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  1. Cannabis: Britain's Secret Farms

    Rickie Haywood-Williams finds out the true impact of the UK's skunk-smoking habit.

    BBC Three

  2. The Real Winnie Mandela

    Documentary which looks at the contradictory and controversial life of Winnie Mandela.

    BBC Four

  3. Listening to China

    The story of the National Servicemen who were sent to eavesdrop on Chinese communications.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Frontline Kenya

    Jenny Cuffe on claims that Al Shabaab, the Somali Islamist group, is recruiting in Kenya.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Henry Moore, My Father

    Mary Moore, daughter of the sculptor Henry Moore, explores his artistic legacy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    2010: Space Odyssey to Europa

    Astronomer Paul Murdin asks if Jupiter's moon, Europa, might sustain biological life.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Stefan Gates's Cover Story

    How Stefan Gates came to appear on the cover of Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. In Pursuit of Treasure

    The sometimes murky world of the metal detector. Is it changing our national heritage?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. God Bless You Barack Obama?

    Barack Obama's journey from religious sceptic to devout Christian.

    BBC Two

  10. Alice Sommer Herz at 106: Everything Is a Present

    Documentary about pianist and Holocaust survivor Alice Sommer Herz.

    BBC Four

  11. I Believe in UFOs: Danny Dyer

    Danny Dyer goes on a quest to spot a UFO, spurred on by a meeting with Patrick Moore.

    BBC Three

  12. Too Old to Be a Mum?

    How do we decide what age is just too old to be a new mother?

    BBC One

  13. Up a Long Creek

    Fred MacAulay and Dougie Vipond paddle a kayak across Scotland in aid of Sport Relief.

    BBC One Scotland

  14. I Was A Teenage Dotcom Millionaire

    Former dotcom millionaire Benjamin Cohen confronts his past.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Class Dismissed

    Mary Ann Sieghart explores class as an issue in British politics.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Milton's Music

    How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Murder on the Lake

    Documentary about the mysterious death of conservationist Joan Root in Kenya in 2006.

    BBC Four

  18. Ottorino Respighi: A Dream of Italy

    Documentary which explores Respighi's least familiar but most characteristic works.

    BBC Four

  19. First Nation, First People

    What it means to be an indigenous person of so-called First Nations status.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Out Of This World

    Mark Miodownik explores the dwindling supplies of a host of important metals.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. The Mystery of the Moving Statues

    Gerry Anderson finds out why people in Ireland are seeing visions of the Virgin Mary.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Johnny Cash of Easter Cash

    Sarfraz Manzoor explores Johnny Cash's interest in Scotland after tracing his Fife roots.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Sundance 2010

    Tom Brook hears from movie stars and directors at the Sundance Film Festival.

    BBC News Channel

  24. Let's Go To Misterland

    Stephanie Flanders examines the enduring appeal of Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men books.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Nicola Roberts: The Truth About Tanning

    Nicola Roberts explores the dangerous culture of tanning amongst young people in the UK.

    BBC Three

  26. I Believe in Miracles: Jodie Kidd

    Jodie Kidd explores the world of miracle healing, and meets shamans in Nepal.

    BBC Three

  27. Crop to Shop: Jimmy's Supermarket Secrets

    Jimmy Doherty explores the global logistics that bring fresh food to our supermarkets.

    BBC One

  28. My Child Won't Speak

    Documentary following three children affected by selective mutism.

    BBC One

  29. Fort Dunlop

    Brand designer Giles Poyner pays tribute to Birmingham's Fort Dunlop building.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Paganini's Daemon

    Documentary about legendary Italian virtuoso soloist Niccolo Paganini.

    BBC Four

  31. Around the World by Zeppelin

    Documenting the Graf Zeppelin airship's circumnavigation of the globe in 1929.

    BBC Four

  32. Watching the Watchdog

    Examining a new internet watchdog to protect children from dangers in the digital world.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Piano Stool Beethovens

    Ian McMillan sets out on the trail of a forgotten local hero.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Paying for the Party

    Anne McElvoy asks if reform is likely to the way political parties are funded.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Science on Trial

    Allan Urry investigates what happens when writs meet scientific debate.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. I Hate Mum

    Adam and Ryan visit a unit dedicated to helping families on the verge of collapse.

    BBC One

  37. Governing Away

    Clive Anderson examines some of the lesser-known governments or rulers in exile.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Skippy: Australia's First Superstar

    The story of Australian TV's crime-busting marsupial, Skippy the bush kangaroo.

    BBC Four

  39. The Big Bang: What Happened Next

    Geoff Watts finds out what the last year has held for the Large Hadron Collider.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Having a Baby to Save My Child

    Couples take a controversial route to find cures for their critically ill children.

    BBC One

  41. Avalanche: Scotland's Cocaine Epidemic

    An insight into serious organised crime in Scotland and the elite agency tackling it.

    BBC One Scotland

  42. Tchaikovsky's Women

    A look at the women who fired Tchaikovsky's musical imagination in the early years.

    BBC Four

  43. Good Golly, Bad Golly

    Henry Bonsu on how the golly has come to mean such different things to different people.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Blood For Blood

    Why are black and Asian people in Britain reluctant to act as blood and organ donors?

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Inside the Elephant Mind

    On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Alaska: The Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic

    Ed Leigh and Graham Bell travel to Alaska to take part in Arctic Man.

    BBC Two

  47. British Columbia: Canada's Olympic Wilderness

    Graham Bell and Ed Leigh journey through the frozen province of British Columbia.

    BBC Two

  48. Robert Mone - Saorsa Gu Siorraidh?

    The life and crimes of Dundee murderer Robert Mone who is still bidding for parole.

    BBC ALBA

  49. Tchaikovsky: Fate

    Exploring Tchaikovsky's fascination with his own fate in his last three symphonies.

    BBC Four

  50. The Moral Code

    Is morality hard-wired in the brain or learnt? Adam Rutherford investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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