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  1. Unconsidered Trifles

    The things people collect and the people who collect them

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  2. Monarchs

    How relevant are global monarchies in the late 20th Century?

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  3. Yesterday's World News - Today

    Front-line reporting from years that changed the world

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  4. On the Move

    Transport stories from around the world

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  5. Language of Flowers

    A series exploring flowers and their significance in cultural traditions around the world

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  6. National Emblems

    Animal, vegetable to mineral - how national emblems have been chosen

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  7. Champions

    What are the largest, fastest, longest-living, and most numerous animals on earth?

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  8. Pomp and Ceremony

    The pageantry of Britain's rites and rituals

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  9. UFO - Fact, Fiction, Or Fantasy ?

    Exploring the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects

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  10. Otherwise

    Series looking at alternatives to western medicine

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  11. For And Against

    Political, social, and scientific debates

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  12. Out of the Air

    Celebrating the World Service's 60th birthday

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  13. A Private View

    Series in which people in the public eye discuss their collections of art

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  14. Queens of Crime

    Best selling British crime novelists give clues to their success

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  15. Shared Experiences

    Students on international expeditions compare life stories with the locals

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  16. Trees

    The history, art, science, and politics of the world's trees

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  17. The Italian Renaissance

    The cultural revolution that changed Western art forever

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  18. Braving The Deeps

    The enterprise and ingenuity used to master the world's oceans

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  19. Travelling Tales

    The storytellers and tradition-bearers of Scotland

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  20. Encyclopaedia Historica

    Series scouring old encyclopaedias for entries that are out of date, amusing or wrong

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  21. Body Talk

    How our minds and bodies work

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  22. Likeness of Being

    The artistic history of representing icons

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  23. Heritage

    Bringing the past to life

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  24. The Farming World

    Farming news and issues around the world

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  25. Seeing Stars

    Astronomy news, what's happening in the night sky and interviews with astronomers

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  26. The Works

    A look at how technology is making things work better

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  27. From Where I Stand

    The everyday working lives of people in Britain

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  28. No Full Stops in India

    Mark Tully reports on events and people in India

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  29. Moments That Changed Our World

    Events from the past that changed our world today

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  30. Physics Made Simple

    Explaining the physics in our everyday lives

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  31. Talking From England

    Interviews with people in the public eye

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  32. On Your Behalf

    Curious questions from around the world

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  33. Descendants

    People on a mission to find out about their adventurous ancestors

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  34. Spice Taxi

    Out and about in Africa with the Spice Taxi

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  35. Talking To My Family

    BBC language service presenters talk about broadcasting to their home countries

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  36. Listeners' Tales

    What the BBC has meant to listeners across the world

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  37. From Pins To Paperclips

    The unlikely origins of everyday objects

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  38. Wildtrack

    Monthly series taking a fresh look at natural history topics

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  39. Russia, The Drive To Empire

    How Russia became one of the greatest empires the world has ever known

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  40. E-Business

    A look at how the internet is transforming how we do business

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  41. Islamic Fundamentalism

    The growing demand for Islamic states across the Muslim world

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  42. Royal London

    The splendour and drama of the surviving palaces of London

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  43. Sparks From a Precious Stone

    Remarkable women and their causes

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  44. The Human Chain

    The rise and fall of the Atlantic slave trade

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  45. The Men Behind the Word

    Real people who gave their names to common words

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  46. Twin Track

    A series looking at the benefits of town twining friendship links

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  47. Water

    The crisis in the world's water supply

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  48. Laws of Nature

    A series explaining scientific laws in layman's terms

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  49. Life Along The Line

    Train journeys around the world

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  50. The Fourth World

    The story of the world's displaced and dispossessed people

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