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  1. Two Pints: Fags, Lads and Kebabs

    For Comic Relief, Lauren Laverne presents the story behind hit sitcom Two Pints of Lager.

    BBC Three

  2. Kilimanjaro: The Big Red Nose Climb

    Celebrities including Gary Barlow climb Africa's highest mountain for Comic Relief.

    BBC One

  3. Deborah 13: Servant of God

    Documentary about Deborah Drapper, a teenager who has grown up in a Christian family.

    BBC Three

  4. Celebrity Lives - Sharia Style

    Ajmal Masroor explores the pros and cons of settling civil disputes under Sharia law.

    BBC One

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    Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats: Benny Goodman

    Ken Clarke MP explores the life and music of Benny Goodman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Teen Cooks

    Chef Ricky Andalcio teaches two clueless teens how to prepare basic family meals.

    BBC Three

  7. Tom Driberg and Me: A Personal Portrait by William G Stewart

    William G Stewart tries to find out whether Labour politician Tom Driberg was a KGB spy.

    BBC Four

  8. Wendy Richard - A Tribute

    Alexander Armstrong narrates a special tribute to the actress.

    BBC One

  9. One Family in Wales

    Special show revisiting the Warner family ten years on, to see how their lives turned out.

    BBC One Wales

  10. Malaria: Return to Fever Road

    Documentary about the harsh realities of malaria within a rural Kenyan village community.

    BBC Four

  11. 18 Pregnant Schoolgirls

    How and why a group of American teenagers at the same school came in for pregnancy tests.

    BBC Three

  12. Wendy Richard: To Tell You the Truth

    Wendy Richard decided to make a film to help other people with cancer.

    BBC One

  13. Fish! A Japanese Obsession

    Charles Rangeley Wilson explores the Japanese people's passionate relationship to fish.

    BBC Four

  14. Japan in Colour: The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn

    A rare, privileged glimpse of Japan in the early 20th Century.

    BBC Four

  15. 1959: The Year that Changed Jazz

    A look at 1959 albums by Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman.

    BBC Four

  16. Hot Planet

    Professors Iain Stewart and Kathy Sykes look at global warming and the planet's future.

    BBC One

  17. India's Hospital Train

    The story of a train that brings medical assistance to people in rural areas of India.

    BBC Four

  18. E-coli

    A look at the findings of the inquiry into Wales' worst e-coli outbreak.

    BBC One Wales

  19. Not Letting It Be

    Matt Lucas looks at the tradition of music business satire.

    BBC Radio 2

  20. Gary: Young, Psychic and Possessed

    Documentary about Gary Mannion, a rising star in the world of spiritual healing.

    BBC Three

  21. Oil Spill - The Exxon Valdez Disaster

    Documentary retracing the errors that led to the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989.

    BBC Two

  22. Did Darwin Kill God?

    Conor Cunningham tries to overturn the view that Darwin's theory has weakened religion.

    BBC Two

  23. Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer

    Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings.

    BBC Four

  24. Japan: A Story of Love and Hate

    Documentary which tells a love story of survival in the world's second richest economy.

    BBC Four

  25. How Britain Got the Gardening Bug

    How British gardening has changed since WWII, from garden gnomes to decking mania.

    BBC Four

  26. Ruth, Rob and Sir Tom Do Vegas

    Story of how Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon took their TV characters to Vegas for Comic Relief.

    BBC Radio Wales

  27. Spoon, Jar, Jar, Spoon - The Two Sides of Tommy Cooper

    Rob Brydon's behind-the-scenes story of the bumbling, manic magician.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. Being Human Unearthed

    The cast and creator discuss the BBC Three hit drama in a behind-the-scenes special.

    BBC Three

  29. Courage Brothers

    Anne Muir tells the story of blind Scottish preacher George Matheson.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  30. How Woolies Became Wellies: One Woman's Fight for the High Street

    A former Woolworths manager battles to re-open the store as Wellworths.

    BBC One

  31. David Lean in Close-Up With Jonathan Ross

    Jonathan Ross takes a look into the life and times of acclaimed film director David Lean.

    BBC One

  32. The Real Fairytale of New York

    Paul English tells the story of student nurse turned singer Emma Curran.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  33. Calum's Cabin

    Calum's family have fulfilled his dying wish to give other children with cancer a holiday.

    BBC One Scotland

  34. Andre Previn: All the Right Notes

    Profile of the celebrated pianist, conductor and composer Andre Previn.

    BBC Four

  35. The Kindertransport Story

    Lord Attenborough tells of the British rescue mission to save children from the Nazis.

    BBC One

  36. Fifty Years Around the Clock

    The story of the first rock 'n' roll song to reach number 1. Featuring Sir Cliff Richard.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Hallelujah! The Story of Handel's Messiah

    Composer Howard Goodall marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death.

    BBC Two

  38. The Great British Songbook

    Simon Mayo celebrates the work of great British songwriters.

    BBC Radio 2

  39. Hillsborough

    Dylan Jones yn edrych ar drychineb Hillsborough. A look back at the Hillsborough disaster.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  40. Seamus Heaney: A Life in Pictures

    A tribute to the late poet Seamus Heaney, using BBC Northern Ireland's television archive.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  41. Madame Ecosse

    The story of Winnie Ewing's election win in Hamilton for the SNP in 1967.

    BBC ALBA

  42. Jim Clark: The Quiet Champion

    Portrait of enigmatic 1960s world Formula One champion and motor racing legend Jim Clark.

    BBC Four

  43. West End Jungle

    1961 documentary about the history and seedy reality of the sex industry in London's Soho.

    BBC Four

  44. Jackie Stewart: The Flying Scot

    Documentary about the eventful life of three-time Formula 1 world champion Jackie Stewart.

    BBC Four

  45. There's More Here Than I Thought

    Who was Winifred Gill? Writer Kate Mosse uncovers the life of an extraordinary woman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    The Wonder Cure?

    Matthew Hill investigates the drug Champix and its possible links to psychiatric illness.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Lyrics of Bob Dylan

    Music critic Laura Barton attempts to decode the lyrics of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

    BBC Radio 2

  48. Street Circus

    Midge Ure travels to Cape Town to visit Zip Zap School of Circus Arts for Social Change.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. The Belonging Story

    Documentary about Welsh drama Belonging, featuring interviews with the cast and writers.

    BBC One Wales

  50. Cherry Goes Drinking

    Documentary in which Cherry Chadwyck-Healey explores women's attitudes to alcohol.

    BBC Three

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