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  1. The Deobandis

    Owen Bennett Jones investigates the UK's biggest Islamic group and asks what they believe

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  2. The Philby Tape

    Notorious Soviet spy Kim Philby as he's never been heard before.

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    A Dancer Dies Twice

    First deaths and last dances - when a dancer's body begins to change.

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  4. Inglorious Isolation: A European's History of Britain

    Continental Europeans give their views of Britain's relationship with their home country.

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  5. A Dirty Secret

    Mary-Ann Ochota visits Bangladesh and India to ask why 2.3bn people lack adequate toilets.

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    In Search of Southern Hospitality

    Comedian Rich Hall investigates the true meaning of American southern hospitality.

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    Deciding a Woman's Right

    Audrey Carville meets two women whose stories highlight Northern Ireland's abortion debate

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    How to Turn Your Life Around

    Succeeding against the odds. What does it take to turn your life around?

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    Suck it and See

    Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge investigates the history and potential of the harmonica

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    Goodbye Mosquito

    Could we, and should we, eradicate mosquitoes? Professor Adam Hart investigates.

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    Finding Harpo's Voice

    Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx.

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    Ireland: Looking Beyond the Border

    Chris Page examines the state of play between Irish nationalism and unionism.

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    'Down With Skool': The Art of Molesworth

    Philip Hensher explores the art of the gloriously eccentric Molesworth books.

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  14. A Guide to Coastal Wildlife

    Brett Westwood and Phil Gates present a guide to some of Britain's coastal wildlife.

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  15. 1916: A Letter from Ireland

    Fintan O'Toole looks at letters written at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland.

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    The Returnees

    How should Britain manage its returning foreign fighters?

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    The Women Who Wrote Rock

    Kate Mossman tells the story of long-overlooked female music writers of the 1960s.

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    The Horns of a Dilemma

    Will the sale of harvested rhino horn help to stop poaching?

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    Sport and Fitness: Running in Circles

    As the Olympics approach, Peter White considers the confusion over sport and fitness.

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    Dance Your Life Away

    Contemporary community dance in Oxford, from the cradle to the grave

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  21. The Easter Rising 1916

    Heather Jones explores the armed struggle that changed Irish and British history forever.

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  22. Setting the Past Free

    Mark Lawson explores the cultural retellings of the story of Rudolf Kastner.

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  23. Life inside 'Islamic State'

    Mike Thomson reports on an extraordinary series of diaries on life inside 'Islamic State'.

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  24. Syrian Voices

    Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by events in Syria.

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  25. The Day the Refugees Came

    Michael Palin's story of a group of refugees welcomed to Somerset.

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    Ghosts of the Tsunami

    Five years after Japan's tsunami, some survivors report seeing the ghosts of the dead.

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    Tim Key Delves Into Daniil Kharms And That鈥檚 All

    Tim Key gives his surreal and startling take on the Soviet absurdist writer Daniil Kharms.

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  28. Turntable Tales

    Colleen Murphy celebrates the development and impact of the record-playing turntable.

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  29. Saving Science from the Scientists

    Alok Jha wonders if science is as rigorous as it should

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  30. Brexit: What Happens to Scotland?

    What impact would Brexit have on Scotland's politics and economy? Sarah Smith investigates

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  31. This Farming Life

    Documentary following the struggles and triumphs of very different farming families.

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  32. My First

    Follow young children as they discover, learn and experience things for the first time.

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  33. The Return of the Flying Scotsman

    Following the Flying Scotsman as it returns to the tracks after a ten-year restoration.

    麻豆社 Four

  34. Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island

    Laura Barton takes a close listen to music found in different landscapes around Britain.

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  35. Glad to Be Grey

    Grey-haired Professor Mary Beard investigates why fewer people are now "Glad to be Grey".

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    Laverne in the Willows

    Lauren Laverne celebrates Kenneth Grahame's classic tale, 'The Wind in the Willows'.

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    An Eton Experience

    Each year disadvantaged pupils get the opportunity to enter the hallowed corridors of Eton

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    Black, White and Beethoven

    Joseph Harker asks why Britain's classical music scene remains so resolutely white.

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  39. Weather Watchers with Barra Best

    Barra Best experiences how the country's climate shapes people's lives

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

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  40. Museum of Lost Objects

    Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted.

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  41. Simon Schama: The Obliterators

    Simon Schama offers some context for the destruction of antiquities in Syria and Iraq.

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    The Art of Adultery

    Natalie Haynes finds out why adultery remains such a regular subject in popular culture.

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    Musical Variations: The Life of Angela Morley

    The colourful career of British composer and transgender pioneer Angela Morley.

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  44. Cancer Moonshot

    Graham Easton explores the anti-cancer campaign of US vice president Joe Biden

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  45. Choose Life

    Twenty years after Trainspotting's release, the real-life addicts who inspired the actors.

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    The Next Step Live - The Movie

    A performance by the cast of The Next Step in their sold-out tour across Canada.

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    JD Salinger: Made in England

    How 3 months in rural Devon influenced one of the greatest chroniclers of urban New York

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  48. Verdun - The Sacred Wound

    David Reynolds presents a two-part documentary about the battle of Verdun

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  49. The Pope's Letters

    Extracts from letters charting a friendship between Pope John Paul II and a married woman.

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    Unhappy Child, Unhealthy Adult

    How traumatic experiences in childhood contribute to poor health and shorter lives.

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