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  1. Take That Gary Barlow

    Carolyn Hitt recalls the 1986 BBC carol-writing competition in which she beat Gary Barlow.

    BBC Radio Wales

  2. HM The Queen

    The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. BBC Commonwealth Voices

    Hear about BBC Scotland's pop-up radio station from summer 2014.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  4. Gone to Earth

    Horatio Clare walks with former soldiers to see the Brecon Beacons through their eyes.

    BBC Radio Wales

  5. News Review of the Year

    Elaine McGee looks back on the year that was 2014.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  6. Splaoid nan Ciobar

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

    BBC ALBA

  7. An Dotair Mòr

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

    BBC ALBA

  8. 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

  10. Newyddion y Flwyddyn

    Alun Thomas a'i westeion sy'n bwrw golwg yn ôl ar rai o brif straeon y flwyddyn.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  11. Blwyddyn Slay

    Gary Slaymaker gyda golwg llai na difrifo yn edrych nôl dros ddigwyddiadau'r flwyddyn.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  12. When the Games Came to Glasgow

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

    BBC One Scotland

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    At Home with David Hockney

    Radio 4 documentary.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Sister Aimee

    The story of the glamorous woman who invented broadcast evangelism.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Naidheachdan na Bliadhna

    Naidheachdan na Bliadhna dà mhìle 'sa ceithir deug còmhla ri Aonghas Dòmhnallach.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  16.

    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

  17. All the Christmases

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

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Dylan Thomas: Rock and Roll Poet

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

    BBC News

  19.

    Speak Low, Speak Weill

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

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Sasha's Song

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

    BBC Radio 4

  21. India's Beats: The Hungry Generation

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

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    The City on the Couch

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

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Hip in a Hijab

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

    BBC Radio 4

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27.

    Mindfulness: Panacea or Fad?

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

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    Mein Kampf: Publish or Burn?

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

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Billionaire's Paradise: Inside Necker Island

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

    BBC Two

  30.

    The Secretaries of Juliet

    Jolyon Jenkins meets the women of Verona who answer letters sent to Shakespeare's Juliet

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31.

    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

  32.

    The Single Life

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

    BBC Radio 4

  33. The Inflating Shopping Basket

    Food journalist Andrew Webb charts food shopping trends since 1947.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Inez: A Challenging Woman

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

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  35.

    Can You Spot the Hidden Message?

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

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Gaeilgeoirí an Chogaidh Mhóir

    The story of Irish language speakers during WWI.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  37.

    Inside the Unit - Treating Disorder

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

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    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

  39. Fergusson - Burns' Forgotten Hero

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

    BBC One Scotland

  40. Gaming: The Rise of the Cyber Athletes

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

    BBC Sport

  41.

    JD Salinger's Spiritual Quest

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    Spoilsport: Science Stops Play

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

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

    Giles Fraser explores the personal moral response to inequality.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    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

  45.

    A Modern Magna Carta

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

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Tata: India's Global Giant

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

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Secrets of the Sleep Room

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

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King

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

    BBC One

  49. MH17 Unanswered

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

    BBC News

  50. The Children of the Holocaust

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

    BBC Four

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