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  1. RBS: Inside the Bank That Ran Out of Money

    Charting how the Royal Bank of Scotland came near collapse in 2008 after a loss of £24bn.

    BBC One Scotland

  2.

    Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound

    Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3.

    Number One Forensic Detective Agency

    The story of how Botswana has become Africa's leading exponent of crime investigation.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Metro Man: An Inside Out Special

    How Sir John Hall was inspired to begin a retail revolution on Tyneside 25 years ago.

    BBC One

  5. What has Religion done for Women?

    Shelagh Fogarty explores what religion has done for women and their identity.

    BBC Radio 2

  6. Men of Arlington

    Documentary about the Irish labourer experience in London in the 50s and 60s.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  7. A Family Trial - The Murder of Maire Rankin

    The emotional inside story of an ordinary family going through an extraordinary ordeal.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  8. Do I See Dead People?

    Presenter Jackie Bird explores the world of the medium.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  9.

    Lawrence in New Mexico

    Geoff Dyer explores DH Lawrence's life-changing experiences in New Mexico in the 1920s.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Young, Foreign and Over Here

    Five young Eastern Europeans reveal the harsh realities for an immigrant in Britain.

    BBC Three

  11.

    The Young Italians

    Young Italian professionals working in the UK reveal how their economy has cast them out.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Cutting Loose

    Life inside during the build-up to the Scottish Prison Service hairdressing competition.

    BBC Two

  13.

    The War Brides Return

    Testimony from the women who sailed across the Atlantic to join their servicemen husbands.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    The Leonardo Detectives

    Art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, explores the mysterious world of art attribution.

    BBC Radio 4

  15.

    Mind Myths

    Claudia Hammond slays common myths about the brain and its workings.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    The State of Israel

    At a time of change and turmoil in the Middle East, what is happening inside Israel?

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    The Lobotomists

    Why were tens of thousands of people lobotomised in the 1940s and 50s in the UK and US?

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Am Boireannach a Dh'ith Bo

    Artist and cook Heather Dewar cooks and eats a whole cow.

    BBC ALBA

  19.

    Bleached Bone and Living Wood

    Christine Finn visits the house that was the poet Wilfred Owen's final refuge in France.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Mini Adventure

    How three intrepid Ulstermen travelled overland by car from Belfast to Singapore in 1962.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  21. The Road to Nowhere

    On the eve of its 25th anniversary, Sally Boazman examines impact of the M25.

    BBC One

  22. Monte Cassino

    The history of the battles surrounding the Italian hill-top monastery of Monte Cassino.

    BBC ALBA

  23. Life in a Day

    Feature film which documents a single day on earth through a multitude of perspectives.

    BBC Two

  24. Festival Of Remembrance

    Chris Stuart presents highlights from the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.

    BBC Radio 2

  25. Known unto God

    Mark Whitaker explores the discovery and re-burial of an unknown soldier from World War I.

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    Oscar and Al Pacino

    An exclusive interview with Al Pacino about his passion for Oscar Wilde.

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    Malmesbury: the Philosophy Town

    Malmesbury in Wiltshire aims to establish itself as the country's 'Philosophy Town'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. Give a Child a Chance

    Lesley Riddoch asks why we don't invest more in education during the early years.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  29. The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius

    Film about a teenage boy trying to balance his maths genius with his social awkwardness.

    BBC Three

  30. Pudsey Pays Out

    Bryan Burnett turns the spotlight on those who benefit from Children in Need.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  31. Remembering Aaron

    An intimate portrait of one soldier and one town by award-winning filmmaker Henry Singer.

    BBC Two

  32. Running Blind

    Documentary about paralympic sprinter Libby Clegg, who is aiming for gold in London 2012.

    BBC Two

  33. Guns, Roses and Poetry Readings

    Bill Herbert and Zoe Skoulding explore different international poetry festivals.

    BBC Radio 4

  34.

    The Brotherton Archive and Me

    Julia Blackburn meets writers whose private papers reside in Leeds University Library.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    From Frestonia to Belgravia: The History of Squatting

    Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Two Minutes' Silence

    Two minutes' silence for Remembrance Day.

    BBC Two

  37. Mixed up in the Middle East

    A mixed Arab-Muslim and Jewish young woman journeys from Britain to Israel.

    BBC Three

  38. Airline: The Story of Pan Am

    Honor Blackman narrates the story of how Pan Am airways conquered the skies.

    BBC Two

  39.

    Spooklights

    Chemist Andrea Sella investigates things that go flash in the dark.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Hilda Doolittle

    Diana Collecott on wartime poet Hilda Doolittle with readings by Sara Kestelman.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Blood Stained Banner

    What do attitudes to the Confederate Flag say about American identity today?

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Prisoners' Women

    Women talk about how they cope with life on the outside when men go to prison.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened

    A tribute to Jimmy Savile, the DJ who hosted Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It.

    BBC One

  44.

    The Alias Men

    Andrew Collins tells the story of Alan Smithee, prolific film director who never existed.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    Buying Defence

    Is Britain wasting billions through bad defence procurement? Francis Tusa investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. St Ives and Me

    Anna Chen makes a personal journey into the culture and community of the Cornish town.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Escape from the Deep

    Louis de Bernieres uncovers one of the greatest submarine escape stories of WWII.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. The Boarding School Bomber

    How an educated, privileged teenager planned a terrorist attack on a shopping centre.

    BBC Three

  49. The Poetry of Aran

    Daljit Nagra visits the Aran Islands to explore their rich imaginative and poetic life.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. An African Asian Affair

    Vishva Samani explores the post-expulsion relationship between British Asians and Ugandans

    BBC Radio 4

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