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BBC executive Tim Davie had planned to close 6 Music; he responds to the BBC Trust's decision to save it. Sir Michael Lyons of BBC Trust faces questions on executive pay. Show more
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Stories from sex workers who ply their trade in modern London, and dramatised testimony from Victorian prostitutes. Show more
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Niall Ferguson on financier Siegmund Warburg
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Laurie Taylor talks to Niall Ferguson about Siegmund Warburg, the dominant figure of the City of London and a leading architect of European financial integration. Show more
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Elizabeth offers a shoulder to cry on and Brian is dealt a tricky hand. Show more
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Neil MacGregor is with the gods - exploring religious art during the 14th and 15th centuries. Today he is with a sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati. Show more
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on whether funding for international development should be ring-fenced. With Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Clifford Longley and Kenan Malik. Show more
Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track and revisits the London haunts that author Geoffrey Fletcher wrote about in the 1960s. Show more
Ten years after scientists decoded the human genome, Richard Dawkins looks at how medical research on cancer and diabetes has been transformed. But what of treatments? Show more
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With Ritula Shah and Robin Lustig. The final investigation into 'Climategate' clears scientists of allegations of manipulating data. Show more
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London-born novelist Andrea Levy presents diverse and diverting mixes of voices, sounds and experiences capturing the spirit of the city by night and day. From 2010. Show more
Sean Curran reports on a day when the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, is called before the House to apologise for issuing inaccurate information about school building projects. Show more
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