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Scientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry.

Ismene Brown uncovers the story of Mona Inglesby and International Ballet.

Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress?

Christine Finn visits the house that was the poet Wilfred Owen's final refuge in France.

Paul Bennun explores the world of music composed for video games.

Why are black and Asian people in Britain reluctant to act as blood and organ donors?

An exploration of the spiritual side of the music of Bob Dylan as the singer turns 70.

How Scandinavia became home to a generation of African-American jazz and blues musicians.

Jolyon Jenkins returns to Hull to report on an innovative yacht scheme for young NEETs.

Winifred Robinson tracks researchers on one of the world's largest child health studies.

Thousands of Bradford babies are being followed in the biggest health survey of its kind.

How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today?

Brian O'Driscoll opens up about the highs and lows of his Lions' experiences.

Razia Iqbal visits the women architects of the Gulf.

Mukti Jain Campion asks why India's people have virtually no access to medical morphine.

Michael Dobbs explores the political legacy of the Brighton hotel bombing.

The most recent knowledge of what the land around Britain was like before the Ice Age.

Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists

Navid Akhtar explores the British Muslim experience in the ten years since the 9/11 attack

Vincent Duggleby answers listeners' calls on how the Budget will affect them.

Money Box and You and Yours join forces to analyse the Budget.

The Money Box team answer your personal finance questions arising from the Budget.

Is Britain wasting billions through bad defence procurement? Francis Tusa investigates.

Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.

Anita Anand investigates a new system designed to work out who is and isn't fit for work.

Christina Patterson explores why nursing sometimes goes wrong and what can put it right.

Julie Fernandez explores the complex relationship between disabled child and parent carer.

Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks.

Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.

Naturalist and journalist Henry Nicholls traces the story of Chi-Chi the panda.

Rana Mitter discovers the unexpected thinking behind China's welfare state.

Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip.

Melvyn Bragg presents a celebration of the remarkable language of Sir Winston Churchill.

The story of Clair Patterson's discovery of the global contamination of the environment.

Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.

Chris Vallance explores the long-term results of the hacking of climate scientists' emails

Debbie Wiseman tells the fascinating story of the composer of Captain Noah and Rumpole.

Sally Marlow investigates the addictive nature of overeating and how we should treat it.

Sue MacGregor interviews broadcaster and foreign correspondent Alistair Cooke.

Catherine Bott on software that corrects out of tune singing but is also a creative tool.

Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.

Poet Paul Farley takes a walk across the dangerous sands of Morecambe Bay.

Jake Wallis Simons explores the murky and controversial world of private investigators.

David Schneider looks back at the history of British Jewish comedy.

Playwright Michael Symmons Robert explores the dystopic imagination.

Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?

Emily Buchanan meets parents who adopted children from overseas orphanages.

Allan Little profiles the great philosopher David Hume who was born 300 years ago.