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  1. The Trouble with Moody Teens

    When is typical teen angst something more serious? Miranda Sawyer investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Something Rotten in Mayfield

    Tom Mangold investigates a murder in Kentucky that local police couldn't or wouldn't solve

    BBC Radio 4

  3.

    Things Ain't What They Used To Be

    David Aaronovitch investigates 'declinism' - the idea that human society is in decline.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Sporting Heroes: After the Final Whistle

    Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan looks at life after sport.

    BBC One

  5. Miles Jupp in a Locked Room

    Miles Jupp investigates the appeal of mind-bending crime novels set in locked rooms.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6.

    The End of Drug Discovery

    Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. The Lost World of the Seventies

    Michael Cockerell sheds new light on some of the 1970s' most controversial characters.

    BBC Two

  8. Playing with Poverty

    David Williams and Keith Towler investigate child poverty in Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  9. Hitler's Children

    Film looking at the descendants of some of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime.

    BBC Two

  10. I Love Special Olympics

    Film following five athletes as they prepare for the Special Olympics in 2009.

    BBC Four

  11. The Barlow-Morgenstern Method

    Tony Hawks uses an unusual reference work to explore the world of musical plagiarism.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Gie's Peace

    The story of Faslane Peace Camp, Scotland's longest-running protest camp.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  13.

    Summit Fever

    What really happens in intergovernmental summits? Jonathan Powell investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    It's Fun, But Is It Theatre?

    Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. The DJ Derek: A Local Legend

    Miles Chambers tells the story of the famous 70-year-old white Bristolian reggae DJ.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Great British Story: Armagh

    Dermot Murnaghan returns to his childhood home of Armagh, to reveal its hidden history.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  17. Outfoxed: The Story of Hunting in Britain

    Dr Emma Griffin finds out why fox hunting is still flourishing despite the seven-year ban.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Iubailidh Daoimein na Banrigh

    Co-aoisean na Banrigh a' meòrachadh air a trì fichead bliadhna air a' chrùn.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  19. Pina Bausch - Dance for Your Life

    Deborah Bull reveals her long-held fascination for Pina Bausch's Tanztheater company.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Iubailidh Daoimein na Banrigh

    Ann an làthair na Banrigh. Cuimhneachain air coinneachadh ris a' Bhanrigh.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  21.

    Desperately Seeking Sympathy

    Jolyon Jenkins investigates why healthy people go online pretending to be terminally ill.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Man Who Saves Life Stories

    What happens when a habit for collecting other people's diaries gets out of hand?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Road

    The dramatic, tragic and inspirational story of the two sets of Dunlop brothers.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  24. Mòdan 1946 chun Iubailidh

    Taghadh de chlàraidhean às an tasglann a chaidh a thogail aig Mòdan bho 1946 gu 1953.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  25. Slippered Pantaloons

    If all the world's a stage, how do actors face old age dramas? Simon Fanshawe investigates

    BBC Radio 4

  26.

    The Turing Solution

    Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. The Synchro Girls

    Katie Derham celebrates synchronised swimming, from Busby Berkeley to the 2012 Olympics.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Robin Gibb at the BBC

    A special tribute to the late Robin Gibb, drawn from 40 years of BBC archive

    BBC Radio 2

  29. Dickens on Location

    The places described by Charles Dickens, explored by the people who live in them today.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Alba Rioghail/The Royal Family in Scotland

    Catriona Murray looks back at the royal family's visits to Scotland over the past 60 years

    BBC ALBA

  31. Life Patrol - On the Banks of the Foyle

    Following the work of the volunteers from the Foyle Search and Rescue last Christmas.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  32. The Stiff Records Story

    Suggs tells the story of the record label Stiff.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  33. The Stiff Records Story

    Madness frontman Suggs continues the story of the influential record label.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  34. Habana: The Children of the Spanish Civil War

    The story of the 4,000 children evacuated from Bilbao in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    Sniffing Out Danger

    Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Songs of Milne

    John Kember rediscovers the original song settings of children's verses by AA Milne.

    BBC Radio 4

  37.

    The Speaker, Behind the Scenes

    Mark D'Arcy examines the controversial approach of the Commons Speaker John Bercow.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Training for the Top

    Can sports coaches help people get through challenges in other areas of life?

    BBC Radio Scotland

  39. United Irishmen

    Tim's identity is clear to him, but can Northern Ireland ever accept a black Irishman?

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Ulysses Today

    Mark Lawson and his guests discuss the powerful influence of James Joyce's Ulysses.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Carmina Gadelica

    Beachdan bho eòlaichean air na leabhraichean aig Alasdair MhicIllemhicheil.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  42. Forced Entertainment

    Bob Dickinson follows this acclaimed experimental theatre group evolving a new production.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    The Hunt for the Gay Whale

    Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. John Barry - The Lost Tapes

    Eddi Fiegel explores the music of the five-time, Oscar-winning film composer, John Barry.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. The Stardust Memories

    Midge Ure explores the story behind the David Bowie's iconic rock album Ziggy Stardust.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Stuart: A Face Backwards

    Mark Burman strips away the layers of Stuart Freeborn's remarkable life in movie make-up.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Uncanny

    How has the uncanny shaped fiction, film, architecture and art?

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Plan B, Leona and Labrinth: Project Hackney

    Three stars of Hackney 2012 help teenagers with difficult lives put on a live music event.

    BBC Three

  49.

    The Heath Caper

    The story behind an alleged plot to blackmail the future prime minister Edward Heath.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Ukraine's Forgotten Children

    What a lifetime in the care of the state really means for Ukraine's abandoned children.

    BBC Four

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