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  1. Searching for Exile: Truth or Myth?

    Film exploring the evidence for the Exile of the Jews after their defeat by the Romans.

    BBC Four

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    Return to Japan

    The BBC Philharmonic returns to Japan for an emotional tour for the first time since 2011.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Syria: Can Aid Meet the Challenge?

    Edward Stourton reports from Jordan on the aid response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Rihanna's Farmer

    Bangor farmer Alan Graham goes on a mission to get the music industry to clean up its act.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  5. The Rise and Fall of Margaret Thatcher

    Martha Kearney charts the unlikely rise of the grocer's daughter and her bitter downfall.

    BBC News Channel

  6. Nelson's Caribbean Hellhole: An 18th-Century Navy Graveyard Uncovered

    Sam Willis explores how the Caribbean sugar islands were a kind of hell in Nelson's time.

    BBC Four

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    Stories from the Squeezed Middle

    Rosie Millard meets middle-income people for whom the Recession has meant tough choices.

    BBC Radio 4

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    When Washington Came to Brum

    How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. The New Dissidents

    The Good Friday Agreement is 15 years old. But for some, Northern Ireland remains violent.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Living with Lady T

    Charles Moore reflects on the process of writing Lady Thatcher's authorised biography.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Gatsby Factor

    Sarah Churchwell investigates the enduring appeal of Gatsby on both sides of the Atlantic.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Deeds Not Words

    Did the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison mean to die at the Epsom Derby of 1913?

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Colin Davis in His Own Words

    Portrait of the late conductor Sir Colin Davis, which reveals a reluctant maestro.

    BBC Four

  14. Young Margaret

    Looking at the childhood influences that shaped Margaret Thatcher.

    BBC Two

  15. Rupert Murdoch - Battle With Britain

    Steve Hewlett tells the story of Rupert Murdoch's struggles and victories in the UK.

    BBC Two

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    Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

    Reflecting on the career of the man once described as Britain's most controversial comic.

    BBC Two

  17. The Genius of Marie Curie - The Woman Who Lit up the World

    Revealing Marie Curie's personal life and the challenges she faced and overcame.

    BBC Two

  18. The Common Sense of Science

    In 1948, mathematician Dr Jacob Bronowski considered science's future role.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. The Genius of Verdi with Rolando Villazón

    Tenor Rolando Villazón reveals an insider's view on performing Verdi's music.

    BBC Four

  20. Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    Documentary celebrating some of the greatest female jazz singers of the 20th century.

    BBC Four

  21. Fir Chlis Fergie

    Ailig O'Henley le sgeulachd Obar Dheathain an Cupa Eòrpach nan 'Cup Winners' ann an 1983.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  22. Gothenburg '83

    Sir Alex Ferguson recounts the season he led Aberdeen FC to European glory in Gothenburg.

    BBC ALBA

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    The Pedant's Progress: An Intimate History of the Arts Scholar

    The image of the humanities academic, past and present, in the public imagination.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Poetry in Translation

    Daljit Nagra explores the different practices behind translating poetry.

    BBC Radio 4

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    State of Play

    Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Art of the Foreign Minister

    Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff, asks what makes a great foreign minister.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Room for a View: The Artist's Studio

    Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio?

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Fried Chicken Feels the Heat

    Yasmeen Khan checks out chicken shops - tasty and cheap, but are they healthy?

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball

    A team of world experts recreate the social event at the heart of Pride and Prejudice.

    BBC Two

  30. Electric Dreams

    Will Nissan's latest all-electric vehicle continue the company's extraordinary success?

    BBC One

  31. The Truth about Depression

    Stephen Nolan examines the science behind depression and meets those battling the illness.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  32. Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle

    Sir Antonio Pappano tells the story of Wagner's opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelungen.

    BBC Four

  33. Frost on Sketch Shows

    Sir David Frost traces the development of the TV sketch show over the last fifty years.

    BBC Four

  34. Safari Surgery

    Ayisha Yahya reports on the growing demand for cosmetic surgery in Africa.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Truth and Nothing but the Truth

    Dr Geoff Bunn features comic book heroes and science in his history of the lie detector.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Creating Pitch-Perfect

    Catherine Bott on software that corrects out of tune singing but is also a creative tool.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. David Vaughan: The Artist Who Fell from Grace

    The amazing life story of a 1960s pop artist who fell from grace, told by Wayne Hemingway.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Wings over the World

    Film of Wings' tour of 1975/1976, as the band visited England, Australia and America.

    BBC Four

  39. The Tube: An Underground History

    Documentary revealing the tube's hidden history as it celebrates being 150 years old.

    BBC Two

  40. Words to Wine

    Walter Love talks to Alan Brady, Ulster journalist turned acclaimed New Zealand winemaker.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  41. Swansea City: The Fall and Rise

    Charting the fortunes of crisis-stricken Swansea City AFC after it was rescued by fans.

    BBC One Wales

  42. The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars

    Archaeologists examine a labyrinth built by British troops beneath the Somme battlefield.

    BBC Four

  43. The Star Trek Story

    A documentary exploring the cultural impact of Star Trek.

    BBC Two

  44. The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women

    Documentary about the influential 20th-century fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld.

    BBC Four

  45. Food: A Scandalous History

    Giles Coren compares our horsemeat scandal to the Victorian history of food adulteration.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Vertical Farming

    Could high-rise farming be the solution to feeding our cities or is it a utopian fantasy?

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    Prosperity Gospel

    Dotun Adebayo explores the rise of Prosperity Gospel in Britain's churches.

    BBC Radio 4

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    On the Borderline

    Writer Clare Allan on the controversial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Branded a Witch

    Kevani Kanda explores faith-based child abuse committed in the name of witchcraft.

    BBC Three

  50. Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell

    Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain.

    BBC Two

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