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  1. Learning to Love Dafydd

    Gwyneth Lewis, the first Welsh Poet Laureate, goes in search of the Welsh language Chaucer

    BBC Radio 4

  2. The Real Rachman - Lord of the Slums

    Hero or villain? Joshua Levine goes on a journey to discover the real Peter Rachman.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Universities Challenged

    Radio 4 has been following one university for a year to chart the impact of £9,000 fees.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. How to Get to Heaven with the Hutterites

    The film follows a young man secretly running away from his Hutterite community.

    BBC Two

  5.

    Land Of The Rising Sums

    Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6.

    Climategate Revisited

    Chris Vallance explores the long-term results of the hacking of climate scientists' emails

    BBC Radio 4

  7. In Seven Days: Inside a Historic Campaign

    Artist Nicola Green charts her journey to capture images of Barack Obama's 2008 campaign.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Anna Latharna NicIlliosa

    Anna Latharna NicIllÌosa a' còmhradh ri Iain MacIllemhìcheil mu beatha ann an ceòl.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  9. Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story

    Victims of Idi Amin's expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972 share their stories.

    BBC One

  10.

    A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land

    Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Return to Oasis

    Mike Greenwood visits Alamein on the trail of a unique anthology of World War Two poems.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Fathers' Daughters

    Nihal Arthanayake on fathers and daughters in the South Asian Community.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. The Turbulent Priest

    Following Fr Brian D'Arcy on a journey across Europe after being censured by the Vatican.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  14.

    The Gaza Surf Club

    A portrait of life in Gaza through the eyes of a group of young Palestinian surfers.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Justice Between the Covers

    Helena Kennedy QC explores the power of law in the pages of classic fiction.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land

    Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?

    BBC Radio Scotland

  17. One Day in Summer

    Traffic police, tourists and farmers talk about life in Cornwall on one busy summer's day.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Britain's Hidden Hungry

    Revealing how thousands of Britons in 2012 are being forced to turn to charity for food.

    BBC One

  19.

    What's in a Name?

    Sangita Myska with a witty and insightful exploration of names in contemporary Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Bho Stalag Gu Gulag/From Stalag to Gulag

    Norman MacArthur pieces together his grandfather's incredible wartime journey.

    BBC ALBA

  21. The Belfast Mayor - A Year in Chains

    A year in the life of Belfast's youngest ever Lord Mayor, 25-year-old Niall O Donnghaile.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  22.

    Tim Key and Gogol's Overcoat

    Comedian Tim Key spins his own surreal tale of one of Russia's greatest short stories.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. The Art of Remembrance

    Mark Whitaker looks at some of the lesser-known ways the arts responded to the Great War.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Pudsey Pays Out

    Bryan Burrnett discovers how the money raised for Children In Need was spent in 2011.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  25. Words on Water

    Mike Greenwood talks to a number of writers about their literary fascination with fishing.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. A Place for Us

    Moving insight into the experience of teenagers arriving alone to seek asylum in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Dads Who Do

    Tottenham MP David Lammy meets African Caribbean fathers who are serious about parenting.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Bosnia Remembered

    Simon Weston meets the Welsh soldiers who served in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 20 years on.

    BBC Radio Wales

  29. Points West Bristol Mayor Special

    The candidates standing in Bristol first ever Mayoral elections air their views.

    BBC One

  30.

    Malala's Diary

    The blog of the Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai voiced by British girls her age.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Shalom Belfast?

    Why have some people in Northern Ireland taken sides in the Middle East conflict?

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  32. Expressing Pain

    Stuart Flanagan explores how art can teach him about pain and help in the consulting room.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    Alice's Restaurant

    Ian McMillan discovers how Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant became a Thanksgiving anthem.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34.

    What Does Ed Miliband Really Think?

    Steve Richards talks to Ed Miliband, his friends and critics about his political ideas.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Blues Run the Game

    Laura Barton tells the poignant story of singer-songwriter Jackson C Frank.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36.

    Poor Reporting

    Nick Fraser asks what it takes to get the rich world interested in the poor world.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Special Me

    The stress experienced by young adults with learning difficulties when they leave school.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  38. We Beat the All Blacks

    Reliving the Scarlets' historic victory over the All Blacks in 1972.

    BBC One Wales

  39. Two Minutes' Silence

    Two minutes' silence for Remembrance Day.

    BBC Two

  40. Johnny Beattie: In the Limelight

    A star-studded tribute to Johnny Beattie as he celebrates sixty years in showbusiness.

    BBC One Scotland

  41.

    Walking on Planet C (2012)

    Musician Nile Rodgers walks the streets of New York, after a cancer diagnosis.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. When Harry Potter Met Frodo: The Strange World of Fan Fiction

    Novelist Naomi Alderman investigates the extraordinary subculture of internet fan fiction.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. The Hackers

    Simon Cox delves into the sometimes strange world of the hacker activist, or 'hacktivist'.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    Open Sesame: Science in the Desert

    David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    The State of Welfare

    What now for the welfare state, 70 years after the Beveridge report?

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Care to Be a Nurse?

    Christina Patterson explores why nursing sometimes goes wrong and what can put it right.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    The Goddess of English

    Zareer Masani on why Indians worship English as a goddess who can free them from poverty.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. Superstorm USA: Caught on Camera

    How young people took to social media sites to record Superstorm Sandy.

    BBC Three

  49. Who's Drummer?

    Nick Barraclough finds out about the 15 minutes of fame for one young fan of The Who.

    BBC Radio 4

  50.

    Football's Home Fans

    Comic and broadcaster Ian Stone on the revolution in the way we run children's football.

    BBC Radio 4

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