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Categories: Documentaries

  1. Bricks!

    Documentary celebrating Carl Andre's artwork that became a cause celebre in 1976.

    BBC Four

  2. Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels

    An irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada.

    BBC Four

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    UNESCO: 70 Years of Peacekeeping

    Charlotte Higgins explores the work of the UN's peacekeeping agency.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Pony Tales

    What is the appeal of ponies and pony books to girls - and some post-menopausal women?

    BBC Radio 4

  5.

    Curvalicious

    What is wrong with being black and curvy? Bridgitte Tetteh investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Hamish

    Documentary film about Hamish Henderson, whose poems continue to inspire a nation.

    BBC ALBA

  7.

    A Casual Clearance

    Clare Jenkins explores the emotional challenges faced when clearing out her parents' home.

    BBC Radio 4

  8.

    What Does Theresa Really Think?

    Nick Robinson examines Theresa May's political beliefs and underlying philosophy.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Too Many Helping Hands

    Peter White asks if blind children who go to mainstream schools get too much support.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Danube Ain't Blue, It's Green

    Rainer Hersch champions the most popular waltz Strauss ever wrote.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Alex Jones - Fertility & Me

    Documentary in which One Show presenter Alex Jones explores the issue of fertility.

    BBC Two

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    Body Count Rising

    Doon Mackichan asks if we need a moratorium on glossy TV dramas with female victims.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. New Town

    Documentary charting the planning and realisation of Edinburgh's New Town.

    BBC Scotland

  14.

    Gunning For Education

    Ian Peddie studies new Texan laws allowing concealed handguns into classrooms.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Lucy Owen: Middle-Aged Me

    Lucy Owen sets out to discover what being middle-aged in the 21st century really means.

    BBC One Wales

  16.

    The Case for Doing Nothing

    Stephen Barber calls on politicians to resist the urge to act and instead do nothing.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    The British Film Studios - Pinewood

    John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    21 Shades of Noir: Lee Child on John D MacDonald

    The Jack Reacher author Lee Child investigates the unusual life of author John D Macdonald

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Kew's Forgotten Queen

    Documentary about the Victorian botanical artist Marianne North.

    BBC Four

  20. Britain's Star Men: Heroes of Astronomy

    Four British astronomers take a road trip through the US to revisit great observatories.

    BBC Four

  21. Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies

    Documentary from 1961 about the lifestyle of gypsies in the Camargue.

    BBC Four

  22. Sir Terry Wogan Remembered: Fifty Years at the BBC

    An affectionate celebration on one of Britain's best-loved broadcasters, Sir Terry Wogan.

    BBC One

  23. Y Gynta' Erioed

    Alwyn Humphreys yn nodi 70 mlynedd o Gerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  24. Another Day in the Death of America - Omnibus

    Story of seven children and teenagers shot dead on a single average day in America.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Capability Brown's Unfinished Garden

    Bunny Guinness finds out what Capability Brown might have created for his own garden.

    BBC Four

  26. Fat v Carbs with Jamie Owen

    Jamie Owen embarks on a diet that goes against the government's healthy eating advice.

    BBC One Wales

  27. The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons

    Nicholas Parsons goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world.

    BBC Four

  28. Scotland and the Klan

    A look at Scotland's possible links to racism in America's Deep South.

    BBC Two Scotland

  29. Lost in France

    Neville Southall goes in search of Leigh Roose, the first celebrity footballer.

    BBC Radio Wales

  30. Hunting the Nazi Gold Train

    Dan Snow leads an investigation into the hunt for a buried Nazi gold train.

    BBC Two

  31. The Great Butterfly Adventure: Africa to Britain with the Painted Lady

    Documentary examining the longest butterfly migration on earth.

    BBC Four

  32. The Story of Skinheads with Don Letts

    Don Letts looks at the very particular and provocative British subculture of skinhead.

    BBC Four

  33.

    Green Cities from Bricks and Mortar

    Historian Dan Cruickshank asks if new garden cities are the answer to our housing crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  34.

    Thelma & Michael: Love In The Cutting Room

    Cinema's great love story - UK director Michael Powell and US editor Thelma Schoonmaker.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Boy George's 1970s: Save Me from Suburbia

    Popstar Boy George recalls how the 1970s moulded the person and artist he has become.

    BBC Two

  36. Sir Chris Hoy: 200mph at Le Mans

    Chris Hoy pursues his dream of competing in the world's toughest endurance motor race.

    BBC Two

  37.

    Aberfan: Memory and Meaning

    Dai Smith asks what meaning might be found in the deaths of so many people at Aberfan.

    BBC Radio Wales

  38. The Welsh Women of Patagonia

    Sian Harries hears how Welsh women in Patagonia were the first in the world to vote.

    BBC Radio Wales

  39. Richard Parks on Everest

    Richard Parks attempts to summit Mount Everest without the use of supplementary oxygen.

    BBC One Wales

  40. Surviving Aberfan

    The people of Aberfan tell their stories of loss, miraculous survival and heroic rescue.

    BBC One Wales

  41.

    Searching for Tobias

    Eight years after she first met him in Mississippi, Chloe Hadjimatheou searches for Tobias

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Asquith's Fight for Equality

    Oona King reveals how West Indian Asquith Xavier fought a colour bar at Euston station.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 ¾)

    Julie Walters narrates the extraordinary story of author Sue Townsend.

    BBC Two

  44. The Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China

    Dan Snow, Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Albert Lin investigate a mighty tomb in China.

    BBC Two

  45. Who's Spending Britain's Billions?

    Jacques Peretti asks whether we the taxpayers are getting value for money.

    BBC Two

  46. No Place to Call Home

    Documentary showing a new generation desperately looking in vain for a place to call home.

    BBC Two

  47. Finding the Good Earth

    Euron Griffith goes in search of the land given to fans of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

    BBC Radio Wales

  48. Stars of the 50s - Alma Cogan

    Chris Stuart profiles one of the biggest singing stars of the 1950s

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Transgender Love

    Six trans men and women struggle to find love and maintain existing relations.

    BBC Scotland

  50. Gillespie Investigates... Domestic Terror

    Judith Gillespie talks to survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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