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Politics 2000 A look back at the political year

Mid East History behind latest troubles

Net potential Achieving peace and overcoming poverty

Full list of programmes is at the foot of the page.

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Mr Fixit
Can Bob the Builder make it to number one?

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Art smuggling
Five Picasso paintings mysteriously turn up in Turkey

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New wave
The mobile internet sweeps Japan

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Baghdad dig
Reviving efforts to preserve ancient sites

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Xmas shopping
Last minute rush seems to have been avoided

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Debt 2000
A look back at global attempts to alleviate poverty

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Hot hits
Are celebrity cookbooks a flash in the pan?

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Soccer science
Powering the performance of Premiership players