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  1. Man on the Moon

    The story of the US space programme, including the space race and the first moon landing.

    BBC Four

  2. Maureen ann an San Francisco

    Maureen MacLeod discovers this famous city.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  3. Toscanini in His Own Words

    The legendary conductor speaks frankly about the music, politics and passions in his life.

    BBC Four

  4. Touring Round Torquay

    Steve Carver becomes a coach holiday courier on a six-day trip to south Devon.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Gordon's Women

    Martha Kearney explores whether or not Gordon Brown has a problem working with women.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Iraq United

    Hugh Sykes follows the Iraqi football team as they hope to unite their country.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Fiery Cross

    Billy Kay explores the effects of the American Civil Rights Movement on Scottish society.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  8. From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web

    Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Britney Spears Saved My Life

    A recreation of the video for Britney Spears's Hit Me, Baby, One More Time by her fans.

    BBC Three

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    Give Me the MoonLITE

    Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Macavity's Not There: TS Eliot in the 21st Century

    Michael Alexander on the place of TS Eliot, and poetry in general, in national culture.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Liz Smith's Summer Cruise

    Actress Liz Smith goes on an Adriatic cruise, the first real holiday of her life.

    BBC Four

  13. Journey to Armenia: Mandelstam - The Long Desired for Voyage

    Toby Litt scours Armenia for the spirit of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Maureen aig Prìosan Alcatraz

    Maureen MacLeod visits one of the most famous prisons ever.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  15. Planning for Pandemic

    Winifred Robinson follows the work of those battling to contain the spread of swine flu.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. What's Really in Our Food?

    Can we trust the food we eat? Reporters Tom Heap and Simon Boazman try to find out.

    BBC One

  17. The Zoo Crew

    A celebration of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland on its centenary.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  18.

    Biomimicry: Inspired by Nature

    Scientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Khmer Rock and the Killing Fields

    Robin Denselow explores Cambodia's rock and roll in the late '60s, known as 'Khmer Rock'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Anns a Mhoine

    Tom MacIver joins peat cutters in the west of Lewis.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  21. Frequently Asked Questions

    Ian Sansom examines the changing relationship between authors and their readers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Eye to the Telescope

    KT Tunstall explores our fascination with space and its influence upon musicians.

    BBC Radio 2

  23. Tennyson's Ulysses Revisited

    Poet Sean O'Brien explores Alfred, Lord Tennyson's great poem, Ulysses.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. The Hunt for Sexton Blake

    David Quantick profiles the long-lived fictional detective and adventurer Sexton Blake.

    BBC Radio 2

  25. The Hidden World of Jacques Cousteau

    Nick Haslam re-evaluates the renowned underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Benjamin Jealous: The Future of the NAACP?

    Gary Younge meets the new leader of America's oldest and largest civil rights organisation

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Gesualdo: Musician and Murderer

    Aled Jones on the bizarre life and tormented music of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Chips With Everything

    Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. The Grandfather of Self Help

    Kate Williams investigates the success and legacy of Samuel Smiles's 1859 book 'Self-Help'

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Expenses: The MPs' Story

    Becky Milligan talks to MPs about the media frenzy surrounding the expenses scandal.

    BBC Radio 4

  31.

    Last Chance for Africa's Elephants?

    How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory?

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Billy Liar: Fifty Years On

    Blake Morrison goes in search of the world evoked by Keith Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Baby Beauty Queens

    Documentary following three girls in the lead-up to the final of the Mini Miss UK contest.

    BBC Three

  34. Otto: Love, Lust and Las Vegas

    Film which follows a 21-year-old with Down's Syndrome during his coming-of-age year.

    BBC Three

  35. Ray Gosling: Bankrupt

    How TV presenter Ray Gosling was declared bankrupt and served with an eviction order.

    BBC Four

  36. Ray Gosling: Pension Crisis

    Ray Gosling looks at how company pension schemes are going bankrupt all over the country.

    BBC Four

  37. Ray Gosling: OAP

    TV presenter Ray Gosling talks about his life as a pensioner in semi-sheltered housing.

    BBC Four

  38. Gay Life After Saddam

    Aasmah Mir asks whether life has got worse for gay Iraqis since the fall of Saddam Hussein

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  39. A London Calling

    Angharad James, a Welsh priest whose vocation has taken her to a violent part of London.

    BBC Radio Wales

  40. Dave Kidney: Superstar

    Documentary following elderly wrestling champion Dave Kidney as he gears up for a fight.

    BBC One Scotland

  41. Can't Connect, Won't Connect

    Chris Bowlby finds out about the 'refuseniks' to the so-called 'digital revolution'.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Dawn to Dusk Safari

    Jonathan Scott follows the game trail in Botswana's Okavango Delta.

    BBC Four

  43. Britain's Most Embarrassing Parents

    Kirsten O'Brien peeks into the lives of ten families across the UK.

    BBC Three

  44. Tony: I've Lost My Family

    This film follows Tony as he becomes an adult and tries to reconcile with his family.

    BBC Three

  45. Tales Before the Stave

    Francis Fyfield unpicks the hidden codes of a beautiful 11th-century musical manuscript.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Written in Stone

    How an ancient stone inscription came to the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. The Fraud Capital of Britain

    Phil Kemp investigates the reputation of Thamesmead in south east London.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Selling Cheese to the Chinese

    The Europeans who are trying to persuade China's middle class to buy European fine foods.

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    Secrets of the Super Old

    How the oldest people on the planet are helping scientists to unlock the secrets of ageing

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Cat on A Hot Tin Roof

    Kwame Kwei-Armah tells the story of playwright Thomas 'Tennessee' Williams.

    BBC Radio 2

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