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  1. In Our Midst

    How can someone die alone at home and no-one notice? Journalist Selma Chalabi finds out.

    BBC Radio Wales

  2. The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby

    NEW: A pregnant woman seeks help. But nothing is as it seems. Also: Love, Janessa

    BBC World Service

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  3. Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot

    This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.

    BBC Radio Wales

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  4. Dead Competitive

    Comedian Kerry Godliman takes a journey into the world of dog shows.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Buried

    Two reporters and a film star dig into a witness's lost files on a toxic chemical secret.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Inside Pages

    A tour of overlooked towns that rarely make the national news but make plenty of their own

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. The Susurrations of the Sea

    The sounds of the sea, the words of people who listen to them, and new poetry.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Please Protect Abraham

    Multi-award-winning series about a young hero and the battle to keep him safe.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. Casting a Wider Net

    The women making a living out of commercial fishing, one of the last all-male bastions.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Powerplay

    Lennox Lewis and Steve Bunce tell the story of Don King, boxing's biggest promoter.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  11. The Donny Show

    A celebration of Doncaster with Toby Foster and Anastasia.

    BBC Radio Sheffield

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  12. Different with Nicky Campbell

    Weird, wonderful, shocking, brave. Nicky Campbell explores what it means to be different.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  13. The Elon Musk Show

    Uncovering the story of how Elon Musk became the richest man who has ever lived.

    BBC Two

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  14. The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight

    Sam Knight's bestseller about the true reported premonitions of disasters in the 1960s.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Live in Kyiv: Comedy from a War Zone

    Ukrainian comedian Anton Tymoshenko explains what he's learned about comedy through war.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Boy in the Woods

    Winifred Robinson investigates the murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Reflections on Majesty

    Major writers describe their experience of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. The Queen Remembered

    James Naughtie presents a special podcast marking the life of Her Majesty the Queen.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Untold Legends: Hedy Lamarr

    What makes a true legend? Hedy Lamarr - the Hollywood star, overlooked for her inventions

    BBC World Service

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  20. The Man Who Came Back from the Dead

    The incredible story of Ivan Skyba.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. This is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan

    Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. From Kabul to Manchester

    Documentary following a group of Afghan families settling into new lives in Manchester.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Becoming British Chinese

    Sarah Ping examines what it means to be young and Chinese in Britain today.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Princess

    Anita Anand explores memorable princesses from history and fiction.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. The Last Request

    Laura McDaid is searching for the birth mother of a close friend who died in 2005.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Music Made in the Middle

    Birmingham-raised singer Jamelia explores the music made in her native West Midlands.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. 28ish Days Later

    What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? Periods are just the beginning.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. It’s… Wagatha Christie

    Dot, dot, dot. The tweet brought the nation to a standstill... what next for the WAG war?

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  29. In Dark Corners

    Campaigning journalist Alex Renton shines a light into the dark corners of British society

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Fairy Meadow

    In 1970, a three-year-old girl was abducted. Can the mystery be solved, 50 years on?

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Dear Daughter

    Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo

    BBC World Service

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  32. Time Flies

    Time flies inside the world's largest collection of antique cuckoo clocks.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Mother, Nature, Sons

    Nell Frizzell contemplates whether climate change should stop her having a second child.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

    Women from the past being put on trial from a feminist perspective.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Connections

    Douglas Alexander examines whether recent crises have helped bring people together.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Blood, Sweat and Tears

    British veterans of the Afghan war reflect on what the campaign’s failure means to them.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. On Record In Conversation

    Birmingham's diverse cultural icons discuss their influences.

    BBC Radio WM

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  38. Remembering Nigel Kneale

    Toby Hadoke considers the legacy of Quatermass writer Nigel Kneale.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Hillsborough: The Full Story

    The full story of the Hillsborough disaster, when 96 football fans never came home.

    BBC Radio Merseyside

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  40. Gazza

    The story of a footballing whirlwind in the eye of a tabloid storm.

    BBC Two

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  41. The Caretakers

    Fresh perspectives on cultural treasures from the cleaners who look after them.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. House of Maxwell

    Spanning more than half a century, the staggering tale of fortunes built and lost.

    BBC Two

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  43. Muhammad Ali

    Ken Burns's documentary series about the life of Muhammad Ali.

    BBC Two

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  44. Not Even Water

    A fun and judgement-free guide to Ramadan.

    BBC Asian Network

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  45. Putin

    Jonny Dymond tells the extraordinary and revealing story of Vladimir Putin's life.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Eilean Mo Ghaoil (From Lewis with Love)

    Following the stories of islanders on the beautiful Outer Hebridean island of Lewis.

    BBC ALBA

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  47. Letter from Ukraine

    Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Mission: Joy – with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama

    A feelgood film that follows the 2015 meeting between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu.

    BBC Four

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    Stephen Nolan Ulster-Scots, My Family & Me

    Exploring his roots, Stephen Nolan learns where his people came from and how they lived.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  50. The Reveal

    Nalini Chetty takes a mischievous peek into unusual and intriguing lives.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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