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  1. My Lost Son

    A mother's journey to piece together the last days of the son who died at Lockerbie.

    BBC One Scotland

  2.

    Urine Trouble: What's in Our Water

    What happens to the medicines we take after they leave our body? Andrea Sella finds out.

    BBC Radio 4

  3.

    Andy Warhol: Time Regained

    Lenny Henry unveils the mysterious contents of Andy Warhol's Time Capsules.

    BBC Radio 4

  4.

    Glenshane

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the landscape, history and people of the Glenshane Pass.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  5. What Faith in Our Schools? A Midlands Today Special

    Adrian Goldberg hosts a debate on the lessons learned from the Trojan Horse affair.

    BBC One

  6.

    Patients Doing It for Themselves

    Vivienne Parry explores how patients are taking control of their own treatment.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Scotland Decides: The Debate

    The referendum debate between Alistair Darling and first minister Alex Salmond.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  8. Scotland Decides with Kaye Adams

    Kaye Adams with build-up to Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling's referendum debate.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  9.

    The Wood Pushers

    A close encounter with the street chess players of Washington Square park, New York.

    BBC Radio 4

  10.

    Same-Sex Parents

    Mary Smeeth talks to same-sex parents about the challenges of raising their children.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Yes and No: Voices from the Campaign

    Louise White looks back on the referendum, featuring key moments from the previous day.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  12. The New Blur Album

    Story by writer-performer John Osborne about life, love, friendship and growing older.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. A Century of Scottish Sundays: 100 Years of the Sunday Post

    Brian Cox narrates the story of the iconic Scottish paper the Sunday Post.

    BBC One Scotland

  14.

    Seven Round a Cauldron

    Peter White meets some of the youngsters who played a key role in the 2012 Olympics.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    The Year of the Drone

    Will Robson assesses the controversial use of drones by Britain's armed forces.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Kincora - The Case for Reopening the Investigation

    Andy Martin looks back at questions around the child abuse scandal at Kincora Boys' Home.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  17.

    In Praise of Limestone

    Ian McMillan searches for the limestone landscape that inspired the poet WH Auden.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    How to Dig a Grave

    Hand-digging a grave is a dying art. Cathy FitzGerald takes lessons.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    Care, Work, Sleep, Repeat

    Dave Howard finds out what it is like to be a young adult carer.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. HMS Timbertown

    The untold story of HMS Timbertown.

    BBC ALBA

  21. My £999 Wedding

    Documentary following three couples getting married on small budgets.

    BBC One

  22.

    Inside the Ebola Lock-Down

    Tim Mansel on Sierra Leone's 5.8m asked to stay home for 72 hours in a bid to stem Ebola.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Real Families with Steve Evans

    How much has 21st-century family life in Wales changed?

    BBC One Wales

  24. Real Families: A Child's View

    The self-filmed experiences of children from a diverse range of backgrounds.

    BBC One Wales

  25. Born Small

    A look at what family life has been like for James and Phil Lusted.

    BBC One Wales

  26. Jamie Baulch: Looking for My Birth Mum

    Jamie Baulch sets out to find the birth mother who gave him up for adoption in 1973.

    BBC One Wales

  27. Danny MacAskill - Riding the Ridge

    Danny MacAskill films his performance on the dramatic Black Cuillin mountain range.

    BBC Scotland

  28.

    A Century of Hope

    Greg Proops looks back at the life of Bob Hope, whose career spanned the 20th century.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Brit School Special

    Claudia Winkleman presents performances from and interviews with Brit School pupils.

    BBC Radio 2

  30.

    The Devolutionaries: Powering Up England's Cities

    Steph McGovern explores proposals to devolve more powers to England's cities.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. The Battle for Clacton: A Look East Special

    Party candidates present their manifestos to the those in Clacton ahead of the by-election

    BBC One

  32. Lucy Owen: Working Mum

    Lucy Owen meets mums across Wales to find out how they juggle family life with work life.

    BBC One Wales

  33. Sex, Love and Cwtches

    Why are people now having less sex than in previous generations?

    BBC One Wales

  34.

    50 Years of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Writer Brian Sibley tells the story behind Ian Fleming's book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    Cuba Offline

    Cuba is one of the world's least connected countries, but that is about to change.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Gatekeepers: Newsnight Debate

    Evan Davis presents a debate on the issues raised by Storyville: The Gatekeepers.

    BBC Two

  37.

    Reclaiming the Swastika

    Mukti Jain Campion discovers the long and surprising history of the swastika.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The British Guide to Showing Off

    Documentary charting the mounting of the 2009 Alternative Miss World show.

    BBC Two

  39. Swap My Council House

    Documentary charting the growing phenomenon of social housing tenants swapping homes.

    BBC One

  40.

    The Spirit Child

    A ghostly tale inspired by the story of Alice Glaston, a child who died at the gallows.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    America's Ballot Battles

    Rajini Vaidyanathan explores the current bitter controversy over voting rights in the US.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Assassination: When Delhi Burned

    Bobby Friction goes back to Delhi 30 years after the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    In a Nutshell

    Simon Armitage explores deadly dolls' houses, the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. The Battle for Clacton

    A special BBC News debate ahead of Thursday's by-election in Clacton, Essex.

    BBC News

  45. Cold War Poet

    Stephen Evans explores how Dylan Thomas's work became a British export during the Cold War

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Last Sunday

    A creative documentary exploring the traditional Scottish Sabbath.

    BBC Two Scotland

  47. The Registrars

    Documentary offering an intimate insight into the busiest register house in Scotland.

    BBC Two Scotland

  48. Night Fishing

    Poet Tom Rawling fished sea trout at night. An eerie experience in sound and poems.

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    The Battle for the Art of Detroit

    Alvin Hall on the controversial attempts to sell the Detroit Institute of Arts collection.

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    Spank the Plank

    Mitch Benn investigates the history of slap bass - and even tries to learn the technique.

    BBC Radio 4

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