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  1. A Date With Dyall

    Jonathan Rigby celebrates the life and career of Valentine Dyall – horror's Man in Black.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Better than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

    Celebrating the role of the cover in pop music, and how to reinvent someone else's song.

    BBC Four

  3. Balaich a' Bruidhinn/Cancer Club

    Documentary on the Hebridean Men's Cancer Club, a support group for men living with cancer

    BBC ALBA

  4. 1975 - The Year of Queen

    Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on the band's defining year.

    BBC Radio 2

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    The Muslim Sex Doctor

    The work of Imam Alyas Karmani, counselling those Muslims who have troubled sex lives.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Ninety Years of the Grand Ole Opry

    Baylen Leonard tells the story of country music's oldest institution.

    BBC Radio 2

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    The Last Post

    The untold story of The Last Post, one of the world's most famous pieces of music.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Pete & Clive

    Story of the enduring songwriting relationship between Pete Atkin and Clive James.

    BBC Radio 4

  9.

    Who Runs Labour?

    A look back at Labour's civil war in the 1980s and whether there is currently a re-run.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Sgrìobhaidhean às an Trainnse

    Leabhraichean-là Murdie MhicÌomhair agus Mhurchaidh Mhoirich bhon Chiad Chogadh.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  11. Britain's Biggest Sexists?

    Leah Green looks at some of the most notorious examples of sexism in British life.

    BBC Three

  12. Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

    Celebrating the early on-screen appearances of some of Britain's greatest actors.

    BBC Four

  13. Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

    The early work of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg and Helen Mirren.

    BBC Four

  14. Food on the Brain

    Stephen Nolan learns the impact junk food on the brain.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    Blood, Sex and Money: The Life and Work of Emile Zola

    Glenda Jackson presents a documentary in Paris of France's great writer–Emile Zola.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Forgotten History

    Neil Kinnock assesses the poetry of a fellow Welshman, Idris Davies.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    Alice Is Still in Wonderland

    Siouxsie Sioux celebrates Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    The Dictatorship of Data

    The battle over big data, as some governments try to use information power to rule.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    When Stockhausen Came to Huddersfield

    The poet Ian McMillan on what really happened when Stockhausen came to Huddersfield.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Y Ffordd i Ffrainc

    Rhaglen ddogfen yn edrych yn ôl ar lwyddiant Cymru yn rowndiau rhagbrofol Ewro 2016.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  21. The Rise of Female Violence

    Alys Harte looks at the rising number of females who are involved in violence.

    BBC Three

  22. Particle Poets and Molecular Metaphors

    Anna McNamee explores atomic science as poetic inspiration.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Numbers by Nature

    What can animals tell us about the origins of our numerical abilities?

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    Burlesque Legends

    Mat Fraser meets the former showgirls coming out of retirement and getting back on stage.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25.

    From Syria to Yorkshire

    Owen Bennett-Jones meets Syrian refugees in Bradford.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    An intimate portrait of guitarist and singer David Gilmour.

    BBC Two

  27. Footballers, Sex, Money: What's Gone Wrong?

    Is the culture of football cultivating a worrying attitude towards women and sex?

    BBC Three

  28.

    Too Old to Be a Genius

    Jim Al-Khalili investigates whether there is a link between age and scientific creativity.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. U2

    This is the story of U2's energy and commitment to social causes.

    BBC ALBA

  30. Sinatra in the UK

    Leo Green tells the story of Frank Sinatra's unsuccessful 1953 UK tour.

    BBC Radio 2

  31.

    A Very Welsh Coup

    Robert Orchard traces the Welsh roots of those who brought down Margaret Thatcher.

    BBC Radio Wales

  32.

    The Incubator

    Clare Jenkins presents a personal insight into the world of premature babies.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Lynn Hill: Twenty-First Century War Poet

    US Air Force veteran and poet Lynn Hill opens up the alien soul of 21st-century warfare.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Malaco Records Story

    The story of Malaco Records of Jackson, Mississippi, one of the last soul record companies

    BBC Radio 2

  35.

    The Nervous Breakdown of the Internet

    Internet security is vital, but increasingly fragile. Edward Lucas explores online trust.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Rolling Stones

    A look at one of music's most enduring rock bands, the Rolling Stones.

    BBC ALBA

  37. Young, Trans and Looking for Love

    How Arin and Katie shared their transition online, inspiring a new transgender generation.

    BBC Three

  38. Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me

    Pop star Charli XCX finds out what feminism, the real 'f-word', means in the 21st century.

    BBC Three

  39. Stoked up in Stoke: Fighting Men

    Following two cage fighters from Stoke-on-Trent as they prepare for fight night.

    BBC Three

  40. Sophia: Suffragette Princess

    Anita Anand tells the largely unknown story of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh.

    BBC One

  41. Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland

    Documentary charting the radically changing attitudes towards Scotland's gay community.

    BBC Scotland

  42. The Truth About Child Sex Abuse

    Tanya Byron and Tazeen Ahmad investigate the truth behind child sexual abuse.

    BBC Two

  43. Ben Parkinson: Wilderness Warrior

    Wounded ex-soldier Ben Parkinson attempts to canoe down Canada's mighty Yukon River.

    BBC One

  44.

    JFK: The Vinyl Reaction

    How the American record industry responded to the assassination of President Kennedy.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Postcards from the Village: An East-West Dialogue

    An exchange of villages inspires Romanian poet Ioana Ieronim and UK poet Fiona Sampson.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Dan Cruickshank's Warsaw: Resurrecting History

    Dan recalls his boyhood to explore the memories of Warsaw and of its people.

    BBC Four

  47. I'm Not In Love: The Story of 10cc

    The four original members of 10cc reunite to tell the story of the band.

    BBC Four

  48.

    Bridging the Gulf with Tehran

    Jack Straw looks at the state of the west's often difficult relationship with Iran.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Glenn Gould: The Idea of North

    Glenn Gould's 'contrapuntal radio documentary' on the idea and the reality of the north.

    BBC Radio 3

  50. The Day of the Locust: LA Apocalypse

    Adam Smith explores Nathanael West's 1938 Hollywood novel Day of the Locust.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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