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  1. Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    Is prolonged sitting bad for us? Chris Bowlby gets up from his desk to find out.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Save the Moon!

    The moon is under threat. It belongs to all of us and urgently needs protection.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Can Criminals Say Sorry?

    Actress Brooke Kinsella explores the use of restorative justice in Britain today.

    BBC Three

  4. Moscow on Thames

    Olga Betko finds out why London has become the favourite destination of Russia's elite.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. The People's Portrait

    Fiona Bruce follows war hero Simon Weston as his portrait is painted by Nicky Philipps.

    BBC One

  6. Lord of the Sleigh

    Olympic Gold winner Robin Dixon - now Lord Glentoran - returns to Innsbruck.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  7. The Magic of Mushrooms

    Mushroom enthusiast Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi.

    BBC Four

  8. The Welsh M1

    Cerys Matthews drives the A470, the highway running through the heart of Wales.

    BBC Radio Wales

  9. Ayrton Senna - The Boy from Brazil

    A look back at Ayrton Senna's early years when he first raced in the UK.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  10. India Uncorrupted?

    Can the radical new 'Party of the Common People' clean up Indian politics?

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Charley Hull: Teenage Tigress

    Charting the golfing success of 18-year-old Charley Hull from Kettering.

    BBC One

  12. Dead behind Bars

    Documentary telling the stories of three young people who killed themselves in prison.

    BBC Three

  13. Teen Killers: Life without Parole

    The stories of five Americans serving life sentences for crimes committed as youths.

    BBC Three

  14. The Party of No

    Can the US Republican Party stop tearing itself apart and start to retake the country?

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Suicide Watch

    Why are more American veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq dying by suicide than in combat?

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Voices from Our Industrial Past

    Professor Emma Griffin unpicks the dark myth of Britain's Industrial Revolution.

    BBC Radio 4

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    With Humble Duty Reports...

    How a government whip told the Queen what really went on in the House of Commons.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Pop Goes BBC Two

    A look back at 50 years of popular music on BBC Two, featuring key live performances.

    BBC Two

  19. 50 Golden Years of Sport on BBC Two

    Celebrating 50 years of sporting coverage on BBC Two.

    BBC Two

  20. The Big Trip

    Documentary following Raploch's Big Noise children's orchestra as they travel to Venezuela

    BBC One Scotland

  21. 24 Hours on Earth

    How the position of the sun in the sky affects the behaviour of animals and plants.

    BBC One

  22. Margo

    Kenneth Macdonald looks back on the remarkable life and career of Margo MacDonald.

    BBC One Scotland

  23. In Defence of Pushy Parents

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Fisher Poets Gathering

    In the port of Astoria, Oregon, Katrina Porteous reports on the Fisher Poets Gathering.

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    The Future Is Not What It Used to Be

    How will the workforce of the future be changed by advanced technologies?

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Sir Neville at 90

    Sue MacGregor presents a 90th birthday profile of the conductor Sir Neville Marriner.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. My Brother the Terrorist

    Robb Leech follows his stepbrother's journey from middle-class boy to convicted terrorist.

    BBC Three

  28.

    Cyprus: Divided Memory, United Future?

    Maria Margaronis explores the divided history of Cyprus, as a new settlement awaits.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Bird-Mothers of the Border

    Zoe Williams investigates two opposing models of European motherhood.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Tutor Proof

    Peter White looks at a new 11-plus system aimed at reducing the impact of tutoring.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Mozart in Prague: Rolando Villazon on Don Giovanni

    Documentary exploring the premiere of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.

    BBC Two

  32. Vets in the Disaster Zone

    Meet the vets responding to the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

    BBC Two

  33. Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began

    A look through the archives of the original series of Comedy Playhouse.

    BBC One

  34. Revolution Radio with Jolyon Rubinstein

    The BBC3 presenter explores the world of protest songs in his provocative and witty style.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  35. Facing up to Mackintosh

    A look at the design and construction of the Reid Building in Glasgow.

    BBC Two Scotland

  36. Documenting John Grierson

    A look at the life and work of pioneering documentary maker, John Grierson.

    BBC Two Scotland

  37. The French Revolution: Tearing up History

    Dr Richard Clay retells the history of the French Revolution through the story of its art.

    BBC Four

  38.

    Disabled and Behind Bars

    Nikki Fox investigates the treatment of disabled people in British prisons.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Three Continents, Three Generations

    In three generations, Neil Kanwal traces the history of Kenyan Asian migration to Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Try a Little Tenderness: The Lost Legacy of Little Miss Cornshucks

    Salena Godden presents the best blues singer you've never heard.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Vertigo Roadtrip

    Five people with an extreme fear of heights set off on a once-in-a lifetime adventure.

    BBC One

  42. All That Lies Behind Me - Sgeulachd Donald Merrett

    The story of one of the most colourful and daring criminals to have lived in Scotland.

    BBC ALBA

  43. When Corden Met Barlow

    James Corden and Gary Barlow head out on a road trip and discuss Barlow's career.

    BBC One

  44. Blurred Lines: The New Battle of the Sexes

    Kirsty Wark asks whether it is now acceptable to refer to women in an offensive way.

    BBC Two

  45. Creating the Kelpies

    A look at Glaswegian sculptor Andy Scott as he works on the biggest project of his life.

    BBC Two Scotland

  46. Nicola Benedetti's Indian Serenade

    Nicola Benedetti joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on a tour of India.

    BBC Two Scotland

  47. Billy Joel: The Bridge to Russia

    Film documenting Billy Joel's groundbreaking tour of the Soviet Union in 1987.

    BBC Four

  48.

    Personality Politics

    Timandra Harkness discovers links between political choices and how our brains function.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Rise of the Willies

    They work in London but live in Edinburgh. Alan Cochrane meets Edinburgh's super-commuters

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Bronze Age Man of Jodrell Bank

    His home's Bronze Age legacy and nearby Jodrell Bank inspire author Alan Garner to write.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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