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Things We Forgot to Remember
Series 8, Episode 1
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Available since today.
1/4. How the barons responsible for Magna Carta also aided a second French invasion of England.
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The Digital Human
Episode 5
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5/7. Crush: Aleks Krotoski explores how the digital world has impacted upon love.
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It's Fun, but Is It Theatre?
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Theatre critic Sarah Hemming investigates the popular new interactive theatre trend.
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Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle
Prologue
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1/20. Richard Holloway explores the tensions between doubt and faith over the last 3,000 years.
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With Nobbs On
From Howerd's End to Pebble Mill
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2/3. David has trouble explaining why he's impersonating Frankie Howerd in a public place.
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Outfoxed: The Story of Hunting in Britain
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Dr Emma Griffin finds out why fox hunting is still flourishing despite the seven-year ban.
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What the Papers Say
Episode 105
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John Harris of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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The End of Drug Discovery
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Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.
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Reading between the Lines
Easy as ABC?
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1/2. Michael Morpurgo finds out what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are.
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Archive on 4
Houses v Fields
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Anne McElvoy explores the eternal struggle: Is a green field better than a human home?
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Tales from the Stave
Series 8, Hummel's Trumpet Concerto
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2/3. Hummel's trumpet concerto is the subject of Frances Fyfield's forensic musical study.
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The Barlow-Morgenstern Method
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Tony Hawks uses an unusual reference work to explore the world of musical plagiarism.
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Our Daily Bread
Companionship
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5/5. Jonathan looks at how bread works as a lingua franca of human relations.
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Mapping Britain's Underworld
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Adam Hart-Davis reports on a major research project to map underground Britain.
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Extinct!
Episode 2
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2/3. Are humans causing the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth's history?
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Our Daily Bread
The Bread of Nations
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4/5. A journey from Paris to Krakow reveals what bread says about three great European peoples.
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Our Daily Bread
The Bread of Life
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3/5. Bringing together a bishop, an imam and a rabbi for an interfaith bake-in.
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Lives in a Landscape
Series 10, Steel Spring
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4/4. Alan Dein investigates the rebirth of steelmaking in Redcar, Teesside.
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Our Daily Bread
Bread Kills
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2/5. Considering the impact food has on health by looking at two deadly loaves from history.
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The Trouble with Kane
Episode 2
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Available since last Monday.
2/2. Therapist Amanda Singh continues her work with a twelve year cannabis user and his family.
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The Digital Human
Episode 4
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4/7. Aleks Krotoski looks at religious belief and the internet.
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Camel Country
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Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.
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Things Ain't What They Used To Be
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Available since Tue, 15 May 2012.
David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.
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The Bishop and the Prisoner
Episode 3
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Available since Sun, 22 Jan 2012.
3/3. Going soft? The Bishop of Liverpool considers whether community sentencing works.
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Tales from the Stave
Series 8, Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
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Available since Tue, 15 May 2012.
1/3. Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Britten's Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra.
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Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
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Available since Mon, 5 Mar 2012.
How Tarzan has enjoyed a hundred years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.
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Key Matters
Series 3, Episode 5
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Available since Fri, 18 May 2012.
5/5. Ivan Hewett is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe to explore the key of C minor.
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Key Matters
Series 3, F Minor
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Available since Thu, 17 May 2012.
4/5. Ivan Hewett is joined by harpsichordist Terence Charlston to explore the key of F minor.
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Key Matters
Series 3, E Major
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Available since Wed, 16 May 2012.
3/5. Ivan is joined by violinist, Prof Paul Robertson, to explore the ecstatic key of E major.
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Lives in a Landscape
Series 10, Episode 3
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Available since Wed, 16 May 2012.
3/4. Alan Dein is in Portrush in Northern Ireland as the town tidies up for the Irish Open.
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