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  1. Data Centres

    What do we all use, but never visit? Matt Parker takes us inside the remote Data Centres.

  2. The Sounds Of Computer Games Loading

    Keith Stuart remembers the whirrs and clicks that made up the soundtrack of his youth.

  3. Jeremy Bentham's 'Auto-Icon'

    Subhadra Das debunks some myths about a curious object.

  4. #32 - Roads That Don't Exist

    Chris Marshall loves roads... even those that don't actually exist.

  5. Jigsaws

    Anya Driscoll is a jigsaw junkie, and she's going to tell you why.

  6. Boring Talks #00

    Behind every boring subject is another layer of boringness you could have never imagined.

  7. #9 - Sounding Gestalts

    How do you make music from a Gentleman's cravat? Laurence Jordan will explain.

  8. #8 - Danish Public Information Films

    Dr Claire Thomson celebrates the golden age of Danish Public Information Films.

  9. #7 - Green Belt Land

    The writer John Grindrod takes us for a stroll through our unknown Green belts.

  10. #6 - The Argos Catalogue

    Louise Ashcroft takes us inside the mysterious portal that is the Argos catalogue.

  11. #55 -Farts

    The colorectal surgeon and comedian Jenan Younis wants to talk to you about Farts.

  12. #53 - Car Boots

    Hugo Griffiths climbs inside the interesting world of the car boot.

  13. #52 - Breakfast Cereals

    What did the artist Louise Ashcroft learn from variety pack cereal?

  14. #51 - Oboe Reeds

    A singing nightingale, or a belligerent duck? Chloe Veltman examines of the oboe reed.

  15. #50 - Windows

    Anne Ulrikke Andersen looks through the windows that shaped one particular life.

  16. #5 - Model Villages

    The broadcaster Tim Dunn celebrates the 'little works of art' that are model villages.

  17. #49 - Coal Holes

    Amir Dotan explores the small metal discs on our pavements and door steps.

  18. #47 - Crinoline Ladies

    From Victorian femininity to toilet roll cover, Dr Kathryn Ferry on the Crinoline Lady.

  19. #45 - Box Certificates

    Joyce Smith uncovered 2 box certificates, and 2 of anything is the start of a collection.

  20. #42 - The Lexicon Of Breakups

    Rosie Wilby finds out what ghosting, bread crumbing, submarining & benching actually mean.

  21. #41 - Pencils

    Brian Mackenwells tells us why we should all appreciate the pencil a little bit more.

  22. #40 - Thank You (again)

    James Ward says thank you for listening to series two of The Boring Talks.

  23. #4 - Wooden Pallets

    Liam Shaw delves deep in to the 'single most important object in the global economy'.

  24. #39 - Doormats

    Alex Baxevanis wipes his feet all over this week's subject.

  25. #38 - Markham Moor Roof

    Ed Carter tells us why the roof of a former motorway services is no ordinary roof.

  26. #37 - Watergate Tape 'Silence'

    Sophie Scott listens closely to a very important 'silence'.

  27. #36 - Shanghai Architecture

    Hannah Cameron on the buildings that shaped her life in China's biggest city.

  28. #35 - How Tall Are Celebrities?

    How tall is Robbie Williams? Greg Stekelman sizes up celebrities.

  29. #34 - Sounds of Grassroots Football

    'Man on!!'..... Paul Whitty captures the sounds of grassroots football.

  30. #33 - Change

    Can British coins be better? Adam Townsend has the fix.

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