reporters delve beneath the headlines. The Report airs every Thursday evening at 8pm on Radio 4 for 38 weeks a year. The programme

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    Material World
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    Weekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30

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    Crossing 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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    Average Duration:
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    In Touch: News for Blind People

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    Wed, 30 Dec 09

    Average Duration:
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    Thinking Allowed
    • Factual
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    Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today.

    Updated weekly

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    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

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    Midweek: Diverse conversation
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    Start The Week sets the cultural agenda for the week ahead, with high-profile guests discussing the ideas behind their work in the fields of art, literature, film, science, history, society and

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    The Bottom Line with Evan Davis
    • Factual > Money

    Insight into business from the people at the top. Evan Davis meets influential business leaders for a round table conversation about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers. The

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    Average Duration:
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    Look Away Now - Sports Comedy
    • Comedy > Sketch
    • Comedy > Spoof
    • Sport

    Where sport meets comedy on BBC Radio 4. Garry Richardson anchors a new series of hot-off-the-press sports sketches, spoof interviews, non-expert analysis and music. The show is broadcast on

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    Tracing Your Roots
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    Inspirational family history stories and key genealogy advice. Sally Magnusson and Nick Barratt uncover personal perspectives on social history and give listeners the tools to become family history

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    Best 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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    Click On
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    Exploring the latest developments in from the world of information technology, and how these affect our lives. Click On brings you stories of digital developments, internet innovations, and

    Updated weekly

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    Feedback
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    Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.

    Updated weekly

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    Saturday Review
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    Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week’s cultural highlights on BBC Radio 4.

    Updated weekly

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    Average Duration:
    27 minutes

    Making History
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    Making History explores ordinary people's links with the past. The programme is presented by Vanessa Collingridge and is broadcast on Tuesday at 3pm for 26 weeks a year in two series.

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    Average Duration:
    27 minutes

    The Infinite Monkey Cage
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    Science/comedy chat with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests. Witty, irreverent look at the world according to science with physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. Starting on BBC Radio 4, Monday

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