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  1. Gordon Smith: From Player to Power

    Documentary following Gordon Smith as he seeks to impose his vision on Scottish football.

    BBC One

  2. Transsexual in Iran

    Film telling the story of transsexual Iranians.

    BBC Two

  3. Selling the Sixties

    How the advertising men and women of Madison Avenue came to prominence in the early 1960s.

    BBC Four

  4. Last Orders

    Filmmaker Henry Singer tells the story of the Wibsey Workingmen’s Club in Bradford.

    BBC Two

  5. Where Angels Fear to Tread

    A documentary about a friendship between an Ipswich prostitute and a Suffolk resident.

    BBC One

  6. Sex in the City Shanghai Style

    Shenshen, a modern young Shanghai woman, explores the new China.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. The Primary

    In racially tense Handsworth, there is one primary school that is a model of integration.

    BBC Two

  8. Prince Harry in Afghanistan

    A look at Prince Harry's 10-week tour in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

    BBC One

  9. The Mystery of the Black Boy

    Lemn Sissay explores the demise of the Black Boy as a name for a pub.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Inside the British Council

    Emily Maitlis explores the workings of the British Council.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Should I Smoke Dope?

    Journalist Nicky Taylor investigates the effects of cannabis.

    BBC Three

  12. Tax Me If You Can

    Allan Urry visits Liechtenstein, currently the subject of major tax evasion investigations

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Monsieur le Maire

    Susan Marling meets the only English mayor in France, as he campaigns for re-election.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Brian Keenan: Back to Beirut

    Brian Keenan returns to the Lebanon and explores the country's landscape and history.

    BBC Two

  15. Clowns

    Daisy Asquith investigates the mysterious world of children's entertainers.

    BBC Two

  16. The Child Preachers

    John McCarthy investigates child evangelists in the US.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. My New African Farm

    Liz Carney reports on former Zimbabwean white farmers who are starting again in Nigeria.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Rosie and the Non-Doms

    Rosie Millard explores the world of the UK's non-doms, their lifestyle and their impact.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. The Embryo Wars

    Mark D'Arcy investigates the controversy over experiments using human embryos.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. The Chief

    Journalist Adam Lusekelo recently became a Nyakusa chief in southern Tanzania.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Could I Stop Being a Muslim?

    Former Muslim radical Shiraz Maher questions the death penalty for apostasy.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Looking for Dad

    Charlie Russell and his brother Bertie search of information on their late father.

    BBC One

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    The Miracle Berry

    Tom Mangold investigates a tale of dirty tricks and industrial espionage.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Searching for Madeleine

    Steve Kingstone looks back at the aftermath of Madeleine McCann's disappearance.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Aliyah - The Journey Home

    A look at the passions of British Jews who have chosen to emigrate to Israel.

    BBC One

  26. Robbie Williams and Jon Ronson Journey to the Other Side

    Journalist Jon Ronson accompanies singer Robbie Williams to a UFO conference in Nevada.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Fallujah

    Paul Wood chronicles the campaign waged by American forces in 2004 in the city of Fallujah

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Ten Days in Malawi

    Diary of the Labour MSP Karen Gillon who led a Scottish parliamentary delegation to Malawi

    BBC Radio Scotland

  29. Bye Bye Lullaby

    Women celebrate their bedtime songs and lament a disappearing tradition.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    The Black Pharaohs

    The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.

    BBC Two

  31. The Great Girona Gold Hunt

    The story of a wrecked warship from the Spanish Armada on Antrim's coast.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  32. Where Next? A Soldier's Journey

    Simon Weston catches up with two soldiers featured in the documentary Soldier's Haven.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. When Charles Met Wyclef

    Join Charles Hazlewood as he goes on a musical journey with Wyclef Jean.

    BBC Radio 2

  34.

    The Birth Of Israel

    Examining the events leading up to the Israeli war of Independence in 1949. Made in 2008.

    BBC Two

  35. A Heroes Welcome

    Honouring the men and women who serve in today's armed forces.

    BBC One

  36. Planning for Destruction: The D-villages of County Durham

    Caroline Beck recalls the villages which were lost after the decline of the coalfields.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. A Beautiful Day - How Rock 'n' Roll Saved Northern Ireland

    Did a concert by U2 and Ash save the Good Friday Agreement?

    BBC Radio Ulster

  38. Limbo Babies

    Olivia O'Leary explores the Roman Catholic tradition of Limbo.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  39. Ted Head

    Michael McNamee takes a lighthearted look at the the annual Friends of Ted Festival.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  40. Embryology: The Science and The Ethics

    Highlights of a debate about embryology and the right to life.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Disasters Emergency Committee Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal

    Message on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for the Burma Cyclone Appeal.

    BBC Two

  42. Cardiff's FA Cup

    Jason Mohammad looks back on an unbelievable FA Cup campaign for Cardiff City.

    BBC One Wales

  43. Burma Cyclone Appeal

    An appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for people affected.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Tibet: The Story of a Feud

    Rob Gifford explores the history of Tibet and counter-claims of ownership.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. After the Floods: The Toll Bar Refugees

    Kate Betts meets the residents of a Doncaster council housing estate flooded out last year

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Carbon Trading

    Mark Gregory investigates the UN's scheme for reducing emissions of global warming gases.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. After The Floods: Hull One Year On

    Michelle Dewberry revisits her home town of Hull a year after it was hit by flooding.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Papal Ball

    Danny Robins asks if the Catholic Church can inject new morality into Italian football.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Cannes - In Focus

    Tom Brook travels to Cannes to find out what makes the world's biggest film festival tick.

    BBC News Channel

  50. Panorama: The Challenge of the 60s

    Experts assess predictions made about the world's future in a 1960 edition of Panorama.

    BBC Four

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