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  1. The Turing Solution

    Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.

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    The Speaker, Behind the Scenes

    Mark D'Arcy examines the controversial approach of the Commons Speaker John Bercow.

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    Modern Day Griot

    Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.

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    Desperately Seeking Sympathy

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates why healthy people go online pretending to be terminally ill.

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    Smile

    Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile

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    The French East End

    Lucy Ash explores London's new French community, as it spreads beyond South Kensington.

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    Summit Fever

    What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.

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    It's Fun, But Is It Theatre?

    Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.

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    Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma

    Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life.

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    The End of Drug Discovery

    Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.

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  11. Reading between the Lines

    Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years

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  12. Camel Country

    Camels remain at the heart of Arabic culture. Tessa McGregor joins an Omani caravan.

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    Things Ain't What They Used To Be

    David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.

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  14. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

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  15. The Trouble with Kane

    Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders

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  16. The Perfumed Mountaineer

    Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.

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    The Library Returns

    Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.

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    The First LP in Ireland

    The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.

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    Hurricane Rash

    Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.

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    Conjuring Halie

    Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

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    Nigerian Crossroads

    Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.

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    Folk Song, Art Song

    Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.

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    One in a Million

    One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?

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  24. Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

    Simon Reeve explores remote, dangerous and beautiful locations in the Indian Ocean.

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  25. Louis Theroux: Extreme Love

    A look at the extreme pressures placed on relationships by conditions such as autism.

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  26. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

    Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.

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  27. The War over Syria

    Barbara Plett examines how the Syria conflict could shape the future of the Middle East.

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    Titanic Town

    Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.

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    France and Race: A Question of Identite

    Julian Jackson on the issue at the heart of the forthcoming French presidential election.

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    The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer

    1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.

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    In Search of Originality

    Ian Peacock sets out to achieve the seemingly impossible, to be original.

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  32. Wireless Nights

    Jarvis Cocker explores the human condition after dark, with stories of night people

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  33. Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice

    Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.

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    The Mystery of the Holy Thorn

    Who cut down Glastonbury's 'holy thorn' tree? And why did it matter to so many people?

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  35. La France Maintenant

    Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France

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  36. The Why Factor

    The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions

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  37. The Man Who Discovered Egypt

    Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.

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    The Asian Youth Movements

    Zaiba Malik on the Asian youth movements in the 1970s who fought for justice and equality.

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  39. North and South: Across the Great Divide

    Ian Marchant takes a trip along the line dividing the North of England from the South

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  40. The Teenage Pregnancy Myth

    Do assumptions about teenage pregnancy stand up to scrutiny? Miranda Sawyer investigates.

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  41. Scott's Legacy

    Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but Science was the real winner.

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  42. Feed Me to the Wind

    Across Britain, cremation ashes remain uncollected. Amanda Mitchinson investigates why.

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    Japan: Coping With Disaster

    What does the response to last year's tsunami and meltdown tell us about modern Japan?

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    Night Visions

    Poet Paul Farley flies over London in the police helicopter and reflects on the city below

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    In The Lounge With Rich Morton

    Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.

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  46. Building the Big Society

    Giles Edwards follows the work of people implementing the government's flagship policy

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  47. Boot Camp on a Boat: Still Sailing?

    Jolyon Jenkins returns to Hull to report on an innovative yacht scheme for young NEETs.

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    The Stationery Cupboard

    An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.

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    Children of the Tsunami

    How the 2011 tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident have affected children's lives.

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    The 12 Inch Single

    Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.

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