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  1. Spitting Images

    Roger Law explores the Chinese fake art industry.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Ray Gravell: A Wonderful Life

    The story of Ray Gravell, one of Wales' most-loved and colourful personalities.

    BBC Two Wales

  3. Billy Bunter's Birthday Bash

    Gyles Brandreth pays tribute to Billy Bunter and his creator Frank Richards.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Caledonia Dreamin'

    Documentary revealing the hidden history of Scottish pop music.

    BBC Four

  5. Terracotta Army

    Garry Geddes introduces his poems in the voices of figures in the Terracotta Army.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Please Look After This Bear

    Michael Morpurgo celebrates the 50th anniversary of Paddington Bear in 2008.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. In Search of Tristan

    Twm Morys explores the legend of Tristan and Isolde, one of the most enduring love stories

    BBC Radio 4

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    William Burroughs: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted

    Laurie Anderson profiles one of the most original writers and thinkers of the 20th century

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Bad Nature

    Jo Brand discovers what wildlife presenters really think of the animals they talk about.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

    How Detroit housed a 1960s musical revolution that encapsulated a nation in upheaval.

    BBC Four

  11. The Muse of Rose Street

    The story of Stella Cartwright, the muse who bewitched a generation of Scottish poets.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Hovis Has Left the Building

    Mark Radcliffe celebrates the unique and much-loved Bolton poet and comedian Hovis Presley

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Auntie's War on Smut

    Journey through a history of censorship by the BBC from 1948 to the late 1960s.

    BBC Four

  14. White Gospel

    Documentary about white gospel, America's most enduring yet obscure musical subculture.

    BBC Four

  15. Rites of Spring

    Nature writer Richard Mabey presents an exploration of spring in nature and in art.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Hip Hop China-style

    Beijing teenagers, hip hop music and traditional Chinese dialects and sounds

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. The Reading Group Commissions

    Documentary following the commissioning process of this week's Afternoon Readings.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. The Original Godfather

    Denis Norden chats to Paul Jackson about his radio comedy partnership with Frank Muir.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. For the Love of Pod

    Colin Murray finds out why podcasting is changing listening habits the world over.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  20. Fred's Archive

    Joan Bakewell explores Fred Hunter's 1960s recordings of the great poets of his time.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Rise of the Footnote

    A light-hearted look at the history of the footnote in western literature.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. 1968: Notes from the Underground

    Rosie Boycott considers the origins, impact and legacy of the underground press in Britain

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Teen Tribes

    Presenter and comedian Rhod Gilbert uncovers the mysteries of Wales' teenage tribes.

    BBC Two

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    This Are 2-Tone

    Phill Jupitus investigates the social importance of 2 Tone music in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Voices at 40

    Judith Palmer celebrates the 40th anniversary of Voices, a series of poetry anthologies.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. The Harp

    Catrin Finch discovers the ancient and fascinating history of the harp.

    BBC Four

  27. EastEnders: Ricky and Bianca

    Backstage look at the return to Albert Square of Ricky Butcher and ex-wife Bianca.

    BBC Three

  28. The Return of King Arthur

    Bettany Hughes looks at Edward Burne Jones's greatest work, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. Abandoned Projects by Alan Plater (Omnibus)

    Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Welsh Eye: Philip Jones Griffiths

    The late Magnum photographer Philip Jones Griffiths on locations taht influenced his art.

    BBC Two

  31. Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

    Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey record The Who's first new music in more than 20 years.

    BBC Four

  32. Heroes Return

    An exclusive peek at the much-anticipated second series.

    BBC Two

  33. Young Musicians Grown Old: BBC Young Musician at 30

    2006 BBC Young Musician of the Year Mark Simpson talks to other previous winners.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Book Club

    Welcome to Discworld, or at least to an audience with the creator, Terry Pratchett.

    BBC Radio 7

  35. The Bard of Salford

    Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. That's All Folks! The Mel Blanc Story

    Jimmy Hibbert tells the story of the 20th century's greatest cartoon voice.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Sounding Post

    Nina Perry traces the wood used in making musical instruments back to the forest.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee

    With contibutions from k.d.lang, Nancy Sinatra, Leiber and Stoller and Quincy Jones.

    BBC Four

  39. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Actor and writer John Sessions goes in search of his poetic hero Alexander Pope.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Rhondda Boy on Broadway

    Daniel Evans prepares to perform Sunday in the Park with George, on Broadway.

    BBC Two

  41. The Blues Dance

    DJ Don Letts tells the story of Jamaican Blues Dance in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. The Man From The McCarthy Agency

    The untold story of film reviewer Harold McCarthy - with Matthew Sweet

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. And the Nominees Are...

    BBC7 has been nominated for four Sony Radio Academy Awards 2008. Alex Riley finds out more

    BBC Radio 7

  44. Genesis: Come Rain or Shine

    Behind-the-scenes documentary following Genesis's 22-date 2007 European stadium tour.

    BBC Four

  45. Humphrey Lyttelton: A Celebration

    A tribute to the broadcaster and jazz trumpeter who presented I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Gershwin's Horns

    Rainer Hersch explores unusual instruments used by composers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Walking a Stick Back Home

    James Crowden brings home a walking stick formerly belonging to author Thomas De Quincey.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. The Passions of Vaughan Williams

    Musical and psychological portrait of classical composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.

    BBC Four

  49. James Bond, the Last Englishman

    Prof David Cannadine sets James Bond and his creator in their historical context.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Painting Humanity

    Art expresses the human experience in its most immediate form.

    BBC Two

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