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  1. Venice 24/7

    Series which follows Venice's emergency and public services

    BBC Four

  2. Swansea: Living on the Streets

    Hard-hitting series on homelessness, featuring extraordinary, compelling personal stories.

    BBC One Wales

  3. High School

    A year in the life of one of Europe's biggest schools, Holyrood Secondary in Glasgow

    BBC One Scotland

  4. Riots and Revolutions: My Arab Journey

    Nel Hedayat meets the young rebels of the Arab spring and sees a new wave of violence

    BBC Three

  5. Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved

    Investigative reporter Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Rugged Wales

    Iolo Williams explores the rugged landscapes of Wales

    BBC Two

  7. A History of the Titanic in 30 Pieces

    The stories of objects with links to the Titanic

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  8. How God Made the English

    Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores what it means to be English.

    BBC Two

  9. Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

    How Art Nouveau flourished in burgeoning European cities at the end of the 19th century

    BBC Four

  10. La Chanson de Serge: The Serge Gainsbourg Story

    The late Malcolm McLaren visits the people and places central to Serge Gainsbourg's story.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  11. Wikileaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower

    Two-part series looking at American diplomacy and the leaked US embassy cables

    BBC Two

  12. The People's Passion

    Documentary series looking at modern life in Britain's cathedrals

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Cash Britain

    Documentary series examining how customers of a family-run pawnbrokers are coping.

    BBC One

  14. Chaplains: Angels of Mersey

    Following the work of chaplains in the city of Liverpool and those whose lives they touch.

    BBC Two

  15. Metalworks!

    Series looking at three aspects of British metalworking over the centuries.

    BBC Four

  16. Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please

    Jazz player Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about his life and passion for music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Our Food

    Giles Coren discovers how food is grown across Britain

    BBC Two

  18. La France Maintenant

    Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Land of the Lost Wolves

    One very special pack of wolves make a return to North America's West Coast.

    BBC One

  20. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches

    Stuart Maconie tells the story of the Madchester scene.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  21. How It Works

    The secret alchemy of material science revealed

    BBC Four

  22. My Worst Deal

    Revealing the stories of seemingly good deals that have gone disastrously wrong.

    BBC One

  23. Prison, My Family and Me

    Four extraordinary young women come to terms with a loved one behind bars

    BBC Three

  24. Eric Pringle - Gracie

    From Rochdale to renown, Gracie Fields' rise to fame was not without its traumas

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Ship of Dreams

    Jeanette Winterson celebrates the life and passing of the Titanic

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Frank Sinatra: Voice of the Century

    David Jacobs presents a 13-part series on the life and times of Francis Albert Sinatra

    BBC Radio 2

  27. Tighten Up: The Story of Trojan Records

    Don Letts tells the story of the influential UK-based Trojan record label.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  28. Divine Women

    Tracing the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion.

    BBC Two

  29. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

    Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.

    BBC Two

  30. The 70s

    Historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on an eye opening journey into Britain in the 1970s.

    BBC Two

  31. Ancient Apocalypse

    Series seeking to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature

    BBC Two

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  32. Connie's People

    Connie Fisher journeys across Wales and meets some of its most amazing people

    BBC One Wales

  33. King of Clubs

    The story of Johnny Gold, the man who ran London's most glamorous nightclub, Tramp

    BBC Radio 2

  34. Alain-Fournier's Lost Estate

    Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit French locations that inspired Henri Alain-Fournier

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

    Ewan McGregor sets out to immunise some of the hardest-to-reach children in the world

    BBC Two

  36. Elizabeth's Wales

    Sian Williams speaks to people who were filmed celebrating the Queen's Coronation in 1953

    BBC One Wales

  37. Ray Charles - Man and Music

    Stuart Maconie's profile of the man known to millions simply as 'The Genius'

    BBC Radio 2

  38. She's Every Woman - Chaka Khan

    Valerie Simpson tells the story of the multi-Grammy Award winning American singer

    BBC Radio 2

  39. Behind the Mask: The Eric Clapton Story

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  40. The Disabled Century

    20th century events from the perspective of the disabled people who shaped our history

    BBC Two

  41. They Ain't Heavy, They're the Hollies

    Brian Matthew presents a profile on the Hollies, featuring specially recorded interviews

    BBC Radio 2

  42. Wales in Four Seasons

    Renee Godfrey travels the country to explore how the changing seasons affect life in Wales

    BBC One Wales

  43. The History of Psychedelia

    Writer and comedian David Quantick examines the lasting impact of psychedelia.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  44. Made in Britain

    Charles Hazlewood uncovers the unique pop music heritage that has shaped Britain

    BBC Radio 2

  45. England's Final Colony

    Author Jan Morris and award-winning poet Twm Morys mark the Queen's diamond jubilee

    BBC Radio Wales

  46. The Queen and I

    Stories of royal visits to the regions as the Queen conducts her diamond jubilee tour

    BBC One

  47. The Town Taking on China

    A cushion manufacturer launches an experiment to bring manufacturing jobs back to Britain.

    BBC Two

  48. The Trouble with Kane

    Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Chatsworth

    Documentary series detailing Chatsworth House in Derbyshire's 2011 season.

    BBC One

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