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  1. Stephen Fry on the Phone

    Stephen Fry traces the evolution of the mobile phone

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  2. Welsh Railways

    Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways.

    麻豆社 Two Wales

  3. I'm Keith Moon, What's Your Excuse?

    Phil Daniels remembers The Who's drummer Keith Moon.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  4. Calling Time

    Documentary series following pub landlords as they attempt to keep afloat in the recession

    麻豆社 One Wales

  5. A History of the Brain

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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  6. A History of the Brain Omnibus

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  7. Coming Out

    Five programmes exploring the ways in which people reveal their true selves to the world.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  8. Frontline Medicine

    Michael Mosley uncovers the medical breakthroughs driven by contemporary conflicts.

    麻豆社 Two

  9. Skin Deep: The Business of Beauty

    Jessica-Jane Clement exposes bad practice in the UK beauty industry

    麻豆社 Three

  10. The Freedom Trail

    Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  11. The New Global Economics

    Martin Wolf, of the Financial Times, examines the global financial situation

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  12. Atlantic Soul

    Mark Lamarr presents a series documenting the role of Atlantic Records in soul music.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  13. Brain Culture: Neuroscience and Society

    Matthew Taylor explores the coming 'Brain Culture'

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  14. Race with the Devil: The Gene Vincent Story

    Roger Daltrey assesses the influence of rocker and personal hero Gene Vincent.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  15. Pipe Dreamers

    Two-part documentary about pipe bands competing for the world title.

    麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland

  16. Hellhounds on His Trail: The Robert Johnson Story

    Paul Sexton tells the story of bluesman Robert Johnson.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  17. The G-Word

    Neneh Cherry tells the story of musical pioneer and cultural revolutionary Fela Kuti.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  18. The Last Explorers

    Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver presents a series on the golden age of exploration

    麻豆社 One Scotland

  19. Money

    Vanessa Engle's three-part documentary series exploring our personal attitudes to money

    麻豆社 Two

  20. Your Money and How They Spend It

    Nick Robinson examines how governments collect and spend public money

    麻豆社 Two

  21. The Bryan Ferry Story

    Jo Whiley explores Bryan Ferry's career.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  22. Louie and the G-Men

    Steve Van Zandt tells the story of Louie Louie, one of the all time most recorded songs.

    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

  23. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office

    Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  24. Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

    Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at the history of Jerusalem

    麻豆社 Four

  25. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office

    Omnibus edition. Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  26. The Party's Over: How the West Went Bust

    Robert Peston examines the decisions which brought the West's economy to crisis

    麻豆社 Two

  27. New Power Generation: Black Music Legends of the 1980s

    Series of documentaries looking at the careers of four titans of African-American music.

    麻豆社 Four

  28. How New Is the New Philanthropy?

    Hugh Cunningham presents a history of philanthropic giving in Britain

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  29. Leonardo

    Semi-dramatised documentary on the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci.

    麻豆社 Two

  30. Tales from the Arab Spring

    Jeremy Bowen hears first-hand accounts of the revolution which started in Tunisia

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  31. Glasgow City FC

    Scotland's most successful women's football team

    麻豆社 ALBA

  32. Black Is a Country

    Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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  33. The Bishop and the Prisoner

    The bishop of Liverpool talks to prisoners, politicians and pundits about the penal system

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  34. Earthflight

    Nature documentary that takes a flight on the wings of birds across six continents.

    麻豆社 One

  35. Dear Professor Hawking

    麻豆社 Radio 4 pays tribute to scientist Professor Stephen Hawking

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  36. The Grammar School: A Secret History

    Personal stories and rare archive reveal the history of the British grammar school system.

    麻豆社 Four

  37. The Story of Musicals

    How the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world

    麻豆社 Four

  38. David Cameron's Big Idea

    Steve Richards explores David Cameron's vision for the state and society

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  39. Welsh's Scottish Journey

    Louise Welsh updates the 1930s trail blazed round Scotland by Orkney poet Edwin Muir

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  40. Great Barrier Reef

    Monty Halls explores Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

    麻豆社 Two

  41. Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

    Unlocking the secrets of illuminated manuscripts that were custom-made for kings

    麻豆社 Four

  42. The Career Crashers

    Series following the journey of the four recruits from Up for Hire in more detail

    麻豆社 Three

  43. How Sex Works

    Exploring the physiological, neurological and psychological effects of sex

    麻豆社 Three

  44. Bizarre Crime

    Series telling the stories of some of the UK's oddest offences

    麻豆社 Three

  45. Among the Managers

    Robert Peston lifts the lid on the multi-million pound football management industry

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  46. To Strive and Seek

    Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova polar expedition

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  47. Sicily Unpacked

    Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon and chef Giorgio Locatelli take a journey around Sicily.

    麻豆社 Two

  48. King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy

    A two-part portrait of Elizabeth II's grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary.

    麻豆社 Two

  49. What's the Benefit?

    Tom Heap aims to get behind the tabloid headlines on the UK's unemployed

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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  50. Bassey!

    Dame Shirley Bassey, 'The Girl from Tiger Bay', tells her story to Paul Sexton

    麻豆社 Radio 2

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