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  1. Pugin: God's Own Architect

    Richard Taylor charts Victorian Gothic architect Pugin's extraordinary life story.

    BBC Four

  2. David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating

    Documentary about fashion photographer, filmmaker, painter and sculptor David Bailey.

    BBC Four

  3. San Francisco's Year Zero: We Were Here

    Documentary looking at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco in 1981.

    BBC Four

  4. Phil Collins - King Of The Wild Frontier

    Presenter Patrick Humphries explores rock star Phil Collins' impressive Alamo collection

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Secret Catacombs of Paris

    Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Frank Dickens: Holy Mackerel - It's My Life!

    The creator of longest running strip 'Bristow' is celebrated by fellow cartoonists.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Death Row Dogs

    Death Row Dogs looks at the growing issue of illegal fighting dogs on Britain's streets.

    BBC One

  8. Viva Sweden

    Danny Robins takes listeners on a musical journey around the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  9. From The Valley to Vegas

    Factual programme taking a journey into the future of television.

    BBC News Channel

  10. Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery

    Dan Snow travels unravels the secrets of the Staffordshire Hoard.

    BBC Two

  11. Kraftwerk: The Men Who Invented Pop

    Celebrating the influential German band Kraftwerk, Alex Kapranos tells their story.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  12. Castle Commando

    Documentary looking at the paramilitary academy based at Achnacarry from 1942 to 1945.

    BBC Two

  13. Toni and Rosi

    Documentary about two piano-playing sisters from Vienna who escaped the Nazis.

    BBC Four

  14. Shane

    Wales rugby legend Shane Williams reveals the inside story of his rugby career and life.

    BBC Two

  15. Wild about Pandas

    Following giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang's resettlement in Edinburgh Zoo.

    BBC One Scotland

  16. Smiley's People

    Yellow circle. Black eyes. Happy mouth. Alastair Sooke explores the smiley face.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

    Documentary telling the story of Ozzy Osbourne's road to sobriety.

    BBC Two

  18.

    Famed For Its Knitting

    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Britain's Gay Footballers

    Amal Fashanu tries to discover why no professional football players come out as being gay.

    BBC Three

  20. Cutty Sark: National Treasure Reopened

    The dramatic story of the conservation of the Cutty Sark, the world-famous clipper ship.

    BBC Two

  21.

    Writing in Three Dimensions: Angela Carter's Love Affair with Radio

    Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Deaf Teens: Hearing World

    Documentary about five deaf teenagers taking their first steps into the hearing world.

    BBC Three

  23. Bomber Boys

    Colin and Ewan McGregor explore Bomber Command, a rarely told story from World War II.

    BBC One

  24. The Degner Defection

    Stephen Evans tells the story of daring East German defector Ernst Degner.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Depeche Mode: 101

    Documentary about Depeche Mode's attempts to break America in 1989.

    BBC Four

  26. Jo Brand on Kissing

    Jo Brand learns about the history and science of kissing and perfects her own technique.

    BBC Four

  27. The Scoop on Poop

    Dog fouling - the biggest complaint to most councils. Sheena McDonald explores the problem

    BBC Radio Scotland

  28. Oscar Sings

    Andrew Collins explores how the award for Best Song reflects a changing film landscape.

    BBC Radio 4

  29.

    The Unseeing Eye

    As Britain's last glass eye maker retires, Jolyon Jenkins explores the world of false eyes

    BBC Radio 4

  30. When Rock Chicks Ruled

    Sally Boazman explores the rise of female singer/songwriters in the 60s.

    BBC Radio 2

  31. Barbara Thompson: Playing Against Time

    Jazz saxophonist/composer Barbara Thompson's creative struggle with Parkinson's disease.

    BBC Four

  32. Lucian Freud: Painted Life

    Painted Life explores the life and work of Lucian Freud.

    BBC Two

  33. Bosnia - The Forgotten Victims

    Former British Colonel Bob Stewart returns to Bosnia and the killing ground of Srebrenica.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  34.

    The Battle for Egypt

    A year after the fall of President Mubarak of Egypt, what happened to the revolution?

    BBC Radio 4

  35. In the Pink

    A documentary about Edinburgh's unique LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  36.

    Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle

    How Tarzan has enjoyed 100 years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37.

    The Stationery Cupboard

    An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38.

    The 12 Inch Single

    Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Pedigree Dogs Exposed: Three Years On

    Follow-up to a film that lifted the lid on health and welfare problems for pedigree dogs.

    BBC Four

  40. Woof! A Horizon Guide to Dogs

    What science can tell us about dogs, and how man might treat them in the future.

    BBC Four

  41. The Joy of Disco

    How the much-derided music genre of disco actually changed the world.

    BBC Four

  42. Smallpox in Wales: The Forgotten Killer

    Documentary about the smallpox outbreak in South Wales in 1962 that claimed 19 lives.

    BBC Two Wales

  43.

    Boot Camp on a Boat: Still Sailing?

    Jolyon Jenkins returns to Hull to report on an innovative yacht scheme for young NEETs.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Fever Pitched: Twenty Years On

    Nick Hornby on the 20th anniversary of his best-selling football memoir Fever Pitch.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    In The Lounge With Rich Morton

    Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Bach's Choir

    Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47.

    Night Visions

    Poet Paul Farley flies over London in the police helicopter and reflects on the city below

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. Stop My Stutter

    A group of young people who stammer enrol on an intense speech therapy course.

    BBC Three

  49.

    Children of the Tsunami

    How the 2011 tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident have affected children's lives.

    BBC Two

  50.

    Feed Me to the Wind

    Across Britain, cremation ashes remain uncollected. Amanda Mitchinson investigates why.

    BBC Radio 4

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