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  1. Desi Pubs

    Bobby Friction looks at the Desi pub's place in the Sikh community in West Bromwich.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. BP: Beyond the Horizon

    How BP is grappling with capping the Deepwater well while securing its corporate future.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. The Manchester Writers

    How have writers in 1930s Manchester shaped our views of the north?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Sud-U-Like

    With the rise of the home washer dryer, what has become of the humble laundrette.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Never Mind the Bhangra

    Adil Ray takes a light-hearted look at the lack of brown faces in rock and pop.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Infinite Space

    Documentary feature film, tracing the lifelong quest of architecture genius John Lautner.

    BBC Two Scotland

  7. How to Get An A-Star

    Actress Imogen Stubbs investigates how to achieve an A* grade at A-level.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Inside the Cage

    Felicity Finch follows cage fighter Mike Wood blow by blow to his first professional fight

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Air an Airigh

    Tom MacIver visits summer moorland bothy-dwellers at Ness, Lewis.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  10. Confessions of a Window Cleaner

    Steve Carver explores the complex world of the window cleaner.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Svelte Sylvia and the Hollywood Trimsters

    In LA, Karen Krizanovich traces Madame Sylvia, masseuse to the stars of 1920s Hollywood.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. DEC Pakistan Flood Appeal

    An appeal on behalf of the DEC for the floods in Pakistan.

    BBC ALBA

  13. DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal

    An appeal from the DEC for aid to help those affected by the floods in Pakistan.

    BBC One

  14. DEC Emergency Appeal for Pakistan

    An appeal on behalf of the people affected by the floods in Pakistan.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal

    An appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for the floods in Pakistan.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  16. Divided Britain

    Reporting on tense race relations at a new school designed to promote community cohesion.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. DEC Emergency Appeal - Pakistan

    An appeal for humanitarian aid following the flooding in Pakistan.

    BBC Radio Wales

  18.

    The Pope's British Divisions

    Mark Dowd explores how British Catholicism has changed since the last Papal visit in 1982.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Tales from the Blitz

    Comedian Roy Hudd hears the extraordinary stories of the people who survived the blitz.

    BBC One

  20. When the Pope Came to Ireland

    Memories of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland in 1979.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  21. The Case for God?

    The Chief Rabbi puts his faith on the line by debating with some of its sharpest critics.

    BBC One

  22. Today I'm With You

    Filmmaker Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen takes a photographic journey through Byker Wall Estate.

    BBC Four

  23. A Journey Back to Newcastle: Michael Smith's Deep North

    A prodigal son returning, Michael Smith goes in search of the Newcastle of his youth.

    BBC Four

  24. The Pope and the People

    People from the Midlands relive the special day in 1982 when the Pope visited Coventry.

    BBC One

  25. Michael Johnson's Great North Run

    Runner Michael Johnson finds out about people's passion for the Great North Run.

    BBC One

  26. The Army Life for Me

    Despite the danger, more people are joining the army in Scotland. John Beattie asks why.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  27. Benedict: Trials of a Pope

    Film-maker Mark Dowd looks at the life of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI.

    BBC Two

  28. Cashier Number 6 Please

    Emma Clarke discovers the people behind the ubiquitous automated voice.

    BBC Radio 7

  29. Tatu Dhun Eideann

    A chance to see the action from the August 2010 Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

    BBC ALBA

  30. A Thanksgiving Service Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

    Commemorating the heroes of the air who fought for their country in the summer of 1940.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Reversing the Brain Drain

    Declan Curry meets a Silicon Valley entrepreneur investing in Northern Irish talent.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Unequal Opportunities with John Humphrys

    John Humphrys examines the educational gap between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils.

    BBC Two

  33. Of Time and the City

    Director Terence Davies' love song to his native city of Liverpool.

    BBC Four

  34. The Pope's Visit 2010: A Midlands Today Special

    Nick Owen looks back at the Pope's visit to the West Midlands.

    BBC One

  35. Easy Ryder - Chris Corcoran's Guide to the Ryder Cup

    Welsh comedian Chris Corcoran takes a sideways look at the Ryder Cup.

    BBC Two Wales

  36. How Wales Won the Ryder Cup

    A look at how the Celtic Manor succeeded in its bid to host the 2010 Ryder Cup.

    BBC One Wales

  37. My School Prom

    Documentary following six youngsters in the lead up to their end-of-school celebrations.

    BBC Three

  38. Spending Review: The Wales Debate

    A debate considering how health, policing and council services face public spending cuts.

    BBC One Wales

  39. Big Cuts Debate

    Glenn Campbell hosts a studio debate to discuss the government's threatened spending cuts.

    BBC One Scotland

  40. Generation Games

    How do the city's children want Glasgow to change ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

    BBC Radio Scotland

  41. In Search of a Shtetl

    Michael and Jonathan Freedland search for their family roots in Belarus and Lithuania.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Sidelined...Our Asian Footballers Are Missing!

    Yasmeen Khan asks why there are so few British Asian professional footballers.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. The League of Gentlemen's Ghost Chase

    The League of Gentlemen reunite for an evening in one of Britain's most haunted houses.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. The Dialect Programme

    A live debate on the health and status of the Shetland dialect, chaired by Jane Moncrieff.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  45. The Welsh Knot

    David Williams explores the complexities of a bi-lingual Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  46. The Seven Car Parks of Croydon

    Sue Perkins revisits her former home-town, Croydon, the mini-Manhattan of Outer London

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Reversing the Brain Drain

    Declan Curry meets a Silicon Valley entrepreneur investing in Northern Irish talent.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  48. Abereteifi

    Tref hanesyddol Aberteifi yn dathlu 900 oed. Cardigan's 900th anniversary celebrations.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  49. Sack 'Em

    Winifred Robinson explores whether more people should get the sack.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. From Conflict to Compromise

    Carolyn Quinn looks at the work of the conciliation service ACAS.

    BBC Radio 4

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