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  1. Estate Music

    Kieran Yates explores the role council estates play in shaping British music culture.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Rewinder

    Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. David Harewood: Psychosis and Me

    David Harewood explores his experience of psychosis and meets young people living with it.

    BBC Two

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    The Prototype

    Hannah Catherine Jones meets instrument inventors challenging the status quo.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. 13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble

    The BBC’s space podcast: A revolutionary telescope and a flaw that almost ruined a dream

    BBC World Service

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  6. Destiny and the Brain

    Hannah Critchlow on the latest brain research and what it tells us about free will.

    BBC Radio 4

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    One Day in Gaza

    Marking one of the deadliest days in the Gaza Strip for a generation.

    BBC Two

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    Stealing Pigs and Other Satirical Nonsense

    Marie-Louise Muir unpicks the intricacies of Irish satire.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Clever About Cash

    Essential personal finance advice with Kim McAllister and Eileen Adamson.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  10. When Parents Split

    Philippa Perry explores the psychological manipulation of children during divorce.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Devolution Decades

    Twenty years on, James Naughtie considers the impact of devolution on UK politics.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Concerts Inside

    Ex-inmate Carl Cattermole discovers stories about concerts that have taken place in jails

    BBC Radio 4

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    Secrets of the Multi-Level Millionaires: Ellie Undercover

    Ellie Flynn goes undercover to investigate a multibillion-pound online selling industry.

    BBC Three

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    MPs’ Expenses: The Legacy of a Scandal

    Professor Matthew Flinders examines the legacy of the MPs' expenses scandal ten years on.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Can My Eleven Year Old Fix My Life?

    Can 11-year-old Arthur bring some positive thinking into his dad’s life?

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Encounters with Victoria

    Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. The Press, the Police, the Politicians and Their Public

    Simon Jack pursues the unfinished scrutiny of press ethics launched by the Leveson inquiry

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Forensics: The Real CSI

    Multiple cameras follow serious crime investigations in real time.

    BBC Two

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  19. We Do Do God

    Woolf Institute director Ed Kessler explores the rise of religious fervour in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Great Science Publishing Scandal

    Matthew Cobb asks who owns research. Scientists, publishers or the public?

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Cops on the Front Line

    Following real life situations waiting for officers at the other end of a 999 call.

    BBC Radio Manchester

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  22. The Five Faces of Leonardo

    Leonardo da Vinci's virtuosity is re-examined through the eyes of contemporary experts..

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. Surviving McCarthy

    Science writer Ehsan Masood has been searching for survivors from the McCarthy era.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Call Yourself an Impartial Journalist?

    Jonathan Coffey asks what impartiality now means for broadcasters in a polarised society.

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    The Bubble

    Two social media users swap accounts and live in each other's bubble during Brexit.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. The Art and Science of Blending

    Is blending an art or a science? Barry Smith asks why some blends work and others don't.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. The Fast and the Curious

    Tom Heap's confessions of a petrol-headed environmentalist.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Sam Henry

    Documentary telling the unique story of Coleraine man Sam Henry.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  29. Climate Change - The Facts

    David Attenborough explores the science of, and potential solutions to, climate change.

    BBC One

  30. Beechgrove Garden

    Gardening show that celebrates Scottish horticulture and growing conditions.

    BBC Scotland

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  31. Songs From the Edgelands

    Singer Gwenno champions the vitality of music written and sung in minoritised languages.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Earth from Space

    Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective.

    BBC One

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  33. New Ways of Seeing

    Journalist and artist James Bridle examines how technology is changing visual culture.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. The Populist Curtain

    Political scientist Yascha Mounk travels the route of the Iron Curtain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Patient Undone

    Prof Deborah Bowman reveals how a cancer diagnosis has changed her view of medical ethics.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Mná Spóirt: Croí is Anam

    Documentary examining the trials and triumphs of women in Irish sport.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  37. Ian Sansom Is Waiting

    Ian Sansom offers a delayed deliberation on waiting in music, literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Peach Fuzz

    Mona Chalabi asks why female facial hair still seems to be a source of such shame.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Puppet Master

    The story of the most powerful man you’ve never heard of.

    BBC World Service

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  40. Matthew Herbert's World of Sound

    The composer and producer explores the increasing variety of everyday sound.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Scotland's Home of the Year

    Three property experts scour the country on the hunt for Scotland’s Home of the Year.

    BBC Scotland

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  42. Goliath: How Monopolies Came to Be

    Will Hutton considers the ironies and tensions central to modern monopolies.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Amritsar 1919: Remembering a British Massacre

    Historian Zareer Masani examines the details and lasting impact of the Amritsar Massacre.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    City of Refuge

    The tough choices facing the 100,000 Syrian refugees in Tripoli in Lebanon.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. England Unwrapped

    Surprising stories from across the country.

    BBC Local Radio

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  46. Out of Office

    Ruth Barnes presents a new series exploring the changing world of work.

    BBC Radio 4

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  47. Jack the Ripper - The Case Reopened

    Documentary which casts new light on the Jack the Ripper case.

    BBC One

  48.

    Can Hip Hop Save Ballet?

    Why are there so few black dancers in classical ballet? Eric Underwood investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Murder of Jill Dando

    The full story of one of Britain’s most high-profile killings.

    BBC One

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    Will AI Kill Development?

    Will artificial intelligence lead to a more unequal world?

    BBC Radio 4

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