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Nature

Series 3

Episode 8: Insect Soundings

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Tunnel-boring larvae, feet-stomping termites, head-banging beetles and a choir of tuneful songsters join Paul Evans in this unusual sound safari around an 'orchestra' of insects. Show more

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Over the Rainbow with Yip Harburg

BBC Radio 4 FM

Broadcaster Stephen Evans explores the life and work of lyricist Yip Harburg, who became known as the 'social conscience' of Broadway, and discovers his contemporary relevance. Show more

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Afternoon Play: Dickens Confidential

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Drama on 4

Dickens Confidential

Episode 2: The Man Who Robbed the Bank of England

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Series postulating Charles Dickens as the head of a daily paper. In Mike Walker's play, Dickens investigates the connection between financier Iron Billy and a cunning plot. Show more

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1989: Writing on the Wall

BBC Radio 4 FM

Afternoon Reading

1989: Writing on the Wall

Episode 1: The Quest for Christa T

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Christa Wolf. 4 Extra Debut. The gulf between those who built up the East German state and the next generation is all too apparent. Read by Sian Thomas. Show more

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Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

What do letters and diaries tell us about running the home in the 16th and 17th centuries? Why do pots and pans matter?

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Advertising: the Most Fun You Can Have with Your Clothes on

BBC Radio 4 FM

Advertising executive Robin Wight presents a history of the advertising industry. Robin returns to the location of his first job in advertising in the late 1960s. Show more

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Front Row

06/10/2009

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Arts news and reviews. Mark Lawson discusses the latest crop of major literary and political biographies with critic Peter Kemp, historian Tristram Hunt and biographer Hermione Lee. Show more

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Book at Bedtime: Fathers and Sons

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Book at Bedtime

Fathers and Sons

Episode 7

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

His heart broken, Bazarov makes his own prodigal return to his doting parents, with Arkady as his guest. But friendship and filial duty soon begin to pall. Show more

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Book of the Week: Get Her off the Pitch!

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Book of the Week

Lynne Truss - Get Her Off the Pitch!

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

In 1999, Lynne is sent to Madison Square Garden to cover the fight between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis for the heavyweight championship of the world. Read by the author. Show more

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