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  1. Lineker in Brazil: The Beautiful Game

    Gary Lineker presents a documentary on the world's fascination with Brazil and football.

    BBC One

  2. The Story of a Child Prodigy: I am Not a Rock Star

    Documentary following the daily life of a twelve-year-old child prodigy pianist.

    BBC Four

  3. Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story

    Profile of soul singer Roberta Flack, who charted an atypical path to fame in the 1970s.

    BBC Four

  4. Housing: Where Will We All Live?

    A debate on why Britain is failing to build enough homes and how best to fix the problem.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. The Summer Exhibition: BBC Arts at the Royal Academy

    A look behind the scenes at the Royal Academy in the run-up to the Summer Exhibition.

    BBC Two

  6. The Bat Man of Mexico

    The story of Rodrigo Medellin, who has dedicated his life to saving bats.

    BBC Two

  7. The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins

    The story of a 1960s experiment that tried to teach a dolphin to speak English.

    BBC Four

  8. Wayne's Secret World of the Organ

    Wayne Hemingway explores the rise and fall of the home organ.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Pipers of the Trenches

    The story of the brave WWI pipers who played bagpipes for troops going into battle.

    BBC Two Scotland

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    AL Kennedy: Holding Hands

    Join AL Kennedy for something uniquely intimate and comforting that begins in childhood.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Ilkley Tour Baht 'at...

    How a county best known for flat caps and fatty beer won the bid to host Le Grand Depart.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. A-nis: Tina Turner

    Tina Turner biography.

    BBC ALBA

  13.

    Linard's Travels

    An insight into the life of Linard Davies, a baggage attendant at San Francisco airport.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    Bella Hardy Goes Home

    Radio 2's Folk Singer of the Year 2014 goes back to her roots, Edale in Derbyshire.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Through My Window - Laurie Lee

    Laurie Lee waxes lyrical over his view of Slad that inspired his most famous work.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. The Special Relationship: Uncovered

    Peter Hitchens argues that the UK/US Special Relationship is one of concealed hostility.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Blood, Smack & Tears: Afghanistan's Heroin Hell

    Film following two young Afghani heroin addicts as they try to kick their smack habits.

    BBC Three

  18. Fostering & Me with Lorraine Pascale

    Lorraine Pascale tracks down the foster carers who looked after her as a child.

    BBC Two

  19. Seven Wonders of Brazil

    Robert Beckford explores the key ingredients that make up Brazilian Christianity.

    BBC Two

  20.

    The New Viking Invasion

    Why is there such an increasing demand for Danish sperm donors? Kate Brian investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Laurie Lee's Long Sleep

    The author's views on mortality, with extracts from his 1997 Thanksgiving Service.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. The Trouble with Mobility Scooters

    Engaging documentary following the lives of mobility scooter users in Britain.

    BBC One

  23. D-Day Battles in the Shadows

    The French resistance's battle to stop a German division reaching the landing beaches.

    BBC News

  24. From Scotland with Love

    Film exploring Scotland's past and made entirely of Scottish film archive.

    BBC Two Scotland

  25. The Art of Travel

    Laurie Lee reveals his first taste of life beyond Slad to Annette Kobak.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Glyndebourne: The Untold History

    Documentary looking at the world of opera house Glyndebourne in its 80th anniversary year.

    BBC Four

  27. A-nis: The Who

    The story of The Who.

    BBC ALBA

  28. The Lost Poets of the Raincoat Shop

    Ian McMillan discovers lost poets through notes found on the floor of a derelict shop.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    Mallorca and Middle-Aged Men in Lycra

    Middle-Aged Men in Lycra flock to Mallorca each year for it's perfect cycling conditions

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    O Say Can You See?

    Erica Wagner explores America's relationship with its national anthem, an ode to its flag.

    BBC Radio 4

  31.

    Charting the Border

    The writer Garrett Carr reveals his unusual map of the Irish border.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32.

    The Royal Activist

    Elinor Goodman asks if Prince Charles's campaigning will bring a new style of monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    Animal Architecture

    Tom Dyckhoff explores the way we design and build for animals.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34.

    The Last Wish of a Prince

    Hardeep Singh Kohli finds out if Maharaja Duleep Singh's remains should go back to India.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. When Andy Won Wimbledon

    Documentary about Andy Murray's historic victory in the 2013 Men's Wimbledon final.

    BBC One

  36. Beaten by My Boyfriend

    Stacey meets victims and abusers to try and understand current domestic abuse issues.

    BBC Three

  37. World War One At Home

    Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.

    BBC News

  38.

    Walking Round in Circles

    Northern Ireland writer Nick Laird returns home to consider the culture of marching.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. And You, Helen

    Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Who Does John Hegley Think He Is?

    John Hegley thinks he might be descended from French composer Rameau. Could it be true?

    BBC Radio 4

  41. A-nis: Bono

    The story of U2 frontman, Bono.

    BBC ALBA

  42.

    The Devil's Rope

    Ian Marchant drives across the midwest to learn how barbed wire privatised America.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Music in the Great War: Fiddler in the Tower

    Daniel Hope tells the story of Fernando Buschman, a violinist executed for spying in WWI.

    BBC Radio 3

  44. The White Widow: Searching For Samantha

    Documentary about Samantha Lewthwaite, one of the world's most wanted terrorists.

    BBC One

  45. The Old Plane and the Sea: Rescuing the Last Dornier 17

    The challenges faced in recovering a German bomber raised from the seabed.

    BBC News

  46. Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley

    Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years.

    BBC Four

  47. Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned

    The story of ten records from the 1930s to the present that have been banned by the BBC.

    BBC Four

  48. Game, Net and Match

    A look at Scotland's netball team ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

    BBC Two Scotland

  49.

    Who's British Now?

    Fewer and fewer of us say we are 'British'. Ritula Shah asks, 'Who's British now?'.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Derek Walcott: A Fortunate Traveller

    Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott talks about his life and work at home on St Lucia.

    BBC Radio 4

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