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  1. A Modern Magna Carta

    Baroness Helena Kennedy designs a Magna Carta for the 21st century.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Tata: India's Global Giant

    Can the Indian group which owns Jaguar Land Rover maintain its ethical reputation?

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Secrets of the Sleep Room

    Denise Mina tells a chilling story of mind control, the CIA and a Scottish psychiatrist.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  4. The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King

    Dr Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John.

    BBC One

  5. MH17 Unanswered

    In July 2014 the world was stunned when a plane was shot down above eastern Ukraine.

    BBC News Channel

  6. The Children of the Holocaust

    Holocaust survivors tell their stories of Nazi persecution in animation and interviews.

    BBC Four

  7. The Truth about Cancer

    A film revealing the impact of cancer on its sufferers and their families.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  8.

    Good News Is No News

    Charlie Beckett explores whether news is bad for us and how it could be done differently.

    BBC Radio 4

  9.

    Erasing Enoch: The Tory Quest for the Minority Vote

    Can the Conservatives increase their share of the minority vote? Hugh Muir investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  10.

    Finding Your Voice

    Helen Keen explores selective mutism, a condition often described as a phobia of speaking.

    BBC Radio 4

  11.

    Entitlement to Care

    Bradford GP Dr Alastair Bavington explores how we deal with the health needs of immigrants

    BBC Radio 4

  12. The Sinha Carta

    Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha examines our most important legal document.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13.

    An Image of Sound

    Photographer Andrew Heptinstall's quest to represent sound within a photograph.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    A World Beyond Alice

    David Almond argues that more European children's books should be translated into English

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Helen MacInnes, Queen of Spies

    William Boyd uncovers the extraordinary career of bestselling spy writer Helen MacInnes.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  16. Abortion: Ireland's Guilty Secret?

    Alys Harte investigates the abortion issue and how it divides the young people of Ireland.

    BBC Three

  17.

    The Placebo Problem

    Geoff Watts explores the phenomenon of the nocebo effect and its implications for medicine

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    A Country Practice

    Patients and doctors in a Lake District village fight to save their GP surgery.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    Malcolm X and the 'American Nightmare'

    Four voices consider the legacy of Malcolm X in post-Ferguson America.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Pushing Up the Daisies

    As she approaches her 80th year, Penelope Simpson decides to paint her own coffin.

    BBC Radio 4

  21.

    Ebola Junction

    As the new Ebola treatment centre opens, Dr John Wright and his team record what happens.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over

    How the youthful exuberance of The Dave Clark Five helped them capture the USA.

    BBC Two

  23. Blondie: Parallel Lines

    The story of the album that sold 16 million copies and captured the spirit of the 1970s.

    BBC ALBA

  24.

    Julia, Dear Boy... Welcome to Westminster

    Julia Langdon on changes to Parliament over 40 years, with Betty Boothroyd and Ken Clarke.

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    Jock Purdon, the Miners' Poet

    Billy Bragg tells the story of Jock Purdon and the history of songwriting about mining.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion

    Actor Michael Sheen explores the reasons for political disillusionment in Wales.

    BBC Two Wales

  27. No Place to Call Home

    Documentary exploring the destructive impact that homelessness has on young lives.

    BBC One

  28.

    Ben Ainslie's Big Gamble

    Can sailor Sir Ben Ainslie lead the first British team to win the America's Cup?

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    The 'Gay Cake' Affair

    William Crawley tells the story of Northern Ireland's so-called 'Gay Cake' row.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    Martha: An Endling's Tale

    A century ago the last passenger pigeon died. What drove billions of birds to extinction?

    BBC Radio 4

  31.

    African Students Abroad

    Bola Mosuro follows four African students as they begin courses at British universities.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. The Rolls-Royce Garage in Snowdonia

    Tucked away in an old slate quarry building are 50 or so cars, each with their own story.

    BBC Radio Wales

  33. Stop Cutting Our Girls: A Comic Relief Special

    Zawe Ashton attempts to uncover the truth about FGM in the UK and abroad.

    BBC Three

  34. Being James Galway

    An intimate and revealing portrait of flautist Sir James Galway.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  35.

    Giving Up Music for Lent

    Will Trevor Cox, a professor of acoustic engineering, be able to give up music for Lent?

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Sounds Up There

    Sound designer Glenn Freemantle, who worked on Gravity, commemorates the first spacewalk.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    In Search of Moderate Muslims

    Sarfraz Manzoor asks if moderate Muslims exist and, if not, where did they go?

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster

    Poems tell the story of Sophie Lancaster, who was killed because of her appearance.

    BBC Two

  39.

    The Quietest New Year On Earth

    Imagine an entire country staying silent for 24 hours - listen to Bali on New Year's Day.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Hunting for Prince's Vault

    On the trail of a musical mystery: the rumoured thousands of unreleased tracks by Prince.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Young Behind Bars

    Winifred Robinson investigates government plans to target the education of young prisoners

    BBC Radio 4

  42. A Story I Am In

    Hannah Lowe looks at the poetry of James Berry, who came to the UK from Jamaica in 1948.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    California: Paradise Lost

    Adam Smith travels through California to discover why being a paradise is so much trouble.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    Minecraft: More than a Game

    Jolyon Jenkins asks why UK children are hooked on the computer game Minecraft.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Snow White and the Seven Signs of Ageing

    Cathy FitzGerald tries to rescue the Wicked Queen from the mirror's spell.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Same Tune, Different Song

    Debbie Wiseman delves into the world of the song lyricist

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47.

    The Spy Who Came In from Al-Qaeda

    Former al-Qaeda member Aimen Dean talks about his eight years undercover as a British spy.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    My Name Is Isis

    Isis Thompson talks to others who share their name with the radical Islamist State group.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. We'll Keep a Welcome?

    Following some of the migrants who have come to find work and a new life in the Valleys.

    BBC One Wales

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    A Wing and a Prayer

    Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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