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  1. Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine

    How a group of enthusiasts tried to build a brand new mainline steam engine from scratch.

    BBC Four

  2. Highland Hotel Hoots

    Greg Hemphill asks who would want to be a hotelier?

    BBC Radio Scotland

  3. Count Your Blessings

    A behind-the-scenes look at the Holy Communion season and its relevance in modern society.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  4. Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

    Short film following the actions of railway workers rescuing a train in the Pennines.

    BBC Four

  5. Macaskill

    The work of a radical and often controversial Free Church minister at home and abroad.

    BBC ALBA

  6. London to Brighton: Side by Side

    Two point-of-view films from the London to Brighton train, made in 1953 and 1983.

    BBC Four

  7. Service for Southend

    Short film following a steam train on its final journey from Liverpool Street station.

    BBC Four

  8. Elizabethan Express

    Made in 1954, this documentary follows a train from Kings Cross to Edinburgh.

    BBC Four

  9. The Day the Pubs Ran Dry - A Celebration of Stradey

    A look at the rugby match between Llanelli and All Blacks on 31st of October 1972.

    BBC Two Wales

  10. Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph

    Nicholas Witchell sets the scene in Whitehall as the nation remembers.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. 50 Years of Little Richard

    The influential rock and roll musician Little Richard talks about his life and career.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. London to Brighton in Three and a Half Minutes

    A 1983 colour update of the 1953 train journey from London to Brighton.

    BBC Two

  13. Tom's Pudsey Party

    Tom Morton presents a special Children in Need show.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  14. Inside the Saudi Kingdom

    Lionel Mill's film has unique access to Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen.

    BBC Two

  15. Our First Plural City

    Tim Whewell reports from Leicester, predicted to soon become Europe's first 'plural city'.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. QE2: Portrait of an Ocean Liner

    Tribute to the QE2, the most famous of the Cunard liners, which was retired to Dubai.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. Live from the Cenotaph - Last Voices of a Generation

    Coverage of events commemorating the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

    BBC One

  18. Sisley in Wales: Fighting to the End

    A look at Alfred Sisley's stay in Wales and the works he created there.

    BBC Two Wales

  19. The Fallen

    Families of victims in Afghanistan and Iraq discuss their grief.

    BBC One

  20. How Aids Changed America

    Documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of the first World Aids Day.

    BBC Radio 2

  21. Digging Deep

    Examining a mining company in Guinea that says it is stressing aid as much as profits.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph

    Nicholas Witchell sets the scene in Whitehall as the nation remembers.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  23. A' Dol Dhachaigh

    A poignant tale of homecoming to a remote Scottish island 70 years after its evacuation.

    BBC ALBA

  24. Great White Hopes

    Henry Bonsu investigates current debates about class and poverty in education policy.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. DEC Congo (DR) Crisis Appeal

    Juliet Stevenson appeals on behalf of the DEC for the crisis in Congo.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Pier Pressure

    One man's attempts to rescue and restore Colwyn Bay's Victoria Pier.

    BBC Two Wales

  27. RAF at 90

    Film exploring the 90 year history of Britain's ever-changing air force.

    BBC Two

  28. Paul McFadden

    Topical magazine with Paul McFadden, ranging from the serious to the ridiculous. With news

    BBC Radio Foyle

  29. SOS: The History of the RNLI in Scotland

    Phil Cunningham narrates the history of the RNLI in Scotland.

    BBC Two

  30. Isteach Chun an Oileain (Into the Island)

    Featuring the natives of Inishbofin Island off the coast of Donegal.

    BBC Two

  31. Jumbo to Jockey

    Dominic Prince, 47 years old and sixteen and a half stones, tries to become a jockey.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. HM the Queen

    The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. DEC Congo (DR) Crisis Appeal

    An appeal for the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  34. Anglomania

    Journalist John F Jungclaussen explores the German love of all things British.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Sam Delaney

    Sam Delaney finds out what to expect in 2009 from entertainment, sport, news and music.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  36. Blwyddyn i'w Chofio

    Uchafbwyntiau'r flwyddyn a aeth heibio. Highlights of the year's programmes.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  37. Soundtown Finale

    Can a bunch of secondary school pupils and teachers run their own radio station?

    BBC Radio Scotland

  38. Newyddion y Flwyddyn 2008

    Cyfle i edrych nôl ar newyddion a phenawdau'r flwyddyn ar Radio Cymru. The news of 2008.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  39. The Investigation Revisted

    A look back over the stories that went behind the headlines.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  40. Richard Moore in Tanzania

    The Children in Crossfire director takes Stephen Travers to see conditions in Tanzania.

    BBC Radio Foyle

  41. Iolaire

    Recalling the loss of the Iolaire 90 years after the disaster; introduced by Nan S MacLeod

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  42. Sealladh air Siona

    In the year of the Beijing Olympics, a look at what life is like in China.

    BBC ALBA

  43. Home at Last - The Iolaire

    Accounts from two survivors of the Iolaire tragedy.

    BBC ALBA

  44. Christmas on the Frontline

    A view of daily life at the British military base Camp Bastion in Hellmand province.

    BBC One

  45. Me, Putin and Judo

    Former judo champion Neil Adams visits Russia hoping to meet judo expert, Vladimir Putin.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. The Best of Sunday Morning with Richard Holloway

    Richard chooses some of his favourite interviews from the previous series.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  47. Iolaire

    Recalling the loss of the Iolaire 90 years after the disaster; introduced by Nan S MacLeod

    BBC Two

  48. Seasick Steve: Bringing It All Back Home

    Bluesman Seasick Steve takes a trip back to his old stomping grounds in the Deep South.

    BBC Four

  49. Seumas 'An Bhàin

    A story.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  50. Paradiso

    Roy Arbuckle reforms the Signetts showband in an effort to reunite divided communities.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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