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  1. The Great British Wedding

    Mark Benton narrates a step-by-step guide to how the Brits tie the knot.

    BBC Four

  2. The Lost World of Arthur Conan Doyle

    Louise Welsh investigates how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle become an apostle of Spiritualism.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  3. Maureen ann an Los Angeles

    Maureen MacLeod continues her journey, now in the USA.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  4. My Weapon Is a Dog

    The young men who train and abuse their animals to make them vicious attack dogs.

    BBC Three

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    Hunting Haydn's Head

    Simon Townley learns how 'the father of the symphony' lost his head for 145 years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Carol Ann Duffy: Secular Prayers

    Compilation of works by Carol Ann Duffy, Britain's first ever woman Poet Laureate.

    BBC Four

  7. The Great Contemporary Art Bubble Update

    Updated documentary investigating the worldwide contemporary art market.

    BBC Four

  8. Eurovision: Jade's Story

    Documentary following Jade Ewen, winner of the BBC's Your Country Needs You competition.

    BBC One

  9. The Violent Highway

    Documentary looking at the history of violence in a single London street - The Highway, E1

    BBC Two

  10. Playing the Part

    Denise Welch returns to her home town to spend a week teaching in a real school.

    BBC One

  11. The Lions' Roar

    Documentary about the sporting and social impact of the Lions' 1974 tour to South Africa.

    BBC One Wales

  12. California Dreamin': The Mamas and the Papas

    Documentary about 1960s Californian pop group the Mamas and the Papas.

    BBC Four

  13. Michael Wood on Beowulf

    Focusing on Beowulf, historian Michael Wood traces English poetry back to the Dark Ages.

    BBC Four

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    Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business

    Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. The Race to Dover

    Jonathan Agnew explores the 1909 competition to fly across the English Channel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Scum

    Critic Mark Kermode examines the history of and controversy surrounding the 1979 film Scum

    BBC Radio 4

  17. For the Love of Prague

    The story of animator Gene Deitch, who lived in Prague during the years of communist rule.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  18. 10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight

    Michael Mosley investigates the latest scientific breakthroughs in slimming.

    BBC One

  19. Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

    Revisiting John Davidson, who featured in a 1988 BBC documentary about Tourettes.

    BBC One

  20. Fighting Passions

    Documentary featuring interviews with soldiers on the act that defines them: killing.

    BBC Two

  21. Burl Ives

    CP Lee celebrates the life, career and music of singer and Oscar-winning actor Burl Ives.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. The Body of Art

    Bob Dickinson explores the world of the body as performance art.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Kick Out the Kids

    Two overgrown homebirds flee the nest for five days to learn how to survive on their own.

    BBC One

  24. I Know Where I'm Going!: 50 Years On

    Programme made for the fiftieth anniversary of classic movie I Know Where I'm Going!

    BBC Two

  25. The Fallen: Legacy of Iraq

    Friends and family of those who died during the Iraq conflict talk about its legacy.

    BBC Four

  26. Meet the British

    A look at the government-made films created in order to sell an ideal Britain overseas.

    BBC Four

  27. Maureen ann an Los Angeles

    Maureen MacLeod, in Nevada, visits Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  28. Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records

    The story of Island Records, the Jamaican-founded record label built by Chris Blackwell.

    BBC Four

  29. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    Simon Armitage goes on the trail of one of the jewels in the crown of British poetry.

    BBC Four

  30. The Then and Now of Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali talks to Sir David Frost about his ideals, his life and his career.

    BBC Four

  31. Catch a Falling Star

    Leo Enright tells the story of the last meteorite of the millennium which fell on Ireland.

    BBC Radio 7

  32. It's Not What You Say, It's The Way That You Say It

    Graeme Duffin explores the problems and issues experienced by people who stammer.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  33. Kate Adie Returns to Tiananmen Square

    Kate Adie meets the eyewitnesses of the 1989 Beijing massacre to hear their testimonies.

    BBC Two

  34. A World of Pain: Meera Syal on Self-Harm

    Actress and writer Meera Syal meets young people who self-harm to find out why they do it.

    BBC Two

  35. Katie Price: The Jordan Years

    How glamour model Jordan went from notorious ladette to female icon.

    BBC Three

  36. Reading Dylan

    A programme dedicated to Dylan Thomas' most famous poetry.

    BBC Two Wales

  37. Medic One - Life and Death in London

    Highly-charged documentary following London's elite trauma team, Medic One.

    BBC One

  38. D-Day: Secret Maps

    How tens of thousands of maps were created for the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944.

    BBC Four

  39. The Horses of Spindles Farm

    Mike Embley follows the court case brought after the RSPCA raided a farm in Bucks in 2008.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. D-Day to Berlin: Newsnight Special

    Documentary acclaimed as the most important colour footage taken during WWII.

    BBC Four

  41. A' Sireadh Moire

    Pilgrims from South Uist go on a journey to a small village in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

    BBC ALBA

  42. Sam's Diabetes: The Search for a Cure

    Justin Webb finds out about type 1 diabetes, following the diagnosis on his son Sam.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. A Moment Too Soon

    Vivienne Parry investigates why we know so little about premature birth.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Exile

    Billy Kay speaks to Scottish exiles who carry their culture, music and history with them.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Charles Parker and The Radio Ballad

    Tim Blackmore and Gillian Reynolds celebrate the radical documentary series.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. The Age of Ming

    Sir Menzies Campbell's battle to shake off claims that he was too old to be Lib Dem leader

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Menotti

    Music writer Michael White tells the life story of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. The Spirit of Grunge

    Miranda Sawyer examines how the grunge movement influenced a generation of British youth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Calvin at 500

    William Crawley explores the life and legacy of the French reformer John Calvin.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  50. When Diets Go Wrong

    Actress Mikyla Dodd takes a tour through a whole range of dieting disasters.

    BBC Three

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