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  1. The Entrepreneur's Wound

    Top business people discuss the effect that their traumatic childhood had on them.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Life

    A look at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive.

    BBC One

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  3. Brighton: The Bomb That Changed Politics

    Michael Dobbs explores the political legacy of the Brighton hotel bombing.

    BBC Radio 4

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    In the Footsteps of Blair Mayne

    Eddie Irvine walks in the footsteps of his hero, World War Two legend Blair Mayne.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  5. Morecambe: Chill Winds on the Bay

    Following 12 months in the life of the seaside town of Morecambe

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. An Solas Buan (Lighthouses of Scotland)

    A series looking at Scotland's lighthouses

    BBC ALBA

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  7. Youssou N'Dour at 50: Africa's Greatest Star

    Robin Denselow profiles musician Youssou N'Dour as he reaches his 50th birthday.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Simpson in Afghanistan

    John Simpson reports from Afghanistan and asks how things have gone wrong.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Peston and the Money Men

    Robert Peston talks to four key individuals about the global financial meltdown

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. No Triumph, No Tragedy

    Peter White talks to disabled people who have achieved outstanding success in their field

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Secrets of the Super Old

    How the oldest people on the planet are helping scientists to unlock the secrets of ageing

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Naming of Genes

    Sue Broom cracks the code of the cryptic names that are given to genes by scientists.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. The Tribes of Science

    Peter Curran visits members of the many and varied disciplines of science

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Last Chance for Africa's Elephants?

    How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Biomimicry: Inspired by Nature

    Scientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Call

    Dominic Arkwright talks to people who have made or received life-changing phone calls.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. MI6: A Century in the Shadows

    Gordon Corera looks inside Britain's Secret Intelligence Service

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Chambers

    Following the barristers, clerks and staff of one of London's leading law chambers

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Give Me the MoonLITE

    Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Sgeulachd Beatha

    Dachaigh pod-chraolaidhean sgeulachdan phearsanta air BBC Radio nan Gàidheal.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

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  21. The Mystery of the Marine Strandings

    Sue Broom investigates why 26 dolphins were stranded and died in Falmouth Harbour in 2008.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Iran: A Revolutionary State

    John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Moats, Mortgages and Mayhem

    Nick Robinson reflects on the reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its repercussions

    BBC Radio 4

  24. The Greening of the Deserts

    Ayisha Yahya explores warnings that some deserts could turn greener in the future

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business

    Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Hunting Haydn's Head

    Simon Townley learns how 'the father of the symphony' lost his head for 145 years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Deadly 60

    Award-winning adventurer Steve Backshall tracks down the world’s deadliest wildlife.

    CBBC

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  28. The Deighton File

    Novelist Len Deighton talks to Patrick Humphries about his life and writing career.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Hearts and Minds

    Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events and conflicts

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals

    Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?

    Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good or ill.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Foes Reunited

    Why are youths in Northern Ireland using social networking sites to spread sectarianism?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Anuta - An Island Governed By Love

    Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    A Baby Asbo

    Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Incredible Human Journey

    Dr Alice Roberts tells the story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world.

    BBC Two

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  36. The Balancing Bluebottle

    Story of the film pioneer making natural history films in his back garden.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Wonder Cure?

    Matthew Hill investigates the drug Champix and its possible links to psychiatric illness.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

    Julia Bradbury walks across northern England from the west to the east coast.

    BBC Four

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  39. Sound Architecture: The Spaces That Speak

    Science broadcaster Professor Trevor Cox explores the science of aural architecture.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. The Secret Life of Elephants

    Documentary series revealing the dramatic lives of elephants in Kenya's Samburu reserve.

    BBC One

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  41. Obama: Professor President

    Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Born in Bradford

    Winifred Robinson reports on research involving children born in Bradford 2007-2009.

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Listed

    Lucinda Lambton reports on the struggles to save unfashionable 1960s and 1970s buildings.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Musical Genes

    Series looking at the stories behind some of our best-loved musicians

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  45. The Oldest Bible

    The story of the Codex Sinaiticus found in 1844 in a monastery in the Sinai desert.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails

    Ian Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.

    BBC Four

  47. America, Empire of Liberty

    Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Return to... The Cruise

    A look back at the series that made a star of Jane McDonald

    BBC Two

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  49. Forbidden Families

    Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. The Unseen Alistair Cooke

    A revealing portrait of celebrated broadcaster Alistair Cooke.

    BBC Four

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