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  1. Wole Soyinka's Return to Biafra

    Wole Soyinka retraces his one-man peace mission of 1967

    BBC World Service

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  2. Lives and Times

    Ways of life – families around the world

    BBC World Service

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  3. Car Stories

    People and their cars around the world

    BBC World Service

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  4. The Wednesday Documentary

    Documenting the lives of ordinary people

    BBC World Service

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  5. Hungary '56

    Examining the first major threat to Soviet control in Hungary.

    BBC World Service

  6. Our Street

    Presenting a snapshot of life in Bruce Grove in north London in the UK

    BBC World Service

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  7. The Story of Africa

    The events and people who shaped a continent

    BBC World Service

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  8. Love in a Day

    An intimate insight into who and what we love, filmed over 24 hours

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  9. Life Stories

    Talking to Cumbrians with a tale to tell.

    BBC Radio Cumbria

  10. The Listening Project

    Listen to stories capturing South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire in conversation.

    BBC Radio Sheffield

  11. BBC Children in Need Stories

    Powerful stories of children and young people overcoming life’s challenges.

    BBC Local Radio

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  12. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear

    Lindsay Duncan reads a biography of the much-loved 20th century children's writer

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Real World

    Series following Christian and Buddhist monks and nuns as they mix with other communities

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Trawlermen

    Documentary series about the often dangerous lives of trawler fishermen in Scotland

    BBC One

  15. An Island Parish

    Chronicles of life in island parishes.

    BBC Two

  16. National Obsession

    People of all ages from around the country describe their own obsessive rituals

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Child of Our Time

    Professor Robert Winston follows the development of 25 children born in 2000

    BBC One

  18. Once a Soldier

    Documentary following the lives of the pensioners at the Royal Chelsea Hospital

    BBC Four

  19. My Dad's Diary

    Extracts from the diaries of two twentieth-century men, with comments from their children

    BBC Radio Wales

  20. In Search of Myths and Heroes

    Series in which historian Michael Wood goes in search of the world's greatest myths

    BBC Four

  21. Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There?

    Claire Rayner reads from her autobiography, recalling events from her childhood onwards

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Cruelty Man

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    BBC Radio Scotland

  23. The Tower

    Following the residents of a London tower block sold off by the council for redevelopment.

    BBC One

  24. Secret Lives

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    BBC Radio Scotland

  25. The Man Who Made France Old

    Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee investigate Prosper Merimee, author and conservationist

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. City Limits

    Two-part series looking at the fringes where suburbia meets the countryside

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh

    Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the Russian ballet star.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Luther

    Historical docudrama series about the life of the revolutionary 16th-century German monk.

    BBC Two

  29. Inheritance

    James Maw presents a series on life-changing inheritances

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

    Update on the 1980s series about a group of doctors just starting out on their careers.

    BBC Four

  31. Pethau Mawr Bywyd

    Pump rhaglen am bethau mawr mewn bywydau cyffredin.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  32. More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

    Dawn French interviews famous comedians about their lives and careers.

    BBC Four

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  33. Garibaldi's Grand Scheme

    Misha Glenny traces the career of Italian nationalist hero Giuseppe Garibaldi

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  34. The Eight Hundred Million Pound Railway Station

    The story of the architects, engineers and spin doctors behind the new St Pancras station.

    BBC Two

  35. Suzi Quatro Unzipped

    Suzi Quatro brings her revealing and entertaining autobiography, Unzipped, to Radio 2

    BBC Radio 2

  36. Tales Beyond the Back Green

    Actor Bill Paterson with stories of Glasgow life

    BBC Radio Scotland

  37. Smile: The Genius of Chaplin

    Robert Downey Jnr sheds light on the world's favourite little tramp.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  38. Pavarotti

    Sean Rafferty celebrates the life and career of Luciano Pavarotti who died in September

    BBC Radio 3

  39. The Great Escape

    Eilidh Macleod talks to people who have embarked on a major lifestyle change

    BBC Radio Scotland

  40. Dìleab a' Bhàird Bhochd

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  41. Hard Christmas

    A series of three documentaries looking at family stories behind the festive season.

    BBC One

  42. A Voyage to Lundy

    Writer and poet Gwyneth Lewis visits the remote island in the Bristol Channel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. More Untold Stories

    Alan Bennett reads extracts from Untold Stories, his book of essays and diaries

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

    Celebration of the many sides of Fred Dibnah

    BBC Two

  45. Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

    Spike Milligan's war memoirs, read by lifelong Milligan fan Paul Merton

    BBC Radio 2

  46. Poetry of Life

    Anna Magnusson talks to three poets who have written about times of change and upheaval

    BBC Radio Scotland

  47. The Queen's Castle

    Documentary series going behind the scenes at the Queen's favourite home, Windsor Castle.

    BBC One

  48. The Bob Hope Trail

    Michael Freedland tracks the life of 'the fastest gagman in the business'

    BBC Radio 2

  49. Without a Trace

    Kaye Adams hears compelling stories from people who have lost loved ones

    BBC Radio Scotland

  50. A New Life in Canada

    Series following the fortunes of the Morris family as they decide to emigrate to Canada

    BBC Radio Wales

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