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  1. Ginny in the Hut

    A reflection in sound on the life of Virginia Fiennes, first wife of explorer Sir Ranulph.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Making Waves

    Surfer Helen Scales goes in search of the perfect man-made wave.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

    Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across the subcontinent to profile the Indian movie business.

    BBC Four

  4. An tAmhrán Gaeilge

    Pauline Scanlon attempts to write and perform contemporary songs in the Irish language.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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    Birth of an Orchestra

    Alan Bennett and musicians young and old consider the orchestral heritage of Yorkshire.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Secrets and Spies: The Untold Story of Edith Cavell

    Stella Rimington uncovers startling new evidence about the executed British heroine.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius

    A look at the life of Gordon Welchman, a codebreaker crucial to the defeat of the Nazis.

    BBC Two

  8. The Day that Changed Scotland

    Cathy Macdonald tells the story of Scotland's independence referendum.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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    The Pop Star and the Prophet

    An aspiring pop star meets Jacques Attali, who predicted today's music crisis in 1976.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Pound on Pounds

    Ira Lightman asks if Ezra Pound and other poets may shed light on the financial crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Queen's Longest Reign: Elizabeth & Victoria

    Documentary comparing the lives and the reigns of two extraordinary women.

    BBC One

  12. The King Who Invented Ballet: Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance

    How Louis XIV supported innovations that laid the foundations for classical ballet.

    BBC Four

  13. West Meets East

    Dominic West joins Sir James Mallinson on a pilgrimage to the Kumbh Mela in India.

    BBC Four

  14. Rollermania: Britain's Biggest Boy Band

    The tale of The Bay City Rollers, five Edinburgh lads who turned the whole world tartan.

    BBC Four

  15. Hitler ann am Fiolm/The Colour of War: Adolf Hitler

    German colour film collections and eyewitness testimony tell the story of Adolf Hitler.

    BBC ALBA

  16. Where We Live: Shawbost

    Documentary on the lives of children at Shawbost Primary School on the Isle of Lewis.

    BBC ALBA

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    Tom Ravenscroft's Campervan of Vinyl Dreamers

    Tom Ravenscroft discusses private pressings with DIY musicians from the 1970s and 80s.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    Dotun and Dean

    Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Blàr Loos

    Call sgriosail Blàr Loos 1915, blàr san do chaillear mòran shaighdearan Ghàidhealach.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  20. Is There Anyone There?

    Novelist Ewan Morrison finds out how science investigates the paranormal.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  21. The Writers' Propaganda Bureau

    Val McDermid finds out how Britain's writers contributed during the First World War.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  22. Lucy Worsley's Reins of Power: The Art of Horse Dancing

    Lucy Worsley learns the art of horse ballet, leading up to a public performance.

    BBC Four

  23. Do Tell Them Pike: Arthur Lowe on the Radio

    Ian Lavender explores Arthur Lowe's radio legacy

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Wlpan

    Rhaglen yn nodi hanes y cwrs i oedolion sy'n awyddus i ddysgu Cymraeg.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  25. Miss Frost and the Spitfire

    A documentary about Margaret Frost, a female pilot during the Second World War.

    BBC Radio Wales

  26. The King Who Invented Ballet: Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance

    How Louis XIV supported innovations that laid the foundations for classical ballet.

    BBC Four

  27.

    Can Porn Be Ethical?

    Journalist Nichi Hodgson asks whether there's scope for an ethical code for producing porn

    BBC Radio 4

  28. James Dean: The Last Ten Weeks

    The story of James Dean's last ten weeks told through essays and pictures by Sanford Roth

    BBC Radio 2 50s

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    When Van Played Cyprus Avenue

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the significance of Van Morrison's Belfast gigs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Jim Baxter

    A portrayal of the personal and professional life of the Scottish football legend.

    BBC ALBA

  31. Dùbhlain nam Milleanan/Instant Millionaires

    Meas a th' aig daoine air buannachadh. The thrill of winning and spending millions.

    BBC ALBA

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    Mind the Gap

    As a reluctantly gap-toothed woman, Patricia Cumper explores their cultural significance.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. John Simpson: Stories from the Frontline

    John Simpson and guests discuss the challenges of reporting from the frontline.

    BBC Four

  34. Millennium Children

    Documentary following children around the world growing up in the new millennium.

    BBC One

  35. The Food Bank: Scotland's Hidden Hunger

    The stories of some of the people receiving help from Scotland's busiest food bank.

    BBC One

  36. Jim McColl at 80

    Marking Jim McColl's 80th birthday, examining the life of the horticultural broadcaster.

    BBC One Scotland

  37. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  38. Blood and Glitter: 70 Years of the Citizens Theatre

    Celebrating 70 years of Glasgow's innovative Citizens Theatre.

    BBC Two Scotland

  39. Sian Lloyd's Work Life Balance

    Sian Lloyd seeks to understand the health impacts of the stresses of a modern lifestyle.

    BBC One Wales

  40. Feachdan Ionatain/Jonathan's Army

    A small Scottish charity attempts to build a school in the west African country of Gambia.

    BBC ALBA

  41. Arvo Pärt/Robert Wilson: The Lost Paradise

    The composer and director collaborate on a unique theatre production of Adam's Passion.

    BBC Four

  42. Return to the Welsh Weight Clinic

    Professor Nadim Haboubi and the team try to ensure their patients stay healthy.

    BBC One Wales

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    Will Cameron Change Britain?

    Janan Ganesh asks if the Conservatives, now free from coalition, will transform Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Tributes to the Queen

    Recorded coverage of tributes in the House of Commons to Her Majesty the Queen.

    BBC Parliament

  45.

    The Manchester Ballads

    Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Sàr Òrain - Coill' an Fhàsaich

    Sgeulachd an òrain ainmeil a rinneadh le Dòmhnall MacPhilip a chaochail bho chionn ghoirid

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  47.

    Something Old, Something New

    From Sheffield to South Carolina, Johny Pitts explores alternative Black British identity.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Hell Is Other People: A Self-Help Guide to Social Anxiety

    Performer Byron Vincent tries to overcome his paralysing fear of social situations.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Jeremy Corbyn and Britain's Place in the World

    Gavin Esler and a panel of experts debate the foreign policies of the new Labour leader.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor

    George McGavin investigates the dramatic life of the oak tree over the four seasons.

    BBC Four

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