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  1. Attenborough's Ark

    David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.

    BBC Two

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    What's in a Name?

    Sangita Myska with a witty and insightful exploration of names in contemporary Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Great Continental Railway Journeys

    Michael Portillo explores Europe’s most beautiful, historic and enchanting regions by rail

    BBC Two

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  4. In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps

    Alvin Hall revisits the insights and observations of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. The Gaza Surf Club

    A portrait of life in Gaza through the eyes of a group of young Palestinian surfers.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Space Dive

    The story of Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.

    BBC Two

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    Climategate Revisited

    Chris Vallance explores the long-term results of the hacking of climate scientists' emails

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land

    Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Land Of The Rising Sums

    Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Jamie Owen's Wales

    Jamie Owen explores the people and places of our historic nation.

    BBC Radio Wales

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  11. The Harbour

    Series following the men and woman who keep Aberdeen Harbour running 24/7.

    BBC One Scotland

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  12. Foreign Bodies

    Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country's history and political system.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Earworms

    6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny meets the scientists investigating why songs get stuck in our head

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    Hallucination: Through the Doors of Perception

    Geoff Watts explores the cultural and scientific story of hallucination.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    Was Dracula Irish?

    Irish novelist Patrick McCabe explores the Irish influences on Bram Stoker's Dracula.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. China: As History Is My Witness

    Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO

    Documentary about musician-songwriter Jeff Lynne, with access to Jeff in his LA studio.

    BBC Four

  18.

    Happy Days - The Children of the Stones

    Writer and comedian Stewart Lee explores the television series Children of the Stones.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Operation Ouch!

    Gross Alert! Exploring the weird and wonderful world of medicine.

    CBBC

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  20. The Voices of...

    Musicians talk about their life and work.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Putin, the Patriarch and Pussy Riot

    After Pussy Riot, Lucy Ash explores the power of the Orthodox Church in Putin's Russia.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    The Reluctant Lama

    The Spanish toddler who was chosen by the Dalai Lama as a reincarnated Tibetan lama.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23.

    Gay on the Inside

    Stephen Fry investigates the reality of being gay in prison.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Luck Be a Lady Tonight

    Journalist Marverine Cole looks at the increase in female gambling in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Deborah Bull's Dance Nation

    Dancer, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull presents a social history of dance in the UK

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase: Stories from the Diplomatic Bag

    Matthew Parris presents memorable despatches sent home by British diplomats down the ages

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Ireland's Troublesome Priests

    Ruth McDonald investigates the crisis in the Irish Catholic church.

    BBC Radio 4

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    HV Morton - Travelling into the Light

    John McCarthy retraces one of the journeys of the mercurial travel writer HV Morton.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29.

    Every Day in Every Way

    Who was the man behind mantra 'Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better'?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    China's New Iron Rice Bowl

    Rana Mitter discovers the unexpected thinking behind China's welfare state.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle

    Chris Bowlby tells the story of the attempt to rescue East Germany's Stasi secret files.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32.

    Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist?

    Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33.

    Latinos USA

    Claire Bolderson asks if Latinos are the key to a reborn USA.

    BBC Radio 4

  34.

    Hy-Brasil

    Paul Evans navigates a sea of stories to a phantom island where fact and fiction coexist.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    The Lifecycle of a Bullet

    A journey through the UK defence economy telling the story of a bullet from factory to war

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?

    Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    Rock 'n' Roll in Four Movements

    Stuart Maconie on rock musicians who combined symphony and pop music in the 60s and 70s

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38.

    Composing LA

    How Western classical music underpinned the golden age of the Hollywood film score.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Inside The Paralympics

    A series of programmes focusing on the Paralympic Games.

    BBC World Service

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  40. Steptoe and Son... and Sons

    Paul Jackson and a team of scriptwriters assess the legacy of Steptoe and Son, 50 years on

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    The 'arse that Jack Built

    Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    Darwin's Tunes

    Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Greening the Military

    Angus Crawford asks whether the army can do its job whilst respecting the environment.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Fixing Broken Banking

    Michael Robinson examines what went wrong with Britain's banks

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Letters to the Russian Front

    A story of Austrian siblings told in their wartime letters to and from the Russian front.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Unbuilt Britain

    Jonathan Glancey looks at the great building projects of Britain that never made it

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  47. Securing the Games

    Behind the scenes of the security operation at the Olympic Games.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Ulster's Forgotten Darling

    Fionola Meredith goes in search of medieval scholar, author and poet Helen Waddell.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Does Science Need the People?

    Geoff Watts explores the value of public engagement in research

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Advantage Home

    Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport.

    BBC Radio 4

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