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  1. Planet 2000

    A beginner's guide to the environment for young people

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  2. An Artist's Place

    A series featuring artists and writers talking about the rooms they work in

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  3. The Liberated Male

    The changing nature of manhood

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  4. A Roof Over Our Heads

    The fascinating solutions man has come up with in his search for shelter

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  5. A Hobby or a Way of Life

    The British enthusiasts and their undying passions

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  6. Against the Grain

    In the face of industrialisation, traditional trades and crafts survive

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  7. A Sight Worth Seeing

    The world's most spectacular buildings

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  8. Alternative View

    Looking at life in Britain from the point of view of people from overseas

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  9. And then he Kissed Me

    Stories from across the world of how people met their partner

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  10. A Day in the Life of an Insect

    An entertaining glimpse of most populous creatures on the planet

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  11. Artists at Work

    Interviews with actors, writers, and artists, at their place of work

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  12. Artists in a Nutshell

    An illuminating guide to the world's most famous artists

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  13. Behind the Credits

    What do the people in the movie credits actually do?

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  14. Global Gardening

    A series visiting gardens in different climates around the world

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  15. Keep to the Path

    Britain and Europe's footpaths and ancient rights of way

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  16. Animals of Power

    The animals humans have revered

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  17. Intrepid Women

    Adventurous women tell Paddy Feeny about their urge to travel to remote places

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  18. Cooking the Books

    Famous food writers and the art of good eating

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  19. Britain's Daily Papers

    A behind the scenes look at the daily newspapers of Great Britain

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  20. Codebreakers

    The men and woman who unlocked the long lost voices of the past

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  21. Here's Health

    How to be fit, healthy, and get the very best out of life

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  22. Catch the Wind

    Balloonists, glider pilots, and kite enthusiasts share their thrill of the wind

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  23. Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee

    The legacy of the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890

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  24. Images of Britain

    What do the world's journalists and commentators think about Britain?

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  25. An English Alphabet

    The British way of life, from A to Z

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  26. In Uniform

    The history and evolution of well-known uniforms

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  27. Wisdom of the World

    Series examining the spiritual and practical wisdom of past and present

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  28. It's Magic

    The story of tricks, conjuring, and illusions

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  29. Wild Tales

    Interviews with people who observe wildlife

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  30. Lenin

    With the collapse of communism, will Lenin's god-like status survive?

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  31. The Third Age

    World's ageing population in Europe, the US, Africa and China

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  32. Can Communism Cope?

    The revolution's ideals and its political realities

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  33. Letterbox

    A weekly review of listener comments on the output of BBC World Service.

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  34. Portrait of the Artist

    A series examining famous self-portraits

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  35. Mastering Photography

    Expert photographers explain their craft

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  36. The Streets of London

    Not paved with gold but steeped in history

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  37. Bluffer's Guide To Science

    Short answers to big questions

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  38. Making America

    Vital moments in the making of the United States

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  39. For Better, For Worse

    The marriage ceremonies of different faiths

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  40. Computers at Work

    How computers are changing and improving working practises around the world

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  41. Early Versions

    Important manuscripts in the British Library

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  42. Ships From Seven Seas

    Crafts and people across the world and throughout history

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  43. Media Magnates

    The men behind the networks and newspapers

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  44. Give us our Daily Bread

    The world of bread and the bread of the world

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  45. Patriot or Spy?

    Stories of men who switched political sides

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  46. Mine Fields

    A series looking at the use of land mines around the world

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  47. Unconsidered Trifles

    The things people collect and the people who collect them

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  48. Monarchs

    How relevant are global monarchies in the late 20th Century?

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  49. Yesterday's World News - Today

    Front-line reporting from years that changed the world

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  50. On the Move

    Transport stories from around the world

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