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  1. AI Confidential with Hannah Fry

    Hannah Fry looks at some of the extraordinary human stories emerging from the world of AI.

    BBC Two

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  2. The Ancient Ark

    Joanna Pinnock examines the significance of animals and birds in British culture

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  3. Black Waters: The Sea Empress Disaster

    In 1996, the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground, spelling disaster for the Welsh coast.

    BBC One Wales

  4. Jane Rea's Bloomin' Wild

    Nature’s seasons, Antrim’s story - from a family farm in the heart of Ulster-Scots culture

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  5. Life Without

    Alan Davies hosts a thought experiment: will removing one thing from our world destroy it?

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Cloning Jack

    You can now clone your pet in the UK, but should you?

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Dark Breath

    The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Inside Universe 25

    What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Wild London

    Sir David Attenborough explores the surprising wildlife of his hometown – London.

    BBC One

  10. Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future

    Chris McCausland explores the future of technology and what it holds for him personally.

    BBC Two

  11. Kingdom

    In the heart of Zambia, four animal families compete to claim a remarkable home.

    BBC One

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  12. Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles

    Hamza Yassin reveals amazing wildlife hidden around the UK.

    BBC One

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  13. A Carnival of Animals

    Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of 20 astonishing but endangered animals.

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  14. Secrets of the Brain

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili unravels the mysteries of the human brain.

    BBC Two

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  15. Port an t-Ã’ib

    A look at life in the town of Leverburgh at the southern tip of the isle of Harris.

    BBC ALBA

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  16. Disease X: Hunting the Next Pandemic

    Dr Chris van Tulleken is on a global hunt to uncover a virus deadlier than Covid-19.

    BBC Two

  17. Looking for No Man's Land

    A quest to find a place on Earth unaffected by humans... if it exists.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth

    David Attenborough discusses the coelacanth, a living fossil hidden for 400 million years.

    BBC Two

  19. New Elements

    What does it take to make something which has never existed on Earth before?

    BBC Radio 4

  20. The Great Influencer Experiment

    A potter, a historian and a performer enter the world of social media.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. What Are UFOs?

    Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?

    BBC Four

  22. Confessions of a Brain Surgeon

    Brain surgeon Henry Marsh reveals the truth about this high-risk job.

    BBC Two

  23. Farmwatch

    Celebrating farming communities across England.

    BBC Local Radio

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  24. Parenthood

    How the greatest challenge of all for animals in the wild is being a parent.

    BBC One

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  25. Speed of Light by Laura Cumming

    Laura Cumming explores a 19th-century technological revolution in photography.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Human

    Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's story across 300,000 years of human evolution.

    BBC Two

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  27. Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott

    Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Walking With Dinosaurs

    The legend is back as Walking With Dinosaurs returns. Meet six iconic dinosaurs.

    BBC One

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  29. Hot Stuff: Cardiff's Geothermal Future

    Discover the huge potential of geothermal energy for Wales hidden beneath our feet.

    BBC Radio Wales

  30. Iolo's River Valleys

    Iolo Williams explores four of Wales’s most stunning river valleys.

    BBC One Wales

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  31. Twitter: Breaking the Bird

    The inside story of the tech entrepreneurs who created the social media app Twitter.

    BBC Two

  32. Tech Now

    Tech Now explores the latest innovations and technologies shaping our lives.

    BBC News

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  33. What's Up Docs?

    Chris and Xand van Tulleken are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan

    A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Expedition with Steve Backshall

    Naturalist Steve Backshall visits uncharted territory in pursuit of new discoveries.

    BBC Two

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  36. Birdsong

    Ornithologist Seán Ronayne’s mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland.

    BBC Four

  37. Gairdíní an Phobail

    Documentary exploring Belfast’s flourishing community gardens.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  38. Chronicles of the Sperrins

    Following a year in the Sperrin mountains that span 40 miles across Mid-Ulster.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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  39. The Americas

    Documentary series showcasing the spectacular natural world of the American continents.

    BBC One

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  40. The Rally

    Emily Knight explores the phenomenon of Terminal Lucidity, the 'final rally' before death.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Hunting the Online Sex Predators

    Amid a cybersex crime wave, James Blake investigates social media and harmful content.

    BBC Three

  42. Human Intelligence

    Great minds don't think alike. Naomi Alderman investigates brilliant thinkers.

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. The Future Seekers

    Exploring the long-running science experiments that might give us hope for the future

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Echo

    An elephant destined for fame, and a legacy that will echo in time.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Hunt for the Oldest DNA

    The dramatic quest to recover ancient DNA and reveal a lost world from before the Ice Age.

    BBC Four

  46. Pipping a Plant Pandemic

    How do you stop the spread of a plant killer?

    BBC Radio 4

  47. This Natural Life

    Martha Kearney takes people to a favourite place to explore their passion for nature.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Fungi: The Web of Life

    Biologist Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the secret world of fungi.

    BBC Four

  49. Secrets of the Spy Whale

    A whale wearing a harness triggers speculation of Russian spying activity.

    BBC Two

  50. The Secret Genius of Plants

    The wonderful world of plants and their vital role in our shared planet.

    BBC Four

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