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Who Was St Nicholas?
How an early Christian bishop was claimed for everything from Christmas to pawnbrokers
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Who We Are
Documentaries about how we shape our lives through love, pain, war and hope
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Who Will Call Me Beloved?
Writer Tania Hershman on the word ‘beloved’ and commemorating single people when they die.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Who You Don't See
An insight on what it’s like to work with some of the biggest names in pop culture.
91Èȱ¬ Sounds
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Who'd Be A Museum Director Today?
Our panel debate the many challenges facing museum curators in the 2020s.
91Èȱ¬ Live Streams
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Who's British Now?
Fewer and fewer of us say we are 'British'. Ritula Shah asks, 'Who's British now?'.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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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.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Who's the Pest?
Entomologist Erica McAlister takes listeners on an adventure in insect world
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Who’s Got Greg? Peter Bleksley Investigates
A Radio 1 DJ has disappeared in fishy circumstances. Can Peter Bleksley set Greg free?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 1
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Whodunnits
Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on 91Èȱ¬ Sounds.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Whose Truth Is It Anyway?
Writer and broadcaster Damian Barr explores reality, truth and fiction in literature.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Become a Doctor?
Kevin Fong looks at how the role of junior doctors has changed over the past 50 years.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Can't Our Children Talk?
Kim Normanton explores why many children start school without being able to communicate.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Coups Fail
Natalie Haynes explores why overthrowing a government by force is not as easy as it looks.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why do Americans distrust Washington?
How Ronald Reagan has overcome American distrust of central government
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Why Do We Do That?
Ella Al-Shamahi investigates the origins of everyday human habits and behaviour.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Do We Sing?
Choirmaster Gareth Malone explore the role of singing in our development.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Why Factor
Series that explores the hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Why Factor
The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Why I Changed My Mind
Dominic Lawson interviews people who have changed their mind on controversial matters.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Is Elon Musk Trolling Britain?
Why is the richest man in the world attacking the UK’s political institutions?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Men Pay for Sex
What motivates men to pay women to sleep with them? Four men tell Jo Fidgen why they do it
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Should This Happen To Me?
A series of discussions with people dealing with crisis
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Why Stories
Thought provoking documentaries produced by international filmmakers from across the globe
91Èȱ¬ Russian TV
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Why the Moon, Luke?
Artist Luke Jerram is obsessed with the Moon, so he has made one to take around the world.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Time Flies (and how to slow it down)
Armando Iannucci explores why time appears to speed up alarmingly as we age.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Tuchel Is Perfect Fit For England
Thomas Hitzlsperger explains Thomas Tuchel's tactical style.
91Èȱ¬ Sport
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Why War? The Einstein-Freud Letters
Exploring the 1932 letters between Einstein and Freud on global peace and total war.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Why Why Why?
Comedian Phill Jupitus searches for the answers to questions posed by songs.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wiki Wars
Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wil ac Aeron
Cyfres yn dilyn y ffermwyr ifanc Wil Hendreseifion ac Aeron Pughe ar daith. Following f...
S4C
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Wild Arabia: The Natural History of the Middle East
Tessa McGregor explores the natural history of the Middle East
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wild Bond
Celebrate 60 years of Bond movies with a cast of characters from the animal kingdom.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wild Inside
Ben Garrod and Jess French glimpse inside animals from the big wild world
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wild Scandinavia
Witness the nature of wild Scandinavia, where orcas rule coasts and wolves patrol forests.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve travels through some of the most remote landscapes on Earth.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Wildfire
Bushfires have been burning worldwide – a report from South Australia
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Wildlife
Fourteen-year-old Joe Brinson moves with his mother and father to a small town in Montana.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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The Wilkie Collins Guide to Modern Life
Matthew Sweet on the life and work of the sensationally modern figure - Wilkie Collins.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Will Bird Flu Steal Christmas?
Charlotte Smith investigates the outbreak, vaccines, and if bird flu will steal Christmas.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Will Cameron Change Britain?
Janan Ganesh asks if the Conservatives, now free from coalition, will transform Britain.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Will Emily be allowed to keep her baby?
We follow the story of a mother, working with social workers to keep her new baby.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Will Self Takes the Waters
Will Self ponders the origins of our insatiable thirst for bottled waters.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Will Self's Great British Bus Journey
Will Self makes a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, by bus and coach, exploring British identity
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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William Burroughs: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted
Laurie Anderson profiles one of the most original writers and thinkers of the 20th century
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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William of Orange
The story of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the rise of William III and Queen Mary
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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The Wilsons Save the World
Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wimbledon
The triumphs, upsets and fightbacks from the world’s greatest tennis tournament.
91Èȱ¬ Sport
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Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
91Èȱ¬ Sounds
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The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad.
School Radio
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Windrush
Conflict, controversy and culture - the story of a generation that rebuilt Britain.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Windrush: A Family Divided
Robert and Jennifer Beckford argue the pros and cons of Windrush 75 years on.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Windrush: Portraits of a Generation
A film about a remarkable Windrush portrait project spearheaded by the King.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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The Wine Detectives
Susie Barrie follows the experts employed to tell fine wines from fakes.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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A Wing and a Prayer
Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Winning the Peace
Paddy Ashdown investigates how the international community helps rebuild a nation
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Winslow 91Èȱ¬r's Odyssey
Michael Smith investigates the American artist's visit to Cullercoats in Northumberland.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Winter Olympic Mile
Walk a mile with Aimee Fuller + some of the world's finest athletes ahead of Beijing 2022
91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live
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Wir Kinda Country
Shelia Manson and Jim Pearson with country music Shetland style!
91Èȱ¬ Radio Scotland
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Wired Love
Wired Love, published in 1879, is a story of long-distance love over the telegraph wire.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wireless Nights
Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Wisdom of the World
Series examining the spiritual and practical wisdom of past and present
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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A Wish for Afghanistan
Lyse Doucet on the experiences of a nation during 20 years of war
91Èȱ¬ World Service
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Witch Hunt
The history of Scotland’s witch hunts revealed with Susan Morrison.
91Èȱ¬ Radio Scotland
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The Witches' Pardon
Is it time Scotland recognised 'witches' as victims of state-sanctioned violence?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Witchfinder
A witchfinder has a chance to change his luck - he just has to get his suspect to trial.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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With a Fine Feeling for Steam
A look at the private steam railway network, the Strathspey Railway. (1977)
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With Great Pleasure
Series bringing fresh insight into lives through literature, with guest presenters
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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With Humble Duty Reports...
How a government whip told the Queen what really went on in the House of Commons.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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With Passport and Parasol
Seven true stories of travel and adventure by women, written by Julia Keay.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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With us or against us
The story of the coalition set up following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Witness for the Prosecution
Thrilling two-part drama about a man accused of killing his lover.
91Èȱ¬ One
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The Witness Is a Whale
Recently uncovered Soviet whaling reports reveal a startling truth about whale numbers.
91Èȱ¬ Four
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Wittgenstein's Jet
A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Wives of the Great Composers
The lives and wives of the great classical composers including Elgar, Wagner, and Schumann
91Èȱ¬ World Service