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  1. Close to the Bone

    Six British orphans arrive in Australia in 1948 looking for a new and better life.

    BBC Scotland

  2. The End of Family? By Zoe Strimpel

    Zoe Strimpel asks thought-provoking questions about the family in contemporary Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home

    Intimate film following Ozzy’s last chapter as he and Sharon move home to the UK.

    BBC One

  4. Situationships with Sophie and Christine

    Sophie Gravia and Christine McGuinness chat relationships, dating dramas and more.

    BBC Scotland

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  5. Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

    Can therapy change your life?

    BBC One

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  6. Convicting My Ex

    Ellie Wilson confronts the trauma of her relationship as her rapist ex nears parole.

    BBC Three

  7. Welcome to Holland

    What happens when your baby upends the life you thought you'd have?

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. Stacey & Joe

    Stacey and Joe welcome us to Pickle Cottage, home to their five children and lots of pets!

    BBC One

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  9. Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst

    An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Status by Carl Honoré

    Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Child

    Child returns for the next chapter of the story of all of us all.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. On Love and Heartbreak

    Vogue dating columnist Annie Lord explores the deeper meaning of a broken heart.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. This is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan

    Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. Mums without Make-up with Anoushka Williams

    A judgement free zone for mums, where Anoushka chats about anything and everything.

    BBC Radio Cornwall

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  15. Missing Mother

    How does losing a mother as a little girl affect the women they become?

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Dating's Dangerous Secrets

    When a date goes wrong, what happens when you report sexual assault to a dating app?

    BBC Three

  17. All aboard the spectrum

    Conversation and advice by parents of autistic children for parents of autistic children.

    BBC Radio Humberside

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  18. Couples Therapy

    Couples Therapy unlocks a hidden world: other people’s relationships.

    BBC Two

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  19. The Flipside with Paris Lees

    Paris uses stories of human nature and science to understand why we are the way we are.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. DNA Family Secrets

    Stacey Dooley helps people find answers to life-changing questions using the power of DNA.

    BBC Two

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  21. Sonnets for Albert

    The poet Anthony Joseph reflects on fatherhood, in his own work and that of fellow artists

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Packing Up The Family Home

    Geoff Bird and his siblings clear fifty years’ worth of stuff from their old family home.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Butch

    Joelle Taylor celebrates 'being butch' and asks whether it's an identity with a future.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Legacy of War

    How wartime experiences have informed the dynamics of families in subsequent generations.

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Parentland

    Parentlanders – ask your questions; we’ll ask the experts. The global parenting podcast!

    BBC World Service

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  26. The Art of Raising a Child

    Can you make creativity a life skill? Where might such a skill take a child in later life?

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Sharing the Baby

    Shared Parental Leave has a 3% take-up in the UK. Fi Glover asks why it is so low.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. The Book of Polyamory

    Sophie Duker traces the 20-year history of the 'bible' of polyamory, The Ethical Slut.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. The Hidden Loss

    An emotional programme exploring the difficult and rarely discussed subject of baby loss.

    BBC Radio Wales

  30. Cyrano for Hire

    Cathy FitzGerald tries her hand at ghostwriting love letters.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. A Guide to Disagreeing Better

    Why do we hold our opponents in contempt? And what steps should we take to stop?

    BBC Radio 4

  32. A Bright Yellow Light

    Nadim Ednan-Laperouse reflects on his extraordinary religious experience.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. The New Age of Consent

    What consent in sex and relationships should look like in a modern, digital world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Olly Alexander: Growing up Gay

    Olly Alexander explores the mental health issues faced by members of the LGBT+ community.

    BBC Three

  35. The Art of Adultery

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in our country.

    BBC Four

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  37. Who Cares?

    Three people talk about the impact of suddenly becoming the primary carer for a relative.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  38. Five Hundred Years of Friendship Omnibus

    Dr Thomas Dixon presents a history of the changing meaning of friendship.

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. Five Hundred Years of Friendship

    A history of the changing meaning of friendship over the centuries.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. A Straight Question

    Jackie Clune dated women for 12 years until she married a man. She explores this subject.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. The Asian Youth Movements

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

    BBC Radio 4

  42. The Teenage Pregnancy Myth

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

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Prisoners' Women

    Women talk about how they cope with life on the outside when men go to prison.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Too Clever By Half

    Stephanie Calman talks to women with an intellectual mismatch in their relationships.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Who Do You Think You Are? USA

    Lost connections and unknown histories are revealed as US stars trace their family trees.

    BBC One

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  46. A Baby Asbo

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

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Who's My Half-Brother? Where's My Half-Sister?

    How children conceived through a sperm donor can make contact with their half-siblings.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Bringing Up Britain

    Helping families make sense of one big parenting question.

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Tracing Your Roots

    Series exploring the practice of researching family history

    BBC Radio 4

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  50. Saturday Live

    Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.

    BBC Radio 4

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