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2015 Hashtags of the Year
Series looking at the impact of the hashtags that got millions talking.
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21st Century Mythologies
Peter Conrad dissects the popular culture of his era, as Roland Barthes did 60 years ago.
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24 Hours of Sunset
Laura Barton walks the length of Sunset Boulevard in 24 hours, from city to coast.
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5 live Hit List
The top 40 stories of the week across social media and online
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78 Revolutions
Jenny Hammerton, a DJ of 78s, explores why the old discs are still alive and kicking.
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A British History in Weather
Alexandra Harris explores how the weather has shaped the cultural life of Britain.
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A Coat, a Hat and a Gun
A reappraisal of Raymond Chandler, the Englishman who invented the PI as we know him.
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A Family Business: The Chaplin Legacy
Tim Brooke-Taylor views Chaplin's legacy in the theatre of his grandson James Thierree.
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A Good Read
Helen Dunmore and Diana Quick discuss books by Jean Rhys and Robert Louis Stevenson.
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A History of the World Special
The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
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A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake
Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
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A Kist o Wurds
A Kist o Wurds is Radio Ulster's weekly Ulster-Scots magazine show.
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A Last Excuse Me Dance
The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner.
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A Letter for Daphne
Novelist Julie Myerson pays a very personal tribute to Daphne du Maurier.
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A Letter to Alistair, from his producer, 2004
BBC producer Tony Grant recalls the late broadcasting icon Alistair Cooke.
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A Menace to Society
Lifelong fan Danny Wallace celebrates the Beano comic in its 75th anniversary year.
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A Portrait Of...
Series that follows portrait painter Fiona Graham-Mackay at work.
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A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot
Alexandra Harris takes four walks that inspired Woolf and that tell her story
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Aberfan: Covering a Catastrophe
Felicity Evans meets some of the journalists who reported on the Aberfan disaster.
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After I Was Gorgeous
Some of the world's most beautiful women discuss the ageing process.
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Am I Tone Deaf?
Sathnam Sanghera asks if being tone-deaf is a medical matter or simply a lack of training.
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And No Birds Sing: Rachel Carson and Silent Spring
Franny Armstrong looks at the explosive impact of Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring.
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And The Academy Award Goes To ...
Paul Gambaccini traces the history of the Oscars and tells the story behind winning films
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Angels in the North
Gabrielle Drake looks at regional theatre through the story of Manchester's Royal Exchange
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Ask Me - The Poetry of William Stafford
William Stafford wrote a poem every day. Katrina Porteous explores his life and his work.
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Australian Rap
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth.
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Ayckbourn in Action
Amid rehearsals for his 75th play, an analysis of Alan Ayckbourn's talent as a director.
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Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
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Baroque in Britain
Tim Marlow explores Britain's response to Europe's most lavish art movement
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Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners
David Mitchell investigates the confusing world of manners.
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Behind the Fairytale
Dermot O'Leary presents the story behind the Christmas classic Fairytale of New York.
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Betjeman's Banana Blush
Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.
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Between the Ears
Innovative and thought-provoking features on a wide variety of subjects
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Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies
Laurie Taylor looks back at 50 years of cultural studies
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Black Is a Country
Exploring the underground music generated by the 60's Black Power and Black Arts movement
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Blasted: The Life and Death of Sarah Kane
Dan Rebellato explores the life and work of playwright Sarah Kane.
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Bleep Bleep Bloop: Music and Video Games
Paul Bennun explores the world of music composed for video games.
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Blowing in the Wind: Dylan's Spiritual Journey
An exploration of the spiritual side of the music of Bob Dylan.
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Bookclub
Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
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Bookshelf
Literary series which ran from 1978-1993, in which writers discuss their work and ideas.
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Borders, An Odyssey
Frances Stonor Saunders, with Homer's Odyssey as her guide, explores our bordered lives.
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Born in Bradford
Winifred Robinson tracks researchers on one of the world's largest child health studies.
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Born in Bradford
Thousands of Bradford babies are being followed in the biggest health survey of its kind.