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  1. Hacked to Pieces

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates whether we have lost the war on cybercrime.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. The Narnia Code

    CS Lewis expert Dr Michael Ward explains the hidden meaning behind the Narnia Chronicles.

    BBC One

  3. Dorset Days: A Year in the Life of Longhorn Jim

    Documentary about Falklands War veteran Jim Armstrong's new life as a Dorset farmer.

    BBC Four

  4. Losing the Habit

    The story of the Vatican reforms in 1965 that forced nuns to abandon a life of seclusion.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Young John Paul II - Witness to Evil

    Drama-documentary tracing the formative experiences on Karol Wojtyla's path to the Vatican

    BBC One

  6.

    The Balancing Bluebottle

    Story of the film pioneer making natural history films in his back garden.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Let's Get Lost

    Documentary about the legendary jazz trumpeter and occasional singer, Chet Baker.

    BBC Two

  8. Who Killed the Honey Bee?

    How an affliction is wiping out bees worldwide, which may affect global food production.

    BBC Four

  9. Calling Time on the Binge Drinkers

    French businessman PY Gerbeau examines our cultural obsession with drinking to excess.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Cutting Loose

    Programme following three competitors in the Scottish Prisons hairdressing competition.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  11. Georgia's Story: 33 Stone at 15

    A Welsh teen travels to a US academy in an attempt to tackle her chronic obesity.

    BBC One

  12. Here Come the Tattie Howkers

    Looking at the Irish potato pickers who used to come to Scotland for the harvest each year

    BBC Two Scotland

  13. France's Forgotten Concentration Camps

    Investigating the concentration camps set up in France to hold Spanish Civil War refugees.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. The New Hindu Fundamentalists

    Navdip Dhariwal investigates the rise of Hindu fundamentalism in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Ladies of Leisure

    The lives of women in Saudi Arabia are explored by Felicity Finch in a women-only hotel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. The Keskidee

    Alan Dein uncovers the history of the Keskidee, the first black arts centre in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Single Girls

    Joan Burnie finds out what life is like for Scotland's increasing number of single women.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  18. Memorial Service

    Coverage of the memorial service for the victims of the helicopter crash on the 1st April.

    BBC Two

  19. When Real Women Wore Minis and Real Men Drove Them

    Francesco da Mosto celebrates the original Italian Job movie, made in 1969.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Kirsten's Topless Ambition

    Presenter Kirsten O'Brien tries to decide whether to take her clothes off for a lads' mag.

    BBC Three

  21. Barbado'ed: Scotland's Sugar Slaves

    A look at the descendants of the Scottish POWs sent to Barbados in the 17th century.

    BBC Two Scotland

  22. Calendar Girls: 10 Years On

    The inside story of the original WI Calendar Girls, from the first shoot to the last.

    BBC One

  23. Best: Made in Belfast

    A behind-the-scenes look at the production of BBC drama Best: His Mother's Son.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  24. Miles Jupp - By Jove Carruthers!

    We all know the phrase, but who was he? Miles Jupp goes in search of the real Carruthers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Life as an Old New Mum

    Dinah Lammiman meets 58-year-old Sue Tollefsen, one of Britain's oldest new mums.

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    A Baby Asbo

    Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Cloudspotting

    Drawing on science, meteorology and mythology for a trip through the world of clouds.

    BBC Four

  28. Peter Green: Man of the World

    After battling mental illness, ex-Fleetwood Mac frontman Peter Green recorded again.

    BBC Four

  29.

    Anuta - An Island Governed By Love

    Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. The Great British Foreign Holiday

    Mark Benton narrates a clip show looking at the Brits when they go abroad.

    BBC Four

  31. Bobby Bland: Two Steps from the Blues

    Documentary about the life and music of gospel, jazz and blues singer Bobby 'Blue' Bland.

    BBC Four

  32. Youth Hostelling: The First 100 Years

    The story of youth hostelling, told using archive film found at the YHA headquarters.

    BBC Four

  33. Two Pints: The Love Triangle

    As the nation decides Gaz's love life, a look at the love triangle of Gaz, Janet and Donna

    BBC Three

  34. Claire Richards: My Big Fat Wedding

    Claire Richards tries to go from overweight couch potato to a size 12 for her wedding.

    BBC Three

  35. Sent Off at Gunpoint

    Russell Walker presents a profile of Scottish footballer Willie Johnston.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  36. Fix My Fat Head

    Journalist Hannah Jones embarks on a six-month journey to try and lose weight.

    BBC One

  37. Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?

    How blues music travelled from southern USA to the heart of British pop and rock culture.

    BBC Four

  38.

    Foes Reunited

    Why are youths in Northern Ireland using social networking sites to spread sectarianism?

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Rewriting the Psychiatrist's Bible

    Matthew Hill investigates the links between psychiatrists and the pharmaceutical industry.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Happy Birthday Tommy Walker

    Nick Maes revisits and celebrates The Who's influential rock-opera, Tommy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41.

    R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals

    Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Flight of the Conchords: On Air

    Behind the scenes look at the cult comedy series about two Kiwi folk musicians.

    BBC Four

  43.

    World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?

    Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good or ill.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. The Six Faces of Henry VIII

    Can Ian Hislop create a photofit image of Henry VIII from the many created down the ages?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. A Very Theatrical Revolution

    Dominic Dromgoole goes in search of Shakespeare's indoor playhouse, Blackfriars Theatre.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    The Deighton File

    Novelist Len Deighton talks to Patrick Humphries about his life and writing career.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Maureen Ann am Fiji

    Maureen MacLeod visits Fiji while on her way to the USA.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  48. The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    Film about James Brown's gig in Boston the night after Martin Luther King's assassination.

    BBC Four

  49. Poetry Please: Thirty Years of the People's Poetry

    A behind the scenes look at the world's longest running poetry request programme.

    BBC Four

  50. Ian Hislop's Changing of the Bard

    A look at one of the most peculiar offices in the establishment, that of Poet Laureate.

    BBC Four

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