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Categories: Documentaries

  1. Shooting the War

    Series looking at how WW2 was documented by German and British home movie makers

    麻豆社 Four

  2. The Planets Revisited

    Series charting the history of the solar system.

    麻豆社 Two

  3. The Planets - Brief Encounters

    Short breaks to spectacular destinations in the solar system.

    麻豆社 Two

  4. Homesick

    Revisiting an old documentary about a Northern Irish family that emigrated to Australia

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  5. Robo Wars

    Stephen Sackur investigates the extent to which technology is taking over combat

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  6. Weekend Warriors No Longer

    Martin Bell investigates how the part-time Territorial Army is surviving full-time warfare

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  7. Amharc Aneas

    An account of life in Northern Ireland before the Troubles

    麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland

  8. The Legacy of Lawrence of Arabia

    Rory Stewart examines the legacy of Britain's First World War campaign in the Middle East.

    麻豆社 Two

  9. The Voices Who Dug Up The Past

    Mike Pitts explores how archaeologists can reach different conclusions about the same site

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  10. Turkeys Voting for Christmas

    David Runciman explores the reasons why people often vote against their own self interest

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  11. Latin Music USA

    Series revealing the musical and social impact of Latin music in the USA.

    麻豆社 Four

  12. Margaid Tsukiji

    The Tokyo fish market

    麻豆社 ALBA

  13. Iolo's Wild Times

    Iolo Williams revisits some of his past programmes

    麻豆社 Two Wales

  14. The Ocean

    Richard Hawley looks at how Britain's seafaring industries have influenced popular culture

    麻豆社 Radio 2

  15. Seven Ages of Britain

    David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain's last 2,000 years through its art and treasure.

    麻豆社 One

  16. Light Fantastic

    Series in which Professor Simon Schaffer explores man's fascination with light

    麻豆社 Four

  17. Getting Our Way

    Series looking back at 500 years of intrigue to construct a history of British diplomacy

    麻豆社 Four

  18. Syrian School

    Series following a year in the life of four schools in Damascus

    麻豆社 Four

  19. The Great Offices of State

    Series going behind the scenes at the Home, Foreign and Treasury Offices

    麻豆社 Four

  20. Food Fights

    Bill Law investigates the causes and consequences of the great global land grab

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  21. When I Grow Up

    Tracing the kids who took part in a study 50 years ago about their thoughts on the future

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  22. The Ballets Russes in England

    Jane Pritchard traces 20 years of the Ballets Russes in England

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  23. Last Orders

    A celebration of the pub landlord and landlady

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  24. Generation Jihad

    Peter Taylor investigates the terrorist threat from extremists radicalised on the internet

    麻豆社 Two

  25. Doctor Fortune's Casebook

    Documentary following Doctor Mary Fortune as she examines interesting medical cases

    麻豆社 One Scotland

  26. Sia Amannan an Eachdraidh

    Turning points in Scottish history

    麻豆社 ALBA

  27. Portraying the Poor

    Paul Mason explores the image of the working class that has been created by writers

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  28. Bollywood Britain

    Nikki Bedi looks at the British love of Bollywood

    麻豆社 Radio 2

  29. A Brief History of Double Entry Book-keeping

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates how accountants shaped the modern world

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  30. The World's Toughest Driving Tests

    Will Mellor and Kirsten O'Brien learn to drive and race hard-to-master vehicles

    麻豆社 Three

  31. Banded Brothers

    Wildlife series following the lives of the meerkat's bigger cousin, the banded mongoose

    麻豆社 Two

  32. Indian Hill Railways

    Series looking at three railway lines that climb through the Indian hills and mountains

    麻豆社 Four

  33. Our Man in the Vatican

    Following Francis Campbell in his role as the UK's ambassador to the Vatican

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  34. The New Global Indians

    How have Indians moved so rapidly from running cornershops to running corporations?

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  35. Mediterranean Tales

    Travel writer Irma Kurtz goes on a literary odyssey around the Mediterranean

    麻豆社 Four

  36. Cadbury is Our Longbridge

    Miles Warde tells the inside story of the closure of Cadbury's Somerdale factory

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  37. Mountain Gorilla

    The story of the world's last mountain gorillas, protected by a dedicated band of humans.

    麻豆社 Two

  38. On the Map

    Self-confessed map addict Mike Parker explores modern cartography.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  39. The Secrets of the Art and the Artist: Caravaggio

    Roger Law embarks on a journey to understand controversial artist Caravaggio

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  40. Women

    Documentary series about feminism and its impact on women's lives.

    麻豆社 Four

  41. Planet Wales

    A series of documentaries profiling modern Wales

    麻豆社 One Wales

  42. Inside John Lewis

    Documentary series going behind the scenes of John Lewis

    麻豆社 Two

  43. Banishing Eve

    Bettany Hughes looks at the history of the church to ask, 'where have all the women gone?'

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  44. God On My Mind

    Matthew Taylor discovers what science tells us about our need for religion

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  45. Yesterday Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story

    Mark Radcliffe looks back at the life and music of Karen Carpenter

    麻豆社 Radio 2

  46. Museum of Life

    Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum

    麻豆社 Two

  47. Monsoon Railway

    Two films by director Gerry Troyna examining Indian railway culture

    麻豆社 Four

  48. Fat Man in a White Hat

    Writer Bill Buford works in kitchens to see if French food is all it's cracked up to be.

    麻豆社 Four

  49. Behind the Brel: The Story of a Musical Genius

    Marc Almond delivers a personal exploration of the life and works of Jacques Brel

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  50. Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

    Richard Hammond explores the hidden secrets of the invisible world around us

    麻豆社 One

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