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  1. Iran: A Revolutionary State

    John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran

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  2. Moats, Mortgages and Mayhem

    Nick Robinson reflects on the reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its repercussions

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  3. The Greening of the Deserts

    Ayisha Yahya explores warnings that some deserts could turn greener in the future

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  4. Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business

    Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.

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    Hunting Haydn's Head

    Simon Townley learns how 'the father of the symphony' lost his head for 145 years.

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  6. Deadly 60

    Award-winning adventurer Steve Backshall tracks down the world鈥檚 deadliest wildlife.

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  7. The Deighton File

    Novelist Len Deighton talks to Patrick Humphries about his life and writing career.

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  8. Hearts and Minds

    Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events and conflicts

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  9. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals

    Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.

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    World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?

    Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good or ill.

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    Foes Reunited

    Why are youths in Northern Ireland using social networking sites to spread sectarianism?

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    Anuta - An Island Governed By Love

    Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

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    A Baby Asbo

    Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.

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  14. The Incredible Human Journey

    Dr Alice Roberts tells the story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world.

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  15. The Balancing Bluebottle

    Story of the film pioneer making natural history films in his back garden.

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    The Wonder Cure?

    Matthew Hill investigates the drug Champix and its possible links to psychiatric illness.

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  17. Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast

    Julia Bradbury walks across northern England from the west to the east coast.

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  18. Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats: Benny Goodman

    Ken Clarke MP explores the life and music of Benny Goodman.

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    Sound Architecture: The Spaces That Speak

    Science broadcaster Professor Trevor Cox explores the science of aural architecture.

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  20. The Secret Life of Elephants

    Documentary series revealing the dramatic lives of elephants in Kenya's Samburu reserve.

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  21. Obama: Professor President

    Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.

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  22. Born in Bradford

    Winifred Robinson reports on research involving children born in Bradford 2007-2009.

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  23. Listed

    Lucinda Lambton reports on the struggles to save unfashionable 1960s and 1970s buildings.

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    The Oldest Bible

    The story of the Codex Sinaiticus found in 1844 in a monastery in the Sinai desert.

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    Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails

    Ian Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.

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  26. America, Empire of Liberty

    Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds

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  27. Return to... The Cruise

    A look back at the series that made a star of Jane McDonald

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  28. Forbidden Families

    Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history

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  29. The Unseen Alistair Cooke

    A revealing portrait of celebrated broadcaster Alistair Cooke.

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  30. Science in the Making

    Stephen Webster examines the way scientists work and asks why we should believe them

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  31. Jews

    Documentary series giving an unprecedented insight into Jewish life in Britain.

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  32. Discovery

    Explorations in the world of science.

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  33. The Forum

    The programme that explains the present by exploring the past

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  34. One Planet

    The biggest issues in global development and the environment.

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  35. Heart and Soul

    Personal approaches to religious belief from around the world.

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  36. The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

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  37. The Black Pharaohs

    The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.

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    The Birth Of Israel

    Examining the events leading up to the Israeli war of Independence in 1949. Made in 2008.

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  39. Punt PI

    Steve Punt turns private investigator, examining little mysteries that amuse and beguile

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  40. The Miracle Berry

    Tom Mangold investigates a tale of dirty tricks and industrial espionage.

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  41. Stacey Dooley

    Stacey Dooley meets people at the heart of challenging situations.

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  42. Welsh Greats

    Documentary series looking at the lives of famous faces from Wales.

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  43. William Burroughs: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted

    Laurie Anderson profiles one of the most original writers and thinkers of the 20th century

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    The Lost World of Tibet

    Dan Cruickshank presents a documentary revealing the story of the Dalai Lama.

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    Bridging the Morphine Gap

    Mukti Jain Campion asks why India's people have virtually no access to medical morphine.

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    Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

    Tracey McLeod recalls the girl groups of the 1960s.

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  47. Tropic of Capricorn

    Simon Reeve presents a travel documentary as he journeys along the Tropic of Capricorn.

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  48. The Sound Makers

    Paul Gambaccini meets sound engineers James Lock and Geoff Emerick.

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  49. Around the World in 80 Gardens

    Monty Don visits the world's 80 most inspiring gardens

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  50. Britain's Sputnik

    Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists

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