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  1. Sport and the British Exporting Football

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    10/30. Clare reveals how Britain gave the world it's great sporting passion - football.

  2. The Nile Episode 2

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    2/3. Edward is in Cairo, witness to some of the critical confrontations of the 2011 uprising.

  3. The Politics of Pandas

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    China's pandas are political animals. As Edinburgh gets two, Philip Dodd investigates.

  4. Sport and the British Dawn of Professional Football

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    9/30. Clare tells the story of how football went from an amateur pastime to big business.

  5. Famed for Its Knitting

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    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary.

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