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  1. You Have Been Watching... David Croft

    Friends, family and colleagues pay tribute to writer, producer and director David Croft.

    BBC Two

  2. Cheers!

    John Sergeant invites his guests to a musical celebration of the ancient art of toasting.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Dickens Wallah

    Why Dickens's timeless story of love, greed and hypocrisy works in an Indian setting.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Our Year On Air

    A fast-paced look at some of the highlights of BBC Radio Scotland's year.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  5. Dolina

    A celebration of Dolina MacLennan; singer, actor, writer and Gaelic activist.

    BBC ALBA

  6. Dha Gordon a-mhain/Just for Gordon

    The life, music and tragic loss of Scottish piper Gordon Duncan.

    BBC ALBA

  7. What the Donkey Saw: UA Fanthorpe's Christmas Poems

    Sheila Hancock reads the poems that UA Fanthorpe sent as Christmas greetings.

    BBC Radio 4

  8.

    How Folk Songs Should Be Sung

    Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Inside Fortress Bill

    Katie Derham looks at the philanthropic organisation the Gates Foundation.

    BBC Radio 4

  10.

    Thinking Streets

    Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets

    BBC Radio 4

  11.

    The Internet Millionaires' Club

    Jolyon Jenkins reports on the people trying to get rich online without actually working.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Beware the Vatersay Boys/Balaich Bhatarsaigh

    The Vatersay Boys give viewers exclusive access to their lives over a six-month period.

    BBC ALBA

  13. Dying Inside

    The film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at the growing phenomenon of older prisoners in prison

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters

    How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Belleek and Beyond

    Declan Curry visits Belleek Pottery in Fermanagh, a firm where survival is the watchword.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  16. Resolutions

    Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson encourages all to discover the pleasure of reading.

    BBC One Scotland

  17. Elizabeth Queen of Scots

    Kirsty Young narrates this examination of the Queen's relationship with Scotland.

    BBC One Scotland

  18. But They Are Only Russians

    John Sweeney on the cover-up artist and the truth-teller during Stalin's great famine.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. New Year Live

    The big countdown to the New Year, live from Central London.

    BBC News

  20. Sir Jimmy Savile: In His Own Words

    A tribute programme featuring newly discovered - and mostly never heard before - archive.

    BBC Radio 2

  21.

    Songs for Tahrir

    Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. I'm Rather Worried about Jim

    Penelope Keith explores the radio serial Mrs Dale's Diary, 40 years after it ended.

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    Frankenstein's Moon

    Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Three Generations of Incarceration

    Gary Younge talks to three generations of the same family who have been to jail.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Freddie Flintoff: Hidden Side of Sport

    Freddie Flintoff talks to sporting professionals about the serious effects of depression.

    BBC One

  26. Websex: What's the Harm?

    Nathalie Emmanuel investigates how the internet is changing the sex lives of young people.

    BBC Three

  27. Confessions of a Sex Addict

    Comedian Jeff Leach tries to uncover why he feels the need for constant sexual conquests.

    BBC Three

  28. Cherry Healey: Like a Virgin

    Cherry Healey finds out if losing one's virginity really does have a lasting impact.

    BBC Three

  29.

    The Politics of Pandas

    As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Dickens' last and unfinished novel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. The Prague Trial

    Exploring the show trial of dissident writer Vaclav Havel and others.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Friends through Thick and Thin

    An exploration of female friendship through the moving stories of three sets of friends.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. The Hidden Graves of the Holocaust

    Jonathan Charles reports on attempts to locate graves at Treblinka's death camp.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. No Brakes, No Fear

    An insight into the intoxicating thrills of British motorcycle speedway with Michael Lee.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Britain in Bed

    How Britain's attitudes towards and experience of sex has changed over the last 50 years.

    BBC Three

  36. Table Dancing Diaries

    Documentary exploring the world of table dancing through the girls at Secrets in London.

    BBC Three

  37. How the Humber Changed Our World

    How the Humber ports defined the lives of families on both sides of the river.

    BBC One

  38. What Burns Did For Me

    Tam sets out on a trip to find out as much as he can about Robert Burns.

    BBC Two

  39. Frank Dickens: Holy Mackerel - It's My Life!

    The creator of longest running strip 'Bristow' is celebrated by fellow cartoonists.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Wild about Pandas

    Following giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang's resettlement in Edinburgh Zoo.

    BBC One Scotland

  41. Smiley's People

    Yellow circle. Black eyes. Happy mouth. Alastair Sooke explores the smiley face.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. The Rocky Road From Dublin: 50 Years of The Dubliners

    Mark Radcliffe traces the 50-year history of Irish music legends The Dubliners.

    BBC Radio 2

  43. Britain's Gay Footballers

    Amal Fashanu tries to discover why no professional football players come out as being gay.

    BBC Three

  44. Cutty Sark: National Treasure Reopened

    The dramatic story of the conservation of the Cutty Sark, the world-famous clipper ship.

    BBC Two

  45. The Grand Slam That Got Away

    Phil Steele on the time terrorism prevented Wales and Ireland's rugby teams from meeting.

    BBC Radio Wales

  46. Talking to Billy

    A programme celebrating the first screening of the 'Billy' plays, filmed in 80s Belfast.

    BBC Two

  47.

    Writing in Three Dimensions: Angela Carter's Love Affair with Radio

    Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Belmont House

    Helen Smith takes a look at the history and restoration of this Georgian mansion.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  49. Deaf Teens: Hearing World

    Documentary about five deaf teenagers taking their first steps into the hearing world.

    BBC Three

  50. The Degner Defection

    Stephen Evans tells the story of daring East German defector Ernst Degner.

    BBC Radio 4

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