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  1. File on 4 Investigates

    File on 4 Investigates: News-making original journalism.

    BBC Radio 4

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  2. My Life

    Documentary series following the highs and lows of children across the world.

    CBBC

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  3. The Listening Project

    Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Stacey Dooley

    Stacey Dooley meets people at the heart of challenging situations.

    BBC Three

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  5. 28 Up: Millennium Generation

    Documentary following a group of children growing up in the 21st century.

    BBC One

  6. Worked Out

    Ian McMillan explores the marginal and forgotten coalfields of England

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson

    Virginia Nicholson's account of the Second World War told through women's experiences.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Louis Theroux's LA Stories

    Louis Theroux puts life in Los Angeles under the microscope.

    BBC Two

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  9. Coming Home

    What the end of the Second World War meant to people in Britain and across the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  10. Lives Less Ordinary

    Real people. Incredible lives. The world’s most surprising true stories

    BBC World Service

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  11. Children of Wealth

    Jim White meets some very rich young people as they consider their future.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Femme Fatale: The Story of Nico

    The German chanteuse who sang on one of the most important records in rock history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Redcar: Made of Steel

    Felicity Finch on the end of 170 years of steelmaking on Teesside

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. In This World

    Two young Afghan men make the journey from their refugee camp in Pakistan to the UK.

    BBC Two

  15. Swimming through Chocolate

    Chocolate, swimming and sport: life working at the Cadbury factory in Bourneville.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. In Defence of Pushy Parents

    Rosie Millard argues that pushy parents are a much maligned force within society.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Eddie Thomas: The Champ from Colliers Row

    A profile of the life of Merthyr Tydfil-born boxing champion Eddie Thomas.

    BBC One Wales

  18. The Drop Out Boogie

    Laura Snapes finds out why university drop-outs like herself didn't finish their degrees.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Growing Pains

    Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Beauty Queen and Single

    Glamorous girls ditch the make-up in a fresh, fun dating show.

    BBC One

  21. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

    The acclaimed poet and writer reads his autobiography.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah (Omnibus)

    Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography, beginning with his Birmingham childhood.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Race Across the World

    No flights, no phones - and one high-stakes, low-budget race to the finish.

    BBC One

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  24. The Warwick Uni Rape Chat Scandal

    Revealing new details about the Warwick Univeristy rape chat scandal.

    BBC Three

  25. Our Borough: Love & Hustle

    Telling the stories of young people in one corner of north London.

    BBC Three

  26. Jesy Nelson: 'Odd One Out'

    Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson opens up about the abuse she has suffered online from trolls.

    BBC Three

  27. Breaking Fashion

    Taking a look inside Greater Manchester’s new world of ultra-fast fashion.

    BBC Three

  28. Que História!

    Incríveis histórias reais que nem a mente mais criativa poderia ter inventado.

    BBC Brasil

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  29. Rapman: Back of the Bus

    Rapman takes a tour around London with Micheal Ward, Stephen, Kadeem, Junior and Karla.

    BBC Three

  30. Tagged

    Young people try to adapt to their new lives on an electronic tag.

    BBC Three

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  31. Models: Street to Catwalk

    Young hopefuls from Manchester's toughest neighbourhoods try to make it as models.

    BBC Three

  32. Make a Difference: Guernsey

    Sharing help and information from organisations and individuals in your local area.

    BBC Radio Guernsey

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  33. Deep In Vogue

    Celebration of the colourful, queer, emotional and political stories of Northern Vogue.

    BBC Three

  34. False Hope? Alternative Cancer Cures

    Layla Wright investigates the death of Sean Walsh who declined hospital cancer treatment.

    BBC Three

  35. Hayley Goes...

    Twentysomething Hayley Pearce explores the issues that affect her generation today.

    BBC Three

  36. Being British East Asian: Sex, Beauty & Bodies

    Elaine Chong reveals how many British East Asians feel between cultures of West and East.

    BBC Three

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  37. Squad Goals: Britain’s Youngest Football Boss

    Access all areas at WSL’s West Ham Women - from the locker room to the boardroom.

    BBC Three

  38. 25 Siblings & Me

    The story of Oli, who discovers he has 25 siblings from the same American sperm donor.

    BBC Three

  39. The Haunting of Alma Fielding

    Kate Summerscale unravels the mystery of the haunting of a London housewife.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe

    Sara Pascoe learns how to do the world’s most endangered jobs.

    BBC Two

  41. An Sgoil Bheag Mu Dheireadh

    The story of small, remote school's fight to survive.

    BBC ALBA

  42. Transitioning Teens

    Charlie Craggs meets teens starting to transition, sometimes without medical intervention

    BBC Three

  43. DNA Family Secrets

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

    BBC Two

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  44. Meet the Khans: Big in Bolton

    Amir Khan and wife Faryal let us in to their crazy, fabulous and fast-paced family life.

    BBC Three

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  45. Scam Land: Money, Mayhem and Maseratis

    Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar investigates the story of Gurvin Singh.

    BBC Three

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  46. Hayley Goes... Vaccine Frontline

    Hayley Pearce goes vaccine frontline to find out about Covid-19 and the safety of the jab.

    BBC One Wales

  47. High

    How dreams of sun and adventure spiralled into a nightmare.

    BBC Three

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  48. Made In Britain: Jungle

    The story of Jungle, by those who created this innovative British underground movement

    BBC Radio 1Xtra

  49. Sickness and Lies

    The chronically ill community has exploded recently, but some are accused of faking it.

    BBC News

  50. Hidden Girls

    A look at the hidden world of girls in gangs.

    BBC Three

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