Cheer Up with Radio 4
Chase that Blue Monday feeling away with this quirky selection of giggles and treats.
The Angel Sings
An exclusive clip of Benedict Cumberbatch from the recording of Neverwhere.
"Dear M, it's so brilliant you're not dead..."
Copenhagen is delighted to hear from Marengo after his close brush with death.
In Pursuit of Happiness
Claudia Hammond looks at the government's plan to measure the nation's happiness.
Swimming through Chocolate
Chocolate, swimming and sport: life working at the Cadbury factory in Bourneville.
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Pam Ayres in a hi-tech home
Pam struggles with the technology and gadgets in her neighbour's house.
John Humphrys rounds up Mercury nominees
John Humphrys gives his views on the 12 albums nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
Tim Brooke-Taylor sings Miley Cyrus
Listen to Tim Brooke-Taylor's rendition of Wrecking Ball on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
The Ice Cream Van Cometh
Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.
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Bleep Bleep Bloop: Music and Video Games
Paul Bennun explores the world of music composed for video games.
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The Stationery Cupboard
An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.
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A Menace to Society
Lifelong fan Danny Wallace celebrates the Beano comic in its 75th anniversary year.
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Does Happiness Write White?
Why do writers find happiness such a difficult emotion to capture on the page?
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'Red hair, jug ears': when work appraisals were personal
Lucy Kellaway reports on some early employee records held in the archives at Lloyds bank.
Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound
Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.
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The 12 Inch Single
Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.
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Curb your Judaism
David Schneider looks back at the history of British Jewish comedy.
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The Banana - fascinating history, uncertain future—The Food Programme
Sheila Dillon asks why the future of the UK's most popular fruit, the banana, is uncertain
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Happiness and Optimism—All in the Mind
Claudia Hammond asks Martin Seligman if we can all be taught to be happy.
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Llama recordings: Jackson and Mercury duet to be heard
Journalists Paul Gambaccini and Laura Barton discuss the "llama recordings".
Happiness—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg considers whether 'happiness' means living a life of pleasure or of virtue.
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Measuring the Nation's Happiness—Moral Maze
Combative debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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