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  1. The Birth of British Music

    Conductor Charles Hazlewood explores the lives, times and music of great composers.

    BBC Two

  2. The Incredible Human Journey

    Dr Alice Roberts tells the story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world.

    BBC Two

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  3. Hearts and Minds

    Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events and conflicts

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Britain in Their Sites

    Tristram Hunt tells the story of architectural change in Britain over 60 years

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. A Guide to Water Birds

    Brett Westwood presents a series of guides to identifying freshwater birds

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Island 50

    Don Letts tells the story of Island Records, founded by Chris Blackwell fifty years ago

    BBC Radio 2

  7. Performing to the Red Light

    Terence Curran goes behind the scenes with classical performers in the recording studio

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. A Garden in Snowdonia

    The story of a year in the life of Bodnant Garden in North Wales.

    BBC Two Wales

  9. Governors Needed

    Reeta Chakrabati sets out to discover what it means to be a school governor

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Make 'em Laugh

    Series chronicling over 100 years of American comedy

    BBC Four

  11. Feasts

    Food writer Stefan Gates immerses himself in extraordinary feasts and festivals

    BBC Four

  12. South Pacific

    Documentary series looking at the remote South Pacific islands.

    BBC Two

  13. The Trouble with Working Women

    Sophie Raworth and Justin Rowlatt investigate what we really think of women at work

    BBC Two

  14. Single White Rhino

    Rosamund Kidman-Cox explores the role of breeding programmes for endangered species

    BBC Radio 4

  15. My Life in Verse

    Celebrities explore their love of poetry

    BBC Two

  16. How the Celts Saved Britain

    Dan Snow reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion during the Dark Ages.

    BBC Four

  17. Everest ER

    Documentary following the staff working at the highest hospital in the world.

    BBC One

  18. Who's Watching You?

    Series that looks at why the UK has become one of the most watched places in the world

    BBC Two

  19. The Job Clinic

    Liz Barclay meets job seekers whose search for employment is aided by business mentors

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Empire of Cricket

    Series telling the story of cricket

    BBC Two

  21. Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest

    Documentary following a wildebeest calf making a spectacular year-long 3,000km journey

    BBC One

  22. Terry Jones's Barbarians

    Terry Jones presents a series dismantling many of the myths about the Barbarian tribes

    BBC Two

  23. Class of 2008 - Graduated

    Observational documentary series narrated by Louis Bhose

    BBC Switch

  24. Lean gu Dluth

    Sports documentary series

    BBC ALBA

  25. The Greening of the Deserts

    Ayisha Yahya explores warnings that some deserts could turn greener in the future

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Three Rivers

    Hardeep Singh Kohli travels from source to sea of three major rivers

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Living With Monkeys: Tales From the Treetops

    Guy Grieve and Julie Anderson spend six weeks in the Central Africal rainforest.

    BBC One

  28. Colour My World: The Tony Hatch Story

    Bill Kenwright looks at the life and music of songwriter, composer and producer Tony Hatch

    BBC Radio 2

  29. Life

    A look at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive.

    BBC One

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  30. Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

    Series looking at the cultural artifacts created in King Henry VIII's name

    BBC Four

  31. Dave's Friends in the North

    Anne McElvoy examines whether the Conservatives can shake off their southern image

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Forty Minutes On

    Series which revisits and updates stories from the documentary strand Forty Minutes

    BBC Four

  33. The Secret Life of the Airport

    Series charting the development of Britain's airports

    BBC Four

  34. The Pre-Raphaelites

    Series examining the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement

    BBC Four

  35. Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea Oil

    Series telling the story of North Sea oil and gas from the 1960s to the present

    BBC Four

  36. The Royal Show in Crisis

    Tom Heap gains exclusive access to the battle to save The Royal Show

    BBC Radio 4

  37. NASA: Triumph and Tragedy

    Documentary series offering a chance to glimpse an astronaut's view of spaceflight

    BBC Four

  38. A Month of Sundays - Portrush

    Series chronicling holiday life in Northern Ireland's number one beach resort

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  39. Tarantino's Jukebox

    Quentin Tarantino discusses the music he has used to soundtrack his films

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Human Planet

    Cinematic documentary series looking at humans surviving in extreme environments.

    BBC One

  41. Money Programme

    The latest stories from the world of business and work

    BBC Two

  42. The Chambers

    Following the barristers, clerks and staff of one of London's leading law chambers

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Iran: A Revolutionary State

    John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. The Call in the Middle of the Night

    Jonathan Powell interviews key advisers to American presidents and British prime ministers

    BBC Radio 4

  45. The Grandparent Diaries

    Documentary series looking at the relationships between grandparents and grandchildren

    BBC Four

  46. Soho Stories

    Television executive and broadcaster Paul Jackson charts the rise of independent producers

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Very Amazing: Behind the Scenes at the V and A

    Rosie Goldsmith goes behind the scenes at London's Victoria and Albert Museum

    BBC Radio 4

  48. MI6: A Century in the Shadows

    Gordon Corera looks inside Britain's Secret Intelligence Service

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. The Money Grab

    Alvin Hall explores the rise in corporate pay

    BBC Radio 4

  50. How to Be a Composer

    Journalist and critic Paul Morley spends a year learning the art of musical composition

    BBC Four

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