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  1. Rap Gets Real

    Can rap help to change black men's attitudes towards mental illness? Guvna B investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Eider Island

    An intimate tale of bird-human interdependence.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Pay Freezes

    Phil Tinline traces the ups and downs of the politics of pay in Britain since 1945.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. The Museums That Make Us

    Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Egypt's New Capital

    Jonathan Glancey reports on Egypt’s mega-project to build a brand new Cairo in the desert.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Letter from Ukraine

    Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. Banding: Love, Spit and Valve Oil

    Folk musician Martin Green explores the phenomenon that is modern brass banding.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Shutdown

    Why do governments shut down the internet?

    BBC World Service

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  9. Soccer Mums

    One mother’s story of how she is supporting her son’s footballing dreams.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Bad Love: Why Did Fri Kill Kyle?

    Fri Martin was jailed for her boyfriend's murder. Now she is appealing her conviction.

    BBC Three

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    Whipped

    Ben Wright looks at whether a political crisis will force the Whips to change their ways.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Marcus Wareing's Tales from a Kitchen Garden

    Marcus Wareing expands his smallholding with help from the country’s best producers.

    BBC Two

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  13. The Lowball Tapes

    The audio recordings that could upend the received version of a giant financial scandal.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History

    Stephen Fry discovers the fascinating stories behind the world’s most fantastic beasts.

    BBC One

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    I See You: Poetry, Porn and Me

    Poet Helen Mort reflects on being the object of deepfake pornography.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Dating's Dangerous Secrets

    When a date goes wrong, what happens when you report sexual assault to a dating app?

    BBC Three

  17. The Case of the Brillante Virtuoso

    An investigation into a plot which would not be out of place in an Ian Fleming thriller.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Women in Stitches: The Making of the Bayeux Tapestry

    Who stitched the Bayeux Tapestry? Abigail Youngman looks for clues in the margins.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Jobfished

    Catrin Nye investigates the glamorous company that faked its own existence.

    BBC Three

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    Frontline

    Ophelia Byrne asks why more Catholics aren’t joining the police in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. The Shadow of Algiers

    Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. Jobfished

    Catrin Nye investigates the glamorous company that faked its own existence.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Political Animals

    Lucy Cooke meets females from the animal world that smash the 'dominant male' stereotype.

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Illuminated

    BBC Radio 4's home for creative documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Chinese on Campus

    Ben Chu looks at the experience of Chinese students in the UK

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Nazanin

    How an old debt with Iran may have ended up costing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe her freedom.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. A Recipe for Love

    Sophie Ward makes a scientifically-accredited love potion. Don't try this at home.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Louis Theroux's Forbidden America

    Louis Theroux returns to the USA to explore the most controversial corners of America.

    BBC Two

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  29. Split Up in Care: Life without Siblings

    Reporter Ashley John-Baptiste explores the separation of siblings by the UK care system.

    BBC Three

  30. The Backlog

    The Economist's health policy editor, Natasha Loder, explores solutions to the NHS backlog

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Headwaters

    A 21st-century dip into literary stream of consciousness.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Instagram Effect

    How Instagram became the dominant force it is today, told by those on the inside.

    BBC Three

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    Rapman: Back of the Bus

    Rapman takes a tour around London with Micheal Ward, Stephen, Kadeem, Junior and Karla.

    BBC Three

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    One Ring to Bind Them

    Pro-wrestler Matt Powell explores the history and resurgence of wrestling in the Midlands.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. TechXplore

    BBC tech reporter Paul Carter hunts down cutting-edge tech across the globe.

    BBC News

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  36. Terrorism and the Mind

    Raffaello Pantucci explores the role of mental health in the actions of violent extremists

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust

    Following seven leading artists as they paint seven survivors of the Holocaust.

    BBC Two

  38. Taxi Drivers

    Scottee examines the relationships between artists and those who assist them.

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  39. Tudur Owen: United Nations of Anglesey

    Another true tale from much loved Anglesey comic Tudur Owen.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. The Nilsen Files

    Revisiting the case of Dennis Nilsen, convicted in 1983 for the murders of six young men.

    BBC Two

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  41. 1922: The Birth of Now

    Matthew Sweet investigates objects and events from 1922, the crucial year for modernism.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. The Narrow Sea, The Farther Shore with Phil Cunningham

    Composer Phil Cunningham creates a new musical composition inspired by the Narrow Sea.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  43. Women Building Peace

    Women trying to bring peace to communities talk to global influencers

    BBC World Service

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  44. Dark Land: The Hunt for Wales' Worst Serial Killer

    The hunt for Peter Moore, the 'man in black' who was Wales’ worst serial killer.

    BBC One Wales

  45. Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure

    Strictly star Kelvin Fletcher has bought a farm, but can he make it pay?

    BBC One

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  46. The Chronicles of Strangford

    Series charting a year on Strangford Lough, the largest sea inlet in the UK.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  47. Night Watch

    Stories of everyday street harassment from women across Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends

    Oti Mabuse explores the extraordinary people who have changed the course of dance.

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Room 5

    When a diagnosis changes everything.

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Couples Therapy

    Couples Therapy unlocks a hidden world: other people’s relationships.

    BBC Two

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