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  1. The Invisible Man of Britain's Far Right

    An investigation into Jim Dowson, the front man for Knights Templar International.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Gym Stars

    Behind the scenes of the lives of some of the UK's most promising young gymnasts.

    CBBC

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  3. Art on the BBC

    How has television influenced our understanding of the world's greatest artists?

    BBC Four

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  4. Single Black Female

    Bridgitte Tetteh explores hurdles single black women face when looking for love in 2018.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Dispersing the Immigrants

    Exploring the bussing of immigrant children to predominantly white schools in the 1960s.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Guilty Architecture

    Jonathan Glancey asks for how long a building carries the charge of an evil past.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Too Young to Veil?

    An investigation into the growing number of very young girls wearing the hijab in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Imperial Echo

    Jonny Dymond traces the often uneven history of the Commonwealth and asks 'what next?'.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Art of Immersion

    Artist and sceptic Adham Faramawy uncovers virtual reality's dark and fantastical spaces.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Inherited Fear

    Sally Herships explores how trauma that we haven't experienced directly can shape us.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Man Who Buries Planes

    Artist Roger Hiorns is on a mission to bury aircraft around the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Russians in Britain: A Handbook

    Oligarchs, dissidents and beyond, Lucy Ash meets the Russians of the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. The Crash Detectives

    Following Gwent Police's dedicated forensic collision investigators

    BBC One Wales

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  14. The Turban Bus Dispute

    Sathnam Sanghera on the battle for the turban in Enoch Powell's constituency.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Escape Room

    Can Natalie Haynes and her team make it out and discover the secrets of this phenomenon.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Britain's Biggest Warship

    The behind-the-scenes story of HMS Queen Elizabeth and her crew.

    BBC Two

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  17. The Opt Out

    What will an opt-out organ donation system really mean for the families asked to consent?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Cold Art

    Louise K Wilson asks fellow artists why the Cold War is so creatively inspiring.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Meeting the Man I Killed

    Jonathan Izard attempts to come to terms with killing a man in a road traffic accident.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. The Second Genome

    How the diverse microbes that live on and in our bodies drive our metabolism and health.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Generation Neither

    Ruth Sanderson asks if Northern Ireland politics are increasingly neither orange nor green

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Chinese Characters

    Series of essays exploring Chinese history through the life stories of key personalities.

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Epiphanies

    AL Kennedy goes in search of epiphanies - a revelation, the 'aha' instant, a eureka moment

    BBC Radio 4

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    Colin Powell - Learning to Lead

    The late General Powell and the Harlem college he co-founded - the poor man's Harvard.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Trans Revolution

    Maria Margaronis explores what lies behind the trans revolution.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Followership Game

    Entrepreneur Natalie Campbell looks at our modern obsession with leadership.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Davy Crockett and the Irish Frontiersmen

    Freya McClements meets those dealing with the uncertainty of life along the Irish border.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Humiliation

    Psychotherapist Philippa Perry examines the influence of humiliation today.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. The Big Idea

    A big idea that shapes how we understand our place in the world - from the idea’s creator.

    BBC World Service

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  30. Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

    From creation to hatching, David Attenborough reveals the wonder behind eggs.

    BBC Two

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    Gyles Brandreth and the Art of Persuasion

    Gyles Brandreth explores the alchemy, art and craftiness of the great persuaders.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. The Patch

    One producer, one randomly generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. The Brexit Lab

    How could Britain change after Brexit?

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Vet with Two Brains

    Claudia Hammond follows the 'vet with two brains' before, during and after brain surgery.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Idi Amin's Uganda Retold

    Yasmin Alibhai-Brown retells the story of the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Double-Talk

    The art of the dialogue in philosophy and law, religion, psychoanalysis and the arts.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Expressing Room

    Fi Glover joins mothers expressing milk for their premature babies in hospital.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Keywords for Our Time

    Series of programmes examining key phrases in public debate.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Hame

    Ulster-Scots documentary.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  40. Pilgrimage

    Seven celebrities tackle a modern-day pilgrimage that promotes tolerance for all cultures.

    BBC Two

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  41. On and Off the Valley Lines

    Stories of the people who live along the south Wales valleys rail network.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. Mind the Gender Pay Gap

    Emma Griffin takes a historical look at the gender pay gap.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Piano Man

    Behind the scenes with Ulrich Gerhartz, piano technician to the world's best pianists.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Horse Story

    Clare Balding meets five horse types to reveal the changing bond between human and animal.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  45. What Are the Odds?

    Rajesh Mirchandani goes on an exploration of coincidence.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Mums and Sons

    Lauren Laverne explores how artists treat the relationship between mums and sons.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Silence of the Liberals

    Nick Cohen argues the liberal left is failing Muslims fighting inequality in the community

    BBC Radio 4

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    Inside the World of the Frequent Flyer

    The frequent flyers who will stop at nothing to achieve airline status and rack up mileage

    BBC Radio 4

  49. An Alternative History of Art

    Series exploring overlooked visual artists from the 20th century.

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Brexit: The Shipping Forecast

    How does the UK's departure from the EU look from the other side of the English Channel?

    BBC Radio 4

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