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  1. Play the Game

    History of the Boys Clubs of Wales and what they meant to famous sporting personalities.

    BBC Two Wales

  2. The Parrot Sketch

    Tony Hawks hears from some talkative parrots and the people who choose to live with them

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. 1970 Soundscape

    A soundscape of 1970 - a guide to the year's events with news clips and music.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  4. The Last Post

    Pigeon Post has been around forever. Can it survive in the modern world?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Pocket Cinema

    Matthew Sweet asks how the mobile phone is transforming the way we watch and make movies.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Scissor Sisters: Scary Monsters and Super Freaks

    Richard O'Brien tells the story of American band Scissor Sisters.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  7. In Search of the Holy Whale

    Marc Riley, Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker search for whales off the coast of Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. The Glasgow Effect

    Glasgow's sicker than it should be. Why? Iain Macwhirter investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Honest Musician's Fear of Accidental Plagiarism

    What happens when a songwriter accidentally copies someone else's song?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Teenage Kicks

    Aasmah Mir finds out what teenagers are really doing in sexual relationships.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Ready Steady Drink

    Emily Atack looks at the UK's culture of drinking games and asks if they should be banned.

    BBC Three

  12. Smoking and the Bandits

    Investigating the multibillion pound world of the criminal tobacco trade.

    BBC One Scotland

  13. The Highest Court in the Land: Justice Makers

    Justices of the Supreme Court discuss the nature of justice and how they make decisions.

    BBC Four

  14. Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs

    Mark Knopfler talks about how his songs have been influenced by his life and roots.

    BBC Four

  15. The Shirt Factory Horn

    Engaging and poignant documentary charting the work and legacy of Derry's shirt factories.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  16. Justice: A Citizen's Guide to the 21st Century

    Testing the philosophies of Bentham, Kant and Aristotle against contemporary problems.

    BBC Four

  17. Women of Burberry

    Charting the progress of the women who were laid off by Burberry four years ago.

    BBC One Wales

  18. The Pox Doc

    Raymond Maw reflects on his career in Genitourinary Medicine at Belfast's Royal Victoria.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  19. Scenes from a Teenage Killing

    Film exploring the impact of teenage killings on families and communities across Britain.

    BBC Four

  20. Aillse Broillich

    Catriona Murray's personal story of breast cancer. Repeat.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

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    Hey Mr Salinger

    Joanna Smith Rakoff explores JD Salinger's relationship with fans who wrote him letters

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Brief Encounters - A World View of Cinema

    Matthew Sweet debates and assesses the state of cinema and cinemas in the world today.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Northern Exposure: A Cold Wind in Oldham

    Oldham Council has to make cuts of £25 million. Where will the axe fall? Who will be hit?

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    In Pursuit of Happiness

    Claudia Hammond looks at the government's plan to measure the nation's happiness.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Corporate Karma

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates yoga. As it goes mainstream, what's happened to spirituality?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26.

    A Coat, a Hat and a Gun

    A reappraisal of Raymond Chandler, the Englishman who invented the PI as we know him.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. How to Get into Oxford

    Riazat Butt follows a group of ambitious teenagers applying to Oxford University.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Laura Hall: My Battle with Booze

    Film about the woman who was given the first ever UK National Drinking Banning Order.

    BBC Three

  29. Pleasure and Pain with Michael Mosley

    Michael Mosley attempts to understand how pleasure and pain work.

    BBC One

  30. Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain

    Andrew Neil explores the reasons for public school boys' rise to power in Britain.

    BBC Two

  31. Homemade - A Flavour of Scotland

    A selection of short films which take a fresh look at Scotland's favourite foods.

    BBC Two Scotland

  32. Celebrity Activists

    Greta Scacchi explores celebrity activism: is it good, bad, or perhaps just inevitable?

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Grey FM

    Following the radio show presented by pensioners Jimmy, Colette, Sean and friends.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  34. Outside the Court

    Discovering the stories behind ordinary people awaiting the judgement of the law.

    BBC Four

  35. Wales and the Five Other Nations: The England Game

    Chris Corcoran presents a personal take on growing up with the Six Nations championship.

    BBC One Wales

  36. Abraham Lincoln: Saint or Sinner?

    Documentary re-assessing the reputation of American president, Abraham Lincoln.

    BBC Four

  37. The Secret Life of Waves

    Film that shows how ocean waves are not only beautiful but also profoundly important.

    BBC Four

  38. The Truth about the Roma

    Jolyon Jenkins asks whether the Roma in Britain are villains or victims?

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Lighthouse Stevensons

    The story of the remarkable family who tamed the wild Scottish coastline.

    BBC Two Scotland

  40.

    The Music That Melted

    Under a full moon and the Northern Lights, Richard Coles hears the Ice Music of Norway.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. I Heart Milton Glaser

    Alastair Sooke tells the story of one of the most iconic logos in the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Who Gets the Best Jobs?

    Richard Bilton investigates how privilige effects access to professions in modern Britain.

    BBC Two

  43. Rebuilding Afghanistan

    Territorial Army Major Will Robson gives an insider's insight into the mission in Helmand.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    In Denial - Climate on the Couch

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates the psychology of climate change - why aren't we more worried?

    BBC Radio 4

  45. A Boy in Harris - an-diugh

    Donnie Macsween was the boy in the 60s film, but how has life turned out for him since?

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  46. La Chanson de Serge: The Serge Gainsbourg Story

    The late Malcolm McLaren visits the people and places central to Serge Gainsbourg's story.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  47. From Haiti's Ashes

    Looking at the reconstruction attempts in Haiti after the earthquake of 12 January 2010.

    BBC Two

  48.

    Do We Really Need the Moon?

    Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores the moon's relationship to our planet.

    BBC Two

  49. Fig Leaf: The Biggest Cover-Up in History

    The history of the humble fig leaf throughout 2,000 years of western art and ethics.

    BBC Four

  50. Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

    Documentary profiling composer Sergei Rachmaninoff with music conducted by Valery Gergiev.

    BBC Four

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