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  1. The Listeners

    Blind broadcaster Peter White explores the world where sound means everything.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Young, Jobless and Living at Home

    Following graduates and school leavers chasing jobs in the worst job market in decades.

    BBC Three

  3. Child of the Dead End

    Documentary about Patrick MacGill retracing his journey from itinerant labourer to writer.

    BBC One Scotland

  4. As Others See Us

    Veteran reporters review their coverage of the Troubles.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  5. For Crying Out Loud

    Jo Brand examines the subject of public crying and why we do it so readily nowadays.

    BBC Four

  6. Around the World in 60 Minutes

    David Morrissey narrates a unique journey around the planet that we call home.

    BBC Four

  7. Nelson Mandela: The Fight for Freedom

    David Dimbleby presents a look back at the life of Nelson Mandela.

    BBC One

  8. Designing Camelot

    Katty Kay looks back at how Jacqueline Kennedy transformed the White House 50 years ago.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. The World's Worst Place to Be Gay?

    Scott Mills travels to Uganda where the death penalty could be introduced for being gay.

    BBC Three

  10. Too Fast to Be a Woman?: The Story of Caster Semenya

    Film about the failed gender test of the winner of the 800m World Championship in 2009.

    BBC Two

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    How Did We Get Here...? Egypt

    Stephen Sackur uncovers the history behind the upheavals in Egypt.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Ice Emigrants

    How one Armagh family traced its family roots to the Great Famine.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  13. Referendum 2011

    Felicity Evans and Jason Mohammad present coverage of the referendum results.

    BBC Radio Wales

  14.

    The Smell of Money

    Materials scientist Mark Miodownik asks whether we could live without cash.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. A Dangerous Place to Meet My Family

    A UK man with a British dad and Yemeni mum visits Yemen to meet his extended family.

    BBC Three

  16. Max Boyce: The Road to Treorchy

    The story of Live at Treorchy, the best-selling album that launched Max Boyce's career.

    BBC One Wales

  17. Waiter There's a Fly in My Soup

    The serious and not so serious side of returning unwanted gifts and faulty products.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Are You Related to an American President?

    Two NI residents trace their family trees to America's highest political office.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  19. Bristol: Cycling City

    As the three-year project to make Bristol bike-friendly ends, Miles Warde investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Fingerprints on Trial

    Claudia Hammond asks how much we can trust fingerprint evidence.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Calibrated Conundrums

    From spaghettification to uncertainty, Lynne Truss unpicks puzzling scientific language.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. On the Bench

    Jenny Cuffe examines the role of local magistrates and the proposed court closures.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. In This World

    Two young Afghan men make the journey from their refugee camp in Pakistan to the UK.

    BBC Two

  24. The Burning of Bombay Street

    Lawrence Pitkethly revisits Bombay Street more than 40 years after the riots there.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  25. Yes Butt, No Butt: An Insider's Look at the Referendum

    How the yes and no camps campaigned for the public vote in the recent referendum.

    BBC One Wales

  26. The Men Who Stole Christmas - Lapland New Forest

    Investigation into how two brothers set up a failed Christmas theme park in Dorset.

    BBC One

  27. Paul Sinha's Quiz Culture

    The UK's 22nd best quizzer, an international contest, and why trivia is serious business.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. The Way Out: The Disabled Avant-Garde

    Can art give the disability movement its own revolution? Aaron Williamson investigates.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29.

    News from Nowhere: How the Papers Got Their Stories

    Jon Manel uncovers new evidence of methods used by some newspapers to get their stories.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. The Big Debate: Education

    Isabel Fraser, politicians and invited guests consider issues facing Scottish education.

    BBC One Scotland

  31. Wales and the Five Other Nations: The Story So Far

    Chris Corcoran presents a sideways look at this year's Six Nations rugby championship.

    BBC One Wales

  32. Mr Tesco: The Legacy of Terry Leahy

    Departing Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy on his rise from council estate to global business.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Clydebank Blitz

    Documentary about the intense and devastating wartime bombing of Clydebank.

    BBC One Scotland

  34. Mother Teresa 123 Springhill Avenue

    How the Catholic Church forced Mother Teresa to leave her west Belfast home in the 1970s.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  35. What's in a Meme?

    Dr Susan Blackmore examines internet memes - from film parodies to kittens.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. House Beautiful

    Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37.

    Letters to the Arab World Omnibus

    Five writers reflect on the recent momentous events in the Middle East and North Africa.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World

    Melvyn Bragg marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

    BBC Two

  39. Leaving Amish Paradise

    Documentary following two Amish families as they abandon their traditional lifestyle.

    BBC Two

  40. Jasvinder's Story: Shame Travels

    Best-selling author Jasvinder Sanghera risks all to find her sister.

    BBC One

  41. Libya: The Gaddafi Years

    Humphrey Hawksley looks back on Colonel Gaddafi's years of power in Libya.

    BBC News

  42. The Big Debate: Living Longer

    Isabel Fraser, politicians and a studio audience consider the consequences of ageing.

    BBC One Scotland

  43. Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children - Update

    Film catching up with the children of the original documentary one year on.

    BBC Two

  44. Faire

    A documentary from Ireland looking at the history and social function of wakes.

    BBC ALBA

  45. Sisters of the Lodge

    Cameras capture the private rituals and ceremonies of the Loyal Orange Lodges of Ireland.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  46.

    Is Surgery Scientific?

    Surgery is a craft and historically has not been subject to scientific scrutiny until now.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Mothers and Sons

    For Mother's Day, an exploration of the special bond between mother and son.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    The Biggest Radio on Earth

    Dr Lucie Green reports on plans for a radio telescope the size of a continent.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. The Original Playboy

    Former Loaded editor James Brown examines Hugh Hefner and his Playboy magazine.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. The Artiness of Naughtiness

    Toby Amies discovers how tricksters have turned the poking of fun into an art form.

    BBC Radio 4

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