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Weekend Break Episodes

  1. The Writer Who Created Iraqi Sci-Fi

    Hassan Blasim on his anthology of Iraqi sci-fi. And child refugees in Calais

  2. The World's Loneliest Whale

    The world's loneliest whale; and New Zealand's opera singing trio Sol3 Mio.

  3. The Woman Who Speaks to Strangers on Trains

    Amy Dicketts on why she speaks to fellow commuters, and living on Social Street.

  4. The Who's rock opera goes classical

    A new recording and live show of The Who's rock opera Quadrophenia with tenor Alfie a...

  5. The Water Sommelier

    The man who makes a living from tasting water, and could humans live forever?

  6. The Victorian Lady Social Housing Pioneer

    The social housing pioneer Octavia Hill, and Newcastle United's veteran tea lady retires.

  7. The Very Quiet Foreign Girls poetry group

    The life stories that emerge when child refugees in Britain tried their hand at poetry.

  8. The Unintended Effects of Crime and Punishment.

    Is there justice in tough laws for sex offenders? And the philosopher who re-framed evil.

  9. The Unaffordable Children of Venezuela

    The Venezuelan families who can't feed their children. And the joy of barbershop music.

  10. The Toy Smuggler of Aleppo

    The man who takes toys to the children of Aleppo. And the secret language of prisoners.

  11. The Things Muslim Women Would Tell You

    A book questions stereotypes around Muslim women. And why prostitution thrives in China.

  12. The Tale of the Monkey Hung for Spying

    The play about the monkey accused of being a spy, and espionage in the jazz age.

  13. The Struggle To Keep a Rented 成人快手

    A groundbreaking study of the rise of evictions in the USA. And a history of cyber war.

  14. The Story of the Transgender Flag

    The Navy veteran behind the transgender flag, and the German musician Ute Lemper.

  15. The story of Helmut Kohl

    Germany remembers leader who reunited the country; and anger after London fire.

  16. The Sonnet Man on making Shakespeare Hip Hop

    The Sonnet Man on making Shakespeare Hip Hop; also the man whose name is Will Shakespeare

  17. The Secret Lives of Animals

    The maps that reveal the secret lives of animals; and Andrea Bocelli's 'Romanza' turns 20

  18. The Secret Life of Cows

    Farmer Rosamund Young on her herd, and historian Mark Mazower's family secret.

  19. The Science of Emotions

    Is there a scientific explanation for our emotions?

  20. The Primates of Park Avenue

    Anthropologist Wednesday Martin compares the residents of New York's Upper East Side...

  21. The Power of Lost Love

    Why so many people still pine for a lost love. Also, lessons in gentleness from a hawk.

  22. The One-Handed Pianist

    The One-Handed Concert Pianist, and Steve Punt on why he should be UN Secretary General

  23. The Myth of Talent

    Is talent real or can practice make perfect? And a history of India through fifty lives.

  24. The music of Sherlock Holmes.

    The music of Sherlock Holmes; also "I left my life of crime after joining a choir".

  25. The Music of English Slang

    A musician's guide to how jazz has inspired English slang. And a writer's death in exile.

  26. The Mind Tricks The Body

    Studying mind control to help stroke victims. And do beer and Beethoven mix?

  27. The Mighty Voice Mimicking the Stars

    Singer Jess Robinson on impersonating the stars, & the man who has visited every country.

  28. The Manager and the Miracle

    How Brian Clough led Nottingham Forest to amazing success. And a fleeing child bride.

  29. The Man Who Sailed the Rainbow Warrior

    The longest serving captain of Greenpeace ship and the African American women of Nasa

  30. The Lonely City

    Adventures in being alone amidst millions. And do men and women read poetry differently?

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