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A Fine Defence Of Enid Blyton - 
*****Children's author Anne Fine examines the enduring appeal of the stories of Enid Blyton.

Rereading some of the stories that she had loved as a child, Anne is reminded that, despite the years of disapproval and 
accusations of sexism and racism that have dogged the books, they remain real page turners.

Including extracts from an interview with Blyton's only surviving daughter, contributions from Blyton's biographer 
and archive recordings of the author herself.



A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep07 - ***** How some people attained their dreams through a matter of luck.
A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep08  
A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep09  
A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep10  
A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep11  
A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep12  
A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep13  
A Matter of Luck (Aust) Ep14  


*****Ben Silburn examines the power of the volcano. Were oceans created from comets hitting the Earth millions 
of years ago? 
When our red blood cells die they go to our spleen. Yet what happens before that? Ben Silburn travels deep 
underground to discover more about protons and the Big Bang. 
Adventures in Science - s01e01 - Volcanoes 
Adventures in Science - s01e02 - Fire In The Sky - Comets
Adventures in Science - s01e03 - Protons - 
Adventures in Science - s01e04 - A Red Blood Cell  
Adventures in Science - s01e05 - Voyager Space Probes Billions of kilometres away in space, these man-made 
objects send signals back to earth. 
Adventures in Science - s02e01 - The Morning After The Night Before - Ben Silburn follows alcohol through our 
bodies to find out why it gives pleasure and pain.
Adventures in Science - s02e02 - Supermassive Black Holes - Ben Silburn explores 'the most spectacular objects 
in the universe'. 
Adventures in Science - s02e03 - Recalling The Past - Ben Silburn journeys around the neural network of our brain. 
Adventures in Science - s02e04 - Flu - Ben Silburn goes to war. His enemy is the influenza virus, his battlefield the 
human body. 
Adventures in Science - s02e05 - Sound - Ben Silburn traces the journey of an acoustic wave through our inner ear.


*****One third of amphibians globally are threatened with extinction. Sue Broom investigates the mysterious disease 
that's killing frogs, newts and salamanders across the world.
Amphibian Collapse


*****The story of a fatal car crash told by those whose lives it changed. A nursery nurse and former policeman explain 
the devastating consequences of the crash in Cornwall in June 2007.
Anatomy of a Car Crash  


*****An examination of the 1920s film star, famed mainly for her photographs, but also for her romantic affairs.
Art, Sex and Revolution - Tina Modotti 


*****Marking the centenary of the birth of WH Auden, poet Paul Farley crosses the Northern Pennines following an 
itinerary suggested by Auden in an article for American Vogue in 1954. Paul investigates how this once thriving 
mining area, renowned for its limestone, exerted a powerful influence over the young Auden and how it continued 
to resonate in his poetry throughout a career which lasted more than half a century.
Auden - 6 Unexpected Days 


*****Roots, Reggae and Rastafari
Don Letts reveals the facts behind the religious movement that helped Jamaica to recover a lost identity 
after years of British colonial rule and enforced slavery.
Blood and Fire -  


*****Zina Saro-Wiwa explores the legacy of Africa's first great post-colonial novel. Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart 
is set at the turn of the century in what is now Nigeria.
Chinua Achebe's Lament  


*****Michael Montgomery explores some extraordinary recordings made by Rene Enriquez. A former leader 
in one of America's most violent gangs, the Mexican Mafia, Enriquez is serving 20 years to life in California 
for murder. Since being incarcerated, however, he has become a police informant.
Crossing Continents - Confessions of an LA Gangster


*****A series of 4 programmes which tells the stories of some of the computer pioneers in Britain, 
America and the Ukraine. Each is a little cameo of social history of the early postwar years half a 
century ago, from a time when "everything you did was new, no-one had ever done it before".
Electronic Brains 1.4
Electronic Brains 2.4
Electronic Brains 3.4
Electronic Brains 4.4


*****Poet Roger McGough travels by train to explore the past and present of different cities in England
End of the Line 1.5 -  London 
End of the Line 2.5 - Newcastle  
End of the Line 3.5 - Manchester 
End of the Line 4.5 - Sheffield  
End of the Line 5-5 - Liverpool  


*****Ruth Padel presents a four-part series exploring Elgar's Enigma Variations and analysing 
what the music tells us about the composer's character
Enigma I Will Not Explain 1.4 - Self Portrait
Enigma I Will Not Explain 2.4 - Nimrod 
Enigma I Will Not Explain 3.4 - Landscape 
Enigma I Will Not Explain 4.4 - Self Portrait


*****Chris Ledgard explores a series of previously unheard recordings of the novelist John Fowles 
at work during his time as the curator of Lyme Regis Museum.
Fowles in Dorset  


*****Sean Street investigates the history of the cultural battle between the BBC and commercial radio, 
which predates the pirate music stations of the 1960s by several decades.
God, Pirates and Ovaltineys


*****In a new six part series, Paul Sexton explores the intriguing story of Robert Johnson - the music and myths. 
Hellhounds on His Trail 1.6
Hellhounds on His Trail 2.6
Hellhounds on His Trail 3.6
Hellhounds on His Trail 4.6
Hellhounds on His Trail 5.6
Hellhounds on His Trail 6.6


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History of the Marquee Club 1.4  
History of the Marquee Club 2.4  
History of the Marquee Club 3.4  
History of the Marquee Club 4.4 


*****The advantages and the pitfalls of being an elite performer in the arts and sport. 
Hot House Kids 1.2
Hot House Kids 2.2


*****In the year 2000, zoologist Aubrey Manning presented a series of three programmes on human 
evolution for Radio 4. In the last seven years, palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists have made 
a host of stunning discoveries, many of which have defied expectations and overturned cherished theories.
The three programmes of Origins Revisited bring listeners up to date on the latest fossil finds and new ideas 
about human evolution.

Human Origins Revisited 1.3
Human Origins Revisited 2.3
Human Origins Revisited 3.3


*****Mark Billingham recalls the award-winning American TV detective series Columbo, which broke 
every rule, including identifying the villain in the opening scene, but remained hugely popular.
Contributors include star Peter Falk, creator William Link, writer Steven Bochco, director Jonathan Demme 
and guest star villain Robert Vaughn.
Just One More Thing Columbo


*****What turns a British-born Muslim into a suicide bomber? Nasreen Suleaman talks to those who knew 
Mohammad Sidique Khan, the eldest of the July 7 bombers. He tries to unravel the mystery of what turned 
this well integrated, popular and intelligent young man into a terrorist.
Koran and Country Biography of a Bomber


*****Crime writer Mark Billingham tells the story of how the contents of a novel by Polish writer and philosophy 
graduate Krystian Bala led to the author's being convicted of murder.
Krystian Bala - When Fact and Fiction Collide



*****On the fiftieth anniversary of its release,  Steve Van Zandt tells how a song survived the wrath of J Edgar Hoover’s 
FBI to become one of the most performed, recorded and influential of all time.
Fifty years after it first appeared as a mere B-side in April 1957, there are over one thousand recorded versions of 
Louie Louie – more than of any other song apart from Yesterday. And it’s been the blueprint for many rock classics – 
you can hear the influence of Louie Louie in You Really Got Me, I Can’t Explain or Wild Thing, for example. But the 
impact of this song has been felt far beyond the music business. It scared the American establishment enough to 
trigger a government investigation at the highest level, and it remains the subject of much heated debate to this day.
Louie & the G-Men - The story of 'Louie Louie'  


*****The name Mr Bojangles first appeared in Shirley Temple movies and a pop song steeped in folklore. 
Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind the name and the song.
Man Who Was Bojangles by Kwame Kwei-Armah 


*****Julian Richards tells the story of Portland Stone and the men who quarried it. 
Men of Stone - s01e01 - Portland - The Jurassic Park  
Men of Stone - s01e02 - Quarrying, Cruelty and the Crown 
Men of Stone - s01e03 - The Choice of the Professionals  
Men of Stone - s01e04 - Island Life Then  
Men of Stone - s01e05 - Island Life Now



Mischief Makers - Alistair Crowley 


*****Clive Anderson traces the story of political correctness, and considers our attitudes towards it today.
Originating amidst the storm of US identity politics and college campuses, it made its way across the Atlantic 
and was met with derision, ridicule and perhaps even some relief in Britain.
PC RIP 1.2  
PC RIP 2.2  


*****Jon Ronson investigates the controversial story of the work of Lutz Heck, the director of Berlin Zoo 
who attempted to resurrect several pure-blooded, extinct animal species as part of the Nazi programme 
to control the genetic destiny of all creation.
He visits Munich Zoo, which proudly advertises its 'formerly extinct aurochs' - a type of large and powerful cow - 
but does not refer to the fact that behind this apparent triumph lies the story of Heck's collusion with Goering's 
aspiration to replace Europe's 'racially degenerate' wildlife and plant life with pure, 'noble' and extinct species.
Quest for the Aryan Cow 



Ready Teddy - Nostalgia for teddy boys 


Red Games - Hitler & The Olympics


*****For most of the time, scientists work away unseen and unheard. In Science in the Making, 
Stephen Webster explores the scientists’ world. Why should we believe what they tell us?
Science in the Making 1.2  
Science in the Making 2.2  


*****Vivienne Parry meets the scientists whose work remains unknown to the general public.
The NIBSC is our frontline defence against pandemic flu. It also serves as the leading WHO 
international standards laboratory and is guardian of the vast majority of the world's biological 
medicines and reference materials.
The Health Protection Agency at Porton Down is on the lookout for new and dangerous pathogens.
Secret Science 1.2 - NIBSC 
Secret Science 2.2 - Porton Down 


*****The head of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center told Congress that after 9/11 the "gloves came off". 
The BBC's Security Correspondent probes the tactics adopted by the CIA in the wake of the 
September 11th terrorist attacks, and asks whether they've made the U.S. any safer.
Secret Wars 01 
Secret Wars 02 


*****Francis Pryor reports on a vast archaeological project in Wiltshire, where a team led by Prof 
Mike Parker Pearson is challenging existing theories about the Neolithic society that built Stonehenge, 
the reason for the site's location and its purpose.
Secrets of Stonehenge


*****Edgar Wallace was 1920s Britain's most prolific writer. At his height, he was responsible for 
a quarter of all books sold in Britain. He wrote 10,000 words before lunch and 5,000 after dinner 
on a diet of tea and cigarettes. He started work at the age of 11, published over 170 thrillers, 24 plays, 
and an incalculable amount of articles and reviews.
Yet when he died in 1932 during the filming of one of his books, King Kong, he was £140,000 in debt 
(he had a terrible weakness for slow horses). Journalist John Collis, who lives in the same road in 
Greenwich as Wallace did, pays tribute to the man on Sweet Tea And Cigarettes
Sweet Tea and Cigarettes by John Collis


*****Shaun Ley tells the strange and colourful tale of Maundy Gregory, who set up office in Whitehall after 
the First World War to sell peerages on behalf of Lloyd George.
The Man Who Sold Peerages by Shaun Ley 


*****Richard Hollingham finds out what scientists here on Earth are doing to help plants survive 
in the harsh conditions of space.
Tulips on the Moon


*****Peggy Reynolds takes a wry, informative and highly entertaining look at the history of the 
virtuoso performer, from Paganini to Eric Clapton.
Virtuoso, the  


*****The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
Voyage of Discovery - Pioneer Captain Clark's logs (45 mins)


*****A look at film stars and their significance in our lives
Voyeurs and Visionaries 1.4
Voyeurs and Visionaries 2.4
Voyeurs and Visionaries 3.4
Voyeurs and Visionaries 4.4


*****Lenny Henry questions the iconic status of people or things held dear by many.
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has described Dylan as the greatest living artist in any medium, 
a claim which Lenny subjects to much ridicule. Can he be convinced otherwise? Contributors 
include Kris Kristofferson, Jools Holland, Bryan Ferry, Al Kooper and Andrew Motion.
What's So Great About Bob Dylan 


*****Sue Broom investigates the world of the sniffer dog. She visits Bas Wood and his golden labrador Hattie, 
one of 16 Fire Investigation Dog Units operating in the UK. Hattie can find a drop of petrol in a burnt-out house, 
making the investigation of possible cases of arson rapid and relatively indisputable. She finds out if any dog 
can be trained as a detection dog, or whether it takes a special breed or individual to make the grade.
Who Knows What the Dog's Nose Knows 


*****Reports on wildlife, nature and conservation across Europe.
Wild Europe - 01 - Norway's Wolves  
Wild Europe - 02 - Turkey's Wild Snowdrops
Wild Europe - 03 - Eastern Europe Goes Organic  
Wild Europe - 04 - Monk Seals in Madeira  
Wild Europe - 05 - Poland's Primeval Forest  
Wild Europe - 06 - Protecting the Roof of Europe
Wild Europe - 07 - The Eurasian Lynx
Wild Europe - 08 - The Grey Squirrel
Wild Europe - 09 - Lough Hyne - Europe's Giant Rockpool  


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