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  1. Kissling - Duin' Ioma Fhillte

    Dealbh air an dealbhadair Werner Kissling. A profile of photographer Werner Kissling.

    BBC ALBA

  2. Murchadh MacPhàrlain: Bard Mhealboist

    The Gaelic songwriter whose work was a catalyst for a new era of modern Gaelic music.

    BBC ALBA

  3. Behind Enemy Lines

    John McCarthy sheds light on the experiences of survivors of captivity.

    BBC Radio 2

  4. Friday Night Is Mercer Night: Pardon My Southern Accent

    Clarke Peters explores Johnny Mercer's Savannah roots and how they influenced his songs.

    BBC Radio 2

  5. The Candidates

    Shaun Ley examines the motivations of aspiring MPs; is a new type of candidate emerging?

    BBC Radio 4

  6. When a Mother's Love Is Not Enough

    Rosa Monckton explores the realities families face when caring for a disabled child.

    BBC One

  7. The Probate Game

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates the probate industry.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Calum Best: Brought Up by Booze - A Children in Need Special

    Calum Best travels the UK meeting children who are growing up with alcoholic parents.

    BBC One

  9. The Story of Silence

    Rev Lionel Fanthorpe explores silence in remembrance, religion, philosophy, music and art.

    BBC Radio Wales

  10. The Children Who Fought Hitler

    How children of the British Memorial School helped liberate Europe from the Nazis.

    BBC Four

  11. The School Report

    Documentary about the abolition of the 11-plus, with Chris Woodhead and Fiona Millar.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  12. Michael Portillo: Digging up the Dead

    How Spain is exhuming bodies from mass graves, the legacy of Franco's dictatorship.

    BBC Four

  13. The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court

    C-SPAN gains unprecedented access behind the scenes at the US Supreme Court.

    BBC Parliament

  14. The Inner World of Music

    Composer Matthew King discovers the extraordinary abilities of musical savants.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Journeys to Glory: The Spandau Ballet Story

    Jonathan Ross tells the story of one of the biggest UK bands of the 80s.

    BBC Radio 2

  16. Oulipo

    Ben Schott investigates Oulipo, the French experimental literary group.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall

    Documentary telling the story of the Berlin Wall and its impact on Berliners' lives.

    BBC Two

  18. Make Me an MP

    Documentary following ex-baggage handler John Smeaton's election campaign.

    BBC One

  19. Lads to Dads

    Belfast's youngest fathers, some still in their teens, reveal how they are coping.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  20. The Real Merlin and Arthur

    Stars of the hit series Merlin explore Wales's connections to the legend of King Arthur.

    BBC Two Wales

  21. Sorley MacLean

    The life and work of Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean.

    BBC ALBA

  22. Where Is Modern Art Now?

    Art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores the current state of British art.

    BBC Four

  23. 1989: Restitching the City

    Rosie Goldsmith looks at how the infrastructure of Berlin was reunited after the Wall fell

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Nightingale of the Nile

    Justin Adams explores the life of 20th-century Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. 1989: The '89 Generation

    Leading British politicians tell Anne McElvoy how the 1989 revolutions have shaped them.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. It Was A Dark and Stormy Night

    Ian Peacock reveals the dark and gothic life of Victorian writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Alexander Armstrong's Very British Holiday

    In 2009, many consumers are forgoing foreign holidays. Can Britain's destinations cope?

    BBC One

  28. In Search Of Beauty

    Erin O'Connor whose beauty defies convention discusses the significance of the superficial

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. What Is Beauty?

    Matthew Collings asks whether beauty is a matter of taste or a more universal concept.

    BBC Two

  30. Creachadh na Clarsaich/Plundering the Harp

    A documentary on the work of Derick Thomson, the renowned Gaelic poet.

    BBC ALBA

  31. The Horizon Guide to Mars

    How the possibility of life on Mars has fuelled man's quest to visit the Red Planet.

    BBC Four

  32. The Fastest Steam Car in the World

    A team of British engineers attempts to break the longest standing land speed record.

    BBC Two

  33. Tarred and Feathered

    Ruth McDonald searches for a woman who was attacked by the IRA in Northern Ireland in 1971

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The Art on Your Wall with Sue Perkins

    Sue Perkins explores the changing tastes in domestic art in post-war Britain.

    BBC Two

  35. Dennis Nilsen - Gradh a Bhais? (In Love With Death)

    The story of serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered 15 young men in the 1980s.

    BBC ALBA

  36. Seobhrach as a' Chlaich

    The life and verse of Professor Donald MacAulay. With fellow poet Angus Peter Campbell.

    BBC ALBA

  37. Burning Down the House

    Marking the 175th anniversary of the destruction of the Palace of Westminster by fire.

    BBC Parliament

  38. Alesha Dixon: Who's Your Daddy?

    Singer Alesha Dixon investigates the potential fallout of not knowing who your father is.

    BBC Three

  39. He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Naughty Boy

    Comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar celebrates Monty Python's The Life of Brian.

    BBC Radio 2

  40. Johnny Cash: The Story of Folsom Prison

    Documentary exploring Johnny Cash's concert at Folsom State Prison in California in 1968.

    BBC Four

  41. The Songs The Beatles Gave Away

    Bob Harris delves into the music written but not necessarily recorded by The Beatles.

    BBC Radio 2

  42. MPTV: 20 Years of Commons on Camera

    David Wilby looks back at 20 years of television broadcast of parliamentary proceedings.

    BBC Parliament

  43. A Jewel in the Comedy Crown

    Jason Manford celebrates the life of entertainer Jimmy Jewel.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. The House That Jazz Built

    Paul Merton celebrates Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Bob Marley: The Chrysler Year

    The year Bob Marley spent driving a forklift truck in the Chrysler car factory in Delaware

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Pilgrims

    Tracing the Northern Irish pilgrims who flock to the controversial shrine of Medjugorje.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  47. Megan: Let Me Grow Up

    Rites-of-passage documentary about withdrawn teenager Megan.

    BBC Three

  48. Ugly Beauty

    Art critic Waldemar Januszczak argues that beauty is still to be found in modern art.

    BBC Two

  49. The Man Behind the Masquerade

    Documentary about artist Kit Williams, best known for his pictorial storybook Masquerade.

    BBC Four

  50. Mind Your Slanguage

    Benjamin Zephaniah examines why Jamaican patois is the slang of choice for UK teenagers.

    BBC Radio 4

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