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  1. Gauguin: The Right to Dare

    An investigation into the life and legacy of French painter Paul Gauguin.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Alchemist Himself

    Mark Rickards meets the author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. The Lennon Visitors

    Alexei Sayle finds out why so many people pay homage to John Lennon at his childhood home.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Start Your Own School

    Toby Young leads a group attempting to set up one of Britain's first 'free schools'.

    BBC Two

  5. Susan Calman Stands Up For Burns

    Comedian Susan Calman looks for laughs in the poems of Robert Burns.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. The Carl Rosa Opera

    The story of a British musical institution that took grand opera to the provinces.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Le News, C'est Moi

    Emma Jane Kirby examines a changing relationship between French politicians and the press.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. In Search of Faust

    Poet and singer Twm Morys asks why artists have been so fascinated by the story of Faust.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Playing a Dangerous Game

    How gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continued to play music banned in occupied Paris.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Jackie And Me

    Jackie Clune celebrates the teen magazine read by girls galore.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. National Theatre Wales in Bridgend

    Documentary looking at Welsh playwright Gary Owen's new drama staged in Bridgend.

    BBC Two Wales

  12. Pitmen Painters - a Brush with Broadway

    Can the hit Geordie play about a band of artistic miners wow New York's fearsome critics?

    BBC One

  13. Chopin: The Women Behind the Music

    James Rhodes discovers the women whose voices had a powerful influence on Chopin's work.

    BBC Four

  14. Really Happening!

    The Happening, that essential feature of 60s bohemia, is back. Far out, or too late?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Learning to Love Risk

    Travel writer Nick Thorpe reflects on our cultural and personal attitudes to risk.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Power Names

    Joe Queenan asks what's in a name? Fame, embarrassment or power? From October 2004.

    BBC Radio 7

  17. The Man Who Recorded America: Jac Holzman's Elektra Records

    Documentary about 1960s record label Elektra Records, run by suave visionary Jac Holzman.

    BBC Four

  18. Leading Ladies

    Jude Kelly marks 350 years of women on stage.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Should We Listen to Philosophers?

    Philosopher Julian Baggini asks if we pay too much, or not enough, attention to his kind.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. How to Get a Head in Sculpture

    A journey through the most enduring subject for world sculpture, the human head.

    BBC Four

  21. You're Entering The Twilight Zone

    The life of provocative screenwriter and producer Rod Serling who created a TV classic.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Oktoberfest!

    Journalist John F Jungclaussen joins millions of revellers in Munich.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Tom, Michael And George

    Toby Jones marks the 50th anniversary of notorious British horror film 'Peeping Tom'.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Doc Martens at 50

    An iconic pair of boots turns fifty this year: Sarfraz Manzoor looks at Doc Martens.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  25. Beat It: The World of The Modern Drummer

    Phill Jupitus asks if the modern drummer really is the joker of a band.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. The Electric Polyolbion

    Poet and broadcaster Paul Farley's re-envisages Michael Drayton's Poly-Olbion.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Grayson on His Bike

    Grayson Perry and his teddy Alan Measles tour Bavaria on a customised motorcycle.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Nuns Aloud

    Two record executives travel the world in search of the finest singing nuns.

    BBC One

  29. The AA Bible

    Alcoholics Anonymous calls it "the Bible" : literary critic John Sutherland delves deeper.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. The Goodies: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime

    Comedian Ross Noble revisits the Goodies world of rampaging Dougals and funky gibbons.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts

    Pete Paphides talks to family, friends and fans of Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. The Last Of The Hardy Players

    Julian Fellowes meets an original member of a theatre group supported by Thomas Hardy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. The Poet's Indian, The Words are English

    Award-winning poet Daljit Nagra explores the story of Indian poetry in English.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Oidhche Shamhna

    Hallowee'en customs in Cape Breton with Jo MacDonald.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  35. Shiver

    Poet Lemn Sissay enters the curious, involuntary world of a telling human response.

    BBC Radio 7

  36. James Last - Non Stop Party People

    Paul Gambaccini investigates the success of German bandleader James Last.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Guy Garvey's Rainy City

    Elbow frontman Guy Garvey presents a profile of Manchester.

    BBC Radio 2

  38. Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

    Poet Simon Armitage follows in the footsteps of one of his personal heroes, Odysseus.

    BBC Four

  39. Battlefield Poet: Keith Douglas

    Documentary exploring the life and work of Second World War poet, Keith Douglas.

    BBC Four

  40. Pigion yr Wyl Gerdd Dant

    Golwg nôl ar uchafbwyntiau'r Gwyl Gerdd Dant. Coverage of the Cerdd Dant Festival.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  41. Yr Wyl Gerdd Dant

    Wyl Gerdd Dant Casnewydd a'r Cylch 2010. The 2010 Cerdd Dant festival.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  42. Shimmer and Dazzle: Seeing What Bridget Riley Sees

    Louisa Buck explores the work of Britain's leading abstract painter, Bridget Riley.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Dangerous Days: On the Edge of Blade Runner

    Documentary examination of the acclaimed science fiction favourite, Blade Runner.

    BBC Two

  44. Robert Plant on Later

    Tracing Robert Plant's solo career via his appearances on Later... With Jools Holland.

    BBC Two

  45. How Roald Dahl Shaped Pop

    David Tennant reveals how the stories of Roald Dahl have inspired pop songwriters.

    BBC Radio 2

  46. Bird on a Wire

    Restored version of Tony Palmer's film about Leonard Cohen's 1972 European tour.

    BBC Four

  47. At Sea With A Royal Navy Captain

    Matthew Stadlen spends the day at sea on board HMS Dauntless with Captain Richard Powell.

    BBC News

  48. Norman MacCaig at 80: None a Stranger

    Documentary marking the centenary of Scottish poet Norman MacCaig's birth.

    BBC Four

  49. Bàrdachd Cogaidh na 20mh Linn

    Mark Wringe presents a selection of 20th-century war poetry.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  50. The Making of Some Dogs Bite

    Documentary showing the work involved in producing the film Some Dogs Bite.

    BBC Two

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