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  1. The Marx Brothers in Britain

    Glenn Mitchell profiles the visits to Britain of legendary comedy team The Marx Brothers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Tag Me Amadeus

    Sue Perkins has her soul rendered in sound, as she explores the art of 'sonic branding'.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. UK Cycling's Biggest Challenge Yet

    Jim White looks at the British bid to win the Tour de France.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Open Mic Night: No Electrickery Required

    A collection of open-hearted tales from a mic-less open mic night at The Catweazle Club.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Tom Jones at 70

    Documentary about Tom Jones - a living pop legend and international superstar.

    BBC One Wales

  6. This Sporting Life

    A look back at the extraordinary career of sportswriter Malcolm Brodie.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  7. Dancing With The Devil

    Rachel Johnson meets women, now in their 90s, who visited Germany in the 1930s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Nixon in the Den

    David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the embattled presidency of Richard Nixon.

    BBC Four

  9. Put Your Hands Together

    Nick Baker examines the irresistible impulse to put your hands together and clap.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Freedom from Fear: Aung San Suu Kyi

    Portrait of the life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Mike Wooldridge.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. A Girl's Guide to the Girl Guides

    Karen Dunbar explores 100 years of girl guiding in Scotland.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  12. Ain't Gonna Play Sun City

    Steven Van Zandt looks back at the role music played in the anti-apartheid movement.

    BBC Radio 2

  13. Sing When You're Winning

    Ian McMillan explores the rich history and variety of terrace chants in British football.

    BBC Radio 2

  14. Make Me a New Face: Hope for Africa's Hidden Children

    Ben Fogle investigates noma, a disease which eats the faces of Africa's poorest children.

    BBC Two

  15. For Queen and Country

    Documentary following the Grenadier Guards as they prepare to lead Trooping the Colour.

    BBC One

  16. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  17. The Big Noise

    The music of El Sistema changed lives in Venezuela. Can it work for deprived kids here?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  19. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  20. Frost on Satire

    David Frost looks into the power of political satire with the help of classic TV moments.

    BBC Four

  21. Steve Winwood: English Soul

    Profile of Steve Winwood, of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith.

    BBC Four

  22. The Paris Bouquinistes

    Kirsty Lang heads to Paris to tell the story of the riverside booksellers, les bouqinistes

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Lady Plays the Blues

    Cerys Matthews investigates why so few women play the blues.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Running with the Hare

    Peter Curran mingles with dogs, owners and punters at Ireland's top hare-coursing meeting.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Back Home: Wilson, the World Cup, and the 1970 General Election

    How Labour snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as England lost the World Cup Crown.

    BBC Radio 2

  26. 'The Black CNN': When Hip Hop Took Control

    As Public Enemy's Fight the Power turns 21, Jazzie B explores the political side of rap.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Glastonbury Poetry Diaries

    Five performance poets keep poetry diaries as they arrive for the Glastonbury Festival.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. A Doggerel Bard

    The comic poet Elvis McGonagall explores the world of satirical verse.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. A Strange, Enchanted Boy

    Eden Ahbez is known for just one song, but it was a song that became world famous.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Walk On By

    Nick Ross explores concerns that Britain has become a 'walk on by' society.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Common People - The Pulp Story

    Documentary about Britpop band Pulp, who were fronted by 6 Music's own Jarvis Cocker.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  32. A Design for Life - The Manic Street Preachers Story

    The story of the Welsh indie-rock band.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  33. Carnegie Classics

    Anne Fine examines the Carnegie Medal, the prestigious children's literature prize.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Summer of Glam

    Throw on some glitter and head back to the seventies and those sparkling days of glam rock

    BBC Radio Scotland

  35. Are You Having a Laugh? TV and Disability

    A look at the way disability has been portrayed on TV over the last 50 years.

    BBC Two

  36. The Sinking of the Lancastria

    From the French coast, Allan Little tells the story of Britain's worst maritime disaster.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Beckology - The Story of Beck Hanson

    The story alternative rock singer, musician and producer Beck.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  38. Nirvana - Nevermind and Suede - This is London

    A look at Nirvana's second album Nevermind and Suede's This is London.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  39. Far From The Madding Child

    Kati Whitaker goes in search of a child-free utopia among the elderly in Scotland.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Grayson Perry on Creativity and Imagination

    Artist Grayson Perry goes on a quest to discover what it means to be creative.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Scotland's Coalition Blues

    Iain McWhirter on why the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition has so few fans in Scotland.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. There's More to Life Than London

    Stuart Cosgrove explains why not everyone wants to live inside the M25.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Men about the House

    A look at five decades of the father in British sitcoms.

    BBC Four

  44. Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up

    Documentary looking at how rock 'n' roll has had to deal with growing up and growing old.

    BBC Four

  45. The Doll's House

    A peek inside the miniature world of the doll's house which enchants children and adults.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Gordon Kennedy agus a Dhealbh

    A unique portrait of actor Gordon Kennedy.

    BBC ALBA

  47. Shed Men

    Sharon Mascall investigates how in Australia, community sheds are saving lives.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. Biff Bang Pow: The Creation Story

    Steve Lamacq charts the rise and fall of the label that helped soundtrack the 1990s.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  49. Geoff's Personal Atlantic

    Geoff Holt is quadriplegic, but he recently sailed a catamaran across the Atlantic Ocean.

    BBC News

  50. Sunday Girl: The Blondie Story

    The story of Blondie presented by Toyah Willcox, featuring interviews with the band.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

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