Factual popular Radio programmes on BBC iPlayer 2009-12-09T05:03:47Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/categories/factual/artsculture_and_the_media/radio/popular BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p718t 2009-12-09T00:13:14Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p718t/Monty_Pythons_Wonderful_World_of_Sound_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p718t_150_84.jpg" alt="Monty Python's Wonderful World of Sound: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> The Mighty Boosh meet Monty Python to tell the story of the group's comedy albums. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p60hx 2009-12-08T12:19:45Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p60hx/Mind_Your_Slanguage/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p60hx_150_84.jpg" alt="Mind Your Slanguage" /> </a> </p> <p> Benjamin Zephaniah examines why Jamaican patois is the slang of choice for UK teenagers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p62v6 2009-12-09T03:17:42Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p62v6/Great_Lives_Series_20_Henry_V/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p62v6_150_84.jpg" alt="Great Lives: Series 20: Henry V" /> </a> </p> <p> Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes discusses the life of Henry V. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p604w 2009-12-07T22:32:51Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p604w/Things_We_Forgot_to_Remember_Series_5_Joan_of_Arc/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p604w_150_84.jpg" alt="Things We Forgot to Remember: Series 5: Joan of Arc" /> </a> </p> <p> The myth and reality of Joan of Arc, and the other Frenchwoman who did more to save France </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3p56 2009-12-05T11:30:02Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3p56/Bob_Marley_The_Chrysler_Year/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3p56_150_84.jpg" alt="Bob Marley: The Chrysler Year" /> </a> </p> <p> The year Bob Marley spent driving a forklift truck in the Chrysler car factory in Delaware </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p66f8 2009-12-09T03:55:04Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p66f8/All_in_the_Mind_08_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p66f8_150_84.jpg" alt="All in the Mind: 08/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Scientists say testing our 'working memory' instead of IQ would be more accurate. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p5yxj 2009-12-08T14:55:22Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p5yxj/The_Infinite_Monkey_Cage_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p5yxj_150_84.jpg" alt="The Infinite Monkey Cage: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by Jon Ronson and Seth Shostack from SETI Institute. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p315t 2009-12-09T03:15:43Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p315t/In_Our_Time_The_Silk_Road/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p315t_150_84.jpg" alt="In Our Time: The Silk Road" /> </a> </p> <p> Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Silk Road, the trade routes which spanned Asia. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p5xc4 2009-12-08T14:57:48Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p5xc4/Brain_of_Britain_07_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p5xc4_150_84.jpg" alt="Brain of Britain: 07/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Russell Davies chairs the ninth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p607d 2009-12-08T17:06:05Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p607d/The_Choice_08_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p607d_150_84.jpg" alt="The Choice: 08/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Dr Warren Hern talks about his choice to carry out abortions despite death threats. </p>