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So far, the BBC Radio stations considered in detail on this blog have been mainly about 'music':
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But Britain's foremost 'talk radio' station is BBC Radio Four:

"... it is the BBC's most expensive national radio network and is considered by many to be its flagship."
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There is really something for everyone:

Radio 4 collection

A collection of programmes and clips about friendship.

Radio 4 collection

2 mins

AUDIO

A range of people share their views on the friendship skills of men and women.

Do women or men have the greater talent for friendship?

45 mins

EPISODE

Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of friendship; ‘a single soul dwelling in two…

In Our TimeFriendship

3 mins

AUDIO

From 3000 on Facebook to no friends at all - a range of people on the friends they have.

How many friends do you have?

BBC - Radio 4 - Friendship

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• 5 mins

  AUDIO

  As part of Character Invasion, Helen Fielding discusses how she developed her heroine.
  Helen Fielding on creating Bridget Jones
  
  
• 6 mins

  AUDIO

  Roger Bolton meets the team behind Radio 3's fortnight of broadcasting at the South Bank.
  Feedback visits Radio 3 at the Southbank Centre
  
  
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  AUDIO

  Ann Milne, who filmed her daughter Joanne hearing for the first time, speaks to us.
  Woman, born deaf, hears for first time
  
  
• 36 secs

  AUDIO

  Natalie explains that a Greek tragedy is best enjoyed with wine.
  Natalie Haynes stands up for Sophocles
  
  
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  AUDIO

  Jamie Parker
  Actor Jamie Parker compares Henry V and Hamlet

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   2010: Space Odyssey to Europa

   Astronomer Paul Murdin asks if Jupiter's moon, Europa, might sustain biological life.

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   A Brief History of Mathematics

   Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations

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   A Guide to Farmland Birds

   How to recognise birds of the British countryside from their appearance, calls and songs

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   A Guide to Garden Wildlife

   Brett Westwood and Phil Gates present a guide to some of Britain's common garden wildlife

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   A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds

   Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss offer a guide to Britain's upland birds

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   A History of the Brain

   Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

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   A Life With ...

   Series about scientific specialists

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   A View Through a Lens

   Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison on human experience and the beauty of nature

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