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  1. Fossil Detectives

    A team of fossil experts and geologists search Britain for fossil treasures and mysteries.

    BBC Four

  2. Journeys from the Centre of the Earth

    How the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean.

    BBC Four

  3. Passage

    Two-part documentary about John Rae - the Orkney doctor and Scots adventurer.

    BBC Two

  4. Thames Shipwrecks: A Race Against Time

    Documentary series following the salvage of seven shipwrecks from the river Thames

    BBC Two

  5. Primetime

    Dougie Vipond improves life for the over 50s in Scotland

    BBC Two

  6. Britain's Teenage Suicides

    Penny Marshall investigates the extraordinary suicide rate among young people in Bridgend

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Our Rivers

    Helen Mark and Michael McNamee visit six of Northern Ireland's most important waterways

    BBC Radio Ulster

  8. Higher and Higher: The Life and Soul of Jackie Wilson

    Paul Gambaccini presents a series chronicling the life of singer Jackie Wilson

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  9. America, Empire of Liberty

    Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Paper Gardens

    Leslie Forbes explores how gardens have inspired artists.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. A Queer Try

    Series following Northern Ireland's first gay rugby team, the Ulster Titans

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  12. Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty

    Peter White explores how blind people experience the concept of beauty

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Wales: The Making of a People

    Telling the story of the human migrations that have made the Welsh who they are

    BBC Two Wales

  14. Let Me Entertain You

    John Sessions charts the history of popular entertainment in Britain

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Where Scotland Meets England

    Hardeep Singh Kholi traces the history of the border between England and Scotland

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Jimeoin Down Under

    Stand-up comic Jimeoin embarks on a mystery tour of Australia

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  17. Howlin' Wolf

    Bruce Dickinson presents a profile of Howlin' Wolf, one of the greatest Chicago bluesmen

    BBC Radio 2

  18. Bookmark

    Series looking at the lives and work of famous writers

    BBC Two

  19. Lifeboats on the Thames

    Horatio Clare joins the crews of lifeboats based on the river Thames

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. East Going West

    Looking at different Asian cities in depth

    BBC Radio 7

  21. Earth: The Climate Wars

    Dr Iain Stewart traces the history of climate change from its very beginning.

    BBC Two

  22. Ireland to Sydney by Any Means

    Adventurer Charley Boorman journeys from Ireland to Australia by local means alone.

    BBC Two

  23. Secret Wales

    Sara Edwards and Roy Noble travel to the far corners of Wales seeking out its hidden gems

    BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

  24. Soul and Skin: Religion and Race in the Battle for the White House

    Exploring the roles of religion and race in the 2008 US presidential elections

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Maureen in Zambia

    Maureen MacLeod meets people in Zambia

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  26. China Stories

    What is life really like in modern day China?

    BBC Two

  27. Amazon with Bruce Parry

    Bruce Parry embarks on an epic adventure in the Amazon.

    BBC Two

  28. Three Men in a Boat

    Re-tracing the journey up the Thames immortalised by Jerome K Jerome

    BBC Two

  29. Arena

    The gold standard for arts documentaries, from 1975 to the present day.

    BBC Four

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  30. Desperately Seeking Doctors

    Documentary following Dr Mary Fortune, who helps doctors in Australia

    BBC Two Scotland

  31. Ola

    Documentary series.

    BBC ALBA

  32. Is Al Qaeda Winning?

    Series that questions who is winning the global 'war on terror', seven years in

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger

    Griff Rhys Jones takes a startlingly honest look at anger in himself and others

    BBC Two

  34. Visions of Space

    Robert Hughes presents an exploration of three of the world's most remarkable architects.

    BBC Four

  35. Taking Issue

    Religious educational series for 14-16-year-olds

    BBC Two

  36. Ways of Seeing

    Influential 1972 series about the way we look at paintings, presented by John Berger.

    BBC Two

  37. Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury

    Julia Bradbury takes a series of walks following Britain's lost rail empire.

    BBC Four

  38. Civilisation

    Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of western art and philosophy.

    BBC One

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  39. The Shock of the New

    Robert Hughes' 1980 series tracing the development of modern art from 1880 to the present.

    BBC Two

  40. James May's Big Ideas

    James May travels the globe in search of his ultimate flying machine

    BBC Two

  41. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    Clarke Peters celebrates the life and career of Louis Jordan.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  42. Art of Arts TV

    The contribution that arts programmimg has made to our national broadcasting culture.

    BBC Four

  43. Croit

    Series charting a year in the lives of five Scottish crofters

    BBC ALBA

  44. Women in Uniform

    Martin Bell investigates the growing numbers of women in the British military

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Girls Behind Bars

    Documentary series filmed over a year in Scotland's only women's prison.

    BBC One Scotland

  46. Maureen an Aifreaga a Deas

    Maureen MacLeod at Victoria Falls and moving south to East London

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  47. Wilderness Explored

    Documentary series about early European explorers' expeditions into Earth's wildernesses

    BBC Four

  48. Steam Days

    A series of journeys by steam train.

    BBC Two

  49. Back to the Drawing Board

    Matthew Harvey explores the fascinating world of inventions

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. The Story of Maths

    Series about the history of mathematics.

    BBC Four

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