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  1. Midnight Feasts and Lashings of Ginger Beer

    Why is British children's fiction so preoccupied with feasting? Sheila McClennon explores.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Elvis in Las Vegas

    How Elvis Presley transformed Las Vegas in the 1970s and how Vegas helped to destroy him.

    BBC Two

  3. The Inventor of Rock and Roll: The Alan Freed Story

    Radio 2 tells the story of American DJ Alan Freed's downfall in the payola scandal.

    BBC Radio 2

  4. Flicks Feirste

    A nostalgic look at the impact cinema has had on different communities in Belfast.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  5. Elvis by the Presleys Uncut

    This is the story of Elvis's life and career told by those who knew him best, his family.

    BBC Two

  6. Consorting With Angels

    A tribute to the life and work of American poet Anne Sexton.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. The Man Who Shot the 60s

    Iconic 1960s photographer Brian Duffy talks about his life and work for the first time.

    BBC Four

  8. Carmen: The Dream and the Destiny

    Documentary which tells the story of Bizet and his most famous opera, Carmen.

    BBC Four

  9. The House That Chekhov Built

    Michael Pennington travels to the Ukraine to explore the life of the writer Anton Chekhov.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. The Man Machine: The Story of Kraftwerk

    Jarvis Cocker looks at German electronic music and its top exponents.

    BBC Radio 2

  11. Terezin Dreams

    Sibyl Ruth on the poems by her great aunt written in a Nazi concentration camp.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Gavin and Stacey: Behind The Scenes

    Ruth Jones takes listeners behind the scenes of her award-winning comedy drama.

    BBC Radio Wales

  13. The History of the Burns Supper

    Marked around the world, Billy Kay traces the Scottish institution's story.

    BBC Radio 7

  14. A Burns Night Supper

    For Burns Night, join Helen Mark and guests for a traditional celebration.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  15. Brian Eno: Hits, Classics and Tracks

    Paul Morley talks about some of Brian Eno's hit tracks, including Heroes and Viva La Vida.

    BBC Four

  16. The Old Haa Tapes

    A look at the work being done to collect and preserve historic recordings.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  17. Nerdstock: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People

    A non-religious Christmas celebration of comedy, science and music.

    BBC Four

  18. Henry Moore, My Father

    Mary Moore, daughter of the sculptor Henry Moore, explores his artistic legacy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. How Chekhov Speaks to Us

    Penelope Wilton, Miriam Margolyes, Lynne Truss on how Chekhov's work still resonates.

    BBC Radio 7

  20. Stefan Gates's Cover Story

    How Stefan Gates came to appear on the cover of Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Milton's Music

    How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Ottorino Respighi: A Dream of Italy

    Documentary which explores Respighi's least familiar but most characteristic works.

    BBC Four

  23.

    Johnny Cash of Easter Cash

    Sarfraz Manzoor explores Johnny Cash's interest in Scotland after tracing his Fife roots.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Sunset Song: Return to the Mearns

    Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith explore the Mearns.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  25. Sundance 2010

    Tom Brook hears from movie stars and directors at the Sundance Film Festival.

    BBC News Channel

  26.

    Let's Go To Misterland

    Stephanie Flanders examines the enduring appeal of Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men books.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Hywel Teifi Edwards - A Tribute

    Sara Edwards talks to the great Welsh historian, academic and broadcaster. From 2003.

    BBC Radio Wales

  28. Iain Dubh Dhòmhnall nan Òran

    Na h-òrain agus an eachdraidh aig Iain Dubh Dhòmhnall nan Òran à Gleann Dail.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  29. Paganini's Daemon

    Documentary about legendary Italian virtuoso soloist Niccolo Paganini.

    BBC Four

  30. Tchaikovsky's Women

    A look at the women who fired Tchaikovsky's musical imagination in the early years.

    BBC Four

  31. EastEnders Live: The Aftermath

    George Lamb gets the cast's reactions after Archie Mitchell murderer is revealed.

    BBC Three

  32. Paws, Claws and Videotape

    Clips of animals who found fame on TV and in the cinema, from Flipper to Lassie.

    BBC Four

  33. Tchaikovsky: Fate

    Exploring Tchaikovsky's fascination with his own fate in his last three symphonies.

    BBC Four

  34. Hen Wlad fy Nhadau

    Ydi'r anthem yn berthnasol i Gymru heddiw? Is the National Anthem still relevant today?

    BBC Radio Cymru

  35. Footsteps: The Rose-Red City

    Film about Jean-Louis Burckhardt, who discovered the fabled city of Petra.

    BBC Four

  36. Franz Peter Schubert: The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

    Documentary about the composer Franz Schubert, using his own words and music.

    BBC Four

  37. Metal Britannia

    Documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal.

    BBC Four

  38. Belfast: Re-imagining the City

    Artist Bill Drummond shares his vision and memories of Belfast.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Man with the Golden Gavel

    Film about the auctioneer they call the Mick Jagger of the saleroom, Baron Simon de Pury.

    BBC Four

  40.

    Iron Maiden: Flight 666

    Film documenting the first leg of Iron Maiden's Somewhere Back in Time world tour.

    BBC Four

  41.

    When Cassius Met The Beatles

    The tale of an unexpected encounter between 20th century legends - in a Miami gym in 1964.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Women of the New Wave

    Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Secrets for Sale

    Documentary following the reporters at Real People magazine as they speak to contributors.

    BBC One

  44. A Guided Tour of the Castle of Otranto

    With dungeons and ghosts, Rory McGrath explores the first gothic castle in English fiction

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Sidekick Stories

    A look at the role of the assistant/companion on television.

    BBC Four

  46. China, Britain and the Nunzilla Conundrum

    Writer Anna Chen tracks a novelty toy from design in Britain to manufacture in China.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Wild Billy Childish

    John Wilson meets Billy Childish, the most prolific outsider in British art.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. The Lure of Las Vegas

    Alan Yentob reveals the story behind Sin City's neon lights and fantastical buildings.

    BBC Two

  49. The Laurence Olivier Awards 2010

    Paul Gambaccini interviews recipients of theatre's prestigious Olivier Awards 2010.

    BBC Radio 2

  50. Never Before in the History of Motion Pictures...

    Patrick Humphries takes an affectionate look at the little known story of movie trailers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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