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  1. When the Clocks Change

    How does the onset of winter influence our lives?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Khaki Green and Powder Puffs

    Ex-service women Jill McDermott and Margaret Boyce look back on their wartime experiences.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  3. The Story of Them

    Documentary profiling Them, the five piece rhythm and blues fronted by Van Morrison.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  4. Festival!: a Film by Murray Lerner

    A cinematic look at four Newport Folk Festivals in the 1960s, folk's most crucial years.

    BBC Four

  5. Kidult: Beautiful Young Minds

    Documentary about the International Mathematical Olympiad.

    BBC Two

  6. A Tribute to Ned Sherrin: Comedy Connections: That Was the Week that Was

    How Ned Sherrin changed both comedy and television by creating That Was The Week That Was.

    BBC Two

  7. The Actor, The Lodgings, The Kipper And Ma

    Geoffrey Wheeler recollects the world of theatrical landladies. With Bruce Forsyth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Are Horoscopes Rubbish?

    Poet Ian McMillan looks at horoscopes and the reasons behind their endurance.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. The New Look

    Malcolm McLaren celebrates the life of fashion designer Christian Dior.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Angelic Organ of Evil

    Adam Hart-Davis explores the history of the glass armonica.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Age of Excess: When Britain Went Too Far

    Documentary which looks at Britain during the 18th century, a time of sexual excess.

    BBC Four

  12. Jacques Tati: Everyman Magnified

    Rory Bremner explores the pioneering satire of Tati's Monsieur Hulot films.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Silbury: the Heart of the Hill

    Documentary about the final archaeological exploration of Europe's largest man-made mound.

    BBC Four

  14. Great Aunt Mary's Tune

    Lucy Neal reviews the archive of Victorian reformer and suffragette Mary Neal.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. The Treasures of Tutankhamun

    Guide to the Egyptian king Tutankahmun's celebrated visit to a London museum in 1972.

    BBC Four

  16. Scots Gothic: A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in Ayrshire

    Billy Kay discovers how the works of Edgar Allan Poe were inspired by Ayrshire.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  17. The Beatles in Help!

    Documentary looking at the making of The Beatles’ second film, Help!

    BBC Two

  18. Danny Kaye: Unicef's Jester

    Michael Freedland celebrates Danny Kaye's wide-ranging career and passions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Between the Tides

    An exciting and revelatory soundscape following life between the tides on a sandy coast.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Secrets of Stonehenge

    Francis Pryor reflects on the findings of a 2003 study into the Wiltshire landmark.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Adrian's Wall

    Mike McCartney follows the construction of a memorial to the late poet Adrian Henri.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Roots Remembered

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

    BBC Two

  23. The Astronauts' Wives Club

    The experience of astronauts' wives during the Apollo space programme of the 1960s.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Jacques Henri Lartigue: The Boy who Never Grew Up

    Nick Danziger examines the work of photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue.

    BBC Four

  25. All About Abigail's Party

    Documentary telling the story behind one of our best-loved plays.

    BBC Four

  26. Bay City Babylon

    Mark Lamarr tells the story of the Bay City Rollers.

    BBC Radio 2

  27. Evicted Update

    Revisiting the three families since they passed through the ordeal of homelessness.

    BBC One

  28. Karma Babies

    Documentary. Two young Hindu couples share their journey from pregnancy to parenthood.

    BBC Two

  29. The Chief

    Documentary following Richard Brunstrom, Britain's most controversial Chief Constable.

    BBC One

  30. The Dodo's Guide to Avoiding Extinction

    Documentary looking at the different causes of species extinction.

    BBC Two

  31. George Melly's Last Stand

    Moving and frank documentary about the last months of jazz singer and writer George Melly.

    BBC Two

  32. Lord Kitchener's Image

    Ian Hislop examines the iconic status of Lord Kitchener, the face of World War I.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. George Campbell Hay

    Documentary about the Scottish Gaelic poet whose work is enjoying a renaissance.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Batman and the Barbies

    Felicity Finch joins conservationist Tim Dixon in search of the very rare Barbestelle bats

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Roots of the British Legion

    Mark Whitaker recalls the events surrounding the birth of the Royal British Legion.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Mysterious Commander

    James Maw visits Hull to investigate a Cold War naval espionage operation.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Longest Harvest

    Dylan Winter joins combine harvest drivers from across the globe at they gather in Kansas.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Rockumentary Rollercoaster

    Andrew Collins explores the world of rockumentary filmmaking.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Rainbow Tribe

    Children adopted by cabaret star Josephine Baker recall their strange upbringing.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Never Say Die

    Derek Jacobi presents the stories of Japanese prisoner of war camp survivors.

    BBC Two

  41. James Ravilious: A World in Photographs

    Documentary about James Ravilious, one of the great unknowns of British photography.

    BBC Four

  42. Tintin's Guide to Journalism

    Mark Lawson celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Belgian artist Herge.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Kraftwerk: We Are the Robots

    Marc Riley traces the career of 70s electronic band Kraftwerk.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Ketubah

    Documentary on musician and DJ Max Reinhardt's audio-visual recreation of a Jewish wedding

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    The Jawbone

    Scientists analyse a small jawbone found in Kent's Cavern in Torquay over 80 years ago.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. The Jobseeker's Guide to Parliaments

    Lesley Riddoch compares benefits offered to members of British Parliaments and Assemblies.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Nun Who Nurtured Reggae

    Jonathan Charles investigates the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. The Pound In Your Pocket with Cliff Michelmore

    Cliff Michelmore looks back on the events surrounding the 1967 devaluation of the pound.

    BBC Parliament

  49. From Calvary to Lambeth

    Michael Buerk talks to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who expresses his feelings over homophobia

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Arthur O'Connor's Last Flight

    The story of a woman's investigation of her father's death in an air crash in 1968.

    BBC Radio 4

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