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  1. Marginalia

    Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page in his exploration of marginalia.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Controlling Our Borders

    Winifred Robinson investigates changes to border controls in the wake of election results.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Performer in the Portrait

    A programme celebrating Tony Blackburn's 50th anniversary as a broadcaster.

    BBC Radio 2

  4. Housing: Where Will We All Live?

    A debate on why Britain is failing to build enough homes and how best to fix the problem.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Wayne's Secret World of the Organ

    Wayne Hemingway explores the rise and fall of the home organ.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Pipers of the Trenches

    The story of the brave WWI pipers who played bagpipes for troops going into battle.

    BBC Two Scotland

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    AL Kennedy: Holding Hands

    Join AL Kennedy for something uniquely intimate and comforting that begins in childhood.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Ilkley Tour Baht 'at...

    How a county best known for flat caps and fatty beer won the bid to host Le Grand Depart.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Bella Hardy Goes Home

    Radio 2's Folk Singer of the Year 2014 goes back to her roots, Edale in Derbyshire.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. The Special Relationship: Uncovered

    Peter Hitchens argues that the UK/US Special Relationship is one of concealed hostility.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Fostering & Me with Lorraine Pascale

    Lorraine Pascale tracks down the foster carers who looked after her as a child.

    BBC Two

  12.

    The New Viking Invasion

    Why is there such an increasing demand for Danish sperm donors? Kate Brian investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Laurie Lee's Long Sleep

    The author's views on mortality, with extracts from his 1997 Thanksgiving Service.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. From Scotland with Love

    Film exploring Scotland's past and made entirely of Scottish film archive.

    BBC Two Scotland

  15. The Lost Poets of the Raincoat Shop

    Ian McMillan discovers lost poets through notes found on the floor of a derelict shop.

    BBC Radio 4

  16.

    O Say Can You See?

    Erica Wagner explores America's relationship with its national anthem, an ode to its flag.

    BBC Radio 4

  17.

    Charting the Border

    The writer Garrett Carr reveals his unusual map of the Irish border.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    The Royal Activist

    Elinor Goodman asks if Prince Charles's campaigning will bring a new style of monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4

  19.

    The Last Wish of a Prince

    Hardeep Singh Kohli finds out if Maharaja Duleep Singh's remains should go back to India.

    BBC Radio 4

  20.

    Walking Round in Circles

    Northern Ireland writer Nick Laird returns home to consider the culture of marching.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. And You, Helen

    Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.

    BBC Radio 4

  22.

    Who Does John Hegley Think He Is?

    John Hegley thinks he might be descended from French composer Rameau. Could it be true?

    BBC Radio 4

  23.

    The Devil's Rope

    Ian Marchant drives across the midwest to learn how barbed wire privatised America.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. That's All Right: 60 Years On

    60 years since Elvis recorded there, Sam Palladio presents from Sun Studio in Memphis.

    BBC Radio 2

  25. Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley

    Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years.

    BBC Four

  26. Game, Net and Match

    A look at Scotland's netball team ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

    BBC Two Scotland

  27. David Blunkett: A Political Life

    David Blunkett speaks to John Humphrys about his life in politics.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    Who's British Now?

    Fewer and fewer of us say we are 'British'. Ritula Shah asks, 'Who's British now?'.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Derek Walcott: A Fortunate Traveller

    Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott talks about his life and work at home on St Lucia.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    Doing It the Milton Keynes Way

    Deborah Meaden uncovers the business secrets of booming Milton Keynes.

    BBC Radio 4

  31.

    Karaoke As Art?

    Is karaoke now an art form? Katie Puckrik hits the clubs in Portland, Oregon to find out.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Boycotts and Broken Dreams: The Story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games

    The story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games, which was boycotted by over half the members.

    BBC One Scotland

  33. Charlotte Church: In Her Own Voice

    Documentary in which Charlotte Church talks about her life, career and future.

    BBC One Wales

  34.

    At the End of Death Row

    Rajini Vaidyanathan explores the future of the death penalty in the United States.

    BBC Radio 4

  35.

    The War Widows of Afghanistan

    Zarghuna Kargar hears the stories of British and Afghan women widowed by the 13-year war.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    The Paper Commonwealth

    As the Glasgow Games begin, Dr Joya Chatterji explores the history of the Commonwealth.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Verse That Stings

    Ian Hislop celebrates the sharp barbs of Alexander Pope and the 18th-century satirists.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Rio in Rio

    A personal insight into the 2014 World Cup from former England captain Rio Ferdinand.

    BBC One

  39. The Great Big Romanian Invasion

    Journalist and filmmaker Tim Samuels meets Romanians who have headed to British shores.

    BBC One

  40.

    Kurdistan: A State of Uncertainty

    As Iraq falls deeper into chaos, John McCarthy asks a key question - who are the Kurds?

    BBC Radio 4

  41. The Village That's Falling into the Sea

    The villagers of Hemsby in Norfolk try to stop their homes falling into the sea.

    BBC One

  42.

    A Bombay Symphony

    Zareer Masani on the new love for, and controversy over, Western classical music in India.

    BBC Radio 4

  43.

    Betjeman's Banana Blush

    Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    Trick or Trust

    How evolutionary biology shapes policy on welfare reform, immigration and bankers' pay.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Bliadhna Kerry/Kerry's Year

    Kerry MacPhee's Commonwealth journey.

    BBC ALBA

  46. The Lancaster: Britain's Flying Past

    John Sergeant celebrates the plane some believe won the war, the Lancaster.

    BBC Two

  47. Teithio Bro'r Eisteddfod

    Chris Jones yn ein tywys ar ambell daith ddifyr hyd lwybrau Sir Gâr.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  48. Children of Syria

    Lyse Doucet follows the lives of six Syrian children as they cope with the war.

    BBC Two

  49. Poetry Postcards

    Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. The Radio 4 Psalter

    Michael Symmons Roberts describes the beauty of Psalters and sets out to make his own.

    BBC Radio 4

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