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  1. 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

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    High St Fashion: Weaving New Threads

    Sarah Butler asks, can the Bangladesh garment industry become ethical and profitable?

    BBC Radio 4

  3. My Lost Son

    A mother's journey to piece together the last days of the son who died at Lockerbie.

    BBC One Scotland

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    Urine Trouble: What's in Our Water

    What happens to the medicines we take after they leave our body? Andrea Sella finds out.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Return to Betjemanland

    AN Wilson reveals the life and work of poet and broadcaster Sir John Betjeman.

    BBC Four

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    Andy Warhol: Time Regained

    Lenny Henry unveils the mysterious contents of Andy Warhol's Time Capsules.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Glenshane

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the landscape, history and people of the Glenshane Pass.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  8. Egypt's Lost Queens

    Professor Joann Fletcher explores life as a woman of power in ancient Egypt.

    BBC Two

  9. Ceasefire

    Documentary exploring the background to the momentous 1994 ceasefires in Northern Ireland.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    Yesterday's Papers: The End of the Music Press

    David Hepworth talks to fellow writers and bloggers about the decline of the music press

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Patients Doing It for Themselves

    Vivienne Parry explores how patients are taking control of their own treatment.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. So You Think You Can Drive?

    Dom Littlewood and Cherry Healey set out to tackle the nation's bad driving habits.

    BBC One

  13. The Rules of Abstraction with Matthew Collings

    Critic Matthew Collings charts the rise of abstract art over the last 100 years.

    BBC Four

  14. Remembering James Alexander Gordon

    A look back on the career of James Alexander Gordon who sadly passed away this week.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  15. Constable: A Country Rebel

    How John Constable was painting in a way that was considered groundbreaking at the time.

    BBC Four

  16. Abstract Artists in Their Own Words

    The story of abstract art in Britain through the words of some of its leading lights.

    BBC Four

  17. Polka Dot Superstar: The Amazing World of Yayoi Kusama

    Film following Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama during preparations for a retrospective.

    BBC Four

  18. Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

    A tribute to actor and director Lord Richard Attenborough, narrated by Alan Rickman.

    BBC One

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    The Wood Pushers

    A close encounter with the street chess players of Washington Square park, New York.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Sea Change

    Jenny Witt explores the effects of rising sea temperatures on popular fish species.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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    Same-Sex Parents

    Mary Smeeth talks to same-sex parents about the challenges of raising their children.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    In Search of the Ideal Music Venue

    Acoustics expert Trevor Cox goes in search of the best venues for different types of music

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Voices of the Air

    Documentary telling the story of the BBC Singers from its beginnings in the 1920s.

    BBC Radio 3

  24. Tin Town Kids

    Professor Paddy Gray revisits the aluminium prefab homes that sprung up after World War II

    BBC Radio Ulster

  25. Gresford - The Miners' Hymn

    Reflecting on the Gresford Colliery disaster and Robert Saint's tribute to those who died.

    BBC Radio Wales

  26. Return to Gleision

    Documentary about the Gleision disaster, in which four miners died on 15 September 2011.

    BBC Radio Wales

  27. The Business of the Ryder Cup

    Laura Maciver investigates the value of the Ryder Cup to the Scottish economy.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  28. Never Mind the Cobblers: The Rock 'n' Roll Cobbler

    Gemma Cairney meets rock 'n' roll cobbler Terry de Havilland.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  29. Arthur Frigg and the Railway of Death

    A former POW remembers the experience he endured when forced to build the Burma Railway.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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    Hamlet Undressed

    A look behind the scenes at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's Hamlet with Maxine Peake.

    BBC Radio 4

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    One Day In... Leeds West Indian Carnival

    Dancers, designers, police and parade-goers experience the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Cat Wars

    Documentary about cats, the most popular companion animals in the western world.

    BBC One

  33. Gwneud E'n Sefyll Lan

    Catrin Mara a'i phrofiad o wneud 'stand up' ar gyfer y ddrama 'Cariad Erin x'.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  34. The John Moores Painting Prize with Alexei Sayle

    Alexei Sayle follows the progress of the 2014 John Moores Painting Prize in Liverpool.

    BBC Four

  35. Keep the Home Fires Burning

    The story of Ivor Novello and the song that made his name.

    BBC Radio 2

  36. A Century of Scottish Sundays: 100 Years of the Sunday Post

    Brian Cox narrates the story of the iconic Scottish paper the Sunday Post.

    BBC One Scotland

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    Power in the Blood: The Life of Ian Paisley

    William Crawley looks at the life of former Northern Ireland first minister Ian Paisley.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Who Won the War?

    Peter Taylor ponders the 20th anniversary of the 1994 ceasefires.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    Seven Round a Cauldron

    Peter White meets some of the youngsters who played a key role in the 2012 Olympics.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Life of Disley - The Welshman Who Got Britain Running

    A celebration of Welsh athlete and London Marathon co-founder John Disley.

    BBC Radio Wales

  41.

    The Year of the Drone

    Will Robson assesses the controversial use of drones by Britain's armed forces.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    In Praise of Limestone

    Ian McMillan searches for the limestone landscape that inspired the poet WH Auden.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    How to Dig a Grave

    Hand-digging a grave is a dying art. Cathy FitzGerald takes lessons.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Gangland Mediators

    Paul Peachey explores the secret world of the gangland mediators.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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    Care, Work, Sleep, Repeat

    Dave Howard finds out what it is like to be a young adult carer.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. My Big Beautiful Wedding Dress

    Documentary following best friends who run a bridal shop for plus-size women.

    BBC One

  47. HMS Timbertown

    The untold story of HMS Timbertown.

    BBC ALBA

  48. My £999 Wedding

    Documentary following three couples getting married on small budgets.

    BBC One

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    Inside the Ebola Lock-Down

    Tim Mansel on Sierra Leone's 5.8m asked to stay home for 72 hours in a bid to stem Ebola.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Real Families with Steve Evans

    How much has 21st-century family life in Wales changed?

    BBC One Wales

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