Rory Bremner and guests offer some helpful hints on the subject.
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DetailsDavid Owen Norris asks which tunes famous historical figures would have had on their iPods
DetailsHaunting sound portrait of Orford Ness in Suffolk, Europe's largest vegetated shingle spit
DetailsPete Paphides tells the story of singer Ofra Haza, dubbed the Israeli Madonna.
DetailsAnnalisa Piras assesses the state of Italy after the return to power of Silvio Berlusconi.
DetailsAnne McElvoy looks at the growing political influence of the children of the 1980s
DetailsScientists analyse a small jawbone found in Kent's Cavern in Torquay over 80 years ago.
DetailsHannah Rothschild tells the story of her eccentric great aunt Pannonica Rothschild.
DetailsRuth Cowen marks the 150th anniversary of the act which allowed Jews to sit in parliament
DetailsLiz Barclay meets job seekers whose search for employment is aided by business mentors
DetailsLesley Riddoch compares benefits offered to members of British Parliaments and Assemblies.
DetailsBarry Cryer explores the history of the joke book, from the fourth century to the present.
DetailsJosephine Hart explores the work of great poets at live events at the British Library
DetailsAlan Bennell of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh praises the humble mushroom.
DetailsNick Hennessey explores the mythical world of Finland's national poem, The Kalevala.
DetailsAlan Dein uncovers the story of the Keskidee in London, Britain's first black arts centre.
DetailsThe late Humphrey Lyttelton profiles singer and trumpeter Louis Prima.
DetailsRowan Pelling visits Vienna to explore the enduring appeal of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
DetailsAn evocative sound portrait of Britain's largest lake, Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.
DetailsPoet Paul Farley celebrates the work of John Clare through his landmark poem.
DetailsJackie Kay remembers the sinking of the SS Mendi in the English Channel in 1917.
DetailsWhy are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?
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