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  1. Beartas nan Daoine

    Gaelic song and story heritage.

    BBC ALBA

  2. Younge on Obama - Performance Notes on a Presidency

    Gary Younge examines Barack Obama's presidency

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Iolo's Jewels of Wales

    Iolo Williams picks his favourite Welsh landscapes and wildlife

    BBC One Wales

  4. Secret Pakistan

    Two part documentary series which questions Pakistan's commitment to the war on terror

    BBC Two

  5. Tales from the National Parks

    Richard Macer spends a year amid conflicts in three different British National Parks.

    BBC Four

  6. Hot Like Us

    Model couples are pitted against each other to test how strong their relationship is

    BBC Three

  7. Alternative Ulster

    The story of Northern Ireland's post-punk scene.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  8. The Sleep Diaries

    In a series mixing science with art, myth and poetry, Paul Farley explores sleep

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. Symphony

    A reappraisal of the symphony's place in the modern world and how it shaped our identity

    BBC Four

  10. Don't Look Back in Anger: The Story of Britpop

    Steve Lamacq chronicles the Britpop years.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  11. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  12. Stephen Fry on the Phone

    Stephen Fry traces the evolution of the mobile phone

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Welsh Railways

    Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways.

    BBC Two Wales

  14. I'm Keith Moon, What's Your Excuse?

    Phil Daniels remembers The Who's drummer Keith Moon.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  15. Calling Time

    Documentary series following pub landlords as they attempt to keep afloat in the recession

    BBC One Wales

  16. A History of the Brain

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  17. A History of the Brain Omnibus

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Coming Out

    Five programmes exploring the ways in which people reveal their true selves to the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Frontline Medicine

    Michael Mosley uncovers the medical breakthroughs driven by contemporary conflicts.

    BBC Two

  20. Skin Deep: The Business of Beauty

    Jessica-Jane Clement exposes bad practice in the UK beauty industry

    BBC Three

  21. The Freedom Trail

    Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. The New Global Economics

    Martin Wolf, of the Financial Times, examines the global financial situation

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Atlantic Soul

    Mark Lamarr presents a series documenting the role of Atlantic Records in soul music.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  24. Brain Culture: Neuroscience and Society

    Matthew Taylor explores the coming 'Brain Culture'

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Race with the Devil: The Gene Vincent Story

    Roger Daltrey assesses the influence of rocker and personal hero Gene Vincent.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  26. Pipe Dreamers

    Two-part documentary about pipe bands competing for the world title.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  27. Hellhounds on His Trail: The Robert Johnson Story

    Paul Sexton tells the story of bluesman Robert Johnson.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  28. The G-Word

    Neneh Cherry tells the story of musical pioneer and cultural revolutionary Fela Kuti.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  29. The Last Explorers

    Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver presents a series on the golden age of exploration

    BBC One Scotland

  30. Money

    Vanessa Engle's three-part documentary series exploring our personal attitudes to money

    BBC Two

  31. Your Money and How They Spend It

    Nick Robinson examines how governments collect and spend public money

    BBC Two

  32. The Bryan Ferry Story

    Jo Whiley explores Bryan Ferry's career.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  33. Louie and the G-Men

    Steve Van Zandt tells the story of Louie Louie, one of the all time most recorded songs.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  34. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office

    Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

    Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at the history of Jerusalem

    BBC Four

  36. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office

    Omnibus edition. Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Party's Over: How the West Went Bust

    Robert Peston examines the decisions which brought the West's economy to crisis

    BBC Two

  38. New Power Generation: Black Music Legends of the 1980s

    Series of documentaries looking at the careers of four titans of African-American music.

    BBC Four

  39. How New Is the New Philanthropy?

    Hugh Cunningham presents a history of philanthropic giving in Britain

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Leonardo

    Semi-dramatised documentary on the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci.

    BBC Two

  41. Tales from the Arab Spring

    Jeremy Bowen hears first-hand accounts of the revolution which started in Tunisia

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. Glasgow City FC

    Scotland's most successful women's football team

    BBC ALBA

  43. Black Is a Country

    Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  44. The Bishop and the Prisoner

    The bishop of Liverpool talks to prisoners, politicians and pundits about the penal system

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Earthflight

    Nature documentary that takes a flight on the wings of birds across six continents.

    BBC One

  46. Dear Professor Hawking

    BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to scientist Professor Stephen Hawking

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. The Grammar School: A Secret History

    Personal stories and rare archive reveal the history of the British grammar school system.

    BBC Four

  48. The Story of Musicals

    How the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world

    BBC Four

  49. David Cameron's Big Idea

    Steve Richards explores David Cameron's vision for the state and society

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Welsh's Scottish Journey

    Louise Welsh updates the 1930s trail blazed round Scotland by Orkney poet Edwin Muir

    BBC Radio 4

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