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  1. A Failure to Provide?

    Yasmeen Khan investigates the problem of caring for elderly British Asians.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. The Making of the Iron Lady

    The inside story of the 20 years that saw Margaret Thatcher rise to the position of PM.

    BBC Four

  3. Britain Under Water

    Documentary examining the cause and effect of 2007's shocking floods in Britain.

    BBC One

  4. The Howard Winstone Story

    Eddie Butler tells the story of Howard Winstone, the World Featherweight Champion.

    BBC Two

  5. Circles

    Documentary about an organisation supporting sex offenders on their release from prison.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Tribal Gathering

    Jane Little visits the world's biggest casino, owned and run by Native Americans.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Computer that Changed our Future

    Twenty years on we review the accuracy of JigCal, the 80s computerised career search.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  8. Che Lives!

    A look at the myth of Che Guevara to mark his 80th birthday.

    BBC Radio 2

  9. Langoustines on the Clyde

    Mark Stephen reports on a remarkable development on Glasgow's river Clyde.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. The Ping Pong Diplomats

    Garry Richardson recalls an unusual sporting exchange in 1971 between the US and China.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Getting the French to Work

    Alasdair Sandford assesses Christine Lagarde, France's first female finance minister.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Rich Hall's 'How the West Was Lost'

    Comedian Rich Hall tries to find out what killed off the Western movie genre.

    BBC Four

  13. Sex and the City Shanghai Style

    An exploration into Shanghai's sexual revolution.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  14. Two Tribes

    Adam Walton joins Welsh Liverpool and Everton fans as they head for Anfield on derby day.

    BBC Radio Wales

  15. Word Got Around

    Howard Marks presents a documentary on the Stereophonics 1997 debut album Word Gets Around

    BBC Radio Wales

  16. Acid House - The Next Generation

    Chris Coco discovers the stories behind the last great youth movement - Acid House.

    BBC Radio 2

  17. Little Wales

    Niall Griffiths uncovers the hidden history of how the Welsh helped to build Liverpool.

    BBC Radio Wales

  18. In The Post

    Documentary. How the Liverpool Daily Post became the best-selling newspaper in North Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

  19. The Day John Met Paul

    A recreation of the moment when John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met in 1957.

    BBC Radio 2

  20. British B Movies: Truly, Madly, Cheaply

    Matthew Sweet's documentary reappraises over half a century of British B movies.

    BBC Four

  21. Don't Start Me Talking...

    Clubbers up and down the UK reminisce about how dance music has impacted on their lives.

    BBC Radio 2

  22. 5 live at Glastonbury

    Colin Paterson asks does hip-hop have a place at Glastonbury festival?

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  23. Heroes of Helmand

    Soldiers who fought in Afghanistan have their heroism honoured in Buckingham Palace.

    BBC One

  24. Spitting Images

    Roger Law explores the Chinese fake art industry.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  25. Teen Mum High

    Documentary looking at life in a pupil referral unit for school age girls.

    BBC Two

  26. Strictly Courtroom

    Documentary which looks at how trials have been portrayed on the silver screen.

    BBC Four

  27. Natural Wales

    Derek Rees is a postman, shepherd and maintenance man.

    BBC Two

  28. Sunday Schools: Reading, Writing and Redemption

    Documentary investigating the radical impact Sunday schools have had on British society.

    BBC Four

  29. Ed Sullivan and the Gateway to America

    Joan Rivers tells the tale of a TV phenomenon that transformed popular culture.

    BBC Radio 2

  30. Langoustines on the Clyde

    Mark Stephen reports on a remarkable development on Glasgow's river Clyde.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  31. Arthur Mee - Encyclopaedist

    The life and work of the prolific journalist, historian, polemicist and educator.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Arabella Churchill: First Lady of Glastonbury

    A profile of Arabella Churchill, one of the founders of the Glastonbury festival.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Jess: My New Face

    A girl born with a facial disfigurement meets women with different perceptions of beauty.

    BBC Three

  34. Piper Alpha

    A' comharrachadh 25 bliadhna bhon a thachair tubaist Piper Alpha anns a' Chuan a Tuath.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  35. The Capitol

    C-SPAN's documentary looking into the history of the United States Capitol building.

    BBC Parliament

  36. Black Power Salute

    A look at the moment when two athletes raised their fists during the 1968 Olympics.

    BBC Four

  37. Prisoner No 46664: Mandela at 90

    Michael Buerk assesses the work of Nelson Mandela's aid charities.

    BBC Radio 2

  38. Clair Patterson: Scourge of the Lead Industry

    The story of Clair Patterson's discovery of the global contamination of the environment.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Vaughan Williams: Late Love, Late Life

    Julian Lloyd Webber examines composer Ralph Vaughan Williams's affair with Ursula Wood.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. The Disappearing Art of the Mix Tape

    David Quantick celebrates the dying art of crafting a mix tape on cassette.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building

    Songwriters Owen Parker and Richard Melvin ask if the Brill Building is still relevant.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  42. The Jazz Baroness

    Hannah Rothschild tells the story of her eccentric great aunt Pannonica Rothschild.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. The NHS: A Difficult Beginning

    Celebrating the 60th birthday of the National Health Service, created by Aneurin Bevan.

    BBC Two

  44. Desperately Hungry Housewives

    The stories of housewives who are struggling with the fallout from their eating disorders.

    BBC One

  45. Rita

    Documentary on the life and career of Rita Hayworth.

    BBC Two

  46. Sasha: Beauty Queen at 11

    Documentary about an 11-year-old schoolgirl and her dream of becoming a model.

    BBC Three

  47.

    The Unseen Alistair Cooke

    A revealing portrait of celebrated broadcaster Alistair Cooke.

    BBC Four

  48. Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon

    Documentary following Joanna Lumley as she retraces her grandfather's steps to Bhutan.

    BBC Four

  49. The Man with 20 Kids

    Documentary following a man and his huge and expanding family.

    BBC One

  50. Eoghainn MacColla

    A bheatha 's a bhàrdachd, le Ceana Chaimbeul.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

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