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  1. Bye Bye Lullaby

    Women celebrate their bedtime songs and lament a disappearing tradition.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Black Pharaohs

    The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.

    BBC Two

  3. The Great Girona Gold Hunt

    The story of a wrecked warship from the Spanish Armada on Antrim's coast.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  4. Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee

    With contibutions from k.d.lang, Nancy Sinatra, Leiber and Stoller and Quincy Jones.

    BBC Four

  5. Clarissa and the King's Cookbook

    Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest cookbook and traces its influence.

    BBC Four

  6. Rhondda Boy on Broadway

    Daniel Evans prepares to perform Sunday in the Park with George, on Broadway.

    BBC Two

  7. On Top of the World

    Video diary of Tori James' epic journey to conquer Mount Everest.

    BBC Two

  8. Christina: A Medieval Life

    Michael Wood traces the story of a real-life peasant of 14th-century Hertfordshire.

    BBC Four

  9. Postcards From the White City

    Robert Elms celebrates the glories of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Where Next? A Soldier's Journey

    Simon Weston catches up with two soldiers featured in the documentary Soldier's Haven.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. When Charles Met Wyclef

    Join Charles Hazlewood as he goes on a musical journey with Wyclef Jean.

    BBC Radio 2

  12. Get Well Northern Ireland

    Documentary following a controversial new health scheme.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    The Birth Of Israel

    Examining the events leading up to the Israeli war of Independence in 1949. Made in 2008.

    BBC Two

  14. Planning for Destruction: The D-villages of County Durham

    Caroline Beck recalls the villages which were lost after the decline of the coalfields.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Genesis: Come Rain or Shine

    Behind-the-scenes documentary following Genesis's 22-date 2007 European stadium tour.

    BBC Four

  16. Power Failure at the Central Bank

    Business editor Robert Peston examines the crisis in the international banking system.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Limbo Babies

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

    BBC Radio Ulster

  18. Teen Mum High

    Documentary looking at life in a pupil referral unit for school age girls who are pregnant

    BBC Two

  19. Virgin Memories

    Celebrities and members of the public recall the truth about the moment they lost it.

    BBC Two

  20. Secrets of the Forbidden City

    Detailing the creation of Ming Emperor Yongle's palace, the Forbidden City.

    BBC Two

  21. The Lion, the Keeper and the Dealer

    Documentary telling the story of the implementation of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  22. The Passions of Vaughan Williams

    Musical and psychological portrait of classical composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.

    BBC Four

  23. Painting Humanity

    Art expresses the human experience in its most immediate form.

    BBC Two

  24. I Am A Storyteller: William Trevor at 80

    Gillian Reynolds presents a collection of the much-loved Irish writer's works.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. The Wall of a Million Bricks

    David Holmes puts music to the stories of people across the divide in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  26. Class of '62

    Film-maker Marilyn Gaunt meets up with her classmates from secondary school.

    BBC Two

  27. Ted Head

    Michael McNamee takes a lighthearted look at the the annual Friends of Ted Festival.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  28. Painted Babies: Growing Up

    A look at what happened to two girls from a 1995 documentary about child beauty pageants.

    BBC Four

  29. Britain 1500-1750

    Looking at religion, political conflict, social change and restoration.

    BBC Two

  30. Graham Hill: Driven

    Portrait of the eccentric, charismatic British motor racing legend, Graham Hill.

    BBC Four

  31. The Penguin Cafe Orchestra: A Telephone and a Rubber Band

    Robin Denselow meets the remaining members of the eclectic Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. War Photography

    Looking at the work of three contrasting war photographers.

    BBC Two

  33. Conflict Revolution

    Comedian Andrew Maxwell attempts to de-commission his Troubles material.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  34. Eric's: Story of a Liverpool Club

    Steve Lamacq celebrates one Liverpool's musical landmarks - a club called Eric's.

    BBC Radio 2

  35. After the Floods: The Toll Bar Refugees

    Kate Betts meets the residents of a Doncaster council housing estate flooded out last year

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Out of Liverpool

    Phil Redmond looks at the rich culture of music and comedy that has emerged from Liverpool

    BBC Radio 2

  37. Carbon Trading

    Mark Gregory investigates the UN's scheme for reducing emissions of global warming gases.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. After The Floods: Hull One Year On

    Michelle Dewberry revisits her home town of Hull a year after it was hit by flooding.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Papal Ball

    Danny Robins asks if the Catholic Church can inject new morality into Italian football.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton

    A tribute to the late jazz great and broadcasting legend, Humphrey Lyttelton.

    BBC Radio 2

  41. They Won't Believe Me

    Larry Ballentine is given the chance to explain his own story - one of greed and lust.

    BBC Two

  42. Panorama: The Challenge of the 60s

    Experts assess predictions made about the world's future in a 1960 edition of Panorama.

    BBC Four

  43. The Woollen Mill

    Documentary looking at how Wales' tradition of double weave cloth is popular again.

    BBC Two Wales

  44. C-Diff

    Week in Week Out investigates hospital bug Clostridium difficle.

    BBC One Wales

  45. The Cult of Kidnapping

    Kidnapping is a growing worldwide phenomenon. Frank Gardner investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. You'll Never Walk Alone

    Sue Johnston explores the history and enduring appeal of You'll Never Walk Alone.

    BBC Radio 2

  47. Planning An Eco House

    Documentary following George Monbiot as he transforms his house into an eco-friendly home.

    BBC Radio Wales

  48. Don And I

    Phil Steele explores the 20 year friendship between Douglas Davies and Sir Donald Bradman.

    BBC Radio Wales

  49. If You're Reading This

    A look at letters written by soldiers only to be opened in the event of their death.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Mountain Rescue: The Fourth Emergency Service

    Sian Pari Huws meets the volunteer mountain rescue teams that are on call 24/7.

    BBC Radio Wales

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