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  1. The Cuckoo

    A fascinating insight into one of Nature's greatest cheats.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Esler on Eichmann

    Gavin Esler on the legacy of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, architect of the Holocaust.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Communist Cosmos

    Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Mo Ghuth na Thosd

    A personal account of dealing with throat cancer.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

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    Loud Organs His Glory

    The story of the great Victorian organ builder 'Father' Henry Willis.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Dead Fat

    Stephen Nolan finds out exactly how dangerous it is to be fat.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    Voodoo Wasps and Zombie Worms

    Could infection by parasites be at the root of human behaviour and even mental illness?

    BBC Radio 4

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    Into the Music Library

    An exploration of the strange (and strangely familiar) sound world of 'Library Music'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Chemist of Life and Death

    How chemist Fritz Haber saved billions from starvation - and pioneered gas warfare too.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Jules Verne's Volcano

    A year after the ash cloud, Chris Watson goes on his own volcanic adventure.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. The Sub 2-Hour Marathon: Sport's Holy Grail

    Chris Dennis asks what it would take to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Botox Britain: Your Face in Their Hands

    Kirsten O'Brien investigates the boom in cosmetic injections.

    BBC Three

  13. My Brother the Islamist

    Documentary in which a man sets out to reconnect with his radical Islamist stepbrother.

    BBC Three

  14. Dead Fat - The Big Debate

    Stephen Nolan discusses the obesity problem in Northern Ireland with a live audience.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  15. The Big Flutter: The Grand National on Film

    How TV shaped some of the best sports stories from the Grand National.

    BBC One North West

  16. The Sea Gangsters

    Tom Mangold investigates the growing ruthlessness of piracy in the Indian ocean.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles

    A biography of the space shuttle, from triumphs to tragedies, using the BBC archive.

    BBC Four

  18. Destination Titan

    The story of the space probe sent by British scientists to Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

    BBC Four

  19. Mento to Lovers Rock

    The Thing About Syd. Mark Radcliffe remembers the life and music of Syd Barrett.

    BBC Radio 2

  20. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  21. The Great Estate: The Rise & Fall of the Council House

    A history of one of Britain's greatest social revolutions - council housing.

    BBC Four

  22. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  23. Overnight Documentary

    Documentaries and features from the archive.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  24. Am Playhouse

    1/1 Cuid de mhuinntir Steòrnabhaigh ag innse sgeulachd seann Playhouse a' bhaile.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  25.

    Sylvie Simmons: The Rock Chick

    Islington-born Sylvie Simmons talks to Nick Barraclough about her life as a rock writer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Light Switch Project

    What happens when you switch on a light? Toby Jones discovers it is a question without end

    BBC Radio 4

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    Ghost Music

    Archaeologist Christine Finn taps her foot to ancient sounds not heard for millennia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. American Jihad

    Americans are facing a new threat from Islamic extremists inside their own country.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    James and the Giant Eagle

    James Aldred encounters one of the world's most powerful birds of prey, the Harpy Eagle.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Ladies' Man of Opera

    The surprising and touching story of how Richard Strauss' marriage inspired his music.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. The Story of Vaisakhi

    A look at the Sikh festival, with contributions from Sikh historians and religious experts

    BBC One

  32. Is Breast Best? Cherry Healey Investigates

    Cherry Healey explores the topical issue of breastfeeding and finds divided opinion.

    BBC Three

  33. The Gatwick Baby: Abandoned at Birth

    Film about a man, abandoned at Gatwick Airport as a baby, trying to find his birth mother.

    BBC Three

  34. Barrow

    How will the isolated, industrial town of Barrow, Cumbria, survive another recession?

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Mr Murgatroyd and Mr Winterbottom

    Nicholas Frankau profiles 1930s comedy duo Ronald Frankau and Tommy Handley.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. American: The Bill Hicks Story

    Animated documentary about the rollercoaster life of legendary US comedian Bill Hicks.

    BBC Four

  37. The Belfast Blitz

    Survivors of the WWII bombing campaign remember the raids that devastated the city.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  38.

    The Swedish Invasion

    Comedian Danny Robins explores the global Swedish cultural explosion conquering the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. What's the Point of Forgiveness?

    Bettany Hughes traces the history of the challenging virtue of forgiveness.

    BBC One

  40. Secrets of the Arabian Nights

    Richard E Grant visits Paris and Cairo to explore the history of the Arabian Nights.

    BBC Four

  41. It's Our Story: Liverpool's Own

    The story of a Liverpool institution, Lewis's department store, which closed last year.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Bailout Boys Go to Dublin

    The inside story of Ireland's bailout. Six months on, the main players tell their story.

    BBC Radio 4

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    David Hume and the Triumph of Reason

    Allan Little profiles the philosopher David Hume, born in 1711.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Strange Days: The Doors

    John Sugar tells the story of the LA band.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  45.

    Tales From the Digital Archive

    Christine Finn explores how authors' archive is kept, now they write on screens not paper.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    Fallout: The Legacy of Chernobyl

    Nick Ross investigates the health impact of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Does Christianity Have a Future?

    Ann Widdecombe examines whether the Christian faith is in terminal decline in the UK.

    BBC One

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    Erich Honecker's Rock and Roll Years

    Henning Wehn investigates 'Ostrock' - the East German rock and pop music scene.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. The Baby Born in a Concentration Camp

    The story of Anka Bergman, who gave birth to her daughter in a Nazi concentration camp.

    BBC One

  50. Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute

    The life of Elizabeth Taylor is celebrated by a host of stars.

    BBC Two

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