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Categories: Documentaries

  1. Handmade

    Series filmed without voiceover or music so the focus is entirely on the craft process.

    BBC Four

  2. Lemn Sissay's Homecoming

    Poet Lemn Sissay explores the nature of home through comedy, poetry and conversation

    BBC Radio 4

  3. The Folk of the Pennines

    Mark Radcliffe walks the Pennine Way to mark its fiftieth anniversary

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Britain's Greatest Generation

    Documentary series about the extraordinary last survivors who fought or lived through WWII

    BBC Two

  5. Laughing with Liberty

    Funnyman Fred MacAulay heads for New York to explore the rise of satire in the USA

    BBC Radio Scotland

  6. VE Day: First Days of Peace

    Stories from around the regions to mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

    BBC One

  7. Cam i'r Tywyllwch

    30 mlynedd ers rhyddhau'r record arloesol Cam o'r Tywyllwch.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  8. Steve Boggan - Gold Fever

    Steve Boggan's account of his adventures on the trail of the American gold rush.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Welcome to the Quiet Zone

    Emile Holba explores the National Quiet Zone, 13,000 square miles of radio silence.

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. In Search of the Black Mozart

    Chi-chi Nwanoku searches for great black composers and performers of the 18th century.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  11. Minimal Impact

    The story of the musical aesthetic and the ubiquitous technique of minimalism.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Shadow of the Sun King

    Professor Julian Swann marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Louis XIV of France.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Am Bealach Basmhor - Highway Through Hell

    Documentary series following tow truckers risking their lives to save stranded motorists.

    BBC ALBA

  14. China's Football Revolution

    Clive Anderson visits China to find out why success at the sport has eluded the country.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. The Farmer and the Food Chain

    Hill farmer Gareth Wyn Jones explores the Welsh food industry

    BBC One Wales

  16. Greatest Gardens

    Diarmuid Gavin and Helen Dillon visit three very different secret hideaways in N Ireland.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  17. Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

    Kate travels to Nepal, Siberia and Mongolia to discover the harsh reality of nomadism.

    BBC Two

  18. Folk Aduaidh

    The untold history of folk music in Ulster.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  19. Welsh Heartland: The Llŷn Peninsula

    Series following the people of Llŷn from the spring to autumn of 2014.

    BBC One Wales

  20. How to Be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell

    Exploration of the history of artists and writers who have chosen to defy convention.

    BBC Four

  21. Masters of Rock

    Bruce Dickinson looks back on classic years in rock history.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  22. Your Inner Fish: An Evolution Story

    Neil Shubin reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates.

    BBC Four

  23. Protecting Our Foster Kids

    Follows Dorset County Council's fostering service over the course of a year.

    BBC Two

  24. Napoleon

    Historian Andrew Roberts brings the story of Napoleon vividly to life

    BBC Two

  25. Way Out West: The Bristol Underground Story

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  26. Maximum R&B: The Birth of the Who

    Documentary about the band to mark their fiftieth anniversary.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  27. The BBC at War

    An enthralling series exploring how the BBC became the institution it is today.

    BBC Two

  28. Flint Des Res

    Series going behind the scenes with the team at Flint Council's housing department.

    BBC One Wales

  29. Napoleon: The Man and the Myths

    Historian Andrew Roberts dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. The Bank: A Matter of Life and Debt

    Documentary filmed over a year with the staff and customers of a West Yorkshire bank.

    BBC Two

  31. Pappano's Classical Voices

    The greatest opera singers seen through the prism of the main classical voice types.

    BBC Four

  32. Rock 'n' Roll America

    Series tracing the history of American rock 'n' roll music from the 1950s onwards.

    BBC Four

  33. Lost Children of the Holocaust

    Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war BBC radio appeals

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Transplant Tales

    Series revealing the human stories behind the critical shortage of transplant organs,

    BBC One Scotland

  35. Cyflwr y Cyfryngau

    Mewn cyfres newydd, y bargyfreithiwr Gwion Lewis sy'n rhoi cyfryngau Cymru yn y doc.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  36. Me, My Selfie and I: Aimee Fuller's Generation Game

    Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller explores the selfie phenomenon

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  37. Nature's Greatest Dancers

    Steve Backshall, wildlife expert and star of Strictly, explores how animals move.

    BBC One

  38. What Is a Story?

    Marina Warner explores the world of contemporary fiction

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Will Gompertz Gets Creative

    Will Gompertz presents a series on creativity

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

    David Olusoga explores Britain's dark past - how it was built on the profits of slavery.

    BBC Two

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  41. Who Wants to Be a Nurse?

    Jenny Clayton follows nurses in training to explore key issues and debates in nursing

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Wanted: A Very Personal Assistant

    Four young ambitious disabled people are cared for by unemployed people their own age.

    BBC Three

  43. Britain at the Bookies

    Documentary examining the winners and losers in Britain's gambling revolution.

    BBC One

  44. Animal Super Parents

    Documentary revealing weird and wonderful stories of parenting in the natural world.

    BBC One

  45. The Great Songbook

    Cerys Matthews explores the songbooks of countries other than America

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Random Radio

    Murray Lachlan Young and guests to explore sounds and ideas in unexpected ways

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Brits Abroad

    Sarfraz Manzoor looks at the other side of EU immigration

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. The New Economy: Does Sharing Mean Caring?

    Tim Samuels explores the sharing economy, as espoused by chancellor George Osbourne

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Genius of the Ancient World

    Bettany Hughes seeks out the stories behind three giants of ancient philosophy.

    BBC Four

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  50. The New Workplace

    Michael Robinson explores the dramatic changes happening in the workplace.

    BBC Radio 4

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