100 Best BBC Radio 4 Podcasts

1. Woman's Hour

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Twitter Followers 242KInstagram Followers 198.4K Frequency 6 episodes / week Avg Length 58 min Play Get Email Contact

2. You're Dead to Me

The history podcast for people who don't like history... and those who do. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.
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Facebook Followers 925.9KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 43 min Play Get Email Contact

3. Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 5 episodes / week Avg Length 16 min Play Get Email Contact

4. Seriously...

Seriously is home to the world's best audio documentaries and podcast recommendations, and host Vanessa Kisuule brings you two fascinating new episodes every week.
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Facebook Followers 61.2MTwitter Followers 40.6M Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 29 min Since Dec 2015 Play Get Email Contact

5. Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

If time is tight, what's the one thing that you should be doing to improve your health and wellbeing? Michael Mosley reveals surprisingly simple top tips that are scientifically proven to change your life.
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Facebook Followers 915.8KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 15 min Play Get Email Contact

6. Money Box

The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.
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Facebook Followers 916KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 27 min Since Nov 2016 Play Get Email Contact

7. The World Tonight

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective
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8. All in the Mind

The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
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Facebook Followers 932.5KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 30 min Play Get Email Contact

9. The Infinite Monkey Cage

Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.
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Facebook Followers 921.8KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Play Get Email Contact

10. Uncanny

From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, The Battersea Poltergeist's Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters. Written and presented by Danny Robins.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact

11. The Media Show

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
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12. Grounded with Louis Theroux

Stuck at home, Louis is using the lockdown to track down some high-profile people he's been longing to talk to - from all walks of life and on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 52 min Play Get Email Contact

13. Desert Island Discs

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
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Facebook Followers 925.9KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 39 min Play Get Email Contact

14. Front Row

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Frequency 4 episodes / week Avg Length 43 min Play Get Email Contact

15. In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
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Facebook Followers 4.7KTwitter Followers 48.1K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 53 min Play Get Email Contact

16. Limelight

The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
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Facebook Followers 916KTwitter Followers 532.5K Frequency 6 episodes / month Avg Length 25 min Play Get Email Contact

17. Moral Maze

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6M Frequency 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 57 min Play Get Email Contact

18. BBC Inside Science

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
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Facebook Followers 916KTwitter Followers 532.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 30 min Play Get Email Contact

19. The Archers

An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here. Essential drama from the heart of the country from the world's longest running soap opera.
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20. The Coming Storm

A year on from the Capitol Insurrection in Washington DC on 6 January 2021, Gabriel Gatehouse journeys into the dark undergrowth of modern America. He's looking for the origins of the story that drove the crowds to storm the heart of US democracy. From conspiracy-soaked barrooms in 1990s Arkansas, via spies in hotel rooms in the shadow of the Kremlin, to anarchic chatrooms on the early internet, this is a search for the answer to one big question: did this just happen, or is somebody trying to break reality?
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Facebook Followers 925.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 26 min Play Get Email Contact

21. Gardeners' Question Time

A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week
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Facebook Followers 827Twitter Followers 33.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 42 min Play Get Email Contact

22. Call Jonathan Pie

Political journalist Jonathan Pie gets a radio phone-in show and as his personal and professional worlds collide we see why he's so incredibly angry about absolutely everything.
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Facebook Followers 6.9MTwitter Followers 553KInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact

23. The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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Twitter Followers 40.2KInstagram Followers 15.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 33 min Play Get Email Contact

24. Inside Health

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
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Facebook Followers 921.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 29 min Play Get Email Contact

25. The Reith Lectures

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.
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Facebook Followers 926.7KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 5 episodes / year Avg Length 48 min Play Get Email Contact

26. The Skewer

A twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before. The news is remixed. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on. The multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy returns to twist itself into these turbulent times. With contributions from brand-new and diverse audio talent, The Skewer is the sound the abyss makes as it stares back at you through your ears.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 8 episodes / quarter Avg Length 15 min Play Get Email Contact

27. A Point of View

A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
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28. Any Questions? and Any Answers?

Alex Forsyth presents topical debate in which guests from politics, business, science, arts and the media answer questions from members of the public. Anita Anand presents listeners' responses to the issues raised.
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Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Play Get Email Contact

29. Last Word

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently
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30. Life Changing

In this series Dr Sian Williams talks to people who have lived through extraordinary events that have set their lives on an entirely different course. This podcast is all about the human experience, how people deal with obstacles that turn their lives upside down. The journeys are not always straightforward and there are often some remarkable discoveries along the way.Would you like to appear on the podcast? Do you have an extraordinary story to tell?
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Facebook Followers 5.5KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact

31. Saturday Live

Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 60 min Play Get Email Contact

32. Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
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Facebook Followers 6.9MTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 6 episodes / week Avg Length 28 min Since Mar 2021 Play Get Email Contact

33. This Cultural Life

In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.
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Facebook Followers 925.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 43 min Play Get Email Contact

34. Soul Music

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
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Facebook Followers 916KTwitter Followers 532.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 28 min Since Jan 2008 Play Get Email Contact

35. Sliced Bread

The series investigates the latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promising to make us healthier, happier, and greener. Are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Science presenter Greg Foot finds out. Greg speaks to experts on a bunk-busting mission to test the latest consumer trends chosen by listeners. Do they live up to the hype? Or are they just marketing BS? Greg chats to the experts, dives into the data, performs tests, and crunches the numbers before putting his findings back to the listener so they can decide if it's worth spending their hard-earned money on.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 26 min Play Get Email Contact

36. Start the Week

Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
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37. Yeti

Tales of a bipedal ape-like creature persist in the myth and legend of the Himalayas. But does the Yeti exist? Two enthusiasts are determined to find out. Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey travel through India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bhutan in search of stories of yeti sightings and encounters. Over 10 episodes, they hear from villagers, yak herders, sherpas, and mountaineers, who give surprisingly consistent descriptions of a mysterious, large, hairy creature.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact

38. Books and Authors

This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
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Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3M Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 28 min Since Nov 2014 Play Get Email Contact

39. Westminster Hour

The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis from politicians and journalists, 10pm every Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
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40. Beyond Belief

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
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41. Sideways

Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 7 episodes / quarter Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact

42. From Our Own Correspondent Podcast

Insight, wit and analysis as BBC correspondents, journalists and writers take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie and Pascale Harter.
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43. The Banksy Story

The story of Banksy's rise from secretive street artist to international icon.
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44. Great Lives

Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
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45. The Bottom Line

Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters
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Facebook Followers 925.2KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 34 min Since Sep 2010 Play Get Email Contact

46. Marianna in Conspiracyland

Bonus Episode: Can you hold papers sharing disinformation and hate to account?
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 14 episodes / year Avg Length 16 min Play Get Email Contact

47. Screenshot

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.
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Facebook Followers 925.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min Play Get Email Contact

48. File on 4

Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
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Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 38 min Play Get Email Contact

49. Broadcasting House

The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 53 min Play Get Email Contact

50. When It Hits the Fan

Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold. In each episode, our hosts go behind the scenes of the latest news stories and find out how, where, and when it all began to hit the fan.
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51. The Today Podcast

Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories of the week. With insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme.
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 46 min Play Get Email Contact

52. Short Story

Brand new stories, from today's best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 the home of the Short StoryRadio 4 is the world's leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.
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Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 15.2M Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 28 min Play Get Email Contact

53. Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, The Now Show and Dead Ringers.
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54. Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
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Facebook Followers 39.2KTwitter Followers 1.1M Frequency 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 41 min Since Apr 2017 Play Get Email Contact

55. Best of Today

Insight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories.
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Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 15 min Play Get Email Contact

56. Drama of the Week

Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.
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57. More or Less: Behind the Stats

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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Facebook Followers 916KTwitter Followers 532.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 16 min Since May 2015 Play Get Email Contact

58. Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

Lucy and a crack team of female detectives investigate the crimes of women from the 19th and 20th Century from a contemporary, feminist perspective.
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59. History's Secret Heroes

Helena Bonham Carter shines light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.
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60. Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny

Shaun Keaveny presents the travel series that isn't going anywhere. Not until we're convinced these destinations are worth getting off the sofa for.
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Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min Play Get Email Contact

61. Word of Mouth

Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them
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62. Open Country

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
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63. The Life Scientific

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
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64. Radio 4 Quiz

Intelligent and challenging quiz games on BBC Radio 4. Featuring Round Britain Quiz, Counterpoint and Brain of Britain with Quiz Masters including Paul Gambaccini, Kirsty Lang and Russell Davies.
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65. The Briefing Room

David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
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Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 532.5KInstagram Followers 29K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 30 min Play Get Email Contact

66. Comedy of the Week

Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.
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67. Profile

An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
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68. Intrigue

Over the last 100 years, we've seen global life expectancy double. Could it happen again? In The Immortals, technology reporter and psychologist Aleks Krotoski explores the frontiers of the extreme longevity pioneers. They've made their money in Silicon Valley. And with their technology solutions, they've ushered in the world that we live in today. Some of them now want to solve the problem of aging - or even death itself - and they are making bigger strides than we may think. Can they? Should they?
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69. Crossing Continents

Series focusing on foreign affairs issues
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70. The Digital Human

Aleks Krotoski explores the digital world.
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71. Inheritance Tracks

Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
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72. Sunday

A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
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73. How to Invent a Country

When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
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74. Law in Action

Joshua Rozenberg presents Radio 4's long-running legal magazine programme, featuring reports and discussion on matters relating to law
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75. The Long View

Jonathan Freedland presents the series in which stories from the past are compared with current events.
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