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  1. A Match for Europe?

    James Traynor examines the quality of Scottish football over the last twenty years.

    BBC One Scotland

  2. The Brontes' Piano

    Catherine Bott explores the Bronte sisters' musical world through their restored piano

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Still Bill: The Bill Withers Story

    With concert footage and interviews, an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers.

    BBC Four

  4. The Narrow Road to the Disaster Zone

    Stephen Henry Gill follows poet Basho's path to areas of Japan devastated by the tsunami.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. The Wicked Pickett: The Life and Times of Wilson Pickett

    Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who and a Wilson Pickett fan, profiles the soul star.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  6. The Break Up

    Stephen Walker looks at what insights Irish independence can offer the Scottish people.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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    Japan: Coping With Disaster

    What does the response to last year's tsunami and meltdown tell us about modern Japan?

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Taigh Ali

    A trip from South Uist to India in the company of Ali and Mary Ann Mohammed's daughters.

    BBC ALBA

  9. QPR: The Four Year Plan

    The turbulent and dramatic developments that led to QPR's promotion to the Premier League.

    BBC Two

  10. Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat

    Documentary following disabled Nic Hamilton as he embarks on a career in motor racing.

    BBC One

  11. Frost on Interviews

    Sir David Frost looks back over nearly 60 years of the television interview.

    BBC Four

  12. The Hidden Art of Islam

    Rageh Omaar examines figurative Islamic art and the controversy surrounding it.

    BBC Four

  13. The Topping Tooters of the Town

    William Lyons conjures the brash and brilliant music of the 500-year-old bands of waits

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    The Teenage Pregnancy Myth

    Do assumptions about teenage pregnancy stand up to scrutiny? Miranda Sawyer investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. There is Business Like Show Business

    Will Young explores the hidden world of industrial musicals

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Gambling, Addiction and Me: The Real Hustler

    Alexis Conran finds out what makes gambling, for some, a compulsion that can end in ruin.

    BBC Three

  17. Rights Gone Wrong?

    Andrew Neil travels to Europe to find out why Britain follows human rights laws.

    BBC Two

  18. Letting Go

    Documentary following a teenager with Down's syndrome as she prepares to leave home.

    BBC One

  19. Hounded

    Julia Paul looks at Irish greyhound breeding and what happens when they can no longer race

    BBC Radio Ulster

  20. The Real Upstairs Downstairs

    The real story of the Welsh servants who waited on the wealthier classes between the wars.

    BBC Radio Wales

  21. The Keys to Number 10

    Journalist John Hopkins looks at a rugby nation's obsession with the number 10 jersey.

    BBC Radio Wales

  22.

    The Asian Youth Movements

    Zaiba Malik on the Asian youth movements in the 1970s who fought for justice and equality.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Cheats and Champions

    Edi Stark talks to banned Scottish cyclist David Millar.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  24. Writing Madness

    Vivienne Parry takes her diagnoses of literary heroines into the early 20th century.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Remembering Frank - A Tribute to Frank Carson

    Eamonn Holmes leads a collection of tributes to the comedian, who died in February.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  26. North of the Border - The Rise of Mexican Music

    Robin Denselow examines the growing influence of the Mexican drug ballad, or narcocorrido.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. We Won't Drop the Baby

    Documentary following the joys and hurdles of disabled parenting over a six month period.

    BBC One

  28. Rita Simons: My Daughter, Deafness and Me

    Documentary following Rita Simons as she deals with her daughter's deteriorating hearing.

    BBC One

  29. The Anti-Social Network

    Richard Bacon attempts to track down three cyberbullies, one of whom has targeted him.

    BBC Three

  30. Under African Skies

    Ian Clarke went to Africa 20 years ago as a medic - now he's the mayor of Kampala.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  31. Frank Wild: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero

    Charting the return of explorer Frank Wild's newly discovered remains back to Antarctica.

    BBC One

  32. Beyond Disability: Adventures of A Blue Badger

    Nikki Fox uses her mobility scooter and sense of humour to investigate disability in 2012.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  33. How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story

    How F1 car maker Gordon Murray has designed an inexpensive, lightweight city car for all.

    BBC Four

  34. Sweet Home Alabama: The Southern Rock Saga

    How the 1970s rebel rock bands of the American Deep South rose up and conquered the world.

    BBC Four

  35. Dickens in Parliament

    Carolyn Quinn discovers how Dickens was inspired by his time as a Westminster journalist.

    BBC Parliament

  36.

    The Man Who Discovered Egypt

    Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.

    BBC Four

  37. Scotland's Titanic

    Susan Morrison uncovers the Titanic's fateful predecessor, the Norge disaster of 1904.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  38. Japan One Year On

    A programme marking the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

    BBC News Channel

  39. Simon Weston - My Falklands

    Thirty years after the Falklands War, Simon Weston recalls the days that changed his life.

    BBC Radio Wales

  40. Just a Minute's Indian Adventure

    Nicholas Parsons looks at how Just a Minute inspired players in Indian colleges

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Art Disrupted: Damien Hirst and Co

    Damien Hirst and others reflect on the forces that produced a brash, bold group of artists

    BBC Radio 4

  42. The Secret Policemen

    Barbara Collins looks at the secret lives of Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  43. Green Gold: The Bamboo Boom

    Could bamboo prove to be 'green gold' for Nicaragua's poor? Mike Wooldridge reports.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Fathers and Sons - From the Falklands to Helmand

    Two Falklands veterans with mixed feelings about having sons in the military.

    BBC Radio Wales

  45.

    The Mystery of the Holy Thorn

    Who cut down Glastonbury's 'holy thorn' tree? And why did it matter to so many people?

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Word for Word

    Paul Allen examines the use of verbatim eyewitness accounts and legal evidence in theatre.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Angelic Voices: The Choristers of Salisbury Cathedral

    The story of choristers at Salisbury Cathedral from 900 years ago to the present day.

    BBC Four

  48. In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World

    How the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth have transformed the modern world.

    BBC Two

  49. The Doors - The Story of LA Woman

    The amazing story of The Doors' landmark album LA Woman, released in 1971.

    BBC Four

  50. Reggie Yates: Teen Gangs

    Reggie Yates searches for the reasons behind the often deadly world of teenage gangs.

    BBC Three

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