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  1. What Does Theresa Really Think?

    Nick Robinson examines Theresa May's political beliefs and underlying philosophy.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Too Many Helping Hands

    Peter White asks if blind children who go to mainstream schools get too much support.

    BBC Radio 4

  3.

    Body Count Rising

    Doon Mackichan asks if we need a moratorium on glossy TV dramas with female victims.

    BBC Radio 4

  4.

    Gunning For Education

    Ian Peddie studies new Texan laws allowing concealed handguns into classrooms.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Lucy Owen: Middle-Aged Me

    Lucy Owen sets out to discover what being middle-aged in the 21st century really means.

    BBC One Wales

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    The Case for Doing Nothing

    Stephen Barber calls on politicians to resist the urge to act and instead do nothing.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Fat v Carbs with Jamie Owen

    Jamie Owen embarks on a diet that goes against the government's healthy eating advice.

    BBC One Wales

  8. Tèarmann/Home from Home

    A look at the work of the Children's Hospice Association Scotland.

    BBC ALBA

  9. A World Without Down's Syndrome?

    Sally Phillips fronts a film about Down's syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening.

    BBC Two

  10.

    Green Cities from Bricks and Mortar

    Historian Dan Cruickshank asks if new garden cities are the answer to our housing crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Sir Chris Hoy: 200mph at Le Mans

    Chris Hoy pursues his dream of competing in the world's toughest endurance motor race.

    BBC Two

  12. Richard Parks on Everest

    Richard Parks attempts to summit Mount Everest without the use of supplementary oxygen.

    BBC One Wales

  13. Yn Naw a Deg Oed

    50 mlynedd ers trychineb Aberfan, dyma blant yn trafod sut beth ydi bod yn 9 a 10 oed.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  14. Aberfan: The Green Hollow

    A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.

    BBC One Wales

  15.

    Searching for Tobias

    Eight years after she first met him in Mississippi, Chloe Hadjimatheou searches for Tobias

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    Asquith's Fight for Equality

    Oona King reveals how West Indian Asquith Xavier fought a colour bar at Euston station.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. No Place to Call Home

    Documentary showing a new generation desperately looking in vain for a place to call home.

    BBC Two

  18. Gillespie Investigates... Domestic Terror

    Judith Gillespie talks to survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  19. Aberfan: A Concert to Remember

    Highlights of a concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan tragedy.

    BBC Two Wales

  20. Butterfly Mind

    Can a shaman cure writer's block? Playwright David Greig tries to find out.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Coisir Shoisgeulach/Gaelic Gospel Choir

    The journey of Scotoland's first Gaelic gospel choir.

    BBC ALBA

  22.

    The Unswayables: Trump's Loyal Army

    Michael Goldfarb is in Pennsylvania hearing the reasons Americans are voting Trump.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. An Fáinne

    Proinsias Ó Coinn looks at the history of Cumann An Fháinne.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  24. The School That Got Teens Reading

    Ripley Academy in Lancaster invite Javone Prince to inspire their teenage pupils to read.

    BBC Two

  25.

    The Vigil

    People talk frankly about the challenging experience of sitting with a dying parent.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Steve Earle's Songwriting Bootcamp

    The legendary country singer-songwriter unveils the secrets of composing a great song.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Radharc: The Island Where God Speaks Gaelic

    Bho thasglann RTÉ aig toiseach 1971. A profile of South Uist from the early 70s.

    BBC ALBA

  28. A Tale of Five Temples - The Story of Hinduism in Britain

    Exploring the history of five Hindu temples across Britain.

    BBC One

  29.

    The French Culture War

    Exploring the culture war between secularism and a new generation of Muslims in France.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Beyond The Battlefield: 100 Years Of Erskine

    The story of Erskine and of the people who live and work there.

    BBC Two Scotland

  31. No Body's Perfect with Rankin and Alison Lapper

    Documentary exploring attitudes to identity and image in the age of social media.

    BBC Four

  32.

    After Cathy

    The harrowing personal stories that lie behind today's homeless headlines.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Voices of the Earth

    Andrew Motion responds to the subject of climate change in a unique audio poem.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Building Hope: The Maggie's Centres

    The story of Maggie's - a unique cancer charity which began life in Edinburgh in 1996.

    BBC Two Scotland

  35.

    A Freedom Too Far?

    Melanie Phillips explores the limits of free speech.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. A Vision on Peckham Rye

    Levi Roots explores the story of William Blake's childhood vision of angels on Peckham Rye

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Alana an Eacuador

    Alana NicAonghais a' tadhal air Maighstir Cailean MacAonghais ann an Eacuador.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  38.

    GCHQ: Minority Report

    The domestic challenge facing Britain's biggest secret intelligence service.

    BBC Radio 4

  39.

    The Man Who Wanted to 'Cure' Smoking

    John Waite looks at the work of the anti-smoking guru Allen Carr who died ten years ago.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    As Many Leaves

    A journalist revisits the audio diary that documents her husband's sudden departure.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. The Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Frontline

    Documentary following Ravi Singh, who puts his life on the line to help people in need.

    BBC One

  42. The National Pet Service

    A revealing look at the work of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.

    BBC One Scotland

  43. Titanic's Tragic Twin: The Britannic Disaster

    A look at how and why the Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic, 100 years after it sank.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  44. Hiraeth

    Poet Mab Jones explores the concept of hiraeth in the poetry of Wales.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Bursting the Social Network Bubble

    Bobby Friction discovers the impact social media is having on his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    The Green Book

    Alvin Hall tells the story of an African American travel guide during the segregation era.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    Supply and Demand

    Sushma Puri asks if the supply teacher system is failing teachers, schools and children.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. The Hunt for Classroom Extremists

    The truth behind an alleged plot by 'hardline' Muslims to seize control of British schools

    BBC One

  49. The Sikhs of Smethwick

    Filmmaker Billy Dosanjh celebrates 50 years of the Sikhs in his hometown of Smethwick.

    BBC Four

  50.

    It's Obscene!

    Matthew Syed explores the vexed role of money at the pinnacle of contemporary sport.

    BBC Radio 4

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