(231 programmes available now on BBC iPlayer)
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1989: A German Story
German programme-makers report on rarely-reported aspects of their country
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1989: Day by Day
Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago
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1989: Day by Day Omnibus
Another chance to look back at the events making the news 20 years ago, with Sir John Tusa
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A Baby Asbo
Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.
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A Cymbal Tale
Writer, comedian and rock drummer Andrew McGibbon explores the history of the cymbal.
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A Good Read
Programme inviting guests to discuss their favourite books
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A Life With ...
Series about scientific specialists
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A Point of View
A weekly reflection on a topical issue
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A River Runs Through It
Edward Stourton explores the River Jordan
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Adventures in Poetry
Programme exploring the background, effect and lasting appeal of some well-loved poems
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Afternoon Play
Radio dramas which delight and surprise
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Afternoon Reading
Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers
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All in the Mind
Programme exploring the limits and potential of the human mind
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Am I Normal?
Series exploring how doctors decide what is normal and what is not
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Americana
Matt Frei presents an insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America today
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Analysis
Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad
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Any Answers?
Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
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Any Questions?
Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
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Aping Evolution
Prof Steve Jones takes a sceptical look at the new science of evolutionary psychology
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Archers Omnibus, The
The week's events in Ambridge
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Archers, The
Contemporary drama in a rural setting
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Archive on 4
A look back at programmes and recordings from the BBC archives
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Armatrading for Mayor
Singer Joan Armatrading reports on her time spent with the current Lord Mayor of London.
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Armistice Day Silence
The traditional two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.
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As Told to Craig Brown
Craig Brown introduces a mixture of satire, social observation and nonsense
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Ayres on the Air
Pam Ayres presents a series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches
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Baby Asbo, A
Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.
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Beauty of Britain
Comedy by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson
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Bells on Sunday
The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country
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Beyond Belief
Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
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Beyond Westminster
Series looking at politics beyond and outside the Westminster parliament
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Big Bang Day: Engineering Solutions
Adam Hart-Davis follows the construction of the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN
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Big Bang Day: Five Particles
Simon Singh examines the significance of subatomic particles
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Big Bang Day: Physics Rocks
Brian Cox meets some celebrity enthusiasts of particle physics.
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Biomimicry: Inspired by Nature
Scientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry.
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Blair's Faith Foundation
Can Tony Blair's Faith Foundation succeed in promoting religion as a force for progress?
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Bleak Expectations
Comedy Victorian adventures by Mark Evans
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Book at Bedtime
Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature
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Book of the Week
Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres
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Bookclub
Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best known novels
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Bottom Line, The
Business magazine programme, discussing issues relevant to companies and customers
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Brain of Britain
General knowledge in which listeners compete for the title of Brain of Britain
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Brel et Moi: Alastair Campbell on Jacques Brel
Alastair Campbell reveals his passion for the music of Belgian singer Jacques Brel.
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Brighton: The Bomb That Changed Politics
Michael Dobbs explores the political legacy of the Brighton hotel bombing.
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Bringing Up Britain
Mariella Frostrup hosts a debate about parenting with families, experts and policy-makers
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Britain's Atlantis
The most recent knowledge of what the land around Britain was like before the Ice Age.
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Britain's Other Music Hall: The Story of the Blackface Minstrels
Musician Tony Etoria explores the strange world of blackface minstrelsy.
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Budget Call
Vincent Duggleby answers listeners' calls on how the Budget will affect them.
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Calling Time On Student Bars
Ed Byrne finds out if that notorious institution, the student union bar, has had its day.
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Case Notes
Medical programme exploring a different topic each week
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Cases That Changed Our World, The
Clive Coleman tells the stories of little-known but influential legal cases
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Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph
Nicholas Witchell sets the scene in Whitehall as the nation remembers.
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Chambers, The
Following the barristers, clerks and staff of one of London's leading law chambers
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Check Up
Medical discussion phone-in programme with weekly guest experts
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Child of the State
Poet Lemn Sissay looks for the lost memories of his time in social care as a child.
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Chips With Everything
Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip.
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Choice, The
Series featuring people who have made life-altering decisions
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Classic Serial
Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status
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Click On
Programme covering the latest developments and issues from the world of IT
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Costing the Earth
Programme looking at man's effect on the environment and how the environment reacts
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Counterpoint
Quiz in which members of the public compete to become Radio 4's musical mastermind
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Crossing Continents
Series focussing on foreign affairs issues
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Cymbal Tale, A
Writer, comedian and rock drummer Andrew McGibbon explores the history of the cymbal.
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Dead Ringers
Award-winning comedy impression show
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Debating Animals
Rod Liddle examines our differing responses to related animal species
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Desert Island Discs
Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Document
Historical investigation programme, taking a document as a starting point
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Elvis By Bono
U2's singer Bono reads his own poem, Elvis, and weaves it into an atmospheric sound-scape.
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Excess Baggage
Travel magazine, featuring travellers' tales, experiences and anecdotes
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Face the Facts
Investigative series looking at consumer and social stories from the UK
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Farming Today
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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Feedback
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
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File on 4
Award-winning current affairs documentary series
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Film Programme, The
Film programme looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV
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Find Me A New York Jewish Princess
Tim Samuels takes a light-hearted look at the New York Jewish dating scene.
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Foes Reunited
Why are youths in Northern Ireland using social networking sites to spread sectarianism?
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Food Programme
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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France's Forgotten Concentration Camps
Investigating the concentration camps set up in France to hold Spanish Civil War refugees.
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Friday Play
The home of thrillers, mysteries, romance and detective stories
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From Our Own Correspondent
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines
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Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Frontiers
Programme exploring new ideas in science and meeting the researchers responsible
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Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
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Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off
Spoof comedy series following the exploits would-be travel guru Giles Wemmbley Hogg
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Give Me the MoonLITE
Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.
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Go4it
Childrens magazine exploring everything under the sun, with features and songs
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Good Read, A
Programme inviting guests to discuss their favourite books
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Great Lives
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series
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Greening of the Deserts, The
Ayisha Yahya explores warnings that some deserts could turn greener in the future
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Hearts and Minds
Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events and conflicts
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Home Planet
Programme answering listeners' questions about planet Earth and our impact upon it
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Hut 33
Sitcom about three WW2 code-breakers who can't stand each other or their draughty hut
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Ian Blair Years, The
Danny Shaw tells the story of Sir Ian Blair's tenure as Metropolitan Police Commissioner
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In Business
Series about the world of work from vast corporations to modest volunteers
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In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas
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In Touch
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
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Inside The Child Prisons
Winifred Robinson follows the fortunes of violent and damaged youngsters
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Inside the Ethics Committee
A panel of experts explore the workings of clinical ethics committees
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Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business
Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.
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iPM
Weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate
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Iran: A Revolutionary State
John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran
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James and the Giant Tree
Professional tree climber James Aldred climbs one of Britain's tallest trees.
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Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up!
Stand-up comedian Jo Caulfield holds forth on a variety of topics
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Journey of a Lifetime
Following the past winners of the BBC/Royal Geographical Society's travellers' competition
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Landfill Designers, The
Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?
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Last Chance for Africa's Elephants?
How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory?
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
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Law in Action
Long-running legal magazine programme, featuring reports and discussion
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Leading Edge
Geoff Watts explores the world of science and the people, passions and policies behind it
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Life With ..., A
Series about scientific specialists
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Lives in a Landscape
Documentary series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today
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Living World, The
Natural history programme
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Ludwig Koch and the Music of Nature
Sean Street tells the story of the German wildlife sound recordist Ludwig Koch.
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Making History
Series exploring ordinary people's links with the past
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Mark Tavener's High Table, Lower Orders
Comedy drama series set in a Cambridge college
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Material World
Quentin Cooper talks to researchers behind all that's new and news across science.
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Media Show, The
Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world
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Midnight News
National and international news
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Midweek
Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests
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Mind Changers
Series exploring the development of the science of psychology during the 20th century
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Moats, Mortgages and Mayhem
Nick Robinson reflects on the reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its repercussions
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Money Box
The latest news from the world of personal finance
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Money Box Live
Phone-in programme with discussion and advice on personal finance
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Moral Maze
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories
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More or Less
Magazine show investigating the ways we use numbers, statistics and measurements
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Morecambe: Chill Winds on the Bay
Following 12 months in the life of the seaside town of Morecambe
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Mystery of the Marine Strandings, The
Sue Broom investigates why 26 dolphins were stranded and died in Falmouth Harbour in 2008.
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Nature
Natural history programme offering a unique insight into the natural world
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New Galileos, The
Andrew Luck-Baker meets today's telescope builders and astronomers
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New Hindu Fundamentalists, The
Navdip Dhariwal investigates the rise of Hindu fundamentalism in Britain.
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New Scramble for Africa, The
Mike Wooldridge reports on the quiet economic inroads into Africa being made by India.
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News
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
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News Briefing
The latest news from BBC Radio 4
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News Quiz, The
Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories
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Nick Mohammed: Apollo 21
Mockumentary by Nick Mohammed about the surviving astronauts from the first moon landing.
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Oceans: What Lies Beneath
Gabrielle Walker explores why we know so little about the planet's oceans
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Off the Page
Series featuring new writing and stimulating discussion
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On the Ropes
Exploring the lives of successful people who have weathered storms in their careers
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On Your Farm
Getting to the heart of country life with a look at individual farming endeavours
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One
The all-new sketch show where no sketch features more than one voice
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Open Book
Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books
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Open Country
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain
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Original Shorts
Short stories by well-known authors
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Parting Shots
Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch of the British ambassador
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Peston and the Money Men
Robert Peston talks to four key individuals about the global financial meltdown
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Pick of the Week
A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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Pick Ups
Sitcom by Ian Kershaw, set around a Manchester taxi company
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PM
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Point of View, A
A weekly reflection on a topical issue
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Poppies Are Red, Cornflowers Are Blue
Mark Whitaker tells the stories behind the British and French flowers of remembrance.
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Power Failure? The Story of the Battery
Mark Miodownik explores the prospect of a new generation of highly poweful batteries.
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Prayer for the Day
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
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Prime Ministers, The
Nick Robinson explores the history of Britain's prime ministers
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Profile
Profile shines the spotlight on an individual who is making the headlines
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Radio 4 Appeal
Weekly programme highlighting the work of a charity and appealing for donations
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Ramblings
Programme joining notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside
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Reith Lectures, The
Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues
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Remembrance of Smells Past
Ian Peacock discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood.
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Report, The
Original insights into major news stories and topical investigations
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Reunion, The
Series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history
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Revolting People
Comedy series set in Baltimore just before the American Revolution
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Richest Man In Britain, The
Sitcom by Nick Hornby and Giles Smith about an ageing rock star
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Rik Mayall's Bedside Tales
Series by Rik Mayall and John Nicholson about the oddities of human behaviour
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River Runs Through It, A
Edward Stourton explores the River Jordan
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Rudy's Rare Records
Sitcom by Danny Robins, set in a Birmingham record shop
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Sacred Election: Lessons from the Biggest Democracy in the World
Dr Mukulika Banerjee learns about the processes involved in an Indian general election.
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Saturday Live
Real life stories with regular and guest presenters
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Saturday Play
The weekly play on Radio 4
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Saturday Review
Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events, with Tom Sutcliffe and guests
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Selling Cheese to the Chinese
The Europeans who are trying to persuade China's middle class to buy European fine foods.
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Shipping Forecast
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Six O'Clock News
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
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Something Understood
Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life
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Start the Week
Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
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Sunday
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
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Sunday Worship
Radio 4's Sunday morning service
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Supersize Surgeries
Penny Marshall asks if new super-sized polyclinics will mean the end of the family GP.
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Taking a Stand
Fergal Keane talks to individuals who have taken a stand against something significant
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The Archers
Contemporary drama in a rural setting
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The Archers Omnibus
The week's events in Ambridge
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The Bottom Line
Business magazine programme, discussing issues relevant to companies and customers
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The Cases That Changed Our World
Clive Coleman tells the stories of little-known but influential legal cases
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The Chambers
Following the barristers, clerks and staff of one of London's leading law chambers
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The Choice
Series featuring people who have made life-altering decisions
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The Film Programme
Film programme looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV
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The Greening of the Deserts
Ayisha Yahya explores warnings that some deserts could turn greener in the future
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The Ian Blair Years
Danny Shaw tells the story of Sir Ian Blair's tenure as Metropolitan Police Commissioner
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The Landfill Designers
Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?
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The Living World
Natural history programme
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The Media Show
Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world
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The Mystery of the Marine Strandings
Sue Broom investigates why 26 dolphins were stranded and died in Falmouth Harbour in 2008.
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The New Galileos
Andrew Luck-Baker meets today's telescope builders and astronomers
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The New Hindu Fundamentalists
Navdip Dhariwal investigates the rise of Hindu fundamentalism in Britain.
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The New Scramble for Africa
Mike Wooldridge reports on the quiet economic inroads into Africa being made by India.
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The News Quiz
Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories
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The Prime Ministers
Nick Robinson explores the history of Britain's prime ministers
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The Reith Lectures
Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues
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The Report
Original insights into major news stories and topical investigations
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The Reunion
Series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history
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The Richest Man In Britain
Sitcom by Nick Hornby and Giles Smith about an ageing rock star
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The Two-Minute Silence
Clare Jenkins meets people with their own reasons for observing the two-minute silence.
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The Unbelievable Truth
Game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies
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The Wonder Cure?
Matthew Hill investigates the drug Champix and its possible links to psychiatric illness.
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The World This Weekend
Shaun Ley looks at the week's big stories and previews the week to come
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The World Tonight
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective
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Thinking Allowed
New research on how society works
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Thought for the Day
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
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Today
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
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Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Tracing Your Roots
Series exploring the practice of researching family history
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Traveller's Tree
Travel programme consisting of tips and advice for travellers submitted by the public
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Trevor's World of Sport
Comedy series about a sports agent and his brave attempts to negotiate life's pitfalls
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Twin Sisters, Two Faiths
Identical twin sisters talk about their different choices to follow Islam and Christianity
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Two-Minute Silence, The
Clare Jenkins meets people with their own reasons for observing the two-minute silence.
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Type A Meet Type B!
What makes people early or late risers?
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Unbelievable Truth, The
Game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies
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Unreliable Evidence
Series exploring and analysing the legal issues of the day
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Wasting Away in the Outback
The Australian government's deal with an indigenous community to take their nuclear waste.
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Week in Westminster
Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster
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Westminster Hour
Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme
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Whatever Happened To The Teapots?
Roger Law of Spitting Image meets the craftsmen who made his 1980s Mrs Thatcher teapots
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Who's My Half-Brother? Where's My Half-Sister?
How children conceived through a sperm donor can make contact with their half-siblings.
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With Great Pleasure
Series bringing fresh insight into lives through literature, with guest presenters
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Woman's Hour
Magazine programme featuring topical discussion and drama serials
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Woman's Hour Drama
Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations
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Wonder Cure?, The
Matthew Hill investigates the drug Champix and its possible links to psychiatric illness.
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World at One
Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Martha Kearney
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World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?
Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good or ill.
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World This Weekend, The
Shaun Ley looks at the week's big stories and previews the week to come
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World Tonight, The
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective
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You and Yours
News and discussion of consumer affairs

