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  1. Ceathrar Cailíní Dhoire

    Four Derry girls reflect on school and city life in Derry in the 1990s.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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    Ceausescu's Children

    Adopted from an orphanage in Romania, Ionica Adriana returns to discover her past.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. The People vs J Edgar Hoover

    An examination of how the first director of the FBI's iron grip still permeates America.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story

    The story of ten men who fought alongside each other during the Falklands War.

    BBC Two

  5. Adventures in Conservation

    Adventures in Conservation meets the people protecting our planet’s wildlife and habitats.

    BBC News

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  6. Fairy Meadow

    In 1970, a three-year-old girl was abducted. Can the mystery be solved, 50 years on?

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. The Hidden History of the Front Door

    Rachel Hurdley discovers what front doors reveal about security, sociability and status.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Lives in Care

    Social affairs documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. Le Chéile

    The story of East Belfast GAA during their first full year of play.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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    Clipped Wings

    After a sexual assault, birder Lucy Lapwing works to renew her love of solitude in nature.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Climate Tipping Points

    Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. A Laureate for Elizabeth

    William Sieghart celebrates the seven laureate poets of Elizabeth's reign.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand

    Drs Chris and Xand explore the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. The Truth About Tourette’s

    Aidy Smith is out to change our perceptions of Tourette’s, a much misunderstood condition.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Little Black Book

    The story of the survival guide for young black men in America.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. How to Steal a Trillion

    Oliver Bullough traces Britain's vital role in the growth of 'offshore' money laundering.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. The Big Walk

    Radio Ulster presenters strap on their boots to explore Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  18. Lucy Worsley Investigates

    Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history.

    BBC Two

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  19. The Amazing Life of Olaudah Equiano

    A former enslaved person, Olaudah Equiano was a key figure in the abolitionist movement.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Black Roots

    Grammy award-winner Rhiannon Giddens explores the history of African American roots music.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. The Dolittle Machine

    Writer Matthew De Abaitua tries to build a machine that will let him talk with animals.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sports Star

    Sports stars seem to have more political influence than ever before. What does that mean?

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Dubai Hustle

    Series following the lives of young Brits trying to make it big in Dubai.

    BBC Three

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  24. A Brief History of Progress

    American satirist Joe Queenan asks what is progress and has it run out?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Youth Unites

    Story of messages sent for a century from the youth of Wales to the youth of the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Bound to the Mast

    Can ‘no’ mean ‘yes’ in mental health?

    BBC Radio 4

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    London on the Line

    Ten years after the 2012 Olympics why is London in crisis and what can be done about it?

    BBC Radio 4

  28. The Future Will Be Synthesised

    Henry Ajder examines the implications of the synthetic media seeping into our lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Unspun World with John Simpson

    The BBC's world affairs editor examines the most important international stories

    BBC World Service

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  30. A Life in Miniatures

    Max Porter explores why model villages hold such fascination and inspiration for him.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Ardal O’Hanlon: Tomb Raider

    Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish using archaeology.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    Time Flies

    Time flies inside the world's largest collection of antique cuckoo clocks.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Generation Change

    Campaigners young and old reflect on why and how they sought to change the world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. The Fate of Russia's Soldiers

    Tim Whewell follows the stories of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. What Really Happened in the Nineties?

    Robert Carlyle takes us back to moments we missed in the '90s that shaped the world today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. Just William… and Richmal

    A centenary celebration of Richmal Crompton’s Just William books.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Mother, Nature, Sons

    Nell Frizzell contemplates whether climate change should stop her having a second child.

    BBC Radio 4

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    What's Left of Kerouac?

    Looking for Jack Kerouac in his hometown on his 100th birthday.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

    Women from the past being put on trial from a feminist perspective.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Connections

    Douglas Alexander examines whether recent crises have helped bring people together.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Blood, Sweat and Tears

    British veterans of the Afghan war reflect on what the campaign’s failure means to them.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Our Changing Planet

    An ambitious seven-year series documenting six of the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

    BBC One

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  43. Hidden Sport

    Kim Tserkezie takes a global journey to discover the world’s lesser-known sports

    BBC World Service

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  44. One Direction

    Author Jerry Brotton explores the four cardinal directions.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Missing Mother

    How does losing a mother as a little girl affect the women they become?

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Idris Elba's Fight School

    Idris Elba takes eight young Brits who want to better their future.

    BBC Two

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  47. A Society of Recordists

    A sonic portrait of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society.

    BBC Radio 3

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    Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

    Using brand new evidence, this documentary brings to life the final days of the dinosaurs.

    BBC One

  49. Brickies

    Series following the lives of young bricklayers.

    BBC Three

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  50. Gazza

    The story of a footballing whirlwind in the eye of a tabloid storm.

    BBC Two

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