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  1. Balaich na h-Airde

    The remarkable achievements of four brothers from Ness, Isle of Lewis.

    BBC ALBA

  2. Brian Wilson

    Profile of Brian Wilson, the controversial journalist, businessman and politician.

    BBC ALBA

  3. Splaoid nan Ciobar

    A bus full of islanders on their annual sheep-show outing to the Scottish borders.

    BBC ALBA

  4. An Dotair Mòr

    The story of Alex Macleod, the North Uist doctor who pioneered the air ambulance.

    BBC ALBA

  5. Looking for the Perfect Beat

    Jeff Young traces the development of hip-hop from its origins in the late-1970s onwards.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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    Faultline Scotland

    Aasmah Mir asks if Scottish society has been split in two by the independence referendum.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Prois Tartan/Tartan Pride

    The story of the oldest international football fixture in the world, Scotland v England.

    BBC ALBA

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    Music to Save Grimethorpe

    Ian McMillan celebrates his local brass band and the community it represents.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Nadolig yn y Ffosydd

    Ifor ap Glyn sy'n rhoi hanes cadoediad enwog 1914 - a blas ar y cofio eleni.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  10. Gwlad yr Ia

    Ian Rowlands ac Ifor ap Glyn yn ymgymryd â'u taith i Wlad yr Ia.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  11. Lynsey Sharp - Get Out Strong, Commit

    How Lynsey Sharp triumphed over adversity to win a silver medal at Glasgow 2014.

    BBC Two Scotland

  12. When the Games Came to Glasgow

    A celebration of those who came together to deliver an unforgettable Commonwealth Games.

    BBC One Scotland

  13. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: Grey Power

    The story of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who has returned to solo sailing at the age of 75.

    BBC News

  14. The Clash: New Year's Day '77

    Footage of The Clash's gig at the Roxy in Covent Garden as the year of punk began.

    BBC Four

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    At Home with David Hockney

    Radio 4 documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    Sister Aimee

    The story of the glamorous woman who invented broadcast evangelism.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Victoria Wood: That Musical We Made

    Victoria Wood presents a behind-the-scenes look at her film That Day We Sang.

    BBC Two

  18. Sammy Davis Jr: The Kid in the Middle

    Film telling the life story of the dancer, actor, singer and civil rights campaigner.

    BBC Four

  19. Len Goodman's Big Band Bonanza

    Len Goodman tells the story of big bands and swing music in Britain.

    BBC Four

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    One Day in Winter: Driving Home for Christmas

    The stories of some of the millions of travellers making their way home for Christmas.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. All the Christmases

    Cerys Matthews guides us through Dylan Thomas's famous journey into Welsh Christmas past.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    A tribute to comedian Rik Mayall, who left a body of work that spanned four decades.

    BBC Two

  23. Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey

    Darcey Bussell discovers a tale of broken dreams behind Audrey Hepburn's image.

    BBC One

  24. Elizabeth Jane Howard Remembered

    A celebration of author Elizabeth Jane Howard, including an interview with Martin Amis.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. So Here I Am: 100 Years of Crofting

    James Hunter on crofting 100 years after the crofters of Braes fought for land rights.

    BBC ALBA

  26. Dylan Thomas: Rock and Roll Poet

    A programme marking one hundred years since the birth of poet Dylan Thomas.

    BBC News

  27. Irving Henry Jones Remembers WWI

    Irving Henry Jones recalls his experiences of the First World War.

    BBC Radio Wales

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    Speak Low, Speak Weill

    Ute Lemper explores the political and musical legacy of Mack the Knife composer Kurt Weill

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sasha's Song

    Sasha Tsaliuk fights for his Moscow A Capella Jewish choir in a rapidly changing Russia.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. India's Beats: The Hungry Generation

    Angry young Calcutta poets whose anti-establishment antics impressed the Beat Generation.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Beirut's House of Barakat

    Rebecca Lloyd-Evans visits Beirut's house of memory.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32.

    The City on the Couch

    Psychoanalyst Mary Bradbury investigates mental health in the pressured financial sector.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    How to Dismantle a Nuclear Power Station

    Radio 4 explores just what is involved in dismantling a nuclear power plant.

    BBC Radio 4

  34.

    Hip in a Hijab

    Shelina Janmohamed explores what it means to be young, female and Muslim today.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Oíche na Gaoithe Móire - Night of the Big Wind

    A look at Ireland's worst storm on record, known as the Night of the Big Wind.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  36. Hermitage Revealed

    The stories that have shaped St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum's varied history.

    BBC Four

  37. The Pat Kerr Story: 25 Years On

    The story of Pat Kerr, the woman behind the creation of the Sreepur Village, in Bangladesh

    BBC Two Scotland

  38. Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

    Profile of rock star Meat Loaf, featuring interviews, performance and backstage footage.

    BBC Four

  39. Fear and Loathing in Harrogate

    Phill Jupitus, John Cooper Clarke and Johnny Green at the first day of the Tour de France.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Mindfulness: Panacea or Fad?

    How a Buddhist meditation technique became a cure-all for the ills of modern life.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    Everyone a Rembrandt

    Art critic Louisa Buck lifts the lid on the Painting By Numbers craze of the 1950's.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Rubens: An Extra Large Story

    Waldemar Januszczak sets out to correct the misconceptions that have arisen about Rubens.

    BBC Two

  43. Rich, Russian and Living in London

    Film looking at the Russian elite who have chosen to make London their home.

    BBC Two

  44.

    Mein Kampf: Publish or Burn?

    Hitler's Mein Kampf comes out of German copyright this year. What happens next?

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Billionaire's Paradise: Inside Necker Island

    A look at one of the most exclusive holiday destinations in the world - Necker Island.

    BBC Two

  46. Somerset: After the Floods

    How villagers coped after floods engulfed the entire village of Moorland, Somerset.

    BBC Two

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    MCAT: The Scourge of the Valleys

    Writer Rachel Trezise looks at the effects of class B drug MCAT on the South Wales Valleys

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    The Single Life

    What happened to the musicians who poured their hopes and savings into a DIY 7" single?

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Super Cars v Used Cars: The Trade Off

    Two salesmen at opposite ends of the used-car market trade places.

    BBC Two

  50. The Northern Lights

    Documentary on those servicing the last manned lighthouses in northern Scotland in 1969.

    BBC ALBA

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