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Seriously is home to the world鈥檚 best audio documentaries and podcast recommendations. Introduced by Vanessa Kisuule. This feed is no longer being updated. Thanks for listening.
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Pursuit of Beauty: Slow Art
Fri 8 Jun 2018
Illuminated snails dancing, sculpted volcanoes and music playing for 1,000 years.
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A Church in Crisis
Tue 22 May 2018
William Crawley explores the decline of the Catholic church's authority in society.
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Is Eating Plants Wrong?
Tue 15 May 2018
Plants can do much more than we might think. So is it wrong to eat them?
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The Opt Out
Fri 20 Apr 2018
What will an opt-out organ donation system really mean for the families asked to consent?
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The Turban Bus Dispute
Tue 17 Apr 2018
Sathnam Sanghera on the battle for the turban in Enoch Powell's constituency.
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The Vet with Two Brains
Fri 6 Apr 2018
Claudia Hammond follows the 'vet with two brains' before, during and after brain surgery.
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The Art of Now - Band Politics
Fri 30 Mar 2018
6 Music's Chris Hawkins investigates a new wave of politically engaged bands.
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Mums and Sons
Sun 11 Mar 2018
Lauren Laverne explores how artists treat the relationship between mums and sons.
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The Bald Truth
Tue 6 Mar 2018
Ian Marchant investigates hair loss and why so many men (and some women) care so much.
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In the Wake of Wakefield
Tue 27 Feb 2018
Adam Rutherford explores the 20-year legacy of a paper linking the MMR vaccine and autism.
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Behind the Scenes: Dawn Walton
Fri 23 Feb 2018
A portrait of artistic director Dawn Walton as she leads a revolutionary theatre programme
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Inside the Killing Jar
Fri 16 Feb 2018
Is it okay to kill insects in the name of science? Adam Hart explores the issues.
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The Death of Illegitimacy
Fri 9 Feb 2018
Has the stigma of illegitimacy died out? Caroline Flint MP finds out.
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From the Steppes to the Stage
Tue 23 Jan 2018
Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.
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The Dawn of British Jihad
Tue 16 Jan 2018
The British Muslims who joined Jihad in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kashmir in the 80s and 90s
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Good Luck Professor Spiegelhalter
Fri 12 Jan 2018
Rhianna Dhillon brings you another seriously interesting story from Radio 4.
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Why the Moon, Luke?
Tue 9 Jan 2018
Artist Luke Jerram is obsessed with the moon, so he has made one to take around the world.
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The Far Future
Fri 5 Jan 2018
How do we prepare for the distant future? Helen Keen meets the people who try to.
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Thinking Outside the Boxset: How Technology Changed the Story
Fri 29 Dec 2017
Mark Lawson explores how technology is changing the way people write stories.
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The Power of Sloth
Boxing Day 2017
Lucy Cooke discovers the joy of sloth and sloths and the benefits of being really slow.
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Iceland's Dark Lullabies
Fri 22 Dec 2017
Storyteller Andri Sn忙r Magnason is dreaming of a dark Christmas, in Iceland.
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The Unconscious Life of Bombs
Tue 19 Dec 2017
Daniel Pick traces how aerial bombardment has made the unconscious mind a field of battle.
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The Glasgow Boys: Chaos and Calm
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Byron Vincent joins a scheme turning young men away from violence.
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Where Are All the Working Class Writers?
Fri 24 Nov 2017
Why are so few novelists from working class backgrounds? Author Kit de Waal investigates.
Nazanin and the mystery of a decades old tank debt
Has an old tank debt with Iran cost Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe her freedom?
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