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  1. Fifty-Fifty Vision

    How has our rapidly changing world altered blind and partially sighted people's lives?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Linford

    Sprinter Linford Christie confronts his past, from Olympic gold to drugs test infamy.

    BBC One

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    Hell Jumper

    Courage, love and loss among young people saving lives in Ukraine’s most dangerous towns.

    BBC Two

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    The Science Of... Knife Crime

    Knife crime in Britain gets called an 'epidemic', so is science the answer to tackling it?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Kyle: The Gunman Who Divided America

    Documentary about one of America's most controversial figures, Kyle Rittenhouse.

    BBC Three

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    The Battle to Beat Malaria

    The inside story, from lab to roll-out, of a game-changing vaccine from Oxford.

    BBC Two

  7. Policing Protest

    Exploring the policing of protest in the UK, from Peterloo to the present - and beyond.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. Donald Trump and Black America

    Black voters could be pivotal in the US election and are increasingly backing Donald Trump

    BBC Radio 4

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    Dying for a Transplant

    Emmanuel Sonubi examines the lack of organ donors from ethnic minority backgrounds.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Daley: Olympic Superstar

    Daley Thompson takes an epic journey to tell his story.

    BBC Two

  11. The Human Subject

    Investigating the threads connecting modern-day medicine to its often brutal origins.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Searching for Butterflies

    As spring arrives in Syria, Mudar Salimeh searches for butterflies.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Club Nobody Wants to Join

    The American principals dealing with shootings in the hallways of their school.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Horsepower

    Series capturing life at one of the world’s major stables in the run-up to Royal Ascot.

    BBC Four

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  15. Rage Against the Regime: The Revolutionary Power of Metal Music

    Dannii Leivers explores how metal musicians perform, and rebel, under oppressive regimes.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Ten Second Showdown

    Legendary commentator Mike Costello explores the explosive drama of the 100m sprint.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. A Vindication of Frankenstein's Monster

    Linda Marshall Griffiths reimagines Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Stealing Power

    Meter tampering is dangerous and illegal yet reports of it are rising at an alarming rate.

    BBC Radio 4

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    How to Prepare for Government

    Cleo Watson and Helen MacNamara go behind the scenes of the civil service during purdah.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Paddy & Molly: Show No Mersey

    Documentary series following UFC fighters Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann.

    BBC Three

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  21. On the Spot

    Robert McCrum looks into his family history to find out the origin of the penalty kick.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Deadly Business of Democracy

    How serious threats against MPs, their families and staff put the UK's democracy at risk.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Andy Murray: Will to Win

    In-depth exploration of Andy Murray's journey from Dunblane to becoming a sporting legend.

    BBC One

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    The Plymouth Shootings

    How did a seemingly normal young man turn into one of Britain’s most lethal killers?

    BBC Three

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    Vessels of Memory: Glass Ships of Sunderland

    Now an endangered craft, discover the lost legacy of Sunderland’s glass ships in bottles.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The City That Stayed at Home

    Alex Forsyth investigates the reasons for Hull's historically low turnout on election days

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Stormtrooper Scandal

    A get-rich-quick scheme in the world of digital art spirals spectacularly out of control.

    BBC Two

  28.

    Living Without My Smartphone

    Reflections from a group of teenagers on giving up smartphones for a school week.

    BBC Radio 4

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    King Otto and Football’s Greek Gods

    How Otto Rehhagel coached Greece to become the unlikely champions of Euro 2004.

    BBC Four

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    Easter Island Origins

    Drawing on the latest science, this documentary rewrites the story of Easter Island.

    BBC Four

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    The South Asian Shift

    Barnie Choudhury investigates the changing nature of South Asian voters in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Writing the Universe

    Robin Ince looks at how authors and astronomers have conveyed the wonders of the cosmos.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace

    A daring protest in 2013 on a Russian oil rig goes terrifyingly wrong.

    BBC Two

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  34. Orwell vs Kafka

    Ian Hislop and Helen Lewis celebrate the ideas and impact of Franz Kafka and George Orwell

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. A Recipe for Recovery

    The intimate story of a mother and daughter sharing the healing power of making jam.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars

    A man fighting for freedom after spending 17 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

    BBC Two

  37. Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster

    A cautionary tale about one of the UK’s most notorious credit card fraudsters.

    BBC Three

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  38. Vasa: The Ghost Ship

    Film about a Swedish galleon which sank after setting off on her maiden voyage in 1628.

    BBC Four

  39. D-Day: The Unheard Tapes

    The story of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, told through rare recordings.

    BBC Two

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  40. Bonnie Bollywood: 25 years of Indian Film-making in Scotland

    Ravi Sagoo joins a Bollywood set and charts 25 years of Indian cinema filming in Scotland.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Springwatch in Wales

    Iolo Williams looks at nature in Wales through the best stories from Springwatch.

    BBC One Wales

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  42. The Beaches

    The scientific mission that ensured the success of the D-Day landings.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Cumbria's Red Squirrels

    Cumbria’s red squirrels throughout the seasons and the people who ensure their survival.

    BBC Four

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    D-Day 80: We Were There

    Eighty years on, Rachel Burden hears the stories and memories of the UK's D-Day veterans.

    BBC Two

  45. Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure

    Clive Myrie is on an epic Caribbean journey, experiencing what makes island life special.

    BBC Two

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  46. Shadow World

    Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Maya Angelou at the BBC

    A look back through the archive at the extraordinary life of writer and poet Maya Angelou.

    BBC Four

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    Stoppage Time for Scunthorpe

    The inside story of a football club on the brink of extinction.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Mysterious Origins of Insects

    A journey into the eye-opening realm of insects to better understand how they evolved.

    BBC Four

  50. Cold Case Investigators: Solving Britain’s Sex Crimes

    Detectives use DNA to re-investigate unsolved sexual offences dating back to the 1980s.

    BBC Two

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