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  1. The Inflating Shopping Basket

    Food journalist Andrew Webb charts food shopping trends since 1947.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Somerset Blues: The Story of Acker Bilk

    Clarke Peters presents a profile of jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk.

    BBC Radio 2

  3.

    The True Story of Abner Jay

    Laura Barton pieces together the true story of Abner Jay, a most unusual musical talent.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court

    Lucy Worsley and David Starkey celebrate the 500th anniversary of Hampton Court.

    BBC Two

  5. Inez: A Challenging Woman

    The life of trade union leader and human rights campaigner Inez McCormack.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  6. Russia's Imperialist Warriors

    A look at self-styled Russian nationalists volunteering to fight in eastern Ukraine.

    BBC News

  7. A&E: One Day

    Dominic Hughes follows Dr Jim Butler across one of his shifts at North Manchester General.

    BBC News

  8. The Joy of Mozart

    Tom Service delves into the life and times of Mozart to try and rediscover his greatness.

    BBC Four

  9. Beloved Wilderness

    A look at the work of the Highlands and Islands Development Board in the 1960s.

    BBC ALBA

  10. My Right to Die - Debbie's Story

    Emma Glasbey tells the story of right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy's final year.

    BBC One

  11.

    Can You Spot the Hidden Message?

    How did subliminal advertising begin, and does it work? David Aaronovitch investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Gaeilgeoirí an Chogaidh Mhóir

    The story of Irish language speakers during WWI.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  13. The Secret Horse: Quest for the True Appaloosa

    A horsewoman sets off to find the truth about the origins of the Appaloosa spotted horse.

    BBC Four

  14.

    Inside the Unit - Treating Disorder

    Carole Hayman serves time in a secure unit for men detained under the Mental Health Act.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    Anne Frank's Trees: Keeping the Memory Alive

    Michael Rosen commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day and looks at how we choose to remember.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Diplomats and Double Agents

    Billy Kay explores the strong links between espionage and diplomacy in Scottish history.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  17. Poetry Puh-lease

    Kevin Eldon takes a look at the close links and crossovers between comedy and poetry.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Surviving the Holocaust - Freddie Knoller's War

    Holocaust survivor Freddie Knoller talks about being a young Jewish man during WWII.

    BBC Two

  19. Poet on the Frontline

    Documentary about the Polish daredevil war correspondent and author Ryszard Kapuscinski.

    BBC Four

  20. Ruud Gullit Special

    BBC Sport speaks to the former Dutch international footballer Ruud Gullit.

    BBC News

  21. Fergusson - Burns' Forgotten Hero

    A tribute to Robert Fergusson, the neglected Scottish poet who inspired Burns.

    BBC One Scotland

  22. The Epic of Everest

    Film record of the Everest expedition of 1924, restored by the BFI National Archive.

    BBC Four

  23. Churchill: The Nation's Farewell

    Jeremy Paxman examines whether Churchill's legacy still has resonance today.

    BBC One

  24. Kraftwerk: Pop Art

    How a group of reclusive Rhineland experimentalists became a hugely influential pop group.

    BBC Four

  25. Gaming: The Rise of the Cyber Athletes

    OJ Borg explores the debate on whether gaming could be considered as a true sport.

    BBC Sport

  26.

    JD Salinger's Spiritual Quest

    Vishva Samani explores author JD Salinger's enduring relationship with Hindu philosophy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27.

    Spoilsport: Science Stops Play

    Claudia Hammond investigates sporting concussions and asks how safe our sports are.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

    Giles Fraser explores the personal moral response to inequality.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    Clinging On: The Decline of the Middle Classes

    Is the middle class in decline? The divide between a rich elite and those now clinging on.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    A Modern Magna Carta

    Baroness Helena Kennedy designs a Magna Carta for the 21st century.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. The Holocaust - My Family Story

    Adrian Goldberg tells his family's story of the Holocaust.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  32. Grand Slam Day

    Memories of 19 March 2005, the day when Wales won their first grand slam for 27 years.

    BBC Radio Wales

  33.

    Tata: India's Global Giant

    Can the Indian group which owns Jaguar Land Rover maintain its ethical reputation?

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Secrets of the Sleep Room

    Denise Mina tells a chilling story of mind control, the CIA and a Scottish psychiatrist.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  35. Touched by Auschwitz

    Feature-length documentary exploring the experiences of six Auschwitz survivors.

    BBC Two

  36. Nature's Boldest Thieves

    Lucy Cooke investigates seagulls, foxes, squirrels and badgers stealing our food.

    BBC One

  37. The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King

    Dr Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John.

    BBC One

  38. David Starkey's Magna Carta

    A look at the origins of Magna Carta, a document underpinning British liberties since 1215

    BBC Two

  39. MH17 Unanswered

    In July 2014 the world was stunned when a plane was shot down above eastern Ukraine.

    BBC News

  40. The Children of the Holocaust

    Holocaust survivors tell their stories of Nazi persecution in animation and interviews.

    BBC Four

  41. The Truth about Cancer

    A film revealing the impact of cancer on its sufferers and their families.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  42.

    Good News Is No News

    Charlie Beckett explores whether news is bad for us and how it could be done differently.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Erasing Enoch: The Tory Quest for the Minority Vote

    Can the Conservatives increase their share of the minority vote? Hugh Muir investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    Finding Your Voice

    Helen Keen explores selective mutism, a condition often described as a phobia of speaking.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    A Love Supreme: 50 Years On

    Courtney Pine explores John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, fifty years after its release.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    Entitlement to Care

    Bradford GP Dr Alastair Bavington explores how we deal with the health needs of immigrants

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    An Image of Sound

    Photographer Andrew Heptinstall's quest to represent sound within a photograph.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    A World Beyond Alice

    David Almond argues that more European children's books should be translated into English

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Balla Berlin - an slighe gu saorsa/The Berlin Wall - Escape to Freedom

    The story of the Berlin Wall.

    BBC ALBA

  50. Helen MacInnes, Queen of Spies

    William Boyd uncovers the extraordinary career of bestselling spy writer Helen MacInnes.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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