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  1. Shedding Hippie Blood: The Altamont Story

    Huey Morgan tells the story of the Rolling Stones' 1969 Let It Bleed tour.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  2. Open the Vaults

    Razia Iqbal investigates banks as patrons of art.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Why Beauty Matters

    Philosopher Roger Scruton makes a case for the importance of beauty.

    BBC Two

  4. The Ladies of Pleasure

    Comedian Susan Morrison investigates a 1775 guide to women in the sex trade.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  5. Shelved

    How the politics of the late 1970s affected the most popular TV series' of the time.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Sable Island - A Dune Adrift

    Sable Island, a sand dune in the Atlantic, is crucial to the world and our imagination.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Harry Worth: The Man in the Window

    Glenn Mitchell celebrates the life and work of entertainer Harry Worth.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. For Art's Sake - The Story of Ballets Russes

    Celebrating the achievements of Ballets Russes under Diaghilev's guidance.

    BBC Four

  9. Rhodri Morgan: Portrait of a First Minister

    Gareth Jones provides a unique insight into the life of Rhodri Morgan.

    BBC One Wales

  10. He Shall Overcome: Pete Seeger at 90

    Billy Bragg tells the story of Pete Seeger's remarkable life in folk music and politics.

    BBC Radio 2

  11. Protected by Faith

    John Waite investigates the work of the Vatican Secret Archives laboratory.

    BBC Radio 4

  12.

    Here We Come

    John Waite tells the story of The Monkees, the successful 1960s pop group.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Back from the Brink: How a Shipyard Defied Closure

    Russell Walker looks at the 1999 fight to stop the closure of the Kvaerner Govan shipyard.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  14. Scotland's Conspiracy Files

    A fresh look at the events building up to the Scottish devolution referendum in 1979.

    BBC Two Scotland

  15. Stuart: The Day My Life Changed

    How Stuart Mangan is moving on with his life after being paralysed in a rugby match.

    BBC Three

  16. Alan Bennett: Dinner at Noon

    In the Crown Hotel in Harrogate, Alan Bennett reflects on the subject of class.

    BBC Two

  17. Towering Ambition

    Adil Ray follows the inaugural campaign to correct UK architecture's ethnic imbalance.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  18. Being Alan Bennett

    A rare glimpse into the life and work of Alan Bennett, one of the UK's best-loved writers.

    BBC Two

  19. Li Yuan Chia

    Sally Lai explores why Chinese artist Li Yuan Chia made a home for artists in Cumbria.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Green Wales: How Green Was My Quarry?

    Tracing Gerard Morgan-Grenville, founder of the Centre for Alternative Technology.

    BBC One Wales

  21. Even Better Than The Real Thing: The Top of The Pops Albums

    Noddy Holder looks back at the 1970s phenomenon that was the Top of The Pops albums.

    BBC Radio 2

  22. Heartbreak Science

    Following the scientists on the frontline of heart science.

    BBC Two Scotland

  23. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Lolita?

    Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith goes on the trail of author Vladimir Nabokov.

    BBC Four

  24. World of a Child: Kamal Hussein

    Documentary about an immigrant child at play in Cardiff's Tiger Bay in the 1960s.

    BBC Four

  25. Who Cares in Wales?

    A special investigation into who is taking care of the care industry in Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  26. In the Spirit of Diaghilev

    Performance from Sadler's Wells to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ballets Russes.

    BBC Four

  27. Green Wales: What's the Point?

    Sarah Dickins explores the changes people in Wales are making in an attempt to be greener.

    BBC One Wales

  28. Very Nearly an Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story

    Stephen Merchant celebrates the comedy writing partnership of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

    BBC Radio 2

  29. Best of Maida Vale

    Charles Hazlewood presents the best of BBC Maida Vale Studios anniversary celebrations.

    BBC Radio 2

  30.

    The Kalevala: Finland's National Epic

    Nick Hennessey explores the mythical world of Finland's national poem, The Kalevala.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Van Gogh: Seeing Red

    Exploring the mind of painter Vincent van Gogh through his extraordinary letters.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Bach Fever!

    How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Affluent Workers Revisited, Revisited

    Sarfraz Manzoor revisits a 1980s sociological study of Luton with Professor Fiona Devine.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Adventure Sulasgeir An-diugh/Adventure Sulasgeir Today

    Updating the story of the gannet hunters of Ness, first broadcast in 1962.

    BBC ALBA

  35. Spitting In Russian

    Roger Law of Spitting Image heads to Russia on a quest to find puppeteers

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Tales from Romania - 20 Years After Ceausescu

    Bob Wylie tells the story of modern Romania.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  37. Walking on the Moon

    Buzz Aldrin tells the story of the 1969 moon landing.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  38. Air an Oir/Runrig

    Documentary looking at the roots of Runrig's musical influences.

    BBC ALBA

  39. Bothan air a' Phreiridh/Cabin on the Prairies

    Iain MacPherson takes his friend Ewen MacKay on a journey to the Canadian prairies.

    BBC ALBA

  40.

    Tiugainn a Dhannsa

    The place of village halls at the heart of communities across Scotland.

    BBC ALBA

  41. Na h-Òganaich

    After 35 years, legendary Gaelic group Na h-Òganaich are back in the recording studio.

    BBC ALBA

  42. A Song of Crotal and White An-diugh/A Song of Crotal and White Today

    Life on the Isle of Lewis as told by the MacDonald sisters, first broadcast in 1969.

    BBC ALBA

  43. Johnny Cash

    Beatha agus ceòl Johnny Cash. The life and music of the Man in Black, Johnny Cash.

    BBC ALBA

  44. Trump - An Tilleadh

    Billionaire Donald Trump is only one generation away from being a Gaelic speaker.

    BBC ALBA

  45. Eileen's Boys

    Eileen McCallum helps look after her grandchildren with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

    BBC Two Scotland

  46. Orson Welles over Europe

    Simon Callow looks at the career of Orson Welles after he went into self-exile in Europe.

    BBC Four

  47. Temple Records @ 30

    Songs, music and tales from those who recorded for Temple Records.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  48. Miles Jupp's Muscular Lines

    Can the patriotic poems which inspired boys a century ago still move young men today?

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Balaich a' Mhelodeon

    The story and music of Ness Melodeon Group, as told and played by the band members.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  50. Who Was Opal?

    The life of writer Opal Whiteley, whose childhood diary became a 1920s bestseller.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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