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  1. Ceann Dubhrann

    Antaine Ó Donnaile speaks to John Ghráinne, a local man from Rann na Feirste

    BBC Radio Ulster

  2. Poorer Than Their Parents

    Financial guru Alvin Hall helps young people plan ahead for an uncertain future

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Richard Parks: Conquering the World

    Three-part series following Richard Parks's attempts to complete the 737 Challenge

    BBC One Wales

  4. Geordie Finishing School for Girls

    Four ladies swap their posh lives down south for 10 days living on the breadline up north

    BBC Three

  5. On Film

    Series looking at different areas of Britain through a lens

    BBC Four

  6. Village SOS

    Sarah Beeny follows a passionate group of locals as they try to rescue their village.

    BBC One

  7. Connie's Musical Map of Wales

    Connie Fisher meets incredible people with amazing stories to tell

    BBC One Wales

  8. Mu chuairt Sgìre Nis

    Finlay Macleod on a journey of discovery of old and new in his birthplace of Ness, Lewis.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  9. 9/11 Ysgwyd y Byd

    Rhun ap Iorwerth sy'n edrych nôl ar drychineb 9/11. Rhun ap Iorwerth revisits New York.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  10. Wannabes

    Belfast girl-band Voodoo attempt to turn their dreams of fame and fortune into reality

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  11. Harry's Arctic Heroes

    Documentary following four severely-injured Afghan veterans headed for the North Pole

    BBC One

  12. Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square

    Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. The Class Ceiling

    Polly Toynbee explores how possible it is to move up through British society

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Vasily Grossman from the Frontline

    Elliot Levey reads Vasily Grossman's front line despatches from the battle of Stalingrad

    BBC Radio 4

  15. The 9/11 Letters

    Five internationally acclaimed writers on consequences from events of September 11 2001.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Cat Women of the Moon

    Sarah Hall explores the popular sci-fi motif of an all-women society surviving without men

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  17. Twin Nation

    Edi Stark explores different aspects of being a twin

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Eilean Mhanainn

    Sùil air dualchas agus cànan Eilean Mhanainn còmhla ri Iain MacIllechiar.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  19. God in China

    Tim Gardam investigates faith in modern China

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Young Soldiers

    Series charting the lives of four new British Army recruits from basic training to combat

    BBC Three

  21. Nature's Miracle Babies

    Martin Hughes-Games looks at the plight of the world's endangered species

    BBC One

  22. Joban Anodd

    Meirion MacIntyre Huws ar drywydd y joban anodda yng Nghymru. Wales' most difficult job.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  23. The Bomb Squad

    Documentary providing a look at the work of specialist bomb disposal teams in Afghanistan.

    BBC One

  24. Border Business

    Declan Curry visits two companies in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Secret Britain

    Series examining the role of state secrecy in Britain

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Tenby 24/7

    Reality series following the people of Tenby, one of Wales's busiest holiday resorts.

    BBC One Wales

  27. Adopting Abroad: Saira's Story

    Following Saira Khan and her husband on their journey to adopt a baby

    BBC Two

  28. A gu U: Na Thadhail Thu?

    A new series with Shona Henderson taking an island journey through the Gaelic alphabet

    BBC ALBA

  29. Capitalism on Trial

    Michael Portillo weighs up the costs and benefits of global capitalism

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Sandhurst

    Series following the journey of an intake of cadets at the Royal Military Academy

    BBC Four

  31. Regimental Stories

    Five regiments reveal how their identities were forged by moments in British history

    BBC Four

  32. In Defence of Politics

    Professor Matthew Flinders challenges political cynicism

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. The Look of Love: The Story of the New Romantics

    Martin Fry presents a series looking back at the New Romantic era of the early 1980s.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  34. Home from Home

    Hardeep Singh Kohli meets British Indians who have left the UK for a new life in India

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Fry's Planet Word

    A five-part series in which Stephen Fry explores language

    BBC Two

  36. You'll Never Be Sixteen Again

    The story of the British teenager.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  37. From Our Ireland Correspondent

    Former BBC Northern Ireland correspondent Denis Murray looks back over his lengthy career

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  38. Robots that Care

    Jon Stewart charts the increasing interaction between humans and robots

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. The Underwater Gendarme

    Horatio Clare joins the Paris River Police, the Brigade Fluviale, on patrol on the Seine

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. The Mount: A Welsh Estate

    A year in the lives of the residents of the Mount council estate in Milford Haven

    BBC One Wales

  41. Beartas nan Daoine

    Gaelic song and story heritage.

    BBC ALBA

  42. Younge on Obama - Performance Notes on a Presidency

    Gary Younge examines Barack Obama's presidency

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. Secret Pakistan

    Two part documentary series which questions Pakistan's commitment to the war on terror

    BBC Two

  44. Is a Degree Worth the Paper that It is Written On?

    Robin Drummond probes the value of a degree in today's Scotland.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  45. The Sleep Diaries

    In a series mixing science with art, myth and poetry, Paul Farley explores sleep

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Tìr a' Chiùil

    Schools programme to support music teaching in primary schools

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  47. Welsh Railways

    Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways.

    BBC Two Wales

  48. Tocher @ 40

    Series marking 40 years since Tocher was launched

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  49. A History of the Brain Omnibus

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Coming Out

    Five programmes exploring the ways in which people reveal their true selves to the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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