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Categories: Documentaries

  1. Voyeurs and Visionaries

    A look at film stars and their significance in our lives

    BBC Radio 7

  2. Byzantium Unearthed

    Bettany Hughes uses the latest archaeological evidence to learn about the Byzantine empire

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. The American Future: A History, by Simon Schama

    Simon Schama travels through America to explore its past and present

    BBC Two

  4. Border Country with Iolo Williams

    Iolo Williams embarks on a journey of discovery along Offa's Dyke path

    BBC Two Wales

  5. Time May Change Me

    Documentary series tracing the people and places featured in past BBC Wales documentaries

    BBC Two Wales

  6. British Style Genius

    Series looking at what makes British fashion and style so distinctive and so influential

    BBC Two

  7. Great Britons

    Series profiling the people judged the ten greatest Britons.

    BBC Two

  8. The Judy Garland Trail

    Michael Freedland goes on a global quest to discover the truth about the real Judy Garland

    BBC Radio 2

  9. Kingdom of the Ice Bear

    Trilogy of programmes about the Arctic, narrated by Hywel Bennett.

    BBC One

  10. Misfits in France

    Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee on the Victorian writers and artists who went to France

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Stephen Fry in America

    Stephen Fry journeys across America, a country which has always fascinated him.

    BBC One

  12. Wales at War with John Humphrys

    John Humphrys examines the effect of World War II on Wales

    BBC Two

  13. Congo

    Documentary series looking at one of Africa's least explored regions.

    BBC Two

  14. Wild Down Under

    Series exploring the wildlife and landscape of Australia.

    BBC Two

  15. 1914-1918

    Documentary series telling the history of the Great War.

    BBC Two

  16. Iomall Nan Tonn

    Series celebrating Scotland's most beautiful islands

    BBC ALBA

  17. Prescott: The Class System And Me

    John Prescott embarks on a journey through the British class system

    BBC Two

  18. Credit Crash Britain

    Special five-part series from the Money Programme examining the credit crunch

    BBC Two

  19. Alistair Cooke's America

    Alistair Cooke's personal examination of the history of the United States

    BBC Four

  20. My Secret Wales

    Series exploring Wales's hidden gems.

    BBC Two Wales

  21. My Family at War

    Celebrities investigate their families' roles during the Great War.

    BBC One

  22. Mission Beach USA

    Eight British teenagers training at the San Diego Junior Lifeguard School

    BBC Switch

  23. Dragons' Den: The Dragons' Stories

    Series revealing the lives of the Dragons' Den Dragons

    BBC Two

  24. The People's Hospital

    Documentary about life on the wards at Whipps Cross Hospital in London's East End.

    BBC One

  25. Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention

    Intimate portrait of one of the finest violinists of the 20th century, Nathan Milstein

    BBC Four

  26. Odyssey

    History programme telling the stories of the many people who settled in Scotland

    BBC Radio Scotland

  27. Don't Start Me Talking About...War

    Veterans, friends and families of the fallen talk about the impact the conflict

    BBC Radio 2

  28. Picture Book

    Series which reveals the enchanting story of childhood reading

    BBC Four

  29. The Barristers

    Documentary series following the work of barristers and law students

    BBC Two

  30. Long Players

    David Quantick examines the social influence of the LP.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  31. World War II: Behind Closed Doors

    Documentary series revealing the 'behind-closed-doors' politics of World War II

    BBC Two

  32. Murtairean: Gun Ainm

    Murtairean

    BBC ALBA

  33. Heroes and Villains

    Series looking at the reputations of historical figures

    BBC One

  34. Oceans

    Series that reveals the hidden stories of the deep

    BBC Two

  35. The Department Store

    Series looking at the independent department stores fighting back against the big brands

    BBC Four

  36. Beeching's Tracks

    How Britain's railway network shrank after the Beeching Report in the 1960s

    BBC Four

  37. The Last Millionaire

    Entrepreneurs compete to see who can create the most profitable businesses in six cities.

    BBC Three

  38. Robbie: A Ripe Old Age

    Fyfe Robertson investigates the lives of people who work on after their retirement age.

    BBC Four

  39. Do Bheatha Don Duthaich

    Gaelic writers consider the possible reintroduction of extinct species into the Highlands

    BBC Two Scotland

  40. Video Nation

    Short documentary films about everyday life.

    BBC Two

  41. Travels with Vasari

    Two-part documentary exploring the work of Italian Renaissance chronicler Giorgio Vasari

    BBC Four

  42. Versailles Stories

    Series exploring the history and modern evolution of the Palace of Versailles in France

    BBC Four

  43. Féile an Phobail - Twenty Years On

    A documentary series that charts the history of the West Belfast Festival

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  44. Pride and Privilege

    Documentary series following the pupils and teachers of Glenalmond College

    BBC Two Scotland

  45. Jamie Owen's Magic Harbours

    A journey of discovery around the coast of Wales

    BBC One Wales

  46. Calanais

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    BBC ALBA

  47. Growing Babies

    Two-part documentary examining the development of babies in the womb.

    BBC Four

  48. Blind Man Seeks Work

    Peter White looks at some of the jobs he was told he could not do because he was blind

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Dluth an Daimh

    Asking if children turn into their mums and dads

    BBC ALBA

  50. After Rome: Holy War and Conquest

    Boris Johnson investigates the 'clash of civilisations' between Christianity and Islam

    BBC Two

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