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34 programmes

  1.

    The Naming of Genes

    Sue Broom cracks the code of the cryptic names that are given to genes by scientists.

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    Natural Despots

    Michael Portillo investigates nature's tyrants

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    Natural Genius

    Carmen Pryce investigates the inner world of the young child.

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    A Natural History of Me!

    If only one in ten cells in the body is human, then what are we? Paul Evans investigates.

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    Nature

    Natural history programme offering a unique insight into the natural world

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    New Conversation

    Olivia O'Leary follows historian Theodore Zeldin in the quest to reform conversation.

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    The New Elizabethans

    James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee

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    The New Galileos

    Andrew Luck-Baker meets today's telescope builders and astronomers

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    The New Global Economics

    Martin Wolf, of the Financial Times, examines the global financial situation

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    The New Guinea Singing Dog

    Could a strange dog from remote New Guinea have been man's first best friend?

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    The New Hindu Fundamentalists

    Navdip Dhariwal investigates the rise of Hindu fundamentalism in Britain.

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    The New North

    Martin Goodman visits iconic new cultural buildings in search of a 'New North' of England

  13. The New Scramble for Africa

    Mike Wooldridge reports on the quiet economic inroads into Africa being made by India.

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    The New Silk Road with Roger Law

    Roger Law visits Yi Wu in China, fast becoming the biggest market place in the world.

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    The New Two Cultures

    Scientist and arts lover Dr Mark Lythgoe looks at the divide between the disciplines

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    News

    The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

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  17.

    News and Papers

    The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers

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    News and Weather

    The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4

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    News Briefing

    The latest news from BBC Radio 4

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    News from Nowhere: How the Papers Got Their Stories

    Jon Manel uncovers new evidence of methods used by some newspapers to get their stories.

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    News Headlines

    The latest national and international news headlines

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    News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

    News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates

  23. News Review of the Year

    A look back at the stories that hit the headlines in the past year

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  24.

    Nigerian Crossroads

    Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.

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    Night Rescue: Saving the Manx Shearwater

    Sarah Moore meets bird rescuer Jean Hains, who helps young Manx Shearwaters.

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    Night Visions

    Poet Paul Farley flies over London in a police helicopter and reflects on the city below.

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    The Nile

    Edward Stourton explores the impact of the famous river on the people of Egypt

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    No Triumph, No Tragedy

    Peter White talks to disabled people who have achieved outstanding success in their field

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    The No.219 Sodcast Project

    Ian McMillan fights the cause of 'sodcasters', perpetrators of tinny mobile phone music.

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    North and South: Across the Great Divide

    Ian Marchant takes a trip along the line dividing the North of England from the South

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    Northern Ireland: Who Are We Now?

    As Derry-Londonderry becomes the UK City of Culture, William Crawley considers identity.

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  32.

    Not Just Funny Animal Voices

    The life of Johnny Morris, told by his friend and former co-presenter Terry Nutkins.

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    The Now Show

    Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests

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    Number One Forensic Detective Agency

    The story of how Botswana has become Africa's leading exponent of crime investigation.

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