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Pick of the Pops, Saturday 25h May 20/5/2013 Tony Blackburn counts down two classic charts from this week in 1961 and 1971.

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Dying Inside wins Silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2013 14/5/2013 Unique are delighted to have won a Silver award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.

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Jon Ronson On... Pride 2/5/2013 Jon Ronson investigates how having pride in your work can backfire.

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Jon Ronson On... Undeserved Rewards 23/4/2013 We like to think we live in a fair world - but writer and documentary-maker Jon Ronson investigates the way in which the least deserving often…

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Jon Ronson On... Being Normal 15/4/2013 Jon Ronson puts a new manual of mental disorders to the test.

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Jon Ronson On - Brainstorming 5/4/2013 Writer and documentary maker Jon Ronson returns for the second episode of his latest series of fascinating stories shedding light on the human condition.

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What’s So Funny 28/3/2013 Ed Byrne is joined by Lucy Porter and friends to take a look at the best of British comedy from radio, screen and stage.

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Jon Ronson On Returns 27/3/2013 Writer and documentary maker Jon Ronson returns for another 5 part series of fascinating stories shedding light on the human condition.

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The Strangers’ Will 15/2/2013 A supernatural thriller set in an eerie hotel in the Lake District. Dramatist Dominic Power and award-winning novelist Sarah Hall combine to create a tense, haunting thriller against the stark backdrop of the Cumbrian landscape.

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Long Players 31/1/2013 David Quantick tells the story of the LP and puts into its social context from vinyl to i-pod and back.

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Billy Budd: These Buttons We Wear 23/1/2013 The playwright Keith Dewhurst adapts Herman Melville’s powerful story of persecution and retribution in the aftermath of the Naval Mutinies at Nore and Spithead in 1797.

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Births, Deaths & Marriages 19/12/2012 Births, Deaths & Marriages repeated on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 extra.

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What’s So Funny? Christmas Special 18/12/2012 Ed Byrne and guests preview the best Christmas comedy, with inside knowledge on TV and radio specials, best pantos and theatre.

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Poloaks: The Age Old Problem 11/12/2012 In the NHS satire by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer, a general practice somewhere in Bristol is faced with challenges and opportunities in equal measure as they adjust to another ’biggest shake-up of the NHS in a lifetime’.

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Polyoaks: The Shaky, Shaky Hip 6/12/2012 In the NHS satire by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer, a general practice somewhere in Bristol is faced with challenges and opportunities in equal measure as they adjust to another ’biggest shake-up of the NHS in a lifetime’.

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Kings of Cool: Billy Eckstine 5/12/2012 Moira Stuart continues exploring her passion for jazz as she discovers more about some of its legendary male icons. This week, the focus turns to Billy Eckstine.

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Kings of Cool: Chet Baker 30/11/2012 Moira Stuart continues her voyage of discovery and passion for jazz, by exploring the lives of some of its most prolific male artists.

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Fiat Homo, part one of A Canticle for Leibowitz 26/11/2012 In a special commission for BBC Radio 4Extra, Nigel Lindsay reads Fiat Homo, part one of A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr

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Polyoaks: Strange Dr Love, Friday 30th November at 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 26/11/2012 In the NHS satire by Dr. Phil Hammond and David Spicer, a general practice somewhere in Bristol is faced with challenges and opportunities in equal measure as they adjust to another ’biggest shake-up of the NHS in a lifetime’

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Kings of Cool: Mel Torme 26/11/2012 Following on from last year’s Strong and Sassy, jazz lover Moira Stuart turns her attention to the Kings of Cool, exploring the lives and careers of some of her favourite jazzmen

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Gaming on the Fly 23/11/2012 Dev continues to delve in to the world of video games in part three of Radio 1’s Gaming Season – this time exploring the world of mobile video gaming with the help of pop royalty and several industry experts.

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The Blagger’s Guide to James Bond 20/11/2012 We already know how he likes his Martinis; we even know how many hairs he’s got on his chest. But do you know which Bond was partial to wearing a wig?

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Beats, Bleeps and Bass 14/11/2012 Radio 1’s Dev continues to delve in to the world of video games in part two of Gaming Season.

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BBC Radio 1 Stories: Conor Maynard 11/10/2012 BBC Radio 1’s new Breakfast Show host, Nick Grimshaw, presents a special Radio 1 Stories, looking at the success of teen pop sensation Conor Maynard.

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The Blagger’s Guide to The Beatles 2/10/2012 Indulge in Beatlemania as David Quantick gives the Fab Four the Blagger’s treatment.

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What’s So Funny - The Return 1/9/2012 Ed Byrne is back with comedy’s answer to the Culture Show in the irreverent “What’s So Funny?”, a show which infiltrates and reviews the best of British comedy.

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Blog: Doc ’N’ Roll 24/8/2012 Unique’s Karen Bevan blogs about making her first documentary for BBC Radio 1....

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Tonight: Edinburgh Special 22/8/2012 Rory Bremner and the team return for a one-off episode of Tonight, coming from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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The Blagger’s Guide To The Games 16/8/2012 David Quantick rounds of this Olympic themed series of the wonderfully irreverent Blagger’s Guide as the 2012 Games draw to a close. BBC Radio 2, Thursday 16th August, 21:30

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Marilyn! 3/8/2012 Kim Cattrall uncovers what it is about Marilyn Monroe that has proved so eternally fascinating and asks if her ghost will ever be laid to rest

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Raising a Glass to Cheers 26/7/2012 Stephen Merchant tells the story of one of America’s best-loved and most influential sitcoms

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Engelbert Humperdinck- What’s in a name 23/5/2012 Bill Kenwright talks to Engelbert Humperdinck looking back at his illustrious life and career and his imminent appearance representing the UK in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

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Kind Hearts and Coronets- Like Father, Like Daughter 19/5/2012 Alistair Mc Gowan stars in a sequel to the famous comedy, based on the original book

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RAJAR Success for Unique and Smooth Operations 17/5/2012 Unique’s Sounds of the Sixties has broken all previous records and achieved its best- ever audience, according to the latest RAJAR results.

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Tonight Returns to BBC Radio 4 10/5/2012 Rory Bremner and the team return for another series of the topical satire show that digs that bit deeper into national and international politics.

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Pick of the Pops: Saturday 14th April: 1972 & 1982 13/4/2012 Join Tony Blackburn as he counts down the charts from 1972 & 1982, Saturday from 1pm on BBC Radio 2

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Radio 3 Sunday Morning Commission 1/4/2012 Unique is delighted to have won the commission to produce Radio 3’s regular Sunday Morning programme, presented by Rob Cowan and James Jolly.

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The Hidden Graves of the Holocaust 17/1/2012 Jonathan Charles is given exclusive access to the team of British forensic archaeologists carrying out the first coordinated scientific attempt to locate the remains of Holocaust victims at the site of Treblinka’s death camp...

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Dying Inside 5/1/2012 Film- maker Rex Bloomstein presents his first radio programme on the growing phenomenon of older prisoners in the UK.

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Rory Bremner - Tonight Show 10/10/2011 A new age of austerity, riots on our streets, phone hacking, the prospect of global economic meltdown...

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Polyoaks Fridays 11.30 am from 3rd -23rd June 16/6/2011 Nigel Planer, Celia Imrie, David Westhead, Phil Cornwell, Tony Gardner, Carla Mendonca, Kate O’Sullivan, and David Hol

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Unique Signs New Contracts With ABC Radio in Australia 7/4/2011 Unique is pleased to announce that it has signed a new contract for programmes with major customer, ABC Radio...

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Mr. Tesco: The Legacy of Terry Leahy 11/3/2011 CEO of Tesco Sir Terry Leahy gives a rare and exclusive interview to The Telegraph’s Damian Reece and talks about his journey from growing up on a council estate to running a global business

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Unique record On Angel Wings 13/12/2010 Unique brought together a stellar cast to record ’On Angel Wings’, Michael Morpurgo’s re-telling of the nativity story.

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Chris Evans hosts the Radio 2 Christmas Quiz 1/12/2010 Chris Evans was asking all the questions on Wednesday night as Notting Hill’s Tabernacle theatre hosted the Radio 2 Christmas Quiz.

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Tony Blackburn to present Pick Of The Pops 24/9/2010 Tony Blackburn is to join BBC Radio 2 to present the iconic Saturday afternoon chart run-down show Pick Of The Pops from Saturday 6 November 2010.

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The Story Of Rumours 13/9/2010 Tune in to BBC Radio 2 Weds 22nd Sept at 10pm to hear the real story behind the making of Fleetwood Mac’s Grammy Award winning album "Rumours".

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Africa At 50 1/9/2010 The Africa At 50 team are in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week

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