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  1. Interviews

    The lives of three school children, as seen through the eyes of their parents and teacher.

    BBC Radio 7

  2. This is Britain with Andrew Marr

    Andrew Marr looks at life in Britain at the time of the 2011 Census.

    BBC Two

  3. Formula One's 60th Anniversary: Plus Ça Change

    Eighteen F1 world champions, including Jackie Stewart and Michael Schumacher, reminisce.

    BBC Four

  4. Promises, Promises: The Olympic Legacy

    Jon Sopel investigates if the legacy of the Games can really be delivered.

    BBC One

  5. Shankill Butchers

    Uncovering the Shankill Butcher's reign of terror during the Troubles.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  6. Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues

    A look back at the career of Belfast-born guitarist Gary Moore.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  7. The Protection Game

    Yasmeen Khan investigates the UK's close-protection and bodyguard industry.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8.

    The Cuckoo

    A fascinating insight into one of Nature's greatest cheats.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Esler on Eichmann

    Gavin Esler on the legacy of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, architect of the Holocaust.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Communist Cosmos

    Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Japan: The Catastrophe

    Humphrey Hawksley reports on Japan's worst crisis since the Second World War.

    BBC News Channel

  12. Dead Fat

    Stephen Nolan finds out exactly how dangerous it is to be fat.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  13.

    Voodoo Wasps and Zombie Worms

    Could infection by parasites be at the root of human behaviour and even mental illness?

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Into the Music Library

    An exploration of the strange (and strangely familiar) sound world of 'Library Music'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15.

    The Chemist of Life and Death

    How chemist Fritz Haber saved billions from starvation - and pioneered gas warfare too.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Look Of Music, The Sound Of Fashion - Malcolm McLaren In His Own Words

    Malcolm McLaren, who died in April 2010, looks back on his extraordinary life and work.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  17. The Sub 2-Hour Marathon: Sport's Holy Grail

    Chris Dennis asks what it would take to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. My Brother the Islamist

    Documentary in which a man sets out to reconnect with his radical Islamist stepbrother.

    BBC Three

  19. Dead Fat - The Big Debate

    Stephen Nolan discusses the obesity problem in Northern Ireland with a live audience.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  20. The Big Flutter: The Grand National on Film

    How TV shaped some of the best sports stories from the Grand National.

    BBC One North West

  21. The Sea Gangsters

    Tom Mangold investigates the growing ruthlessness of piracy in the Indian ocean.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    The Light Switch Project

    What happens when you switch on a light? Toby Jones discovers it is a question without end

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Ghost Music

    Archaeologist Christine Finn taps her foot to ancient sounds not heard for millennia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. American Jihad

    Americans are facing a new threat from Islamic extremists inside their own country.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Y Fonesig Margaret Price

    Teyrnged i un o sopranos gorau'r byd a fu farw yn gynharach eleni. Dame Margaret Price.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  26.

    James and the Giant Eagle

    James Aldred encounters one of the world's most powerful birds of prey, the Harpy Eagle.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27.

    The Ladies' Man of Opera

    The surprising and touching story of how Richard Strauss' marriage inspired his music.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Priodas

    Dot Davies yn olrhain rhai o arferion priodas traddodiadol a gwahanol. Marital traditions.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  29. The Story of Vaisakhi

    A look at the Sikh festival, with contributions from Sikh historians and religious experts

    BBC One

  30. The Royal Wedding

    Kaye Adams and Bill Whiteford present live coverage of the royal wedding.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  31. Barrow

    How will the isolated, industrial town of Barrow, Cumbria, survive another recession?

    BBC Radio 4

  32. The Big Debate: The Economy

    Politicians explain their policies on jobs and the future of the Scottish economy.

    BBC One Scotland

  33. The Belfast Blitz

    Survivors of the WWII bombing campaign remember the raids that devastated the city.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  34.

    The Swedish Invasion

    Comedian Danny Robins explores the global Swedish cultural explosion conquering the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. It's Our Story: Liverpool's Own

    The story of a Liverpool institution, Lewis's department store, which closed last year.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Bailout Boys Go to Dublin

    The inside story of Ireland's bailout. Six months on, the main players tell their story.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    David Hume and the Triumph of Reason

    Allan Little profiles the philosopher David Hume, born in 1711.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38.

    Tales From the Digital Archive

    Christine Finn explores how authors' archive is kept, now they write on screens not paper.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. William, Kate a Chymru

    Cysylltiadau Cymreig y paratoadau ar gyfer y briodas frenhinol. Royal Wedding preparations

    BBC Radio Cymru

  40. Y Briodas Frenhinol

    Dylan Jones yn dilyn priodas y tywysog William a Kate Middleton. Royal Wedding coverage.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  41. Fix My Family

    Homeless parents receive support to avoid having their children taken into care.

    BBC Two

  42. The Royal Wedding

    James Naughtie leads the coverage with reporters around the processional route.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  43. Alive in Chernobyl

    Olga Betko finds the people who have returned to live in a nuclear 'dead zone'.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    The Real Apprentice

    Jon Manel investigates the world of the apprentice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Skiing for Ghana

    Ghana is famous for cocoa, Kofi Annan and football, but not skiing. Until now...

    BBC Radio Scotland

  46. Vote 2011

    Enda McClafferty and Sarah Brett with live coverage of the election results.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  47.

    Lebanon: The Next Generation

    20 years on John McCarthy returns to Lebanon, in search of signs of the Arab spring.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    Requiem for a Moth

    Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Vote 2011

    Coverage of the 2011 UK Elections.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Walpole Chronicle

    Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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