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The Curse of the Number Two
Julia Langdon explores why, in British politics, the deputy hardly ever gains the top job
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The Darwinian Sistine Chapel
Following artist Tanya Kovats as she decorates the ceiling of the Natural History Museum.
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The De-Railing of Transport 2010
What happened to the government's ambitious transport plans of 10 years ago?
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The Death-Ray in Your Pocket: 50 Years of Lasers
Hermione Cockburn takes a lively look at the creation of the laser, 50 years old this year
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The Defeat of Sleep
Pallab Ghosh investigates the potential effects of anti-sleep drugs on society.
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The Deighton File
Novelist Len Deighton talks to Patrick Humphries about his life and writing career.
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The Dirty Dozens
Benjamin Zephaniah tells the story of the 17th-century language game The Dozens.
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The Disappearing Art of the Mix Tape
Broadcaster and writer David Quantick celebrates the home-produced compilation cassette.
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The Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal
The Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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The Divine Detective
Tom Mangold meets a New Jersey presbyterian minister and self-ordained seeker of justice.
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The Doctor and Douglas
As Doctor Who returns, Jon Culshaw looks at the man who changed it forever: Douglas Adams.
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The Dragons' Lab
Trevor Cox goes behind the scenes at a multi-million pound science funding event.
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The Drawings on the Wall
Archaeologist Dr George Nash explores Western Europe's most remarkable rock art sites
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The E Generation at 40
Has the drug Ecstasy bred a generation of depressed and forgetful forty-somethings?
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The EasyJet Priests
Miriam O'Reilly reports on the growing numbers of Polish Catholic priests in the UK.
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The Eel Pie Island Hotel
Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones looks at the musical history of The Eel Pie Island Hotel.
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The Egg and I: Betty MacDonald Had a Farm
Lynne Truss celebrates the centenary of comic genius Betty MacDonald.
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The Election Agent
With exclusive access to an election count, Shaun Ley hears stories from election agents
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The Electric Polyolbion
Poet and broadcaster Paul Farley's re-envisages Michael Drayton's Poly-Olbion.
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