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  1. I Believe in UFOs: Danny Dyer

    Danny Dyer goes on a quest to spot a UFO, spurred on by a meeting with Patrick Moore.

    BBC Three

  2. DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal

    Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal for people affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Up a Long Creek

    Fred MacAulay and Dougie Vipond paddle a kayak across Scotland in aid of Sport Relief.

    BBC One Scotland

  4. DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal

    Kirsty Young presents an appeal on behalf of the DEC for the earthquake in Haiti.

    BBC One

  5. DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal

    An appeal on behalf of the DEC for the earthquake in Haiti.

    BBC ALBA

  6. First Nation, First People

    What it means to be an indigenous person of so-called First Nations status.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal

    An appeal to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  8. The Mystery of the Moving Statues

    Gerry Anderson finds out why people in Ireland are seeing visions of the Virgin Mary.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. I Believe in Miracles: Jodie Kidd

    Jodie Kidd explores the world of miracle healing, and meets shamans in Nepal.

    BBC Three

  10. Bill McLaren: The Voice of Rugby

    A tribute to the rugby commentator Bill McLaren, interviewed by Neil Kinnock in 1994.

    BBC One Wales

  11. Good Golly, Bad Golly

    Henry Bonsu on how the golly has come to mean such different things to different people.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. British Columbia: Canada's Olympic Wilderness

    Graham Bell and Ed Leigh journey through the frozen province of British Columbia.

    BBC Two

  13. The Day the Immigrants Left

    Evan Davis investigates UK immigration, focusing on the Cambridgeshire town of Wisbech.

    BBC One

  14. Hen Wlad fy Nhadau

    Ydi'r anthem yn berthnasol i Gymru heddiw? Is the National Anthem still relevant today?

    BBC Radio Cymru

  15. Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children

    Documentary which tells the stories of three children growing up in today's Zimbabwe.

    BBC Four

  16. Margaret John - National Treasure

    An intimate portrait of actress Margaret John, everyone's favourite Welsh mam.

    BBC One Wales

  17. Racing Ahead

    Chris Ledgard reports on attempts to modernise horse racing.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. The Berlusconi Show

    Mark Franchetti assesses Silvio Berlusconi, one of the world's most controversial leaders.

    BBC Two

  19. Living Books

    Sandi Toksvig visits the Human Library where you borrow a person instead of a book

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. The Day the Olympics Come to Town

    Chris Hollins looks at what life in the capital will be like when the 2012 Olympics begin.

    BBC One

  21. Diet or My Husband Dies

    The story of a woman who lost four stone to save her husband's life with a kidney donation

    BBC One

  22.

    Captured By Pirates

    Schoolgirls captured by pirates in 1935, then interned in the war, tell their stories.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. The Boys of St Columb's

    Following several great Irish figures who attended the same school in Derry in the 1950s.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  24. West End Story: What Nancy, Joseph and Maria Did Next

    Documentary tracking the careers of Jodie Prenger, Lee Mead and Connie Fisher.

    BBC One

  25. Requiem for Detroit?

    A look at post-industrial Detroit and its burgeoning urban agricultural movement.

    BBC Two

  26. Màiri NicIlleathain

    Mary MacLean recalls her life in North Uist.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  27. Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot

    The political life and career of Michael Foot, former leader of the Labour Party.

    BBC Two

  28. How Myers-Briggs Conquered the Office

    Mariella Frostrup asks how the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator took over the world of work.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Barabal NicIlleathain

    Barbara MacLean tells of growing up on the Island of Vallay, North Uist.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  30. The Documentary

    A look at the work of Northern Ireland's only children's heart surgeon, Dennis Gladstone.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  31. Girls on the Frontline

    Documentary about four British women on a six-month tour with the army in Afghanistan.

    BBC Three

  32. Walking in the Steps of Christ

    The remarkable story of Antoine Rutayisire, survivor the Rwandan genocide.

    BBC Radio Wales

  33. How to Win an Election: A Panorama Guide

    The story of how television has changed British politics.

    BBC Four

  34. The Genius of Omar Khayyam

    Exploring the life, work and legacy of Omar Khayyam.

    BBC Four

  35. Iraq's Forgotten Conflict

    Edward Stourton tells the story of Iraq's religious minorities.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Star Wars on the South Bank

    Toby Young asks why his father was trying to establish a Martian colony on the South Bank.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. The World's Most Dangerous Place for Women

    Judith Wanga grew up in London but was born in the Congo. She's going back 20 years later.

    BBC Three

  38. Lindsay Lohan's Indian Journey

    Actress Lindsay Lohan travels to India to investigate the issue of child trafficking.

    BBC Three

  39. Biology of Dads

    Child psychologist Laverne Antrobus goes on a quest to discover why dads are so important.

    BBC Four

  40. An Paidrín

    How a young man from Gortnahork used the rosary to help him stop drinking for 30 days.

    BBC Two

  41. Breaking the Silence

    A powerful portrait of the trauma experienced by families in the aftermath of suicide.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  42. Fly Me To The Reverend Moon

    John Waite's extraordinary 1973 trip to the Unification Church's base camp.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Kala Pani: A Forgotten History

    The story of the Andamans penal settlement and its infamous Cellular Jail.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Bute Street Symphony

    Everyone at Faith Primary is challenged to perform alongside a world famous orchestra.

    BBC One North West

  45. Thank You For My Freedom

    Former hostage John McCarthy meets the man who negotiated his release from captivity.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. China: Saviours of Snooker

    Martin Kelner asks if China is set to overtake Britain as the home of snooker.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Oil City Confidential: Dr Feelgood

    Director Julien Temple celebrates the early Seventies Essex rhythm and blues band.

    BBC Four

  48. Inventing Divorce

    Olivia O'Leary tells the story of when divorce came to Ireland 15 years ago.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. The Art of the Public Address

    Laurie Taylor investigates the pain and pleasure of UK public address announcements.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. Black Watch, 3 Scots: A War in Their Own Words

    An uncensored glimpse into the life of a Scottish Battalion fighting in Afghanistan.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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