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  1. RIBA Stirling Prize

    Coverage of the annual prize given to the architects of Britain's best new building.

    BBC News

  2. On Language Location

    Linguist Mark Turin tracks down some of the world's endangered languages.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Afghanistan: The Lion's Last Roar?

    Two-part series telling the story of Britain's war in Afghanistan.

    BBC Two

  4. Children's Hospital: The Chaplains

    Series following the work of the chaplains at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

    BBC Two

  5. The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy

    Grace Dent presents a conversational history of radio comedy, from 1975 to 2005.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. The Move

    Rosie Millard charts the progress of people across the UK as they look for a new home.

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. Viva Variety

    Revealing the realities of performing in 21st century Scottish variety

    BBC Scotland

  8. Na Gillean Grinn

    Documentary series examining the effect of WWI on Highland communities

    BBC ALBA

  9. The Will of the People

    Colin Murphy trawls through old film footage to see how people used to live

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  10. World's Greatest Food Markets

    A Billingsgate trader visits some of the world's greatest food markets.

    BBC Two

  11. Wales in the Seventies

    Series using colour archive and personal accounts to recount life in the Seventies.

    BBC One Wales

  12. Don't Mess with Me

    Documentary series about efforts to solve the problem of littering in Britain.

    BBC One

  13. Do or Dye - Hair Academy

    Cameras follow students at Scotland's biggest hair academy

    BBC Scotland

  14. Cuairt Mu Bharraigh

    Calum MacNeil and Donald MacLean invite you to travel with them throughout Barra

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  15. Trauma Medicine

    Dr Kevin Fong explores the development of modern trauma medicine.

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. Manchester: Alchemical City

    Jeanette Winterson presents a personal exploration of Manchester.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Canterbury Cathedral

    Documentary series covering a year in the life of Canterbury Cathedral.

    BBC Two

  18. Torcuil's Guide to Being a Gael

    Torcuil Lamont takes a light-hearted at what it is to be a Gael in the 21st century

    BBC ALBA

  19. Becoming Myself: Gender Identity

    Series exploring gender dysphoria. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. The Kingdom to Come

    Peter Hennessy asks public figures how further devolution might change the UK constitution

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Operation Meet the Street

    James Martin takes celebrities back to streets they grew up on to see who lives there now.

    BBC One

  22. The Invisible Age

    Matthew Sweet explores why society is still so reluctant to talk about ageing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. In Recovery: One Day at a Time

    Three people share their experiences of addiction as they attempt the path of recovery.

    BBC Radio Wales

  24. Out of Armenia

    Writer and historian Charles Emmerson explores Europe's Armenian communities.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  25. This Farming Life

    Geoff Watts explores the science, history and cultural implications of gossip.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Bonn Comhraidh

    A look through the archive of the first Gaelic current affairs television series

    BBC ALBA

  27. Self Orbits CERN

    Will Self embarks on a 50-kilometre walking tour of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Magna Carta

    Melvyn Bragg presents a series marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Excluded: Kicked Out of School

    Series about one of the UK's biggest secondary alternative provision academies.

    BBC Three

  30. Tales from the Ring Road

    Anne-Marie Duff narrates stories of life and death on the UK's ring roads.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Michela Chiappa's Welsh-Italian Way

    Merthyr-born Michela Chiappa explores the modern Welsh-Italian community

    BBC Radio Wales

  32. The Price of Inequality

    Robert Peston investigates the rise in financial inequality since the 1980s.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Letters from Europe

    Personal reflections on the challenges facing Europe after events in France and elsewhere.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Ireland's Great War

    Charting Ireland's involvement in the Great War and how this sparked a revolution at home.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  35. Then Sings My Soul

    Marie Louise Muir explores the history of hymn singing

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  36. The Cliff

    Four contributors present illustrated essays on the theme of cliffs.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Writing a New South Africa

    Thabiso Mohare presents a picture of South Africa's literary and spoken word scene.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. World's Toughest Jobs

    Young Brits leave the UK in a bid to find their pot of gold by taking on tough jobs.

    BBC Three

  39. Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time

    Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Promises, Promises: A History of Debt

    Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  41. The Life in My Head: From Stroke to Brain Attack

    Robert McCrum journeys into his own brain to understand more about his stroke.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. What I'd Really Like to Do

    A countdown of Britain's top ten dream jobs.

    BBC One

  43. An Coláiste Éireannach

    A look at the history of Irish Colleges across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  44. When the People Say Not Sure

    Peter Hennessy and guests discuss how a government is formed if there is a hung parliament

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Restarting the Antibiotic Pipeline

    Roland Pease examines how an increasing number of antibiotics are failing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney

    Martha Kearney retraces the footsteps of artist and geologist George Victor Du Noyer.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  47. Classic Meet for Lunch

    Another chance to hear interviews from the Meet for Lunch archive

    BBC Radio Wales

  48. Trafferth Mewn Tafarn

    Sut fydd Eryl Roberts yn ymdopi gyda'r gwaith o ailwampio Tafarn y Penllan, Capel Garmon.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  49. Healthy Visions

    Five experts set out their ideas for the future of public health in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Larkin and Dale's Takeaway Revolution

    Dale Williams and Larkin Cen attempt to to set up a chain of Asian takeaways

    BBC One Wales

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