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  1. Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes

    Documentary recalling the life of eccentric Lancastrian Alfred Wainwright.

    BBC Four

  2. The Joy of Madness

    Documentary about Samira Makhmalbaf's preparations for directing At Five in the Afternoon.

    BBC Two

  3. Blondie: One Way or Another

    Documentary about New York band Blondie, with performance footage and interviews.

    BBC One

  4. Hogmanay on TV: The Glory Years

    A look back at how Scottish Hogmanay shows were a fixture of the festive TV schedule.

    BBC Four

  5. TV's Black Pioneers

    Documentary about the first generation of black actors that worked in UK entertainment.

    BBC Four

  6. Folk Hibernia

    Documentary which looks at the Irish folk revival of the last 20 or 30 years.

    BBC Four

  7. Mortgaged to the Yanks

    The story of Britain's multi-billion dollar post-war debt to America.

    BBC Four

  8. Rageh Inside Iran

    Rageh Omaar reveals the lives, hopes and fears of the young generation of Tehran.

    BBC Four

  9. The Old Grey Whistle Test Story

    Profile of the BBC's first flagship live music programme, The Old Grey Whistle Test.

    BBC Four

  10. Roots Remembered

    Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 1977's Roots, a dramatic depiction of slavery.

    BBC Two

  11. Every Prime Minister Needs a Willie: Or How to Be a Deputy

    Documentary looking at the role of Deputy Prime Minister.

    BBC Four

  12. Peter Scott: A Passion for Nature

    Documentary about Peter Scott, who swapped wildfowling for leading a conservation movement

    BBC Four

  13. Greg Dyke on Lord Reith

    Ex-director general of the BBC Greg Dyke explores the life and legacy of Lord Reith.

    BBC Four

  14. The Hunt for Middle England

    Middle England is where elections are won and where 'normality' reigns, but where is it?

    BBC Four

  15. Under Night Streets

    Documentary of a night in the life of the London Underground, filmed in 1958.

    BBC Four

  16. Sundance Special

    Tom Brook goes to the Sundance Film Festival and talks to Robert Redford.

    BBC News Channel

  17. Tales from the Front Room

    Documentary about front parlours, a British practice exported to the West Indies.

    BBC Four

  18. Commons on Camera

    David Wilby looks at the story of the televising of the House of Commons.

    BBC Parliament

  19. Val Doonican Rocks

    Pauline McLynn narrates an affectionate portrait of Irish entertainer Val Doonican.

    BBC Two

  20. North Korea: Crossing the Line

    Documentary about Comrade Joe, an American defector to the communist state of North Korea.

    BBC Four

  21. 4 Better 4 Worse: The Anatomy of a String Quartet

    The British Lindsay Quartet attend the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland.

    BBC Four

  22. Shopping for England

    Documentary examining the high street consumer revolution of the early 20th century.

    BBC Two

  23. The Fall of the Iron Lady

    An account of the events leading up to the resignation of Margaret Thatcher.

    BBC Parliament

  24. Menace of the Masses

    John Carey critiques the early 20th century response to the rise of popular culture.

    BBC Four

  25. Dreaming By the Pool

    Jack Dee's humorous look at the history of the back-garden swimming pool.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Charles Chilton - Another Time of My Life

    At the BBC for 46 years, Charles Chilton recalls his early career at Broadcasting House.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Harry Smith and the Folk Anthology of American Folk Music

    The strange tale of Harry Smith, who compiled an anthology of American folk music.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Stone Age Sound

    Can sound solve the mysteries of the 5,000-year-old Neolithic grave in Ireland?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. Bollywood Brass Band

    Soprano saxophone player Joe Cohen gives a guide to a unique Indian brass band

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Fragments in Time

    Christopher Morris searches for the owner of a 1940s wartime diary, found in Sussex.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. The Snowman

    Some of the myths and history surrounding the figure of the snowman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. No One Left and No One Came

    Anne Harvey visits the countryside that inspired Edward Thomas's poem 'Adlestrop'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. The Holton Players

    Jim Broadbent revisits his Lincolnshire village roots.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Letters To Father Christmas

    Carole Boyd explores the tradition of writing letters to Father Christmas.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Candlelight: The Living Flame

    Pastors, Ministers and protestors describe the power and meaning of candlelight.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. A Tale of Harvest Festival

    Paul Heiney traces the origins of the Harvest Festival.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Mr Pollock's Theatres

    Simon Callow explores the world of cardboard make-believe with a history of toy theatres.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Questions across the Pond

    Jonathan Dimbleby dips into the archives of the early 1950s.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Music Factory

    BBC institution Music While You Work was created to give wartime productivity a boost.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Within These Walls

    Professor Jeffrey Richards visits the prison and court at Lancaster Castle.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. The Name of the Father

    The story of William Lloyd Webber, the genius who spawned a musical dynasty.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. A Great Wall

    Jo, diagnosed with cancer at the age of 29, walked the Great Wall of China for charity.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Laugh Out Loud

    How much of ourselves do we reveal when we laugh? With Paul Merton and Mark Steel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Dream On

    Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen finds how a revolution in DIY helped transform post-war Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Moving Pictures

    Emrys Evans recalls the 1939 evacuation of the National Gallery's entire art collection.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Tales From The Statue

    The cultural impact of Han Christian Andersen's statue in New York.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47.

    Fender Heaven

    David Stafford celebrates the Fender Stratocaster with the help of some key players.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. There's A Guy Works Down Our Local Swears He's Elvis

    Ian McMillan delves into the world of Elvis impersonators.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Bluebird Over the White Cliffs of Dover

    Ian Hislop discovers the chequered history of this musical mainstay of the British nation.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Cooking Up A Royal Treat

    What was it like to serve in a 1930s country house?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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