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Talking Languages

Students, teachers and enthusiasts discuss languages in our exclusive podcasts.

The Barristers

Join our hopefuls as they work to become barristers - and find out how barristers help serve justice.

The Big Question

Join Emma Joseph to discuss the big issues and tricky questions facing the world; or browse our archive of previous subjects.

The Bottom Line

Evan Davis gets to the heart of the big finance stories - by talking to the people who take the decisions that touch all our lives.

The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide

Maggie, Adam and Janet answer all the questions you might have about the universe - from where it came from, to how it might end.

The Hidden Slave Trail

Discover Northern England's hidden role in the slave trade.

The Human Mind

Robert Winston explores the workings of the mind.

The Invention of Childhood

Kids don't change, but attitudes to childhood do - BBC Radio 4 follows the development of growing up in Britain.

The Love of Money

Uncovering the story of the financial crisis, and exposing the causes.

The Material World

BBC Radio 4's science weekly joins OU scientists as they research in the field.

The Mechanics of Space Exploration

Dr Cyril Isenberg delivers the CEPSAR Christmas lecture - listen online.

Next Big Thing

Cloning... living forever.. computers that think? What is the Next Big Thing?

The Other Medicine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine is now a multi-million pound business. While mainstream doctors no longer reject it out of hand, how can we be sure CAM works? Join Anna Ford on Radio 4 to explore the debate.

The Slavery Business

Take a fresh look at slavery - what did it mean to treat people as chattels; and why does the trade continue today?

The Somme: From defeat to victory

Remembered for the bloody slaughter, is there another story behind The Somme?

The Story of Maths

Marcus DuSautoy explores the long, surprising history of man's relationship with numbers.

The Things We Forgot To Remember

Michael Portillo investigates more of the events which history overlooks.

The Things We Forgot To Remember

Michael Portillo investigates more of the events which history overlooks.

Think Friends

You might work out with your mates - but do you look out for each others mental health?

Thinking Allowed

Laurie and guests explore how the imagination shapes our reactions to our surroundings.

Timewatch

Discover what life was really like on the very edge of the Roman Empire.

Transit of Venus

Transits of Venus - the passing of Venus in front of the Sun - have played a historical role in the calculation of the Astronomical Unit. Did you see the transit in 2004? Explore its significance and share your experiences.