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  1. Digby Jones: The New Troubleshooter

    Series in which Lord Digby Jones helps businesses realise their potential.

    BBC Two

  2. The Treasure Hunters

    Ellie Harrison and Dallas Campbell journey around the globe on the ultimate treasure hunt.

    BBC One

  3. The Sian Williams Interview

    Sian Williams speaks with leading Welsh women who have made an impact beyond Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  4. Business Boomers

    Four-part series on businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times.

    BBC Two

  5. Ugly Lovely Swansea: A Poet On the Estate

    Benjamin Zephaniah and the people of Swansea attempt to claim back Dylan Thomas's work.

    BBC One Wales

  6. Restaurant Wars: The Battle for Manchester

    Documentary series following two chefs as both attempt to open a restaurant in Manchester.

    BBC Two

  7. Watermen: A Dirty Business

    Following the people who work for one of Britain's biggest water companies.

    BBC Two

  8. Inside Edinburgh Airport

    Charting how Edinburgh Airport is adapting to change under a new management team

    BBC One Scotland

  9. Protecting Our Parents

    Follows Birmingham's older adults care teams over the course of a year.

    BBC Two

  10. Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different

    Adam Rutherford charts the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. First Time on the Front Line

    Following Britain's next generation of emergency service recruits.

    BBC One

  12. The World's a Stage

    Henry Goodman looks at the working lives of actors today.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears

    Ray Mears explores how the wilderness of North America shaped the story of the Wild West.

    BBC Four

  14. Commonwealth City

    What happens to an East End community when the Commonwealth Games come to town

    BBC One Scotland

  15. Welcome to Rio

    Documentary series exploring Rio's shanty-towns, the favelas.

    BBC Two

  16. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Primary Colours

    Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen presents a history of colour

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  17. City of Faith

    Series in which the people of Armagh explore their faith

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  18. WWI at Home

    Stories about the impact of World War One from around the regions

    BBC One

  19. Radio 2 Guitar Season

    An in-depth and fascinating look at the guitar, exploring its impact on popular culture

    BBC Radio 2

  20. Burning Desire: The Seduction of Smoking

    Documentary exploring attitudes to cigarettes and smoking.

    BBC Two

  21. Fit for Purpose

    Anne McElvoy and John Harris host a series of debates on institutions under pressure.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. I Bought a Rainforest

    Series following Charlie Hamilton James, who has bought 100 acres of Peruvian rainforest.

    BBC Two

  23. Building Dream Homes

    Series following some of the nation's architects leading the way in groundbreaking design.

    BBC Two

  24. Hilary Spurling - Matisse the Master

    Eleanor Bron reads from Hilary Spurling's biography of the great French artist.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. World War I at Home

    Stories about the impact of World War I around the regions

    BBC Four

  26. Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story

    Adam Nicolson looks at what life as a whale hunter in Antarctica would have been like.

    BBC Four

  27. Street Kid World Cup

    London teenage girls brought up in care take part in a football tournament in Brazil.

    BBC Three

  28. Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno

    Kate Humble and Simon Reeve investigate Australia's worst wildfire season in a decade.

    BBC Two

  29. World Cup's 50 Greatest Moments

    A look back at the World Cup's most celebrated, most shocking and most memorable moments.

    BBC Three

  30. Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces

    Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building.

    BBC Four

  31. Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter

    Dr Pamela Cox charts the history of the shopgirl.

    BBC Two

  32. A Cabbie Abroad

    London cabbie Mason McQueen drives a taxi in three very different cities around the world.

    BBC Two

  33. I Belong to Glasgow

    With the eyes of the world on Glasgow, four Glaswegians celebrate their city.

    BBC One Scotland

  34. Police under Pressure

    Examining how British policing is coping under the pressure of budget cuts.

    BBC Two

  35. Commonwealth on Film

    How film-makers have captured the rich diversity of the Commonwealth over the decades.

    BBC Four

  36. Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry and Bob

    Howard Jacobson reflects on the cultural impact of four rebellious Australians

    BBC Four

  37. Step Inside the Musical World of Cilla Black

    Cilla talks about her life as the most popular female singer of the 60s.

    BBC Radio 2

  38. The Town Is The Menu

    Simon Preston visits a UK town to create a new signature dish inspired by the locality.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Slum Survivors

    Young people embark on a crash course in urban survival in the world's biggest slums.

    BBC Three

  40. John Bishop's Australia

    John Bishop embarks on an Australian adventure, cycling from Sydney to Cairns.

    BBC One

  41. Earrann Eachdraidh/History Shorts

    History shorts.

    BBC ALBA

  42. Nick and Margaret: Too Many Immigrants?

    Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford explore the impact of immigration in the UK.

    BBC One

  43. Animal SOS

    Documentary series following the work of the RSPCA, from the control centre to the ground.

    BBC One

  44. Hive Alive

    Two-part documentary which reveals the mysteries of the honeybee.

    BBC Two

  45. Talk to the Animals

    Documentary. Lucy Cooke is a zoologist on a worldwide quest to crack the animal code.

    BBC One

  46. Wild Weather

    Series in which Donal MacIntyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather.

    BBC Two

  47. The Leadership Gap

    John Tusa explores the state of leadership in large UK organisations today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. World Agony

    Irma Kurtz talks to five different agony aunts from around the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  49. Into the Abyss

    Series taking listeners down to the deepest parts of the ocean.

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Feeling Good: The Nina Simone Story

    Nina Simone's daughter explores her mother's life and career.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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