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  1. In Defence of Politics

    Professor Matthew Flinders challenges political cynicism

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. Home from Home

    Hardeep Singh Kohli meets British Indians who have left the UK for a new life in India

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Fry's Planet Word

    A five-part series in which Stephen Fry explores language

    BBC Two

  4. George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

    The previously untold history of Britain's mixed-race community.

    BBC Two

  5. From Our Ireland Correspondent

    Former BBC Northern Ireland correspondent Denis Murray looks back over his lengthy career

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  6. Bitten by the Bug

    Brett Westwood explores the UK's natural history societies

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. Robots that Care

    Jon Stewart charts the increasing interaction between humans and robots

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Day They Tried to Close Down Merthyr

    Melanie Doel revisits the turbulent period in the 1930s when Merthyr's future was in doubt

    BBC Radio Wales

  9. Ceramics: A Fragile History

    Three-part series looking at the history of pottery in Britain

    BBC Four

  10. The Underwater Gendarme

    Horatio Clare joins the Paris River Police, the Brigade Fluviale, on patrol on the Seine

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Wish You'd Been Here: The Pink Floyd Story

    Documentary about the prog rock group.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  12. Pete Townshend: Before I Get Old

    Documentary about the Who guitarist.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  13. Wild Week Revisited

    Local celebrities travel around Northern Ireland to explore our natural world.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  14. The Mount: A Welsh Estate

    A year in the lives of the residents of the Mount council estate in Milford Haven

    BBC One Wales

  15. Come in From the Cold: The Return of Joni Mitchell

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  16. Jarvis Cocker's Musical Map of Sheffield

    Jarvis Cocker explores the musical landscape of Sheffield.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  17. Oasis: What's the Story?

    Mark Radcliffe takes a canny look at the trials and tribulations of the Gallaghers.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  18. Beartas nan Daoine

    Gaelic song and story heritage.

    BBC ALBA

  19. Younge on Obama - Performance Notes on a Presidency

    Gary Younge examines Barack Obama's presidency

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Iolo's Jewels of Wales

    Iolo Williams picks his favourite Welsh landscapes and wildlife

    BBC One Wales

  21. Secret Pakistan

    Two part documentary series which questions Pakistan's commitment to the war on terror

    BBC Two

  22. Tales from the National Parks

    Richard Macer spends a year amid conflicts in three different British National Parks.

    BBC Four

  23. Hot Like Us

    Model couples are pitted against each other to test how strong their relationship is

    BBC Three

  24. Alternative Ulster

    The story of Northern Ireland's post-punk scene.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  25. The Sleep Diaries

    In a series mixing science with art, myth and poetry, Paul Farley explores sleep

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Symphony

    A reappraisal of the symphony's place in the modern world and how it shaped our identity

    BBC Four

  27. Don't Look Back in Anger: The Story of Britpop

    Steve Lamacq chronicles the Britpop years.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  28. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  29. Stephen Fry on the Phone

    Stephen Fry traces the evolution of the mobile phone

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Art of America

    Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the USA.

    BBC Four

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  31. Welsh Railways

    Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways.

    BBC Two Wales

  32. I'm Keith Moon, What's Your Excuse?

    Phil Daniels remembers The Who's drummer Keith Moon.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  33. Calling Time

    Documentary series following pub landlords as they attempt to keep afloat in the recession

    BBC One Wales

  34. A History of the Brain

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  35. A History of the Brain Omnibus

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Coming Out

    Five programmes exploring the ways in which people reveal their true selves to the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Frontline Medicine

    Michael Mosley uncovers the medical breakthroughs driven by contemporary conflicts.

    BBC Two

  38. Skin Deep: The Business of Beauty

    Jessica-Jane Clement exposes bad practice in the UK beauty industry

    BBC Three

  39. The Freedom Trail

    Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. The New Global Economics

    Martin Wolf, of the Financial Times, examines the global financial situation

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Atlantic Soul

    Mark Lamarr presents a series documenting the role of Atlantic Records in soul music.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  42. Brain Culture: Neuroscience and Society

    Matthew Taylor explores the coming 'Brain Culture'

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Race with the Devil: The Gene Vincent Story

    Roger Daltrey assesses the influence of rocker and personal hero Gene Vincent.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  44. Pipe Dreamers

    Two-part documentary about pipe bands competing for the world title.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  45. Hellhounds on His Trail: The Robert Johnson Story

    Paul Sexton tells the story of bluesman Robert Johnson.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  46. The G-Word

    Neneh Cherry tells the story of musical pioneer and cultural revolutionary Fela Kuti.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  47. The Last Explorers

    Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver presents a series on the golden age of exploration

    BBC One Scotland

  48. Money

    Vanessa Engle's three-part documentary series exploring our personal attitudes to money

    BBC Two

  49. Your Money and How They Spend It

    Nick Robinson examines how governments collect and spend public money

    BBC Two

  50. The Bryan Ferry Story

    Jo Whiley explores Bryan Ferry's career.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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