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  1. Kenny Everett - Here's Kenny

    Old friends help Mark Paytress delve into the life of a true radio pioneer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Cheaper than Walking

    Andy Kershaw explores the post-war golden age of British micro-cars

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Was Dracula Irish?

    Irish novelist Patrick McCabe explores the Irish influences on Bram Stoker's Dracula.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. 1962 - Love Me Do

    Stuart Maconie celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' Love Me Do.

    BBC One

  5. The Mavericks

    Mark Radcliffe looks back at The Velvet Underground, the influential band led by Lou Reed.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  6. Evicting the Earl

    Kevin Sharkey asks if wrestling Lough Neagh from the Earl of Shaftesbury is a good idea.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  7. Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours

    Film about the band based around the songwriting partnership of Difford and Tilbrook.

    BBC Four

  8. Lorgan Linda/Linda's Story

    The parents of Linda Norgrove take an emotional journey to Afghanistan.

    BBC ALBA

  9. Paul Carrack: The Man with the Golden Voice

    Documentary about Paul Carrack, who spent time in Ace, Squeeze and Mike and the Mechanics.

    BBC Four

  10. Betty Driver: So Little Time

    Bill Kenwright pays tribute to the singer and Coronation Street actress Betty Driver.

    BBC Radio 2

  11. Interrogators without Pliers

    Is it more effective to interrogate terrorist suspects with cruel or kind methods?

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Hollywood on the Tiber

    Mukti Jain Campion looks back at the heyday of Rome's most famous film studios.

    BBC Radio 4

  13.

    Hallucination: Through the Doors of Perception

    Geoff Watts explores the cultural and scientific story of hallucination.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Says Who?

    Rev Richard Coles explores morality for Radio 2's Faith in the World week.

    BBC Radio 2

  15. Edna O'Brien: Life, Stories

    Portrait of the Irish writer Edna O'Brien which explores both her work and her lifestyle.

    BBC Four

  16. World War Two: 1942 and Hitler's Soft Underbelly

    David Reynolds asks why Britain spent much of the war fighting in north Africa and Italy.

    BBC Four

  17. The Goddess of Art: Marina Abramovic

    Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a retrospective at MoMA in New York.

    BBC Four

  18. Martha, Meals and Malawi

    Following schoolgirl and blogger Martha Payne as she travels to Malawi.

    BBC One Scotland

  19. Love Me Do: The Beatles '62

    Stuart Maconie celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' Love Me Do.

    BBC Four

  20.

    Earworms

    6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny meets the scientists investigating why songs get stuck in our head

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Learning to Love Dafydd

    Gwyneth Lewis, the first Welsh Poet Laureate, goes in search of the Welsh language Chaucer

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Real Rachman - Lord of the Slums

    Hero or villain? Joshua Levine goes on a journey to discover the real Peter Rachman.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Universities Challenged

    Radio 4 has been following one university for a year to chart the impact of £9,000 fees.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. How to Get to Heaven with the Hutterites

    The film follows a young man secretly running away from his Hutterite community.

    BBC Two

  25. The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife

    Chronicling the collapse of the white supremacist AWB party in apartheid South Africa.

    BBC Four

  26. Painting the Queen: A Portrait of Her Majesty

    Toronto painter Phil Richards attempts to create a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

    BBC Four

  27. Voyager: To the Final Frontier

    A look at NASA's Voyager programme as the two spacecraft leave the solar system.

    BBC Four

  28. Chas & Dave: Last Orders

    Documentary examining cockney duo Chas & Dave's rich, unsung pedigree in the music world.

    BBC Four

  29.

    Land Of The Rising Sums

    Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    Climategate Revisited

    Chris Vallance explores the long-term results of the hacking of climate scientists' emails

    BBC Radio 4

  31. In Seven Days: Inside a Historic Campaign

    Artist Nicola Green charts her journey to capture images of Barack Obama's 2008 campaign.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story

    Victims of Idi Amin's expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972 share their stories.

    BBC One

  33. Dame Fanny Waterman: A Lifetime in Music

    Leeds International Piano Competition founder Dame Fanny Waterman talks about her life.

    BBC Four

  34. Golden Oldies

    Three pensioners pass on their astute and humorous insights on becoming old and poor.

    BBC One

  35.

    A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land

    Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

    Revealing the machinery of the human cell system through the narrative of viral infection.

    BBC Two

  37. You've Been Trumped

    Film following a conflict between a group of Scottish homeowners and tycoon Donald Trump.

    BBC Two

  38. Return to Oasis

    Mike Greenwood visits Alamein on the trail of a unique anthology of World War Two poems.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Fathers' Daughters

    Nihal Arthanayake on fathers and daughters in the South Asian Community.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Lang Lang: The Art of Being a Virtuoso

    Documentary following classical music star Lang Lang as he tours China, the US and Europe.

    BBC Four

  41. Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

    Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling voyage through European horror cinema.

    BBC Four

  42. How the Devil Got His Horns: A Diabolical Tale

    Alastair Sooke reveals how the Devil's image was created by artists of the Middle Ages.

    BBC Four

  43. The Turbulent Priest

    Following Fr Brian D'Arcy on a journey across Europe after being censured by the Vatican.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  44.

    The Gaza Surf Club

    A portrait of life in Gaza through the eyes of a group of young Palestinian surfers.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Justice Between the Covers

    Helena Kennedy QC explores the power of law in the pages of classic fiction.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. One Day in Summer

    Traffic police, tourists and farmers talk about life in Cornwall on one busy summer's day.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Britain's Hidden Hungry

    Revealing how thousands of Britons in 2012 are being forced to turn to charity for food.

    BBC One

  48.

    What's in a Name?

    Sangita Myska with a witty and insightful exploration of names in contemporary Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian

    Rich Hall searches for the real American Indian, away from stereotypes of film and books.

    BBC Four

  50. Family Guys? What Sitcoms Say About America Now

    Tim Stanley looks at how US sitcoms mirror a modern, complex side to American life.

    BBC Two

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