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6 Music at Christmas
A Man Like Curtis, People Get Ready
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1/4. Mayfield's early musical influences from the 1950s to 1965.
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The Early Music Show
An Early Music Christmas
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Catherine Bott and Lucie Skeaping introduce a selection of their favourite Christmas music
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Music Feature
Lessons with Mozart
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Jeremy Summerly explores Thomas Attwood's composition lessons with Mozart.
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The Final Whistle
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Michael Stewart looks at what happens to football players when the final whistle is blown.
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Comedy Zone
19/12/2009
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Julia Sutherland with the best of 2009, featuring Barry Cryer.
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Very Nearly An Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story
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Stephen Merchant celebrates the comedy writing partnership of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
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Archive on 4
The Anniversary Anniversary
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Dominic Sandbrook scrutinises our obsession with anniversaries.
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1989: Day by Day
25th December 1989
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Ceausescu and his wife are executed in Romania.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Ian Samson on the relationship between authors and readers through their correspondence.
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Asian Network Reports Special
Jay Sean - Number One in America
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The story of the first British Asian to have a number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Temple Records @ 30
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Songs, music and tales from those who recorded for Temple Records.
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A Funny Sort of Sound
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Julian Clary pays tribute to the wit and ingenuity of comedy musical acts.
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Rosebank at 30
25/12/2009
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Jo MacDonald and listeners look at broadcasting from Stornoway.
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The Friday Documentary
John Simpson Returns To 1989, John Simpson Returns To 1989 3
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3/3. John Simpson brings himself back to the Romanian revolution.
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The Santa Tapes
Santa's Everywhere
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4/4. Alan Dein catches up with Santa as he crosses the globe.
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Bryn Terfel Masters Wine
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Opera singer Bryn Terfel attempts to become a master sommelier.
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Archive on 4
A Laureate's Legacy - The Poetry Archive
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Andrew Motion tells the story of the proudest legacy of his time as Poet Laureate.
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Arts, Classical and Jazz Zone
Best of 2009
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Pauline McLean rounds up the cultural highlights of 2009.
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Keeping Tradition Alive At Christmas
Episode 4
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4/4. Bellowhead's Jon Boden celebrates local voices and festive traditions in Leigh-on-Sea.
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What Scientists Believe
Episode 3
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3/3. Stephen Webster talks to zoologist Andrew Gosler.
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Encore!
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Singer Guy Garvey explores the development of the musical encore.
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1989: Day by Day
24th December 1989
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General Noriega is surrounded as he seeks refuge in Panama.
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Asian Network Reports Special
Blue Star, 25 Years
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Documentary on how the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar still affects UK Sikhs.
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One Planet
24/12/2009
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Mike examines spin and blame in the aftermath of Copenhagen, and hears your views on it.
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Assignment
Vancouver Gangland
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A report on the growing problem of drug and gun crimes in Vancouver.
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New Music Zone
1960s Special
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Richard Cadey presents a 1960s special.
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The Watchdog and the Feral Beast
Episode 2
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2/3. Sir Christopher Meyer examines the relationship between the press and politicians.
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1989: Day by Day
23rd December 1989
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Intense fighting continues in Romania.
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The Santa Tapes
Shop Store Santa
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3/4. In one of Britain's oldest grottos, Santa finds the present very different to the past.
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Gu Saor-Thoileach
23/12/2009
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Western Isles Transport Preservation Group.
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Discovery
Exchanges At The Frontier, Episode 4 - Jim Virdee
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4/5. A.C.Grayling talks to leading physicist Tejinder Virdee about the Large Hadron Collider.
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The Wednesday Documentary
23/12/2009
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Nick Baker embarks on a global journey - an ambitious project to draw a map round the w...
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History Zone
Christmas Zone
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Tales of Christmas in years gone by, introduced by Mark Stephen.
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Hard Times: The Short, Sad Life of Stephen Foster
Episode 2
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2/2. Michael Feinstein pays tribute to the groundbreaking American songwriter Stephen Foster.
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Keeping Tradition Alive At Christmas
Episode 3
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3/4. Billy Bragg celebrates local voices and festive traditions in the West Country.
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Keeping Tradition Alive At Christmas
Episode 2
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2/4. Julie Fowlis celebrates local voices and festive traditions in Wales.
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The New Art of Diplomacy
Episode 2
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2/2. James Naughtie asks if British diplomacy is still fit for purpose.
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1989: Day by Day
22nd December 1989
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Romanian President Ceausescu is caught as he tries to escape.
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The Santa Tapes
White Beard
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2/4. Playing Santa is often the last job in a lifetime of work, as Alan Dein discovers.
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Tales from the Stave
Chopin: Barcarolle
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Frances Fyfield visits the British Library to look at the Chopin's piano score, Barcarolle
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Li Yuan-Chia
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The story of a Chinese artist who settled in a remote village near Hadrian's Wall.
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Towering Ambition
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Adil Ray follows the inaugural campaign to correct UK architecture's ethnic imbalance.
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Defining The Decade
The Heat is On
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2/3. How have world leaders' attitude to global warming changed since the year 2000?
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Celtic Zone
Best of 2009
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Mary Ann Kennedy introduces the Celtic programme highlights of 2009.
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Keeping Tradition Alive At Christmas
Episode 1
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1/4. Kate Rusby presents the secular songs and carols of Sheffield.
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Things We Forgot to Remember
Series 5, The Hanseatic League
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3/4. Michael explores the Hanseatic League, a precursor to modern ideas of European free trade.
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1989: Day by Day
21st December 1989
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Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu is booed in public.
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The Infinite Monkey Cage
Episode 4
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4/4. Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by the Very Rev Victor Stock and Adam Rutherford.
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The Santa Tapes
Santa of the Lighthouses
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1/4. Of course Santa flies, but this one arrives by helicopter.
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Daughters of Britannia
Coming Home
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20/20. A 17th century widow's lonely return and a sad goodbye to the Middle East.
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Sgeulachd Beatha
21/12/2009
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Dòmhnall MacIlleathainn. Aig aois 85 ag innse ma obair beatha air tuathan feadh Alba.
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Policing Britain
The Justice We Deserve
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3/3. Andy Hayman examines the challenges facing policing in Britain today.
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The Monday Documentary
Defining the decade: A Googling we go
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Exploring the underlying themes of the past decade. First, Google's online revolution.
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1989: Day by Day Omnibus
Week ending 19th December November 1989
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FW de Klerk meets Nelson Mandela, Chile elects a civilian president to replace Pinochet.
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Sunday Feature
Tasty!
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Cultural historian Richard Weight explores how we decide what is tasty.
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1989: Day by Day
20th December 1989
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US forces looking for General Noriega invade Panama.
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Platform Shoes
Platform Shoes, Episode 3
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3/6. Huw Williams walks along a disused railway line, collecting people's stories along the way
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Over The Rainbow With Yip Harburg
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Broadcaster Stephen Evans explores the life and work of lyricist Yip Harburg.
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How Tickled Am I?
Series 2, Robb Wilton
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5/6. Mark Radcliffe profiles the variety star best remembered as magistrate Mr Muddlecombe JP.
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No Going Back
20/12/2009
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An exploration into how social attitudes towards drink driving have evolved.
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Even Better Than The Real Thing: The Top of The Pops Albums
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Noddy Holder looks back at the 1970s phenomenon that was the Top of The Pops albums.
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Between the Ears
The Sleepover
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Judith Kampfner explores Jackson Pollock's domestic world.
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Archive on 4
A Dog's Life
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Peter White examines the changing role of the working dog.
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Legends of Irish Music
Series 1, Episode 5
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5/6. John Toal talks to musician, composer and producer Donal Lunny about his life in music.
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The Friday Documentary
State Secrets, State Secrets - Part two
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2/2. Oana Lungescu investigates the secret files kept hidden after the fall of communism.
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One Planet
17/12/2009
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Mike feeds five thousand, puts a price on the planet and learns how to build a beach.
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Assignment
Latvia: Coping with Crisis
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Assignment returns to Latvia, the European country worst hit by the financial crisis.
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The Wednesday Documentary
16/12/2009
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Nick Baker embarks on a global journey - an ambitious project to draw a map round the w...
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Discovery
Exchanges At The Frontier, Episode 3 - Patricia Churchland
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3/5. A.C.Grayling on brain science and human nature with neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland.
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The Monday Documentary
Orphans Of 89, Episode 2
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2/2. Quentin Peel looks at Communism's prospects as an ideology and system of government aft...
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The Friday Documentary
State Secrets, Episode 1
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1/2. Oana Lungescu investigates secret police files of those imprisoned or persecuted during...
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One Planet
10/12/2009
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Mike arrives at the Copenhagen summit to meet delegates, laugh with Santa and alien spot.
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Assignment
Return to Nablus
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Alan Johnston returns to the Palestinian city of Nablus - once a hotbed of militancy.
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Discovery
Exchanges At The Frontier, Episode 2 - Lawrence Krauss
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2/5. Lawrence Krauss discusses the Origins of the Universe with philosopher A.C.Grayling.
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The Monday Documentary
Orphans Of 89, Episode 1
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1/2. Quentin Peel looks at Communism's prospects as an ideology and system of government aft...
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The Friday Documentary
05/12/2009
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StoryCorps, the US oral history project, is an organisation that gives Americans a chan...
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Assignment
Bhopal - An Enduring Tragedy
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Allan Little returns to the scene of the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster in India.
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Discovery
Exchanges At The Frontier, Episode 1 - Rajendra Pachauri
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1/5. A.C.Grayling speaks to the world's leading climate change scientist Rajendra Pachauri.
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File on 4
01/12/2009
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Kate Clark investigates why thousands of Iraqi refugees are still refusing to return home.
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The Monday Documentary
The Crescent And The Cross, Episode 4
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4/4. Owen Bennett Jones explores five crucial battles in the relationship between Christiani...
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The Friday Documentary
28/11/2009
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StoryCorps, the US oral history project, is an organisation that gives Americans a chan...
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One Planet
26/11/2009
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Mike goes on a US road trip, stopping to meet an inventor, a car dealer and a helpful man
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Assignment
Malvinas War Crimes
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Did Argentine officers commit war crimes against their own troops in the Falklands War?
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Discovery
A Scientific View of Agriculture
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How has Romanian agricultural science reinvented itself after the 1989 Revolution?
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File on 4
24/11/2009
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Gerry Northam examines the problems being posed by the shortage of organs for transplants.
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The Monday Documentary
The Crescent And The Cross, Episode 3
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3/4. Owen Bennett Jones explores five crucial battles in the relationship between Christiani...
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The Bottom Line
21/11/2009
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Evan Davis and guests disccuss creative accounting and office design.
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The Friday Documentary
John Simpson Returns To 1989, Episode 2
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2/3. John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution
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One Planet
19/11/2009
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Mike gets dirty hands in Scotland, meets the father of wave power and greets a minister.
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Assignment
The Congo Connection
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Assignment goes on the trail of a deadly African militia operating out of Euorpe.
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Discovery
Czech Republic - The Story of Semtex
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How a Czech plastic explosive became synonymous with terrorism.
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File on 4
17/11/2009
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Jenny Cuffe reports from DR Congo on the scale of illegal gold mining.
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Parting Shots
Episode 5
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5/5. Matthew Parris on valedictories which embarrassed ministers.
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The Monday Documentary
The Crescent And The Cross, Episode 2
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2/4. Owen Bennett Jones explores five crucial battles in the relationship between Christiani...
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The Bottom Line
14/11/2009
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Evan Davis and his panel disccuss why businesses tend to cluster and the future of TV.
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The Friday Documentary
Africa's Forgotten Soldiers
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Martin Plaut hears from the African troops who participated in WWII.
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One Planet
12/11/2009
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Mike visits Australia to ask listeners about mining, droughts and rock star politicians.
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Assignment
High Frequency Trading
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An investigation into new dealing practices by some banks.
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Discovery
11/11/2009
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Carl Zeiss: A State Within a State.
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File on 4
10/11/2009
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Allan Urry investigates the effects of the police force's current funding problems.
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Parting Shots
Episode 4
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4/5. Despatches which changed the course of history.
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Aping Evolution
Episode 2
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2/2. Professor Steve Jones challenges the controversial science of evolutionary psychology.
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The Monday Documentary
The Crescent And The Cross, Episode 1
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Available since Mon, 16 Nov 2009 from World Service.
1/4. Owen Bennett Jones explores five crucial battles in the relationship between Christiani...
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The Bottom Line
07/11/2009
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Evan Davis presents the business magazine.
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The Friday Documentary
Youssou N’Dour at 50
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Youssou N’Dour, the man who makes music to benefit Africa.
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One Planet
05/11/2009
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Mike heads to Barcelona to ask why climate change talks are slow, and he honours the bike
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Assignment
Guinea on the Brink
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Assignment hears harrowing eye-witness accounts of a massacre in Guinea.
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Heart And Soul
Bosnia's War Babies, Episode 2
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2/2. Wendy Robbins tells the story of two women who were raped as a result of the Bosnian war.
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Discovery
04/11/2009
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Richard Hollingham reports on synthetic biology, a new science whose supporters hope wi...
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File on 4
03/11/2009
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Michael Robinson examines the latest tricks which some banks are using to increase profits
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Parting Shots
Episode 3
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3/5. In their valedictories, diplomats recount the hardships of foreign service.
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Aping Evolution
Episode 1
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1/2. Professor Steve Jones challenges the new science of evolutionary psychology.
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The Monday Documentary
07/11/2009
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Lucy Ash looks at Russia's 3 all-female regiments that flew more than 30,000 missions o...
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The Bottom Line
31/10/2009
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Evan Davis and guests discuss those silly bits of paper and metal we call money.
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The Essay
North East Free Thinkers, Audience Choice
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5/5. Why the medieval monk the Venerable Bede is the great Free Thinker of the North East.
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The Entrepreneur's Wound
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Top business people discuss the effect that their traumatic childhood had on them.
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The Friday Documentary
31/10/2009
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Portraits of grand places from the everyday perspective of the people who call them home.
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The Essay
North East Free Thinkers, Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society
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4/5. Poet Sean O'Brien charts the growth of Newcastle's Literary and Philosophical Society.
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One Planet
29/10/2009
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Mike continues his listener tour, chats about Bob Dylan and looks at making green money.
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Assignment
Dying to Give Birth
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Assignment investigates maternal health in Pakistan.
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The Essay
North East Free Thinkers, William Armstrong
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3/5. Henrietta Heald on the achievements of inventor and industrialist William Armstrong.
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Heart And Soul
Bosnia's War Babies, Episode 1
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1/2. The story of teenagers, born as a result of war rape in Bosnia.
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Discovery
28/10/2009
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Gareth Mitchell asks if nuclear fusion could at last be close to generating energy.
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The Essay
North East Free Thinkers, Gertrude Bell
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2/5. Kitty Fitzgerald on the life of Gertrude Bell, author of the 1921 map of modern Iraq.
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Parting Shots
Episode 2
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2/5. How diplomacy requires an ambassador to see beyond the shortcomings of foreign hosts.
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The Essay
North East Free Thinkers, T Dan Smith
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1/5. Graeme Rigby discusses T Dan Smith, former leader of Newcastle City Council.
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The Monday Documentary
31/10/2009
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Gordon Corera takes an unprecedented look inside Britain's Secret Intelligence Service,...
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The Bottom Line
24/10/2009
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Evan Davis is joined by a panel of top business guests to discuss technology.
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Heart And Soul
Bolivian Music 25/10/09
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Why the revival of centuries-old Jesuit music is re-awakening spirituality in Bolivia
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The Friday Documentary
Public Places, Private Lives - Part One
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People who come to a famous spot for work or for their own private reasons.
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One Planet
22/10/2009
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One Planet visits Kenya to hear from our listeners about forests, fast cars and corruption
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Assignment
Protecting Britain's Children
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Assignment reports from the frontline of child protection in Britain.
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Discovery
Discovery, Bioprecipitation
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1/3. Can bacteria in the atmosphere influence the weather? Richard Hollingham investigates.
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Parting Shots
Episode 1
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Available since Tue, 20 Oct 2009 from Radio 4.
1/5. Valedictories in which retiring ambassadors poked fun at the nations where they had served
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Morecambe: Chill Winds on the Bay
Episode 2
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2/2. The town's hopes are pinned on a good summer season but its fortunes depend on the weather
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The Monday Documentary
19/10/2009
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Available since Mon, 26 Oct 2009 from World Service.
An unprecedented look inside the MI6 and behind the Iron Curtain in the Cold War days.
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The Bottom Line
17/10/2009
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Evan Davis and his guests debate the challenges of operating in a hypermobile society.
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The Friday Documentary
John Simpson Returns To 1989, Episode 1
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Available since Fri, 23 Oct 2009 from World Service.
1/3. John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of post-communist life.
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One Planet
15/10/2009
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Mike meets the Archbishop of Canterbury, considers rubbish homes and living buildings
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Assignment
Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth
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Available since Thu, 22 Oct 2009 from World Service.
Why is the country so good at chess?
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Discovery
Trading Up, Episode 2
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Available since Wed, 21 Oct 2009 from World Service.
2/2. 'Trade not aid' is a new mantra for development but can people stay out of poverty when...
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File on 4
13/10/2009
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Julian O'Halloran examines the levels of pay awarded by some councils to their executives.
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Brighton: The Bomb That Changed Politics
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Available since Mon, 12 Oct 2009 from Radio 4.
Michael Dobbs explores the political legacy of the Brighton hotel bombing.
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The Monday Documentary
12/10/2009
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Available since Mon, 19 Oct 2009 from World Service.
Gordon Corera takes an unprecedented look inside Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.
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The Bottom Line
10/10/2009
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Stephanie Flanders asks her panel of business guests about the fine art of salesmanship.
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The Friday Documentary
The Friday Documentary
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If you were forced to leave your home forever, what would you take with you?
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One Planet
08/10/2009
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Mike hears quiet voices on climate change, mulls a Nobel Prize and gets down with the kids
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Assignment
Three Strike Lifers
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Serving life for stealing a pair of socks.
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Discovery
Trading Up, Episode 1
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1/2. How farmers and fisherman in poorer countries are trading themselves out of poverty.
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File on 4
06/10/2009
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Gerry Northam asks why it seems so hard to buy the right equipment for our forces.
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The Monday Documentary
The Crash, Episode 3
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3/3. What lessons have been learnt from the credit crisis? Could it happen again?
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The Bottom Line
03/10/2009
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Evan Davis asks guests about discipline at work and the mysteries of profit margins.
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The Friday Documentary
02/10/2009
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What do migrants take with them when they leave their homes forever, which will always ...
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One Planet
01/10/2009
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One Planet grills an airline boss, ponders future planes, and visits a uranium battlesite
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Assignment
The Mystery of the Arctic Sea
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A cargo ship disappears mysteriously in the English Channel. The BBC investigates.
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Discovery
30/09/2009
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Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip.
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File on 4
29/09/2009
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Miriam O'Reilly investigates claims of major problems in community mental health services.
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Morecambe: Chill Winds on the Bay
Episode 1
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1/2. Following the town's preparations for the make-or-break 2009 holiday season.
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The Monday Documentary
The Crash, Episode 2
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2/3. A longer view of the crash suggests that there are in fact many causes - financial, pol...
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The Bottom Line
26/09/2009
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This week on the programme, the panel talks about managing expectations and meetings.
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The Friday Documentary
Building out of the Recession - part two
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Could new construction projects be a beacon of hope in today's bleak economic climate?
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One Planet
24/09/2009
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Mike chats with a storm chaser, talks insurance and debates the words of China's President
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Assignment
Chasing the Tax Cheats
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Globally billions of dollars are lost to tax cheats. Can the G20 stop the cheating?
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Discovery
23/09/2009
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Kakapo, Cleopatra and Pavarotti are cryptic names for genes. Sue Broom cracks the code.
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File on 4
22/09/2009
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Allan Urry assesses the threat of attacks by white, racist, right-wing extremists.
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The Monday Documentary
The Crash, The Crash - The Bank That Bust The World
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1/3. What were the key moments that led to the turbulent financial events of Autumn 2008 and...
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The Friday Documentary
Building out of the Recession
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Could new construction projects be a beacon of hope in today's bleak economic climate?
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One Planet
17/09/2009
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What's the perfect city size? Mike hears from three cities, and Baaba Maal stops to chat.
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Assignment
Dog Fighting in Chicago
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If my dog is tough then I'm tough. Killer dogs give teenagers status in Chicago.
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A River Runs Through It
Episode 3
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3/3. Edward Stourton reaches the end of his journey as the Jordan flows into the Dead Sea.
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Discovery
Numbers That Made The World, Episode 3
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3/3. Cecil Balmond takes the listener on a journey into the history of numbers. Designs.
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A River Runs Through It
Episode 2
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2/3. The River Jordan has long been at the centre of conflicts, but are things changing?
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A River Runs Through It
Episode 1
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1/3. Edward Stourton's journey starts on the melting snows of Mount Hermon, the Jordan's source
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The Monday Documentary
19/09/2009
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Benjamin Jealous is the leader of the US's largest civil rights movement (NAACP). Gary ...
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The Friday Documentary
Mexico's Missing Island
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Bermeja Island, which could give Mexico a claim to valuable oil, was visible on maps un...
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One Planet
10/09/2009
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Mike tackles Patrick Moore, learns about tidy India and hears from Jamaican mums
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Assignment
Masters in Business
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Assignment asks: What role did the business schools play in last year's financial crisis?
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Discovery
Numbers That Made The World, Episode 2
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2/3. Cecil Balmond takes the listener on a journey into the history of numbers. Patterns.
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Peston and the Money Men
Adair Turner
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4/4. Robert Peston talks to Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
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The Monday Documentary
Why Is Africa Poor?, Episode 3
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3/3. Is tapping into a continent's optimism the key to Africa's future?
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Journey of a Lifetime
The Sinking Islands
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6/6. As sea-levels rise, Dan Box witnesses one Pacific island community's climate change exodus
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The Friday Documentary
Muslims Fighting For Israel
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Muslims currently serving in the Israeli army talk about the conflicts they face.
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One Planet
03/09/2009
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Mike chats to a garbage king, shows off his rubbish, and learns about shrinking bears.
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Assignment
Saving in China
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The Chinese government wants people to spend more and save less. Chris Hogg reports.
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Discovery
Numbers That Made The World, Episode 1
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1/3. Cecil Balmond takes the listener on a journey into the history of numbers. Symbols.
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Tracing Your Roots
Series 4, Tracing Your Roots - Wartime Losses
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1/5. Stella Collis is united with her German PoW father's military records.
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The Monday Documentary
Why Is Africa Poor?, Episode 2
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2/3. Africa is rich in natural resources and human potential. So why is it poor?
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Peston and the Money Men
John Varley
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3/4. Robert talks to the chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, about the banking crisis.
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Face the Facts
The Long Wait for a Law
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How can a landlord be allowed to bulldoze your mobile home?
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The Friday Documentary
New Media In Kashmir
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Suvojit Bagchi tells the story of the impact of New Media Communication in a conflict z...
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One Planet
27/08/2009
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The Danish island of Samso has completely eliminated dependence on fossil fuels, and no...
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Assignment
Mutiny in Bangladesh
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Six months on from a military revolt in Bangladesh Assignment asks what really happened.
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Discovery
Africa's Elephants In Crisis, Episode 2
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2/2. Illegal ivory trade, farmers, climate change - a perfect storm for Africa's elephants?
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Nature
Series 3, Restoring Heathlands
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2/9. Brett Westwood investigates the potential for restoring large areas of heathland.
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Peston and the Money Men
Jim Chanos
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2/4. Robert Peston talks to hedge fund pioneer Jim Chanos about the global financial meltdown.
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The Monday Documentary
Why Is Africa Poor?, Why is Africa Poor? - Part One
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1/3. Mark Doyle examines the reasons behind Africa's relative poverty.
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Face the Facts
Losing out to Lehman's
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The investors who unknowingly bought into Lehman Brothers and could now lose their capital
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The Friday Documentary
Fighting For Pao Culture In Burma
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A rebel group of 100 men who are fighting back against the 400,000 strong Burmese army.
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One Planet
20/08/2009 - Banking On Life
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Richard Scrase looks at the largest seed store in the world.
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Assignment
20/08/2009
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Assignment gains rare access to a US base in Djibouti, Africa.
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Discovery
Africa's Elephants In Crisis, Episode 1
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1/2. African elephants are threatened by a new surge in the illegal ivory trade.
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Nature
Series 3, Episode 1
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1/9. Brett Westwood encounters the large blue butterfly on the Somerset Downs.
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Mind Changers
Series 4, Arden House
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4/4. Claudia Hammond revisits Langer and Rodin's 1976 Arden House study.
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The Monday Documentary
22/08/2009
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Mukul Devichand investigates the attempt to persuade China's middle class to buy Europe...
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Face the Facts
Jobcentre Plus - Not Working
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John Waite examines claims that the jobcentre service is badly stretched.
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The Friday Documentary
Bombs, Stamps and Throat Singers
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Physicist Richard Feyman discovered remote Russian region of Tuva through his stamp col...
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One Planet
13/08/2009
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Professor Trevor Cox explores the new wave of 'biomimicry' and meets the people attempt...
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Assignment
The Pardon Game
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Five drug traffickers are pardoned in Afghanistan - justice or election deal making?
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Discovery
1989 - Sport's Greatest Cover Up, Episode 2
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2/2. The truth behind East Germany's sporting achievements. Matt McGrath investigates.
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Britain's Atlantis
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The most recent knowledge of what the land around Britain was like before the Ice Age.
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Mind Changers
Series 4, Harlow's Monkeys
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3/4. Revisiting Harry Harlow's surrogate mothers experiment, which revolutionised parenting.
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The Monday Documentary
William Morris and the Muslims
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Navid Akhtar takes a look at the influence of Islamic design on William Morris.
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Face the Facts
Beaten by the Bullies
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John Waite investigates what schools are doing to tackle bullying and to help its victims.
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The Friday Documentary
Global Perspective, Global Perspective: Traffic Islands
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6/6. Traffic Islands explores lives drawn to the public traffic grid.
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One Planet
The Mystery of the Marine Strandings
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Were naval manoeuvres to blame for a large mass stranding of dolphins? Sue Broom reports.
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Assignment
06/08/2009
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Sudan, four years after the peace treaty that ended the war between the North and South.
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Last Chance for Africa's Elephants?
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How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory?
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Discovery
1989 - Sport's Greatest Cover Up, Episode 1
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1/2. The truth behind East Germany's sporting achievements. Matt McGrath investigates.
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Chips With Everything
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Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip.
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Mind Changers
Series 4, The Hawthorne Effect
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2/4. The 1920s experiment in a Chicago factory that gave rise to the Hawthorne Effect.
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The Monday Documentary
08/08/2009
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Iran and West: how relations with the US changed in the complex post 9/11 era.
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Face the Facts
Licensing the Landlords
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How local authorities are struggling to tackle the scourge of unlicensed bedsits.
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The Friday Documentary
Global Perspective, Global Perspective: Chung King Mansions
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5/6. A slice of life in the shabby tenement building in Hong Kong's busy commercial district.
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Assignment
Assignment: Torture Investigation
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Assignment investigates the relationship between the US and the UK security services.
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Discovery
Give Me The Moonlite, Episode 2
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2/2. Richard Hollingham looks at UK plans for a Moon mission, 40 years after Apollo.
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File on 4
28/07/2009
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Stephen Grey investigates the relationship between the US and the UK security services.
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The Chambers
Episode 2
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2/2. Following the barristers, clerks and staff of one of London's leading law chambers.
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Biomimicry: Inspired by Nature
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Scientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry.
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Mind Changers
Series 4, The Pseudo-Patient Study
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1/4. Claudia Hammond revisits David Rosenhan's Pseudo-Patient Study.
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The Monday Documentary
01/08/2009
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Delphine Jaudeau examines terrorism, including the Hezbollah kidnappings of westerners ...
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Face the Facts
A Death Unnoticed
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John Waite finds out about the funerals organised by councils.
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The Friday Documentary
Global Perspective, Global Perspective: Across The Waters
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4/6. How Fair Isle, one of Britain's most remote island communities, is keeping its numbers up.
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One Planet
23/07/2009
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Mike talks with the UN's climate chief, listens to melting permafrost, and smells money.
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Assignment
Winning the Peace in Pakistan
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Winning hearts and minds in Pakistan. Jill McGivering reports for Assignment.
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Discovery
Give Me The Moonlite, Episode 1
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1/2. 40 years after the first Moonwalk Richard Hollingham looks at the scientific legacy Apollo
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File on 4
21/07/2009
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Are some of the UK's biggest corporate fraudsters now practically immune from prosecution?
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The Chambers
Episode 1
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1/2. Following the barristers, clerks and staff of one of London's leading law chambers.
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Give Me the MoonLITE
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Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.
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The Monday Documentary
25/07/2009
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Dai Richards looks at the first decade after Iran's Islamic revolution.
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The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line, Episode 8
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8/8. Evan Davis presents the business magazine.
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The Friday Documentary
Global Perspective, Global Perspective: Death Diminishes Me
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3/6. The isolation of living with HIV in New Zealand.
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One Planet
16/07/2009
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Mike visits the moon, watches solar flares, and still finds time to help a rare duck.
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Assignment
Chechnya's Missing Women
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Chechnya's women face a growing threat of kidnap and violence. Lucy Ash reports.
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Discovery
Save Our Sounds, Episode 2
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2/2. Save our Sounds 2: Trevor Cox explores the urban soundscape of Hong Kong.
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File on 4
14/07/2009
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Angus Stickler examines the safety record of the RAF in recent conflicts.
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Analysis
Preserving Pakistan
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Available since Mon, 13 Jul 2009 from Radio 4.
Owen Bennett-Jones investigates Pakistan's Islamic radicals.
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The Monday Documentary
13/07/2009
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In June, after 7 years locked up at Guantanamo Bay, 4 Uyghur men were released & sent t...
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The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line, Episode 7
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7/8. Evan Davis presents the business magazine.
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The Friday Documentary
Global Perspective, Global Perspective: Islands Of Security
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2/6. Islands of Security looks at the impact of South Africa's gated communities.
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One Planet
09/07/2009
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Mike hears from the moon, talks trees, and looks at the economy versus environment dilemma
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Assignment
Land Grab Cambodia
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Cambodia is experiencing an epidemic of so-called land grabbing. Rob Walker reports.
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The Mystery of the Marine Strandings
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Sue Broom investigates why 26 dolphins were stranded and died in Falmouth Harbour in 2008.
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Discovery
Save Our Sounds, Episode 1
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Available in RealMedia only since Thu, 9 Jul 2009 from World Service.
1/2. Save our Sounds: Trevor Cox presents the first of two programmes on the urban soundscape.
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File on 4
07/07/2009
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Is Britain's system of public protection from violent offenders still among the best?
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Analysis
Inspiring Green Innovation
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Inspiring the inventors who will lead the way in the fight against global warming.
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The Monday Documentary
11/07/2009
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Thembi Ngubane dared to talk openly about AIDS in South Africa. This is a tribute to a ...
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The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line, Episode 6
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6/8. Evan Davis asks business leaders about their contact with their employees.
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The Friday Documentary
Global Perspective, Alert Bay - My Life So Far
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1/6. Teenagers on a remote Canadian island talk about preserving their native culture.
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One Planet
02/07/2009
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Mike debates America's climate change bill, pulls tyres up a hill and goes birdwatching.
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Assignment
The Opus Dei Enigma
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Christopher Landau gains unique access to the controversial Catholic Opus Dei movement.
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The Greening of the Deserts
Episode 2
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2/2. Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar.
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Iran: A Revolutionary State
Episode 3
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3/3. The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.
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Discovery
Natural Disasters, Episode 2
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2/2. Beetles infesting pine forests in Canada are threatening to spread across North America.
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File on 4
30/06/2009
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Miriam O'Reilly investigates the no-win, no-fee lawyers who bring claims against the NHS.
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Making History
30/06/2009
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Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
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Iran: A Revolutionary State
Episode 2
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2/3. The oil crisis of the 1950s led to the overthrow of a democratically elected government.
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Analysis
Thought Experiments
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Janet Radcliffe Richards examines the results of studies into humans' moral choices.
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Iran: A Revolutionary State
Episode 1
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1/3. John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran.
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The Monday Documentary
04/07/2009
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The BBC takes a closer look at former general Hosni Mubarek and the institution that ha...
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Moats, Mortgages and Mayhem
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Nick Robinson reflects on the reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its repercussions
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The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line, Episode 5
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5/8. Evan Davis asks his guests about their personal style of management.
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Assignment
Assignment - Iran in crisis
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John Simpson reflects on the dramatic events that followed Iran's elections.
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The Friday Documentary
28/06/2009
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When the dried blood of Naples' patron saint fails to liquefy, will tragedy avail?
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One Planet
25/06/2009
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One Planet looks at how we use our planet, and how what we do affects our lives.
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Assignment
25/06/2009
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Ed Butler reports on the fate of the world's super-rich since the financial crisis began.
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The Greening of the Deserts
Episode 1
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1/2. Ayisha Yahya explores predictions that some deserts could turn greener in the future.
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Discovery
Natural Disasters, Episode 1
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1/2. How the global financial downturn has triggered a rethink on environment policy in Iceland
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File on 4
23/06/2009
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Michael Robinson investigates increases in the cost of building schools, hospitals & roads
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Making History
23/06/2009
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Featuring a listener's ancestor who was a hero in a mine rescue in 19th-century Wales.
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The Monday Documentary
27/06/2009
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The BBC takes a closer look at former general Hosni Mubarek and the institution that ha...
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Analysis
Doesn't Everyone?
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Michael Blastland asks if 'group-think' is distancing policy from the public.
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One Planet
18/06/2009
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Mike visits divided Cyprus to talk walls, and learn about nature's love of no-man's land.
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Assignment
America's Somali Bantu
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A report on life for a community of Somali Bantu refugees who have settled in Boise, Idaho
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James and the Giant Tree
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Professional tree climber James Aldred climbs one of Britain's tallest trees.
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Discovery
Stem Cells (3/3)
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Sue Broom concludes her examination of the remarkable world of stem cells.
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Global Business
Middle-East Social Entrepreneurs
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Peter Day talks to three social entrepreneurs from the middle East.
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File on 4
16/06/2009
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Gerry Northam investigates allegations of incompetence in the Learning and Skills Council.
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Making History
16/06/2009
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Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
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The Monday Documentary
20/06/2009
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Justin Webb's son was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. As parent and journalist, Justin ...
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Analysis
A New Iraq?
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Bronwen Maddox considers the prospects of lasting peace for the Iraqi people.
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The Ian Blair Years
Episode 2
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2/2. Danny Shaw tells the story of Sir Ian Blair's tenure as Metropolitan Police commissioner.
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The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line, Episode 3
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3/3. Evan Davis asks his guests if businesses can manage succession any better than politicians
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One Planet
11/06/2009
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Mike meets wild boar, interviews a sceptical economist, and learns of rewilding.
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Assignment
Turkey's State Forensic Institute
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Assignment examines an alleged cover up of police brutality in Turkey.
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Discovery
Stem Cells (2/3)
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Sue Broom continues her examination of the remarkable world of stem cells.
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File on 4
09/06/2009
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Julian O'Halloran investigates claims about the causes of the swine flu virus.
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Making History
09/06/2009
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One of the surviving members of the British whaling fleet recalls life on South Georgia.
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Global Business
Lazy Town
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Peter Day looks at the hugely successful childrens TV series and it's boss Magnus Scheving
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Analysis
Economy on the Edge
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Financial commentator Martin Wolf assesses what the future may hold for the global economy
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The Ian Blair Years
Episode 1
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1/2. Danny Shaw tells the story of Sir Ian Blair's tenure as Metropolitan Police commissioner.
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The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line, Episode 2
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2/3. Evan Davis and guests consider whether we have entered a new era of austerity.
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One Planet
04/06/2009
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Mike seeks an oceans protector, hears from African fishermen, and learns of acidic seas.
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Assignment
The Inside Story of a Pirate Hijack
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Assignment gains exclusive access to the story of a hijack of a ship off the Somali coast.
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Discovery
Stem Cells (1/3)
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In a new 3-part series of Discovery Sue Broom examines the remarkable world of stem cells.
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File on 4
02/06/2009
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Jenny Cuffe asks if the policy of preserving jobs for British workers is being undermined.
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Making History
02/06/2009
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Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
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Nature
Series 2, Seabirds - Canaries on the Cliffs
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7/8. Chris Sperring explores declining seabird numbers and asks if it represents a crisis.
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Global Business
Philip Delves-Broughton
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Peter Day hears from journalist and author, Philip Delves-Broughton.
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Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business
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Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.
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Analysis
No Escape
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Richard Weight asks why prison policy is so difficult to unlock and if anyone has the key.
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Hearts and Minds
Episode 2
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2/2. Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events.
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The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line, Episode 1
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1/3. Evan Davis and his guests discuss how businesses can survive a recession.
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One Planet
28/05/2009
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Mike interviews US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and goes fly fishing as he examines rivers
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Assignment
The Bad Samaritan
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The story of how one man - Bernie Madoff - plundered millions from charity in the USA.
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Discovery
Saving the Tiger
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Mark Tully investigates India's attempts to save the country's tigers from extinction.
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File on 4
26/05/2009
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Allan Urry investigates more claims of bad behaviour on the part of bankers.
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Making History
26/05/2009
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Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
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Nature
Series 2, Decline In Migrants
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6/8. Brett Westwood searches for the reasons behind the declining numbers of migrant songbirds.
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Global Business
Craig Barrett
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Peter Day hears from Craig Barrett, the very recently retired Chairman of Intel.
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Hearts and Minds
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1/2. Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events.
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One Planet
21/05/2009
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Mike Williams asks officials, academics and residents how we deal with shanty towns.
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Assignment
Ypres: The City of the Dead
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Assignment goes to Ypres - the Belgian city that confronts its terrible past every day.
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Discovery
Rememberance of Smells Past
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Ian Peacock discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood.
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World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?
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Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good or ill.
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Making History
19/05/2009
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The story of John Bellingham, the only person to murder a British Prime Minister.
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Nature
Series 2, Alien Attitudes
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5/8. Are we being consistent in our approach to non-native plants and animals?
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Global Business
19/05/2009
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Peter Day talks to the two women at the head of a ground breaking Icelandic company
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Foes Reunited
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Why are youths in Northern Ireland using social networking sites to spread sectarianism?
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The Landfill Designers
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Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?
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One Planet
14/05/2009
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Mike talks to an oil boss, hears about diamond mining, and pays homage to graphite.
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Discovery
The New Galileos
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The Large Binocular Telescope, the world's largest telescope is nearing completion.
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Sacred Election: Lessons from the Biggest Democracy in the World
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Dr Mukulika Banerjee learns about the processes involved in an Indian general election.
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Making History
12/05/2009
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The experiences of a painter and decorator from Sale in 19th-century China.
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Nature
Series 2, Anuta - An Island Governed By Love
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4/8. Huw Cordey meets the people of the tiny island of Anuta in the South Pacific.
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Global Business
Diminishing oil
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An entrepreneur's thoughts on a way of weaning motorists off their reliance on oil.
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A Baby Asbo
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Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.
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One Planet
07/05/2009
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Mike Williams meets the UN environment chief, plus reggae, remittances and Prince Charles
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Assignment
Algeria looks to the Future
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A decade after the civil war in Algeria Assignment asks if there is hope for the future.
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Discovery
The New Galileos
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Andrew Luck-Baker meets the team constructing the James Webb Space Telescope.
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The New Hindu Fundamentalists
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Navdip Dhariwal investigates the rise of Hindu fundamentalism in Britain.
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Making History
05/05/2009
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Could a leaf collection in Southport provide valuable historical research?
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Nature
Series 2, The Future of the Amazon
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3/8. Paul Evans investigates the Amazon, the biggest area of rainforest left on Earth.
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Global Business
Car Crash
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Peter Day finds out why the US automobile business is in deep trouble.
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France's Forgotten Concentration Camps
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Investigating the concentration camps set up in France to hold Spanish Civil War refugees.
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One Planet
30/04/2009
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Mike Williams discusses pandemics, tourism in Afghanistan and the future of cars
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Assignment
The Rich in Retreat
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On Assignment - how the global financial crisis is affecting the super-rich.
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Discovery
Sound Architecture
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Trevor Cox explores the science of sound within the spaces we inhabit.
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Making History
28/04/2009
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Professor Mark Stoyle goes in search of the Civil War dead from the siege of Lyme Regis.
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Nature
Series 2, Access For All?
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2/8. Paul Evans visits Dorset to find out why heathland birds don't welcome hordes of visitors.
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Global Business
The Edge of Europe
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Peter Day takes a close look at Iceland's role in the world economic crisis.
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The Wonder Cure?
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Matthew Hill investigates the drug Champix and its possible links to psychiatric illness.
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Who's My Half-Brother? Where's My Half-Sister?
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How children conceived through a sperm donor can make contact with their half-siblings.
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One Planet
23/04/2009
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Mike Williams discusses a key ruling in the US and follows a turtle race
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Assignment
Pakistan in Crisis
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The fabric of Pakistani society is under threat from extremism. Jill McGivering reports.
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Discovery
Oceans - What Lies Beneath, Episode 4
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4/4. Gabrielle Walker looks at the intricate relationship between the oceans and the atmosphere
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Twin Sisters, Two Faiths
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Identical twin sisters talk about their different choices to follow Islam and Christianity
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Making History
21/04/2009
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Historian Professor Richard Holmes explains how the militia worked in the 18th century.
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Nature
Series 2, The Vogelkop Bowerbird
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1/8. A close encounter with two birds that revealed an exquisite courtship performance.
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Global Business
The Edge of Europe
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In part 2 of this series, Peter Day turns his attention to the economic woes of Ireland.
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Inside The Child Prisons
Episode 2
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2/2. Winifred Robinson follows the fortunes of violent and damaged youngsters.
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Remembrance of Smells Past
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Ian Peacock discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood.
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One Planet
16/04/2009
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The programme that explores the biggest issues in global development and the environment.
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Assignment
Escape from Eritrea
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Eritreans flee national service without end.
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Ludwig Koch and the Music of Nature
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Sean Street tells the story of the German wildlife sound recordist Ludwig Koch.
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Discovery
Oceans - What Lies Beneath, Episode 3
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3/4. Gabrielle Walker meets scientists who are trawling the oceans for untapped resources.
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Blair's Faith Foundation
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Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress?
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Making History
14/04/2009
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Bridget Long tries to confirm a family story about her late father during World War Two.
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The Prime Ministers
Clement Attlee
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8/8. Clement Attlee's lack of charisma did not prevent him transforming post war Britain.
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Global Business
14/04/2009
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This week we ask people on the edge of Europe whether joining the EU was worth it.
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Inside The Child Prisons
Episode 1
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1/2. Winifred Robinson follows the fortunes of violent and dama
