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  1. Ursula Vaughan Williams, Poet and Muse

    Irma Kurtz tells the story of poet Ursula Vaughan Williams, composer Ralph's second wife.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Daughters From Afar

    Emily Buchanan meets parents who adopted children from overseas orphanages.

    BBC Radio 4

  3.

    On the Trail of the American Honeybee

    How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops.

    BBC Radio 4

  4.

    Flashmob Flamenco

    Spain's current economic crisis is seeing the return of flamenco as a form of protest.

    BBC Radio 4

  5.

    Inside the Bonus Culture

    Former City analyst Geraint Anderson examines the story behind bankers' bonuses.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Foot Notes

    Writer and avid shoe collector Rowan Pelling unveils the extraordinary story of shoes.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Closure

    Charting the collateral damage caused by the demise of Patton's construction company.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  8. Gun Dachaigh/Homeless

    A powerful documentary recording the stories of people living on the streets.

    BBC ALBA

  9.

    South Africa Spits Back

    Roger Law, co-creator of Spitting Image, discovers South Africa's satirical puppets.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Medicalising Grief

    Will the book that classifies mental illness lead to the medicalisation of grief?

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Dr Watson, I Presume

    The neglected and gripping story of the founder of Behaviourism, Dr John Watson.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Julie Fowlis' Heritage Well

    Julie Fowlis is on a mission to celebrate and preserve her culture through Gaelic song.

    BBC Radio 4

  13.

    The Deprofessionals

    Matthew Hill asks what is happening to Britain's public services.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. What Is It about Judy Blume?

    If you could speak to a writer who changed your life, what would you say?

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Me and My Dog

    Mike Embley looks at the alliance between teenage offenders and unwanted dogs.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    Putting the Black Country on the Map

    Adrian Goldberg tries to work out what the Black Country is - and where it is.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Boris Johnson: The Irresistible Rise

    A look at what really makes Boris Johnson tick.

    BBC Two

  18. Tom Lehrer at 85

    As Tom Lehrer celebrates his 85th birthday, we celebrate his witty and influential songs.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Looking for Luddites

    Technology writer Bill Thompson examines the legacy of the 19th-century Luddites.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Solos on Loneliness

    Exploration of the experience of loneliness through interwoven personal accounts.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. The Prozac Economy

    Marking the 25th birthday of Prozac, Will Self asks if the drug has helped or harmed us.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Norway's Soul: Re-evaluating Knut Hamsun

    The unlikely career and startling fall from grace of a great writer.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. DEC Syria Crisis Appeal

    John McCarthy presents a Syria Crisis Appeal for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

    BBC Radio Wales

  24. DEC Syria Crisis Appeal

    A Syria Crisis Appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  25. Bach: A Passionate Life

    John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician.

    BBC Two

  26. DEC Syria Crisis Appeal

    Michael Palin presents a Syria Crisis Appeal for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

    BBC One

  27. Peter Higgs: Scotland's Nobel Winner

    The story of Peter Higgs, the Edinburgh-based winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics.

    BBC One Scotland

  28. DEC Syria Crisis Appeal

    John McCarthy presents a Syria Crisis Appeal for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. DEC Syria Crisis Appeal

    Cathy MacDonald presents a Syria Crisis Appeal for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

    BBC ALBA

  30. Prisoner Soul

    Gary Younge tracks down US prisoners who released records from behind bars in the 1970s.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. The Bards of Whitelocks Bar

    Poet Jean Sprackland visits the Leeds city centre bar, famous for its poetic punters.

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    How to Have a Good Death

    Dr Kevin Fong asks why the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying is under criticism.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    A Natural History of Me!

    If only one in ten cells in the body is human, then what are we? Paul Evans investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  34.

    Lady Gaga v Heavy Metal: The Confusing World of Pop in Indonesia

    Lady Gaga banned, but Cannibal Corpse approved. Islam and pop contradictions in Jakarta.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Frank Gardner's Return to Saudi Arabia

    The BBC's security correspondent returns to the country where he was shot in 2004.

    BBC Two

  36. God's New Men

    Shelagh Fogarty considers the challenges the leaders of the Christian church now face.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  37. The Siege

    The Siege of Derry - an event that placed the city at the heart of a Europe-wide struggle.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  38. What I Read to the Dead: Wladislaw Szlengel

    In the last days of the Warsaw Ghetto, the poetry of Wladislaw Szlengel shouted defiance.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Coronation Strasse

    John Jungclaussen asks what we can learn from LindenStrasse, Germany's Coronation Street.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    Tax Avoidance: The Hidden Cost

    Michael Robinson shows how tax avoidance powers the spread of aggressive global companies.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    And Calm of Mind

    Former soldiers turn to Shakespeare to fight stress and take Henry V to the London stage.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Solar Max

    Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Mapping Ulster

    Jerry Brotton uses a unique collection of maps to explore Northern Ireland's origins.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  44. Ardoyne - Our Lives

    Five months in the lives of three post-Troubles teenagers living in north Belfast.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  45. Jemima Khan and the Part-Time Wife

    Jemima Khan investigates the practice of polygamy in the UK today.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    Constant Cravings: Does Food Addiction Exist?

    Sally Marlow investigates the addictive nature of overeating and how we should treat it.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Licence to Kill

    Film looking at why traffic collisions are the single biggest killer of young people.

    BBC Three

  48.

    Return to Japan

    The BBC Philharmonic returns to Japan for an emotional tour for the first time since 2011.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Syria: Can Aid Meet the Challenge?

    Edward Stourton reports from Jordan on the aid response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Rihanna's Farmer

    Bangor farmer Alan Graham goes on a mission to get the music industry to clean up its act.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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