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  1. Up to the Port

    Amateur film of family holidays in Portrush during the late 50s.

    BBC One Wales

  2. The Story of Give My Head Peace

    The writers, performers and producers reflect on the journey of the ironic sitcom.

    BBC One

  3. Something to Write Home About: Seamus Heaney

    A tribute to Seamus Heaney - exploring his home ground, the boundaries and divisions.

    BBC Four

  4. Put to the Test

    A wry look at the test that used to be known as the eleven-plus.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  5. Lit by Love and Sunshine

    A film of exciting times in Ballycastle, County Antrim, during the 1950s and 1960s.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  6. The Evacuees

    Documentary about the thousands of children evacuated from Belfast during WWII.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  7. Somme Journey

    David Ervine and Tom Hartley walk the WWI killing fields of northern France and Flanders.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  8. The Van

    Gerry Anderson celebrates van men.

    BBC One

  9. The Bullseye Belles

    A look at inner city Belfast life through the eyes of female darts players.

    BBC One

  10. Play It Again Sam

    The story of Sam McAughtry, one of Northern Ireland's most popular writers.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  11. That Was the Team That Was

    Alex Ferguson's 1983 Aberdeen team take a look back at a cup-winning season.

    BBC One Scotland

  12. Million Dollar Pigeon

    Morgan Matthews follows British players to the most lucrative pigeon race in the world.

    BBC One

  13. Steiner's Benjamin

    George Steiner investigates the life of the prophetic German Jewish critic Walter Benjamin

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Between the Ears: Underground

    Voices of workers from a Cornish tine mine are woven with Nick Darke's text.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. The Return of 'Allo 'Allo

    The cast and characters of the classic sitcom return with brand new scenes.

    BBC Two

  16. How the Edwardians Spoke

    Documentary revealing the accents and dialects of ordinary Edwardians.

    BBC Four

  17. Turning Right

    In the aftermath of the local elections, Gerry Northam looks at the rise of the far right.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. French Election Special

    Ed Stourton presents a special programme on the first round of the presidential elections.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Fighting Chance

    Akaash Bhatia is Britain's only professional Sikh boxer. Munira Mirza follows his progress

    BBC Radio 4

  20. The Blonde Atomic Traitress

    Gerry Kennedy tells the story of sibling American radicals Joan and William Hinton.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Rebecca's Daughters

    Justine Picardie explores Daphne Du Maurier's legacy and her influence on modern writers.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Gridlocked

    Gerry Northam asks whether canals built in the 1700s can provide sustainable transport.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Boris Yeltsin: A Flawed Giant

    Andrew Harding looks back over the turbulent career of the late Russian leader.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Sterilised Nation

    Oona King reveals a history of sterilisation abuse within ethnic populations in America.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Jewel Encrusted Whales and Other Oddities

    Charlotte Mullins joins two artists as they celebrate the South Bank's regeneration.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Transcending the Troubles

    Chris Bowlby reports on the new political compromise in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Transcending the Troubles

    Chris Bowlby reports on the new political compromise in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Limbo Babies

    Olivia O'Leary explores the Roman Catholic tradition of Limbo.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Edwardian Winners and Losers

    Dan Snow examines the life and times of his great-great grandfather, David Lloyd George.

    BBC Four

  30. Leabhar an Aigh

    The story of the man behind the indispensible Dwelly's Gaelic Dictionary.

    BBC ALBA

  31. Ian Hislop's Scouting for Boys

    Ian Hislop uncovers the story behind the book which launched the Scout movement.

    BBC Four

  32. Fir Taileisg Leodhais

    Sgeulachd fir-taileisg Leodhais. The story of the unique Lewis Chessmen.

    BBC ALBA

  33. Bill McLaren: The Voice

    John Beattie presents a profile of legendary rugby commentator Bill McLaren.

    BBC One Scotland

  34. The 1970s Edwardian Reconstruction

    Peter York investigates how an Edwardian revival swept Britain in the 1970s.

    BBC Four

  35. Cabhsair Eirisgeidh

    The island of Eriskay is now linked to the Uist mainland by a causeway.

    BBC ALBA

  36. Peann a' Chlachair

    How a stonemason helped to spread the story of the Sutherland Clearances.

    BBC ALBA

  37. Scotland's VE Day: Countdown to Victory

    Scotland remembers the men and women who battled to bring Hitler's forces to their knees.

    BBC Scotland

  38. Mr and Mrs Mackintosh

    The influence his wife Margaret had on the work of architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

    BBC Two Scotland

  39. VJ Heroes: Scotland's Jungle War

    Remembering the Scottish men who fought at close range with the Japanese in WWll.

    BBC Two Scotland

  40. Para Shandaidh

    Celebrating the centenary of one of Scotland's best-loved literary creations.

    BBC ALBA

  41. Am Braighe's Am Bayou

    Documentary about Blair Douglas, including a rare interview with the musician.

    BBC ALBA

  42. A'Fagail Mhiughalaidh

    Documentary about the legacy of the deserted Isle of Mingulay through story and song.

    BBC ALBA

  43. A'Fagail Bharraigh

    Ceanglaichean teaghlaich is eachdraidh eadar Barraigh is Canada.

    BBC ALBA

  44. The Supreme Sacrifice

    The story of how the 1914 Heart of Midlothian football team became an army unit in WWI.

    BBC One Scotland

  45. Hydro Days

    Recalling the post-war era of Highland hydro-electric construction.

    BBC Two Scotland

  46. Moladh na Maighdinn

    Poet Domhnall Uilleam Stewart takes on one of Scotland's most remote mountains.

    BBC ALBA

  47. Is Mise an Teanga/I Am the Tongue

    Documentary about the Gaelic language and its contemporary poets.

    BBC ALBA

  48. The Glencoe Massacre

    How 38 men, women and children of the clan MacDonald were slaughtered in 1692.

    BBC Two Scotland

  49. Iain Uasal

    Examining the life, achievements and failures of Sir Iain Noble.

    BBC Two

  50. The Terrible Price

    Documentary looking at one of Britain's worst mining disasters.

    BBC Two Wales

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