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  1. House of Cars

    Following the staff at Belfast's Charles Hurst dealership, the largest car lot in Europe

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  2. Blitz Cities

    Celebrities explore the Blitz history of their home cities.

    BBC One

  3. Computing Britain

    Hannah Fry reveals the UK's lead role in developing computer technologies we rely on today

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Sugar, Saris and Green Bananas

    Lainy Malkani uncovers her family's roots on the sugar plantations of British Guiana

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Burying Chernobyl

    The daughter of a former Chernobyl engineer returns to her father's workplace

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Girls Can Code

    Talent show in which five girls unleash the digital guru within themselves.

    BBC Three

  7. Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

    A look at what happens during the nine months between conception to birth.

    BBC Two

  8. All Change at Longleat

    Documentary following one of the country's most extraordinary aristocratic families.

    BBC One

  9. Natural History Heroes

    Scientists select and discuss predecessors who inspired their work and lives.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  10. The Thrill of It All: Roxy Music

    Jarvis Cocker celebrates Roxy Music and reflects on their legacy.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  11. Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise

    Documentary series delving into a rarely seen South American wilderness.

    BBC Two

  12. Patagonia 150

    Dylan Iorwerth tells the story the Welsh settlement in the Chubut Valley, Argentina

    BBC Radio Wales

  13. Wheeler on America

    Journalist and broadcaster Charles Wheeler examines aspects of American society.

    BBC Four

  14. Reading Europe

    Five European writers explore how issues in their societies are reflected by novelists.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Gareth Thomas: Run for Your Life

    Gareth Thomas trains a group of ladies from the village of Deri to run a marathon

    BBC One Wales

  16. Face of Britain by Simon Schama

    Simon Schama explores the history of British portraiture.

    BBC Two

  17. Queen's: A University Challenged

    Charting life at Queen's University, which is fighting to balance the books

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  18. Piseoga

    Máire Bhreathnach looks at the superstitions of our ancestors.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  19. A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in our country.

    BBC Four

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  20. TX: New Order

    Mark Radcliffe tells the story of New Order.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  21. Two Men and a Mule

    Hugh Thomson and Benedict Allen look for lost cities and traces of Inca civilisation

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. We British

    Andrew Marr explores British history and identity through poems.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice with Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver

    Anthropologist Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver go in search of the Celts.

    BBC Two

  24. The Story of Scottish Art

    Tracing the development of Scottish art from the Neolithic Era to the present day.

    BBC Two Scotland

  25. Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF

    Action-packed series featuring the Red Arrows and the RAF's finest aerial display teams.

    BBC Two

  26. A Very Welsh Undertaking

    Documentary series following the work of Welsh funeral directors

    BBC One Wales

  27. The Stuarts in Exile

    Two-part documentary telling the story of the Stuarts' attempt to reclaim the throne.

    BBC Two Scotland

  28. Find Me a Family

    Following children through Northern Ireland's care system as they seek new families

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  29. The Armstrongs

    Documentary following an idiosyncratic husband-and-wife team.

    BBC One

  30. Island Stories

    From Indonesia to Colombia, we travel to six islands to meet those who call them home.

    BBC News

  31. All Fair in War: A History of Military Deception

    Historian and writer Ben Macintyre presents a series on bluff and guile in battle

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. A Passion for Churches

    Bill Paterson narrates stories of remarkable people fighting to preserve British churches.

    BBC One

  33. On Stage

    Charting the state of regional theatre in the UK

    BBC One

  34. Dominic Sandbrook: Let Us Entertain You

    Dominic Sandbrook explores British post-war culture.

    BBC Two

  35. Ghost Houses

    Charlotte Smith explores once-great houses that are now in ruins

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Cardigan Bay Coastal Lives

    Documentary series exploring life in Cardigan Bay.

    BBC Two Wales

  37. Hugh's War on Waste

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to find out why we waste so much.

    BBC One

  38. On The Road

    Maddy Prior and daughter Rose Kemp discuss their totally different musical journeys.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  39. The Beatles at the BBC with Bill Kenwright

    Featuring the many Beatles songs and interviews recorded at the BBC during the 60s.

    BBC Radio 2

  40. Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen

    Lenny Henry presents a series tracing a century of black British theatre and screen

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  41. Minding Our Language

    Two-part documentary in which Tim McGarry explores the history of the Scots language.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  42. In Pod We Trust

    Miranda Sawyer presents a round-up of the best spoken word audio podcasting

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Trish Deseine's Doorstep Food

    Food writer Trish Deseine celebrates Northern Ireland's food heroes

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  44. The Wanted

    Reality series following police as they track down known and suspected criminals.

    BBC One

  45. Leabhraichean-latha a' Chogaidh Mhòir/Great War Diaries

    The story of 1914-18 solely through the eyes of those who lived through it.

    BBC ALBA

  46. Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking

    Marguerite Patten sums up a lifetime of food writing

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Power to the People

    Documentary series following life at SSE, one of Britain's 'Big Six' energy companies.

    BBC Four

  48. The Secret History of the British Garden

    Monty Don explores the fascinating history and evolution of the British garden.

    BBC Two

  49. The Chicken People

    Entertaining new series that meets some of the people behind the chicken business

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  50. Lloyd George's War

    Dan Snow looks at the role played David Lloyd George in the First World War

    BBC Radio Wales

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