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  1. The Place of Padres

    Andrea Rea examines the role of British Army chaplains over the last 200 years and today.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  2. The Richard Burton Diaries

    Documentary about the private diaries Richard Burton wrote at the height of his fame.

    BBC One Wales

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    Malala's Diary

    The blog of the Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai voiced by British girls her age.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Ballaí Dhoire

    Revealing the story behind the construction of Derry's 400-year-old city walls.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  5. Chateau Chunder: When Australian Wine Changed the World

    How a small group of enterprising Australian winemakers took on the world and won.

    BBC Four

  6. Shalom Belfast?

    Why have some people in Northern Ireland taken sides in the Middle East conflict?

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  7. Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

    Documentary chronicling our ever-changing love affair with the British singles chart.

    BBC Four

  8. Sound It Out

    Documentary following life in one of the last independent record shops still trading.

    BBC Four

  9. Expressing Pain

    Stuart Flanagan explores how art can teach him about pain and help in the consulting room.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Alice's Restaurant

    Ian McMillan discovers how Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant became a Thanksgiving anthem.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    What Does Ed Miliband Really Think?

    Steve Richards talks to Ed Miliband, his friends and critics about his political ideas.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Blues Run the Game

    Laura Barton tells the poignant story of singer-songwriter Jackson C Frank.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Mockery with Monocles: The Western Brothers Revealed

    Geoffrey Palmer celebrates variety act The Western Brothers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Revolutionary Radio

    Fi Glover investigates radio's 90 years as a potent political force in revolutions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. The Curse of Pendle

    400 years on, novelist Jeanette Winterson considers the Pendle Witch trials.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Poor Reporting

    Nick Fraser asks what it takes to get the rich world interested in the poor world.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Bond Songs Are Forever

    The Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black explores what makes a great Bond song.

    BBC Radio 2

  18. The Joy of the Single

    Documentary about the power of pop's most abiding artefact, the seven-inch single.

    BBC Four

  19. Special Me

    The stress experienced by young adults with learning difficulties when they leave school.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  20. We Beat the All Blacks

    Reliving the Scarlets' historic victory over the All Blacks in 1972.

    BBC One Wales

  21. Johnny Beattie: In the Limelight

    A star-studded tribute to Johnny Beattie as he celebrates sixty years in showbusiness.

    BBC One Scotland

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    Walking on Planet C (2012)

    Musician Nile Rodgers walks the streets of New York, after a cancer diagnosis.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Project Nim

    Documentary about Nim Chimpsky, the chimp who became the focus of a landmark experiment.

    BBC Two

  24. When Harry Potter Met Frodo: The Strange World of Fan Fiction

    Novelist Naomi Alderman investigates the extraordinary subculture of internet fan fiction.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. The Hackers

    Simon Cox delves into the sometimes strange world of the hacker activist, or 'hacktivist'.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Open Sesame: Science in the Desert

    David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The State of Welfare

    What now for the welfare state, 70 years after the Beveridge report?

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    Care to Be a Nurse?

    Christina Patterson explores why nursing sometimes goes wrong and what can put it right.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    The Goddess of English

    Zareer Masani on why Indians worship English as a goddess who can free them from poverty.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Superstorm USA: Caught on Camera

    How young people took to social media sites to record Superstorm Sandy.

    BBC Three

  31. Bond and Beyond: The John Barry Interview

    John Barry talks to Paul Sexton about his 007 years and a distinguished life in music.

    BBC Radio 2

  32. Sandy: Anatomy of a Superstorm

    A minute-by-minute forensic analysis of the devastation wreaked by superstorm Sandy.

    BBC Two

  33. Gary Speed: One Year On

    Rob Phillips speaks to those closest to Gary Speed about the friend they lost a year ago.

    BBC Radio Wales

  34. Who's Drummer?

    Nick Barraclough finds out about the 15 minutes of fame for one young fan of The Who.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Beach Boys: Doin' it Again

    To mark the Beach Boys' 50th anniversary, a behind-the-scenes look at their 2012 reunion.

    BBC Four

  36. Voyage to Iona

    Exploring the cult of Derry's patron, Saint Columba, and recreating his legendary journey.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  37. Scotland's Greatest Warrior

    Revealing the astonishing military strategy of the 17th-century campaign of James Graham.

    BBC Two Scotland

  38. Eddie Goes Country

    Eddie Mair returns to his native Scotland to explore his deep affection for Country music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Football's Home Fans

    Comic and broadcaster Ian Stone on the revolution in the way we run children's football.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Roller Derby Changed My Life

    Edi Stark explores the thrills of roller derby - the world's fastest-growing female sport.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  41. Rebuilding the LSO

    Matthew Bannister tells the story of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 1980s to now.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Uzbek to My Roots

    An audio diary from Londoner Amy and her family as they journey back to their Jewish roots

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Inside the Academy School Revolution

    Zoe Williams turns school inspector to put a range of academies to the test.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Physicist's Guide to the Orchestra

    Trevor Cox on the physics behind the way orchestral instruments make their unique sound

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Songs of the Sacred Harp

    Cerys Matthews visits Alabama to uncover a sacred choral tradition.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Decontaminating Halabja

    John Simpson returns to Kurdistan, 25 years after a devastating chemical weapons attack.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Rolling Stones: Charlie is My Darling

    The first TV broadcast of the legendary but never officially released Rolling Stones film.

    BBC Two

  48. Little Richard: A Whop Bop a Lua, a Whop Bam Boom

    Wise woman Peaches selects a profile of Little Richard originally broadcast in 2012.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  49. Wales and the Basque Refugees: The Children's Stories

    Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Basque refugees fleeing Spain's Civil War.

    BBC One Wales

  50. Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier

    A film looking back on three centuries of contact and conflict with Roman invaders.

    BBC Two Scotland

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