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  1. Johnny Cash: The American

    Paul Gambaccini celebrates the life of the great Johnny Cash.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  2. Catholics

    Series about what it means to be a Catholic in Britain today

    BBC Four

  3. Timothy Spall: All at Sea

    Timothy Spall and his wife Shane conclude their trip around the British coast by barge.

    BBC Four

  4. The Great British Countryside

    Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury's adventures in four stunning British landscapes.

    BBC One

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  5. Swimming with Crocodiles

    Documentary series which aims to see if people can swim with Nile crocodiles

    BBC Two

  6. The Tube

    A look behind the scenes of the London underground as it undergoes its biggest overhaul.

    BBC Two

  7. Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture

    Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship, from 1911 to 2011, between class and culture

    BBC Two

  8. 21st Century Girl

    Justine Frischmann explores the role of women in music.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  9. Bjork Gudmundsdottir

    Stuart Maconie profiles the Icelandic singer, composer, actress and producer.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  10. Building the Big Society

    Giles Edwards follows the work of people implementing the government's flagship policy

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Ice Dogs

    Benedict Allen attempts a 1,000 mile trek across Siberia using a team of husky dogs

    BBC Two

  12. A Picture of Health

    Larry Lamb takes a trip down memory lane to show how the world of medicine has changed.

    BBC One

  13. The Global Reach

    Katie Derham presents real-life stories from people around the globe

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Alvin Hall in The Bonfire of the Vanities

    Alvin Hall compares the New York of Tom Wolfe's scathing 1980s satire with that of today

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Return of the South China Tiger

    Sue Armstrong reports on a daring plan to save the South China tiger from extinction

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Noughties

    6 Music celebrates 10 years of music, culture and life.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  17. Scott's Legacy

    Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but Science was the real winner.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Real Noughties with Lauren Laverne

    Lauren looks at how music developed in the first decade of this century.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  19. North and South: Across the Great Divide

    Ian Marchant takes a trip along the line dividing the North of England from the South

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  20. Venice 24/7

    Series which follows Venice's emergency and public services

    BBC Four

  21. Swansea: Living on the Streets

    Hard-hitting series on homelessness, featuring extraordinary, compelling personal stories.

    BBC One Wales

  22. High School

    A year in the life of one of Europe's biggest schools, Holyrood Secondary in Glasgow

    BBC One Scotland

  23. Riots and Revolutions: My Arab Journey

    Nel Hedayat meets the young rebels of the Arab spring and sees a new wave of violence

    BBC Three

  24. Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved

    Investigative reporter Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Rugged Wales

    Iolo Williams explores the rugged landscapes of Wales

    BBC Two

  26. A History of the Titanic in 30 Pieces

    The stories of objects with links to the Titanic

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  27. How God Made the English

    Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores what it means to be English.

    BBC Two

  28. Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

    How Art Nouveau flourished in burgeoning European cities at the end of the 19th century

    BBC Four

  29. La Chanson de Serge: The Serge Gainsbourg Story

    The late Malcolm McLaren visits the people and places central to Serge Gainsbourg's story.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  30. Wikileaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower

    Two-part series looking at American diplomacy and the leaked US embassy cables

    BBC Two

  31. The People's Passion

    Documentary series looking at modern life in Britain's cathedrals

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Cash Britain

    Documentary series examining how customers of a family-run pawnbrokers are coping.

    BBC One

  33. Chaplains: Angels of Mersey

    Following the work of chaplains in the city of Liverpool and those whose lives they touch.

    BBC Two

  34. Metalworks!

    Series looking at three aspects of British metalworking over the centuries.

    BBC Four

  35. Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please

    Jazz player Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about his life and passion for music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Our Food

    Giles Coren discovers how food is grown across Britain

    BBC Two

  37. La France Maintenant

    Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Land of the Lost Wolves

    One very special pack of wolves make a return to North America's West Coast.

    BBC One

  39. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches

    Stuart Maconie tells the story of the Madchester scene.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  40. How It Works

    The secret alchemy of material science revealed

    BBC Four

  41. My Worst Deal

    Revealing the stories of seemingly good deals that have gone disastrously wrong.

    BBC One

  42. Prison, My Family and Me

    Four extraordinary young women come to terms with a loved one behind bars

    BBC Three

  43. Eric Pringle - Gracie

    From Rochdale to renown, Gracie Fields' rise to fame was not without its traumas

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Ship of Dreams

    Jeanette Winterson celebrates the life and passing of the Titanic

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Frank Sinatra: Voice of the Century

    David Jacobs presents a 13-part series on the life and times of Francis Albert Sinatra

    BBC Radio 2

  46. Tighten Up: The Story of Trojan Records

    Don Letts tells the story of the influential UK-based Trojan record label.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  47. Divine Women

    Tracing the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion.

    BBC Two

  48. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

    Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.

    BBC Two

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  49. The 70s

    Historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on an eye opening journey into Britain in the 1970s.

    BBC Two

  50. Ancient Apocalypse

    Series seeking to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature

    BBC Two

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