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  1. Tréigthe

    Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill uncovers the history of Ulster’s forgotten places.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  2. Making Demille

    Recorded over five years, the story of a young courier navigating London's gig economy.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Give Kindness A Chance

    Matt Callanan explores how kindness has changed people’s lives and the science behind it.

    BBC Radio Wales

  4. Laura Barton's Notes on Music

    Laura Barton presents a series of meditations on the enduring qualities of pop music.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. The Real Internet Giants

    Entrepreneur Kathryn Parsons decodes the tech worlds of Russia and China.

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. A Life Less Vertical

    Melanie Reid reunites with her ward mates, a decade after becoming tetraplegic.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Conspiracies: The Secret Knowledge

    What conspiracy theory - and conspiracy fiction - claim to tell us about power.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. Future Art

    James Fox steps into the future to ask how technology is transforming the art world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. Zara McDermott

    Zara shares her own experiences, shining a light on the hidden struggles of young women.

    BBC Three

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  10. The Jump

    Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people.

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Faith, Lies and Conversion Therapy

    Will banning 'conversion therapy' end the practice of trying to change people's sexuality?

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Deeply Human

    Why do you do the things you do?

    BBC World Service

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  13. DNA Family Secrets

    Stacey Dooley helps people find answers to life-changing questions using the power of DNA.

    BBC Two

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  14. The Price of Song

    John Wilson investigates the value of the songs that provide the soundtracks to our lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Club 18-30

    Marie Le Conte considers a generation with lives book-ended by two economic crises.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Shock Waves

    Five artists chronicle how they have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Metamorphosis - How Insects Transformed Our World

    Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the insect world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Attenborough's Life in Colour

    The vital role colour plays in the daily lives of many species.

    BBC One

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  19. Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six real people who lived through the Blitz.

    BBC One

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    England's Level Best

    Journalist Sebastian Payne asks if Boris Johnson's government can ‘level up’ the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Life Chances

    Athar Ahmad tells the story of three of his classmates from school who ended up dead.

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. The Lost Sounds Orchestra

    Sounds of the past to come to life through the technology of the present.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Sideways

    Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently.

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Black and Blue

    Is racism on the rise in British policing? Hugh Muir investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Trading Spaces

    Social historian Deborah Sugg Ryan examines the pandemic's impact on the High Street.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Your Garden Made Perfect

    Cutting-edge technology reveals the paradise ordinary gardens could become.

    BBC Two

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  27. After Trump

    James Naughtie examines what President Trump changed and asks what comes next.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Afeared

    Paranormal documentary.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  29. Unplayable: Disability and the Gaming Revolution

    The disabled gamers making gaming more accessible.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Max: The Literary Kingmaker

    Lennie Goodings on the skills of the editor who nurtured Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway.

    BBC Radio 4

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    A Year of Misinformation

    A look back at false stories that went viral online and the real-life harm they caused.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Battle for the Capitol

    With Trump out of office, Leah Sottile on what’s next for America’s far-right.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve presents some of the highlights of his incredible journeys around the world.

    BBC Two

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  34. Project 17

    Seventeen 17-year-olds tell us what they want from the UN Sustainable Development Goals

    BBC World Service

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  35. Bodies

    Professor Alice Roberts traces our changing understanding of human anatomy and ourselves.

    BBC Radio 4

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  36. How the Irish Shaped Britain

    Fergal Keane explores the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  37. Transcendence: How Can I Feel Art Again?

    Gaylene Gould has become immune to art. Can she reawaken her sensitivity?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sonnets for Albert

    The poet Anthony Joseph reflects on fatherhood, in his own work and that of fellow artists

    BBC Radio 4

  39.

    Beyond Brexit

    After four years of debate, what are the hopes for Britain beyond the EU?

    BBC Radio 4

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    I Am Robert Chelsea

    The first African-American to have a face transplant tells his own story.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Lady Chatterley's Bed Bugs

    How the fascinating and disgusting lives of insects inspired modernist writers.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. 39 Ways to Save the Planet

    Tom Heap and Dr Tamsin Edwards uncover fresh ways to save the planet from climate change.

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. The Moment of Proof

    The real stories of vital moments when detectives realised they had cracked the case.

    BBC One

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  44. A Perfect Planet

    Exploring the great forces of nature that support, drive and enable life on earth.

    BBC One

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  45. A Social History of The Archers

    David Kynaston on the changing face of Ambridge.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sci-Fi Blindness

    Peter White explores science fiction's enduring fascination with blindness.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    The Burning Question

    How the fight against climate change can move beyond the political left/right agenda.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    Gloria: My Life on TV

    Broadcaster Gloria Hunniford looks back at her extraordinary life and career.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    My Favourite Things

    Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Studio Ghibli - Japan's Oscar-winning animators

    Ashley Byrne explores the creation of the Japanese animation company - Studio Ghibli.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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