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  1. The Irritated Consultant

    Surgeon Christine Evans sets the medical world to rights on a range of topics

    BBC Radio Wales

  2. Off the Beaten Track

    Terry Jones follows a 17th Century road atlas of Wales

    BBC Two

  3. Putting for Profit

    An exploration of the business issues relating to golf

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage

    Architect and historian Francesco da Mosto journeys across the Mediterranean sea

    BBC Two

  5. Gameboy v The Mongolian Steppe

    Series following a computer-obsessed 14-year-old who is taken to Mongolia by his father

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Jewish Connection

    Ruth Cowen marks the 150th anniversary of the act which allowed Jews to sit in parliament

    BBC Radio 4

  7. The Last Post

    Mark Stephen explores the effects of changes in the Post Office network

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Return to Vets in Practice

    Revisiting the characters and stories that made the docu-soap a 90s TV sensation

    BBC Two

  9. The Real Monarch of the Glen

    Documentary following the staff at the Sutherland estate, home to millionaire Paul Lister

    BBC Two

  10. The Great British Summer

    Alan Titchmarsh embarks on a summer journey through the British Isles

    BBC One

  11. The Accidental Angler

    Charles Rangeley-Wilson journeys the world to find unusual fish and the tales behind them.

    BBC Two

  12. Take It From the Chorus

    Caroline Quentin investigates life in the chorus line

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Brother Mine

    Julian Lloyd Webber explores different social and cultural attitudes towards siblings

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Cold Case

    Penny Marshall examines how science is allowing the police to reopen unsolved cases

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Long Way Round

    Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's extraordinary round-the-world journey by motorbike

    BBC Two

  16. Jimmy Doherty's Farming Heroes

    Jimmy Doherty discovers what other farmers have achieved

    BBC Two

  17. Sahara with Michael Palin

    Michael Palin explores nine countries and cultures during a trek across the Sahara Desert.

    BBC One

  18. Poetry and the Russian Soul

    Martin Sixsmith explores the heart and soul of Russia's poetry

    BBC Radio 4

  19. The Thirties in Colour

    Four-part series using photographic archives to give surprising insights into the 1930s.

    BBC Four

  20. The Welsh in London

    Huw Edwards looks at the Welsh in England's capital, from Tudor times to the present day

    BBC Two Wales

  21. Our Food, our Future

    Tom Heap examines the global food crisis and its impact on Britain

    BBC Radio 4

  22. River Police

    Series following the work of the Thames River Police.

    BBC One

  23. Land of Dreams

    Documentary series

    BBC Two Wales

  24. Against The Odds

    Series following amateur Brychan Jones's attempts to become a national hunt jockey

    BBC Two Wales

  25. Soup in a Basket

    Comedian Lee Mack tells the story of the Northern clubs in their heyday

    BBC Radio 2

  26. Land of Our Mothers

    Tanni Grey-Thompson discovers how Welsh women lived and died over the past 150 years

    BBC Two

  27. Travellers' Century

    Benedict Allen follows in the footsteps of three celebrated travellers.

    BBC Four

  28. Forbidden Families

    Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Lost Land of the Jaguar

    A team of explorers search the depths of the last great unspoilt jungle on the planet.

    BBC One

  30. Design Classics

    1980s documentary series looking at revolutionary pieces of design

    BBC Two

  31. Too Much, Too Young: The Story of Two Tone

    Paul Sexton tells the story of the 2-Tone label

    BBC Radio 2

  32. The Wall

    A look at the peace lines that have divided Northern Ireland for nearly 40 years

    BBC Radio Ulster

  33. For the Record

    Jamie MacDougal celebrates Scottish classical recordings which resonate beyond Scotland

    BBC Radio Scotland

  34. Return to... Castaway

    A look back at the series that stranded 36 complete strangers on an island

    BBC Two

  35. Return to Holiday Reps

    Looking back at the sun, sea and romance of 1997's Holiday Reps

    BBC Two

  36. The Take Away

    Simon Parkes investigates the British love of 'food to go'

    BBC Radio 7

  37. What's in a Name?

    Series investigating the meanings of the names of the towns and villages of Wales

    BBC Two Wales

  38. Return to... Health Farm

    A look back at the docu-soap

    BBC Two

  39. A Tale of Two Cities

    Kenneth Branagh narrates two remarkable films looking at the history of Belfast City Hall

    BBC One

  40. Mind the Gap

    Edi Stark investigates who benefits from an adult gap year

    BBC Radio Scotland

  41. Story of Welsh with Huw Edwards

    Series tracing the history of one of Europe's oldest languages over two thousand years

    BBC Two Wales

  42. A Year in the Life of Ants

    Natural history documentary about the dangerous world of the Northumbrian wood ant

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Return to... The Cruise

    A look back at the series that made a star of Jane McDonald

    BBC Two

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  44. Britain from Above

    Revealing the transformation of Britain through the ages

    BBC Two

  45. Return to... Lakesiders

    Revisiting the window display docu-soap

    BBC Two

  46. Pacific Abyss

    underwater wildlife series. Kate Humble goes on a 2000-mile adventure across the Pacific

    BBC One

  47. Primetime Extra

    Primetime Extra looks at the groups who are hoping to win £500,000 for their projects

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

    Documentary series looking at the brutal, bloody and dangerous history of surgery.

    BBC Four

  49. Call the Cops

    A look at the history of police-based TV drama

    BBC Four

  50. Omagh - The Legacy

    Poignant documentaries following two survivors of the 1998 Omagh bombing

    BBC One

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