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  1. RBS: Inside the Bank That Ran Out of Money

    Charting how the Royal Bank of Scotland came near collapse in 2008 after a loss of £24bn.

    BBC One Scotland

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    Rupert Bear and Me

    Mark Radcliffe explores the continued success and appeal of the little white bear.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound

    Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4.

    Number One Forensic Detective Agency

    The story of how Botswana has become Africa's leading exponent of crime investigation.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Crying Waiting Hoping: The Story of Buddy Holly's Last Tour

    Steve Harley tells the story of the ill-fated Winter Dance Party.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  6. Maria Elena Holly: My Life with Buddy

    Maria Elena Holly talks to Don McLean about her eight-month marriage to Buddy Holly.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  7. Lulu: Something to Shout About

    A look at the life and career of British singer Lulu.

    BBC Two

  8. The Kid's Speech

    Moving documentary following the stories of three children who live with a stammer.

    BBC One

  9. Faster Than the Speed of Light?

    Have scientists at CERN discovered particles which challenge the theory of relativity?

    BBC Two

  10. Metro Man: An Inside Out Special

    How Sir John Hall was inspired to begin a retail revolution on Tyneside 25 years ago.

    BBC One

  11. David Suchet on Sid Field: Last of the Music Hall Heroes

    David Suchet uncovers the lost story of Sid Field, a huge comedy star in the 1940s.

    BBC Four

  12. Men of Arlington

    Documentary about the Irish labourer experience in London in the 50s and 60s.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  13. A Family Trial - The Murder of Maire Rankin

    The emotional inside story of an ordinary family going through an extraordinary ordeal.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  14. The Secret Life of Ice

    Dr Gabrielle Walker examines ice, one of the strangest substances in the world.

    BBC Four

  15. Frank Skinner on George Formby

    Frank Skinner follows the music hall star's rise to fame and explores his popularity.

    BBC Four

  16. I Never Tell Anybody Anything: The Life and Art of Edward Burra

    Andrew Graham-Dixon profiles the long-underrated 20th century artist Edward Burra.

    BBC Four

  17. The Story of Music Hall with Michael Grade

    Talking to enthusiasts and performers, Michael Grade traces the history of the music hall.

    BBC Four

  18.

    Roger's Rabbits

    Roger Law takes a look at the 'fancy': the wonderful world of show rabbits

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Lawrence in New Mexico

    Geoff Dyer explores DH Lawrence's life-changing experiences in New Mexico in the 1920s.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Young, Foreign and Over Here

    Five young Eastern Europeans reveal the harsh realities for an immigrant in Britain.

    BBC Three

  21.

    Angels In the North

    Gabrielle Drake looks at regional theatre through the story of Manchester's Royal Exchange

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22.

    The Young Italians

    Young Italian professionals working in the UK reveal how their economy has cast them out.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Young Nuns

    Documentary following two women in their early twenties as they prepare to become nuns.

    BBC One

  24. Reincarnation: You Only Live Twice?

    Meera Syal narrates the stories of British Hindus who believe in reincarnation.

    BBC One

  25. The Future State of Welfare with John Humphrys

    John Humphrys talks to people with the most to lose if the welfare state is eroded.

    BBC Two

  26. Operation Jericho

    Martin Shaw takes to the skies to rediscover one of the most audacious raids of WWII.

    BBC Two

  27. Upside Down: The Creation Story

    Profile of the UK's most inspired and dissolute independent record label, Creation.

    BBC Four

  28. Andy Hamilton's Search for Satan

    Documentary exploring who Satan is, where he comes from and what he has been up to.

    BBC Four

  29.

    The War Brides Return

    Testimony from the women who sailed across the Atlantic to join their servicemen husbands.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    The Leonardo Detectives

    Art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, explores the mysterious world of art attribution.

    BBC Radio 4

  31.

    Mind Myths

    Claudia Hammond slays common myths about the brain and its workings.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    The State of Israel

    At a time of change and turmoil in the Middle East, what is happening inside Israel?

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    The Poppy Factory

    Stories from The Poppy Factory in Surrey, where poppies are made for Remembrance Sunday.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Spike Milligan - The Serious Poet

    Spike Milligan's three daughters discuss how their father's serious poetry reflected him.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    The Lobotomists

    Why were tens of thousands of people lobotomised in the 1940s and 50s in the UK and US?

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Bleached Bone and Living Wood

    Christine Finn visits the house that was the poet Wilfred Owen's final refuge in France.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Stormchaser: The Butterfly and the Tornado

    Tornado researcher Sam Hall takes a road trip across the US in search of violent storms.

    BBC Three

  38. Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure

    Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci.

    BBC One

  39. Tintin's Adventure with Frank Gardner

    Frank Gardner sets out to trace the first adventure of Tintin.

    BBC Two

  40. Mini Adventure

    How three intrepid Ulstermen travelled overland by car from Belfast to Singapore in 1962.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  41. The Road to Nowhere

    On the eve of its 25th anniversary, Sally Boazman examines impact of the M25.

    BBC One

  42. Pearl Jam Twenty

    Portrait of Pearl Jam by Cameron Crowe, using 20 years of rare and unseen footage.

    BBC Four

  43. Monte Cassino

    The history of the battles surrounding the Italian hill-top monastery of Monte Cassino.

    BBC ALBA

  44. Life in a Day

    Feature film which documents a single day on earth through a multitude of perspectives.

    BBC Two

  45. Schtzngrmm

    Alan Dein tells the remarkable story of Austrian 'concrete poet' Ernst Jandl.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    The British Germans

    Why many thousands of former British army soldiers have settled in Germany.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Known unto God

    Mark Whitaker explores the discovery and re-burial of an unknown soldier from World War I.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    The Mysterious Mr Mercury

    Midge Ure goes in search of the real Freddie Mercury.

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    Oscar and Al Pacino

    An exclusive interview with Al Pacino about his passion for Oscar Wilde.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Wilson, Keppel and Several Bettys

    Barbara Windsor tells the story of the popular variety act Wilson, Keppel and Betty.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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