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Scaling Mount Everest

Sir Edmond Hilary describes his 15 minutes on top of Mount Everest

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Metric v Imperial

Why the US prefers the outdated Imperial system

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Funding the World Service

The 拢200 million required every year to keep the public service on air

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Understanding HIV and Aids

How HIV and Aids affects the human body

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Crossing the African Continent

Discovering the differences between east and west Africa

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The Story of Mankind

Tracing the footsteps of human evolution

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What is Kleptomania?

Demystifying the psychological disorder kleptomania

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Animal Intuition

How birds and animals predict earthquakes

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In a Coma for 19 Years

One man wakes up after 19 years in a coma

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The End of the World as we Know it

The death of the sun will be spectacular

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Golf鈥檚 Humble Beginnings

How golf began in Scotland with a pebble and stick

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A Laughing Matter

The physiology of laughter

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Kidnap and Ransom

The origins of the words kidnap and ransom

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The Many Languages of the 大象传媒

The 大象传媒 portfolio of foreign broadcasts

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How Languages Develop

How certain ideas and myths transcend languages

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Helping the Blind

Eighty per cent of the world鈥檚 blindness is preventable or curable

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The Scent of a Farmyard

Why do animal faeces have distinctive odours?

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The Birth of Qwerty Keyboards

Who decided how computer keyboard keys are arranged?

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鈥楾he Blood of Freedom鈥�

What the colours of Ghana鈥檚 national flag symbolise

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Catch 22 Situation

The meaning of the title from Joseph Heller鈥檚 book Catch 22

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Making Information Technology 鈥楽exy鈥�

Bringing together information and communication technology

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The Mark of a Leader

Why political leaders mark their first 100 days

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The Ultimate Off-Road Challenge

What it takes to compete in the Paris-Dakar motorcycle rally

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Globalisation

The globalisation of trade and culture

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Uganda鈥檚 Martyrs' Day

How 400,000 people commemorate Uganda鈥檚 catholic martyrs

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How Old is the English Alphabet?

Tracing the roots of English sounds and signs

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Seeking The Arc of the Covenant

Searching for the 13th century chest with mysterious powers

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The Slogans of George W Bush

George W Bush鈥檚 key speeches and slogans following the 9/11 attacks

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Braille in the Digital Age

Using electronic Braille on a computer

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The Gloomiest Song Ever Written

The Hungarian song that drives people to despair

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