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  1. Remembering Gerry

    A tribute to broadcaster Gerry Anderson on what would have been his 70th birthday.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  2. Baby P: The Untold Story

    Film asking whether there were other professionals who might have saved Peter Connelly.

    BBC One

  3. The People vs Ebola: Inside Sierra Leone

    Tulip Mazumdar travels to Sierra Leone, one of the countries hit by the outbreak of ebola.

    BBC News Channel

  4. Pudsey Pays Out

    Bryan Burrnett discovers how the money raised for Children In Need 2013 was spent.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  5. Coming Home

    A unique poetry event by Andrew Motion to mark Remembrance Day 2014.

    BBC Radio 4

  6.

    The Syria Vote: One Day in August

    Shaun Ley tells the inside story of one extraordinary day in the House of Commons.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Gillean Grinn

    Documentary examining effect of WWI on Uist.

    BBC ALBA

  8.

    The Baby Mothers' Tale

    The moving stories of the women who have relationships with gang members.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. HMP Grampian: Transforming Scotland's Hate Factory

    The history of the notorious Peterhead Prison, which shut its doors in 2013.

    BBC Two Scotland

  10. The Welsh Cavalry: Last Tour of Afghanistan

    Gareth Jones joins the Queens Dragoon Guards on their final tour of duty in Helmand.

    BBC One Wales

  11. Avicii on Tour

    Experience what it's like to be at one of Avicii's electric concerts, during his 2013 tour

    BBC ALBA

  12.

    Winslow Homer's Odyssey

    Michael Smith investigates the American artist's visit to Cullercoats in Northumberland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13.

    Can Time Run Out for Justice?

    Keir Starmer explores relationships between justice, retribution and the passage of time.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    After the Vote

    Linda Colley reflects on the future wider repercussions of the Scottish referendum result.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    Glasgow School of Art: Rising from the Ashes

    In May 2014, a major fire ripped through the Glasgow School of Art. How has it recovered?

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Dorset Rewritten

    Daljit Nagra goes in search of the Dorset poet William Barnes.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    Holding Back the Sea

    David Shukman examines hard choices about flood defence following Britain's worst winter.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. The Man Who Shot the Great War

    The story behind what has been described as the photographic discovery of the century.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  19. DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal

    Lenny Henry presents a DEC appeal on behalf of those affected by the Ebola virus.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Apêl Argyfwng Ebola

    Shân Cothi ag apêl arbennig ar ran Pwyllgor Argyfyngau Brys Cymru (DEC Cymru).

    BBC Radio Cymru

  21. DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal

    Cathy MacDonald presents the DEC Ebola crisis appeal.

    BBC ALBA

  22. Woods Beyond a Cornfield

    Heartfelt poem by Stanley Cook about a girl's murder and a bruised and beautiful landscape

    BBC Radio 4

  23. DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal

    Tagradh às leth Comataidh nan Suidheachaidhean Èiginneach, mu choinneamh staing Ebola.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  24.

    Afghanistan: The Lessons of War

    A former British commander in Afghanistan examines what has been achieved by the campaign.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. The Still Life Poet

    Liz Lochhead explores the extraordinary life of the Scottish poet William Soutar.

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    The Meaning of Mongol

    Uuganaa Ramsay searches for the true meaning of the word Mongol.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    To Rent or Not to Rent

    Leah Marks, a Bristol renter who is considering buying, visits Berlin to meet its renters.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Jane Haining: The Scot Who Died in Auschwitz

    Documentary commemorating the 70th anniversary of the death of Jane Haining.

    BBC Scotland

  29. Safety at Sea

    Jane Moncrieff explores the dangers and losses faced by Shetland's inshore fishermen.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  30. Amy Winehouse

    Amy Winehouse performs in the town of Dingle, Ireland.

    BBC ALBA

  31.

    Theatre of the Abused

    April de Angelis explores the depiction of sexual violence in feminist theatre.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    Republican Rehab

    Danny Kruger investigates why some US conservatives want to get people out of jail.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    Teaching Economics After the Crash

    Aditya Chakrabortty reports on the student fight to reform their economics education.

    BBC Radio 4

  34.

    Catacombs of the Mind

    Bruce Lacey, legendary artist, performer and mischief-maker, reflects on his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Rhod Gilbert vs Kilimanjaro

    Rhod Gilbert joins celebrities, comedians and fundraisers as they climb Kilimanjaro.

    BBC One Wales

  36. The Shooting of Sam Cooke

    Dotun Adebayo investigates the circumstances in which Sam Cooke was shot dead in 1964.

    BBC Radio 2

  37.

    Olive Wars

    For Israelis and Palestinians everything is politicised, even the olive harvest.

    BBC Radio 4

  38.

    How to Hire a Master

    Jolyon Jenkins explores the mysterious world of the headhunter.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39.

    23 Amazing Reasons This Radio Programme Will Change Your Life

    Inside the digital news outlets that are reinventing journalism for the social media age.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Could I Get Ebola?

    Dr Chris Van Tulleken reveals the ten essential things we need to know about Ebola.

    BBC One

  41.

    Afghan Women: Speaking Out, Losing Lives

    Lyse Doucet visits Kabul to hear about the lives of Afghan women as the troops depart.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. The Polar Postmaster

    Tudor Morgan travels to the South Pole to help run the post office.

    BBC Radio Wales

  43.

    The Lipinski

    300 years of a Stradivarius through the hands of geniuses, dictators, refugees and thieves

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    At Home Abroad

    A panel of new Britons discuss what it is like to make a home in a new land.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Suppose I Lose It

    Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Showland: Behind The Scenes At The Fair

    An inside look at the ups and downs of life at Scotland's fairs.

    BBC Two Scotland

  47. David Meade: Million Dollar Bet

    David Meade prepares to use his skills in an attempt to win a million dollars in Vegas.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  48. A' Bhliadhna/News Review 2014

    A look back over 2014 with some of the BBC An Là reporters.

    BBC ALBA

  49. When Mel Met Judy: Mel Giedroyc in Conversation with Judy Murray

    Mel Giedroyc talks to Judy Murray, Scottish tennis coach and British Fed Cup team captain.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  50.

    Terror and the Oxygen of Publicity

    How terrorists need the oxygen of publicity, and the battle to starve them of it.

    BBC Radio 4

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