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  1. Too Much Too Young: The Story of 2-Tone

    Paul Sexton tells the story of 2-Tone Records and The Specials.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  2. Harry's Arctic Heroes

    Documentary following four severely-injured Afghan veterans headed for the North Pole

    BBC One

  3. Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square

    Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

    Series looking at one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history

    BBC Four

  5. The Romantics

    Peter Ackroyd looks at a group of visionary writers who changed the way we see the world

    BBC Four

  6. Can Wales Win the Rugby World Cup?

    Chris Corcoran asks what factors will help or hinder Wales' chances of winning the trophy

    BBC Radio Wales

  7. The Class Ceiling

    Polly Toynbee explores how possible it is to move up through British society

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. A Beginner's Guide to the Blues

    Paul Jones presents a series exploring the blues.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  9. Diamonds, Tiaras: The Nicky Hopkins Story

    Bob Harris recalls the career of session pianist Nicky Hopkins.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  10. Cat Women of the Moon

    Sarah Hall explores the popular sci-fi motif of an all-women society surviving without men

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  11. Twin Nation

    Edi Stark explores different aspects of being a twin

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Strong and Sassy - Inspiring Women of Jazz

    Jazz lover Moira Stuart explores the lives and music of jazz's great female vocalists

    BBC Radio 2

  13. Eilean Mhanainn

    Sùil air dualchas agus cànan Eilean Mhanainn còmhla ri Iain MacIllechiar.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  14. God in China

    Tim Gardam investigates faith in modern China

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Young Soldiers

    Series charting the lives of four new British Army recruits from basic training to combat

    BBC Three

  16. Nature's Miracle Babies

    Martin Hughes-Games looks at the plight of the world's endangered species

    BBC One

  17. Doctor Fortune's Australian Casebook

    Doctor Mary Fortune returns to the Australian outback to work in an Aboriginal Clinic

    BBC Two Scotland

  18. Keep the Music Playing - The Alan and Marilyn Bergman Story

    David Jacobs presents the story of the Academy-Award winning lyricists

    BBC Radio 2

  19. The Bomb Squad

    Documentary providing a look at the work of specialist bomb disposal teams in Afghanistan.

    BBC One

  20. The Queen's Palaces

    Documentary taking a look at the stories behind HM the Queen's three official residences.

    BBC One

  21. Border Business

    Declan Curry visits two companies in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. We'll Keep a Welcome

    A two part series exploring Islam in Wales.

    BBC Radio Wales

  23. How Facebook Changed the World: The Arab Spring

    The story of how the Arab world erupted in revolution

    BBC Two

  24. Nigel Owen's Whistleblowers - The World of Rugby Referees

    Welsh international referee Nigel Owens blows the whistle on grassroots refereeing

    BBC Radio Wales

  25. The Paper Round

    Public figures revisit their paper round route and reveal how it influenced their lives

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  26. Secret Britain

    Series examining the role of state secrecy in Britain

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Punky Reggae Party

    Tom Robinson celebrates the unlikely alliance between punk and reggae.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  28. The Road to Nirvana

    Mark Sutherland looks back at the roots of Nirvana and the grunge scene.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  29. Adopting Abroad: Saira's Story

    Following Saira Khan and her husband on their journey to adopt a baby

    BBC Two

  30. Capitalism on Trial

    Michael Portillo weighs up the costs and benefits of global capitalism

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Sandhurst

    Series following the journey of an intake of cadets at the Royal Military Academy

    BBC Four

  32. Regimental Stories

    Five regiments reveal how their identities were forged by moments in British history

    BBC Four

  33. Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den

    A look back over the highs and lows experienced by entrepreneurs who have entered the Den

    BBC Two

  34. In Defence of Politics

    Professor Matthew Flinders challenges political cynicism

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Home from Home

    Hardeep Singh Kohli meets British Indians who have left the UK for a new life in India

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. Fry's Planet Word

    A five-part series in which Stephen Fry explores language

    BBC Two

  37. George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

    The previously untold history of Britain's mixed-race community.

    BBC Two

  38. From Our Ireland Correspondent

    Former BBC Northern Ireland correspondent Denis Murray looks back over his lengthy career

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  39. Bitten by the Bug

    Brett Westwood explores the UK's natural history societies

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Robots that Care

    Jon Stewart charts the increasing interaction between humans and robots

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. The Day They Tried to Close Down Merthyr

    Melanie Doel revisits the turbulent period in the 1930s when Merthyr's future was in doubt

    BBC Radio Wales

  42. Ceramics: A Fragile History

    Three-part series looking at the history of pottery in Britain

    BBC Four

  43. The Underwater Gendarme

    Horatio Clare joins the Paris River Police, the Brigade Fluviale, on patrol on the Seine

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Wish You'd Been Here: The Pink Floyd Story

    Documentary about the prog rock group.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  45. Pete Townshend: Before I Get Old

    Documentary about the Who guitarist.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  46. Wild Week Revisited

    Local celebrities travel around Northern Ireland to explore our natural world.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  47. The Mount: A Welsh Estate

    A year in the lives of the residents of the Mount council estate in Milford Haven

    BBC One Wales

  48. Come in From the Cold: The Return of Joni Mitchell

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  49. Jarvis Cocker's Musical Map of Sheffield

    Jarvis Cocker explores the musical landscape of Sheffield.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  50. Oasis: What's the Story?

    Mark Radcliffe takes a canny look at the trials and tribulations of the Gallaghers.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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