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  1. Waldemar at the Venice Biennale

    Waldemar Januszczak visits the world's oldest international contemporary art festival.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. On the Outside it Looked Like an Old Fashioned Police Box

    Mark Gatiss explores the hugely popular Doctor Who novelisations of the 1970s and 80s.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Menotti

    Music writer Michael White tells the life story of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. The Spirit of Grunge

    Miranda Sawyer examines how the grunge movement influenced a generation of British youth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Dealbh a Ghaidheal

    How photographers have depicted the Gaels and Gaeldom since the beginning of photography.

    BBC ALBA

  6. Jarman a Rhys Ifans

    Sgwrs unigryw rhwng Geraint Jarman a'r actor Rhys Ifans. Geraint Jarman talks to the actor

    BBC Radio Cymru

  7. A Funny Sort of Sound

    Julian Clary pays tribute to the wit and ingenuity of comedy musical acts.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. South of My Days

    Greta Scacchi presents a portrait of Australian poet Judith Wright, who died in 2000.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. The Grandfather of Self Help

    4 Extra Debut. Kate Williams investigates the legacy of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Sitting for Fay

    Christine Finn explores photographer Fay Godwin's portraits of leading literary figures.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Settling the Score

    Tim Blackmore examines the complex relationship between composer and commissioner.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Gurinder, The Movie

    Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Walking With Whitman

    Stuart Maconie meets devotees of Walt Whitman in Bolton.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Scots Gothic: A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in Ayrshire

    Billy Kay discovers whether Poe's imagination was born from a childhood visit to Scotland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Feelin' Love: The Donna Summer Story

    Spotlighting the life and career of disco pioneer Donna Summer.

    BBC Radio 2

  16. Angel of Harlem: The Billie Holiday Story

    Hollywood actor Billy Crystal celebrates the enduring influence of Billie Holiday.

    BBC Radio 2

  17. Morris and the Muslims

    The impact of Islamic design and values on the life of Victorian designer William Morris.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. John Mayall's Blues Adventures

    Blues musician John Mayall on the growth of rhythm and blues in 1960s Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing

    Profile of 20th century photographer and journalist Lee Miller.

    BBC Four

  20. Wreck of the Alba

    Michael Bird on the story of the great painting by Alfred Wallis.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. All Of Me: The Betrayal of Billie Holiday

    Neneh Cherry tells the story of a remarkable period in the American jazz singer's life.

    BBC Radio 2

  22. Sharon Chazan: Just Enough Distance

    Documentary about the life, work and untimely death of photographer Sharon Chazan.

    BBC Four

  23. The Grand Masquerade

    John O'Farrell celebrates Kit Williams's groundbreaking picture puzzle book Masquerade.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Music from Beyond the Veil

    Paul Robertson examines the claims and counter-claims for musical mediumship.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Journey to Armenia: Komitas - The Saddest Music in the World

    In search of Komitas, whose musical talent turned him into the voice of Albania.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Man on the Moon

    The story of the US space programme, including the space race and the first moon landing.

    BBC Four

  27. Toscanini in His Own Words

    The legendary conductor speaks frankly about the music, politics and passions in his life.

    BBC Four

  28. Fiery Cross

    Billy Kay explores the effects of the American Civil Rights Movement on Scottish society.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  29. From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web

    Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Britney Spears Saved My Life

    A recreation of the video for Britney Spears's Hit Me, Baby, One More Time by her fans.

    BBC Three

  31. Macavity's Not There: TS Eliot in the 21st Century

    Michael Alexander on the place of TS Eliot, and poetry in general, in national culture.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Journey to Armenia: Mandelstam - The Long Desired for Voyage

    Toby Litt scours Armenia for the spirit of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Moonbathing

    Charles Hazlewood explores the musical legacy of the first moon landing.

    BBC Radio 2

  34. Khmer Rock and the Killing Fields

    Robin Denselow explores Cambodia's rock and roll in the late '60s, known as 'Khmer Rock'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Madeleine Peyroux: Somethin' Grand

    Documentary tracing the childhood and career of jazz chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux.

    BBC Four

  36. Frequently Asked Questions

    Ian Sansom examines the changing relationship between authors and their readers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Eye to the Telescope

    KT Tunstall explores our fascination with space and its influence upon musicians.

    BBC Radio 2

  38. Tennyson's Ulysses Revisited

    Poet Sean O'Brien explores Alfred, Lord Tennyson's great poem, Ulysses.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Hunt for Sexton Blake

    David Quantick profiles the long-lived fictional detective and adventurer Sexton Blake.

    BBC Radio 2

  40. Gesualdo: Musician and Murderer

    Aled Jones on the bizarre life and tormented music of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. The Grandfather of Self Help

    Kate Williams investigates the success and legacy of Samuel Smiles's 1859 book 'Self-Help'

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Billy Liar: Fifty Years On

    Blake Morrison goes in search of the world evoked by Keith Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Cat on A Hot Tin Roof

    Kwame Kwei-Armah tells the story of playwright Thomas 'Tennessee' Williams.

    BBC Radio 2

  44. The Story of the Open University

    Documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Open University, with Lenny Henry.

    BBC Four

  45. Earth to Earth: Potted Immortality

    Lars Tharp on our relationship with the urn, death and imortality

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. The Art of Laughter

    Jerry Hall enlists the help of comedians to highlight the importance of laughter.

    BBC Radio 2

  47. The Summer of Disco

    Programme celebrating the music, fashion, dance and social rituals of disco.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. Hardeep Singh Kohli Returns to the National Eisteddfod

    Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the unique arts and cultural festival in Bala, North Wales.

    BBC Two

  49. The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock

    Singer-songwriter John Sebastian marks the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival

    BBC Radio 2

  50. The Secret Kind of Blue

    Guy Barker explores the making and continuing legacy of Miles Davis' album Kind of Blue.

    BBC Radio 2

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