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  1. The Returnees

    How should Britain manage its returning foreign fighters?

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Good Friday Meditation

    Canon Mark Oakley reflects on Good Friday in the 400th year since Shakespeare's death.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - A Celebration of a Comedy Classic

    A celebration of the BBC's hit TV comedy. With Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4.

    Life inside 'Islamic State'

    Mike Thomson reports on an extraordinary series of diaries on life inside 'Islamic State'.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Brendan O'Carroll: My Family at War

    In a deeply personal film, Brendan O'Carroll tells the story of the Irish Easter Rising.

    BBC Two

  6. Behind Closed Doors

    Documentary giving an insight into domestic abuse.

    BBC One

  7. Frongoch: Irish University of Revolution

    How those interned after the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin became a unified force.

    BBC Radio Wales

  8. Swansea Sparkle: A Transgender Story

    Following three people from the transgender community in the lead-up to Swansea Sparkle.

    BBC One Wales

  9. Hayley: Call Centre's Tanning Addict

    Hayley Pearce examines the rise in extreme tanning.

    BBC One Wales

  10. Rescue 193

    Behind the scenes with Cornwall's 771 Naval Air Squadron.

    BBC One

  11.

    1916: A Letter from Ireland

    Fintan O'Toole looks at letters written at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  12.

    How to Turn Your Life Around

    Succeeding against the odds. What does it take to turn your life around?

    BBC Radio 4

  13. The Horses

    Kenneth Steven explores Edwin Muir's poetic search for the lost Eden of his childhood.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Deciding a Woman's Right

    Audrey Carville meets two women whose stories highlight Northern Ireland's abortion debate

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    Goodbye Mosquito

    Could we, and should we, eradicate mosquitoes? Professor Adam Hart investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    Suck it and See

    Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge investigates the history and potential of the harmonica

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17.

    'Down With Skool': The Art of Molesworth

    Philip Hensher explores the art of the gloriously eccentric Molesworth books.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    Ireland: Looking Beyond the Border

    Chris Page examines the state of play between Irish nationalism and unionism.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    Finding Harpo's Voice

    Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Last of the Red Hot Mamas

    Funny, rude and popular, Sophie Tucker was an early 20th century American recording star.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. The Women Who Staged the Rising

    Marie-Louise Muir examines the role of theatre in the 1916 Easter Rising.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  22. Remembering Geordie

    Sean Coyle pays tribute to the late Geordie Tuft.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  23. Men Against The Eiger

    Dougal Haston talks about being first Briton to climb the Eiger by the Direct Route. 1966.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Chef v Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge

    Scientist Mark Miodownik challenges chef Marcus Wareing to a cookery competition.

    BBC Four

  25. Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue

    Film bringing to life the paradox of the insecure yet brazen rock star Janis Joplin.

    BBC Four

  26. The Battle for Christianity

    Robert Beckford looks at the future of Christianity in the UK and how it has transformed.

    BBC One

  27. Ross Noble's Newcastle

    Local lad Ross Noble brings us the best in Geordie humour from the banks of the Tyne.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. MICHAEL JACKSON's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

    Documentary following the star's career from the early years until his first solo album.

    BBC Four

  29. The Story of the Day the Clown Cried

    David Schneider reveals unseen material from actor Jerry Lewis's film about the Holocaust.

    BBC News

  30. 'It'll Be Fine!': The Story of Yorkshire Rows

    The story of four mums who became the oldest women to ever row across an ocean.

    BBC News

  31. Tim Rhys-Evans: All in the Mind

    Documentary in which Tim Rhys-Evans shares his personal experience of mental illness.

    BBC One Wales

  32. Connie Fisher on Make-Up

    Connie Fisher looks at why countless women wear make-up.

    BBC One Wales

  33. The Brontes at the BBC

    Exploration of the BBC's long love affair with the lives and works of the Bronte sisters.

    BBC Four

  34. The Quiet in the Land

    Glenn Gould's documentary about the Mennonite community at Red River, Manitoba.

    BBC Radio 3

  35. Easter 1916: The Enemy Files

    Michael Portillo charts the story of the Easter Rising from the British point of view.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  36.

    In Search of Southern Hospitality

    Comedian Rich Hall investigates the true meaning of American southern hospitality.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Murmur

    Julia Blackburn reads her poem about the death of her husband and flocks of starlings.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    The Panama Papers

    A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions.

    BBC Radio 4

  39.

    A Dirty Secret

    Mary-Ann Ochota visits Bangladesh and India to ask why 2.3bn people lack adequate toilets.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    A Dancer Dies Twice

    First deaths and last dances - when a dancer's body begins to change.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Three-sided Football

    Ian McMillan presents the story of a baffling game with three sides and only three rules.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Can Seb Coe Save Athletics?

    Steve Cram questions Lord Coe, the IAAF president, on doping and corruption in athletics.

    BBC One

  43. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick

    Tribute to the composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, with performances and documentary.

    BBC Four

  44. #welshteens: My Perfect Body

    How illnesses like anorexia and body dysmorphia are on the rise among Welsh teenagers.

    BBC One Wales

  45. 1916: The Irish Rebellion

    Liam Neeson narrates an account of the Dublin Easter uprising of 1916.

    BBC Four

  46. Life in Debt Valley

    An observational documentary looking at lives lived on a shoestring in the Welsh Valleys.

    BBC One

  47. Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man for Sport Relief

    Eddie Izzard travels to South Africa to run 27 marathons in 27 days.

    BBC Two

  48. A' Suathadh Ri Iomadh Rubha

    The lives and work of the Campbell family of Ness in writing, performance and music.

    BBC ALBA

  49. Eoin Mac Néill - Fear Dearmadta 1916

    Irish language documentary examining the life and legacy of Eoin Mac Néill.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  50. Banking on Benefits

    A food bank in Rhyl battles to feed a town where a quarter of the population is unemployed

    BBC Radio Wales

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