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  1. Great Britons: Churchill

    Looking at Winston Churchill, Britain's inspirational leader during World War II.

    BBC Two

  2. Whale Hunters

    Documentary telling the inside story of Japan's attempts to restart commercial whaling.

    BBC Four

  3. Robert Hughes on Goya: Crazy Like a Genius

    Robert Hughes discovers the reality beyond the myth of Spanish painter Francisco Goya.

    BBC Four

  4. Alistair Cooke: Postcards from America

    An archive look at 50 years of Alistair Cooke's Radio Four programme, Letter from America.

    BBC Four

  5. Max Beckmann at the Tate

    Andrew Graham-Dixon appraises Tate Modern's major exhibition of works by Max Beckmann.

    BBC Four

  6. Robert Hooke: Victim of Genius

    How a jealous Isaac Newton helped to erase fellow scientist Robert Hooke from history.

    BBC Four

  7. Dead in the Water

    Documentary examining Israel's attack in 1967 on the USS Liberty.

    BBC Four

  8. Gauguin: The Full Story

    The story of Paul Gauguin, from his childhood in Peru to final years in the South Pacific.

    BBC Four

  9. The Secrets of the Black Diaries

    Forensic tests reveal whether hanged traitor Sir Roger Casement's diaries were forged.

    BBC Four

  10. Cobra Ferrari Wars

    How racing driver Carroll Shelby won Le Mans in 1959 and developed the famous Cobra car.

    BBC Four

  11. Charles Wheeler: Shadow over Europe

    Uncovering how Czechoslovakia drove millions of ethnic Germans from their homes in 1945.

    BBC Four

  12. The Rodgers and Hart Story

    A look at the prolific musical careers of songwriters Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers.

    BBC Four

  13. Books for Boys: A Mission Impossible

    Richard Hammond investigates the art of writing children's fiction.

    BBC Four

  14. Everest: Getting to the Bottom of the Mountain

    A look at the world's highest mountain in its various guises.

    BBC Four

  15. Ian Dury: On My Life

    Documentary in which singer-songwriter and actor Ian Dury recalls his life and career.

    BBC Four

  16. The Bonzos

    The story of the British wartime operation that rescued Hitler's hoard of looted art.

    BBC Four

  17. Trafalgar Square: Carry On Plinthing

    Ben Lewis investigates the art competition to fill the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.

    BBC Four

  18. The Legend of Leigh Bowery

    Profile of Australian fashion designer and performer Leigh Bowery.

    BBC Four

  19. To Mars by A-Bomb

    The true story of a top secret US attempt to send a spaceship to Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

    BBC Four

  20. Rod the Mod

    BBC archive film from 1976, profiling Rod Stewart and his then girlfriend Britt Ekland.

    BBC Four

  21. Frank Hurley: The Man who Made History

    A look at the life and work of photographer Frank Hurley.

    BBC Four

  22. The Men from the Agency

    Documentary recalling the revolution in British advertising during the 60s.

    BBC Four

  23. Sophiatown

    Documentary recalling Sophiatown, an enclave of tolerance in 1940s and 1950s South Africa.

    BBC Four

  24. Earth from the Air

    Yann Arthus Bertrand's mission to create a photographic inventory of the Earth's surface.

    BBC Four

  25. Mr Pepys's Diary

    Samuel Pepys devotees examine the sensuous and extraordinary world of his diaries.

    BBC Four

  26. Artie Shaw: Quest for Perfection

    Russell Davies looks at the life and music of composer and clarinettist Artie Shaw.

    BBC Four

  27. A Man from the Sun

    Docudrama from 1956 exploring the experiences of a West Indian immigrant in London.

    BBC One

  28. Chambre Hardman and the Lost City of Liverpool

    John Peel examines the life and career of Liverpool photographer Edward Chambre Hardman.

    BBC Four

  29. Smokey Dives

    Documentary showing how drab post-war Britain was enlivened by the trad-jazz scene.

    BBC Four

  30. JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future

    Profile of John Logie Baird, the man who invented television, presented by his son Malcolm

    BBC Four

  31. Superfly

    How the common fruit fly has been crucial to a hundred years of genetic research.

    BBC Four

  32. War Grave

    Personal stories of loss in conflicts from the First World War to the Falklands.

    BBC Two

  33. Amazing Gracie: The Gracie Fields Story

    Documentary about the much-loved British singer and comic actress Gracie Fields.

    BBC Four

  34. Nina Simone: A Tribute

    Friends and artists pay tribute to the great singer, songwriter and pianist Nina Simone.

    BBC Four

  35. Charles Wheeler: JFK - Legend and Leader

    Charles Wheeler looks at the impact of President John F Kennedy's death.

    BBC Four

  36. Xiao's Long March

    Documentary following an idle urban Chinese teenager persuaded to sign up for the army.

    BBC Four

  37. Alexander McCall Smith

    Interview with the author of a series of best-selling detective novels set in Botswana.

    BBC Four

  38. Kathleen Ferrier: An Ordinary Diva

    Profile of the great British contralto Kathleen Ferrier.

    BBC Four

  39. Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

    Portrait of the acclaimed and enigmatic British folk rock singer Richard Thompson.

    BBC Four

  40. The Man Who Forged America

    The story of the master counterfeiter whose greed turned to murder.

    BBC Four

  41. Tetris: From Russia with Love

    The story of how a simple computer game prompted a global battle for financial rights.

    BBC Four

  42. D-Day: Turning the Tide

    The extraordinary and moving story of D-Day, seen through the eyes of those who took part.

    BBC Four

  43. The Other Side of Dunkirk

    Documentary taking a European look at the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation and the lead-up to it.

    BBC Four

  44. Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Profile of the late musician and poet, Gil Scott-Heron.

    BBC Four

  45. The Rolling Stones: Rock and Roll Circus

    Star-studded concert from 1968 featuring the Rolling Stones and friends.

    BBC Two

  46. Jacques Henri Lartigue: The Boy Who Never Grew Up

    Nick Danziger examines the work of the great photographer, who came to prominence in 1962.

    BBC Four

  47. The Real Jane Austen

    Drama-documentary exploring the life of Jane Austen.

    BBC One

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    Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol

    Roy Lichtenstein revolutionised art with his cartoon images of American culture. (2004)

    BBC

  49. Gerald Scarfe: Drawing Blood

    A look at the work of Britain's most scathing caricaturist, Gerald Scarfe.

    BBC Four

  50. Football and Fascism

    Documentary looking at the manipulation of football by Mussolini, Hitler and Franco.

    BBC Four

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