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  1. Night Rescue: Saving the Manx Shearwater

    Sarah Moore meets bird rescuer Jean Hains, who helps young Manx Shearwaters.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Leslie Charteris: A Saintly Centennial

    Roger Moore celebrates the centenary of the birth of fiction writer Leslie Charteris.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Polio: The Rumour That Became a Crisis

    The boycott against polio vaccine in parts of Nigeria in 2003 and its tragic consequences.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Tents and Tantrums

    A look at the preparation of the National Eisteddfod.

    BBC Two

  5. Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh

    Crime writer Ian Rankin revisits the key locations from his Inspector Rebus books.

    BBC Four

  6. Playing for Time: The Ulster Orchestra

    Behind the scenes to Northern Ireland’s only full time professional orchestra.

    BBC One

  7. The Strange Story of Rudolph Dunbar

    Wayne Marshall tells the story of clarinettist and conductor Rudolph Dunbar.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Balkan Beats

    Nick Hawton explores the musical culture of the former Yugoslav Federation.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. The Capitol

    Documentary looking into the history, art and architecture of the US Capitol building.

    BBC Parliament

  10. India and Pakistan '07: Gandhi's Dream

    Documentary looking at the effects of India's economic boom.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Fixing Families

    Nick Baker joins workers of the Dundee Families Project on a controversial scheme.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. When Auntie Went East

    Wildlife expert Jonathan Scott looks at BBC natural history films from India and Pakistan.

    BBC Two

  13. Not Now Arthur

    Stewart Henderson tells the story of music hall and variety theatre veteran Arthur Tolcher

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Calls Across the Wall

    The story of Hello Peace, a phone line between Israelis and Palestinians.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Dangerous Knowledge

    The tragic stories of four great thinkers whose pursuit of the knowledge led to madness.

    BBC Two

  16. My Life in Soap

    William Roache celebrates the longevity of some of Britain's longest surviving soap stars.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. The Birth of the Big Orange

    The story of the arrival and survival of the large juicy navel orange in the United States

    BBC Radio 4

  18. The Challenge of Gorton Mount

    Sheila McClennon reports on a radical educational experiment in a Manchester school.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    A Royal Recovery

    How the monarchy recovered after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. I Was Peckinpah's Girl Friday

    Andrew McGibbon tells the story of Katy Haber, Sam Peckinpah's Girl Friday and much more.

    BBC Radio 4

  21.

    Nusrat Was My Elvis

    Navid Akhtar examines the legacy of the influential Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Flight

    Documentary following a group of pilots who are keeping the last Spitfires and Hurricanes.

    BBC Two

  23. The Most Valuable Notes in History

    Exploring the tiny pieces of music found in all corners of everyday life.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. 50 Not Out

    Special programme exploring the multi-faceted career of Stephen Fry.

    BBC Four

  25. Midnight's Grandchildren

    Three British teenagers whose families came from India and Pakistan visit the countries.

    BBC Two

  26. To Sir With Love Revisited

    Burt Caesar explores ER Braithwaite's account of life in a school in Stepney in the 1950s

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Ultimate Rock Climb

    Presenter Julia Bradbury attempts to conquer three of Britain's toughest rock climbs.

    BBC One

  28. Grasping the Nettle

    Adam Lusekelo reports on the World Nettle Eating Championships at a Dorset pub.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. The Commuters

    Nigel Williams explores the practicalities of different people's daily journeys to work.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Salaam Shalom

    Gerry Northam reports from Radio Salaam Shalom, a Muslim-Jewish online radio station.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Children of the Cold War

    Catherine Merridale talks to Poles who have recently come to live and work in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Culloden: A New Battle

    Mark Stephen explores the battlefield where Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated in 1746.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. I Was Peter Sellers' Personal Assistant

    Andrew McGibbon tells the story of Tricia Hammond, PA to Peter Sellers in 1975.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Ground Zero: Rebuilding Southern Sudan

    Mike Wooldridge reports from Southern Sudan, now rebuilding after a 21-year civil war.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Congo to Motherwell

    Documentary following two Congolese families as they start a new life in Motherwell.

    BBC Two

  36. Ultimate Wild Water

    Kate Silverton journeys through Britain's fastest flowing rivers and most turbulent seas.

    BBC One

  37. Welcome to My World

    Singer Pauline Black visits a black farmer and prospective Tory MP. Miles Warde reports.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    Tulips on the Moon

    Documentary looking at the concept of growing plants in space and even on spacecraft.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Boys from the Brown Stuff

    Documentary about 'flushers' - the sewage operatives who work under the streets of London.

    BBC One

  40. Leopard: A Wildlife Special

    Documentary using revolutionary techniques to capture leopards hunting in total darkness.

    BBC Four

  41. The Fishing Scheme

    Nica Pritchard introduces the art of fly fishing to a group of Muslim women.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Just One More Thing: Columbo!

    To mark actor Peter Falk's recent death, we explore why Columbo was such a TV original.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Did Your Vote Count?

    Investigation into vote-counting at the 2007 Scottish election.

    BBC Two

  44. Marc Bolan: The Final Word

    Documentary which examines Marc Bolan's childhood ambitions of fame and where it led him.

    BBC Four

  45. Cliff Morgan: A Lifetime of Achievement

    Desmond Lynam leads the all-star tributes to rubgy legend Cliff Morgan.

    BBC One Wales

  46. After the Floods

    Should we be building new homes on flood plains? Simon Cox reports.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Bulgaria's Abandoned Children

    Documentary about a social care home in the Bulgarian village of Mogilino.

    BBC Two

  48. The Kiss at 100

    Rowan Pelling visits Vienna to explore the enduring appeal of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. 20th Century Boy - The Marc Bolan Story

    Paul Sexton looks at glam rock star Marc Bolan's life, music and legacy.

    BBC Radio 2

  50. China's Terracotta Army

    Documentary about the making of the British Museum's biggest exhibition in a generation.

    BBC Two

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