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  1. Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story

    Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates.

    BBC Four

  2. Protecting Our Foster Kids

    Follows Dorset County Council's fostering service over the course of a year.

    BBC Two

  3. Napoleon

    Historian Andrew Roberts brings the story of Napoleon vividly to life

    BBC Two

  4. Way Out West: The Bristol Underground Story

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  5. Maximum R&B: The Birth of the Who

    Documentary about the band to mark their fiftieth anniversary.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  6. The BBC at War

    An enthralling series exploring how the BBC became the institution it is today.

    BBC Two

  7. Flint Des Res

    Series going behind the scenes with the team at Flint Council's housing department.

    BBC One Wales

  8. Napoleon: The Man and the Myths

    Historian Andrew Roberts dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. The Bank: A Matter of Life and Debt

    Documentary filmed over a year with the staff and customers of a West Yorkshire bank.

    BBC Two

  10. Pappano's Classical Voices

    The greatest opera singers seen through the prism of the main classical voice types.

    BBC Four

  11. Rock 'n' Roll America

    Series tracing the history of American rock 'n' roll music from the 1950s onwards.

    BBC Four

  12. Lost Children of the Holocaust

    Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war BBC radio appeals

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Transplant Tales

    Series revealing the human stories behind the critical shortage of transplant organs,

    BBC One Scotland

  14. Cyflwr y Cyfryngau

    Mewn cyfres newydd, y bargyfreithiwr Gwion Lewis sy'n rhoi cyfryngau Cymru yn y doc.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  15. Me, My Selfie and I: Aimee Fuller's Generation Game

    Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller explores the selfie phenomenon

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  16. Nature's Greatest Dancers

    Steve Backshall, wildlife expert and star of Strictly, explores how animals move.

    BBC One

  17. What Is a Story?

    Marina Warner explores the world of contemporary fiction

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Will Gompertz Gets Creative

    Will Gompertz presents a series on creativity

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

    David Olusoga explores Britain's dark past - how it was built on the profits of slavery.

    BBC Two

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  20. Who Wants to Be a Nurse?

    Jenny Clayton follows nurses in training to explore key issues and debates in nursing

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Wanted: A Very Personal Assistant

    Four young ambitious disabled people are cared for by unemployed people their own age.

    BBC Three

  22. Britain at the Bookies

    Documentary examining the winners and losers in Britain's gambling revolution.

    BBC One

  23. Animal Super Parents

    Documentary revealing weird and wonderful stories of parenting in the natural world.

    BBC One

  24. The Great Songbook

    Cerys Matthews explores the songbooks of countries other than America

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Random Radio

    Murray Lachlan Young and guests to explore sounds and ideas in unexpected ways

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Brits Abroad

    Sarfraz Manzoor looks at the other side of EU immigration

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. The New Economy: Does Sharing Mean Caring?

    Tim Samuels explores the sharing economy, as espoused by chancellor George Osbourne

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Genius of the Ancient World

    Bettany Hughes seeks out the stories behind three giants of ancient philosophy.

    BBC Four

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  29. The New Workplace

    Michael Robinson explores the dramatic changes happening in the workplace.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. The Misogyny Book Club

    Jo Fidgen and readers take a fresh look at books that contain misogynistic sentiments

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Decoding the Masterworks

    Dr Janina Ramirez presents a series that examines three masterworks in minute detail

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Stepping Stones

    Piers Plowright revisits sounds from his life that resonate with him still

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. From Within - Revisited

    Series that returns to the locations and communities of previous BBC documentaries

    BBC Radio Wales

  34. The Art of Pop

    Jarvis Cocker explores the connections between British art schools and pop.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  35. Britain's Spending Secrets

    Anne Robinson puts British spending habits under the microscope.

    BBC One

  36. Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome

    Professor Wallace-Hadrill explores how the ancient cities of Athens and Rome worked.

    BBC Two

  37. In Drovers' Boots

    Huw Williams embarks on a journey of discovery as he follows the routes of cattlemen.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. How to Have a Better Brain

    Sian Williams presents a practical and optimistic guide to boosting brain power

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  39. Secrets of China

    Billie JD Porter finds out what it's like to grow up in the world's most populous country.

    BBC Three

  40. Canals: The Making of a Nation

    Liz McIvor looks at who built, worked on and regenerated the nation's canal network.

    BBC One

  41. Big Blue UK

    Marine wildlife programme following the animals arriving and thriving in UK waters.

    BBC One

  42. Fear Beag a' Chridhe Mhòir

    Gaelic programme

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  43. The Ascent of Woman

    Dr Amanda Foreman uncovers stories of women that have made and changed human history.

    BBC Two

  44. Mending Young Minds

    Young patients and therapists talk about mental health conditions affecting young people.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Undercover NI

    Series lifting the lid on Northern Ireland's criminal underbelly

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  46. Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip

    Sir Terry Wogan and London cabbie Mason McQueen are on a food trip around the UK.

    BBC Two

  47. The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure

    The Hairy Bikers are heading north on a big Baltic adventure in search of new cuisines.

    BBC Two

  48. Oil: A Crude History of Britain

    Documentary series charting the legacy of Britain's oil boom, presented by James Naughtie

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Barking Mad: The Welsh Dog Spa

    Series follows life at Mucky Pups, owner Leanne Couch and the rest of the Couch family

    BBC One Wales

  50. Curry Wars

    Series following the hottest competition in Wales - Welsh Curry House of the Year.

    BBC One Wales

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