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  1. The Real Mr Khan

    Adil Ray on whether real community leaders are anything like his comedy character Mr Khan

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Fear Beag a' Chridhe Mhoir

    A programme from the series which explored the manuscripts of folklorist Calum MacLean.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  3. Supermarket Symphony

    A musical feature revealing the hidden beauty found in supermarkets over a day.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4.

    A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake

    Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. The Perfect Suit

    Alastair Sooke presents a witty exploration of the evolution of the gentleman's suit.

    BBC Four

  6. Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

    Portrait of the late genius of American contemporary dance, Merce Cunningham.

    BBC Four

  7. NY Export: Opus Jazz

    Film adaptation of Jerome Robbins's ballet about the lives of disaffected urban youth.

    BBC Four

  8. Troubadours: The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter

    Film about the 1970s LA singer-songwriter culture, with James Taylor and Carole King.

    BBC Four

  9. Found in Translation

    Former stand-up comic Anna Chen goes in search of the past and future of Chinese comedy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Pearl

    How a poem of love, loss and solace speaks from the 14th century to us today.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Under Jacques Demy's Umbrella

    Poet Sarah Cuddon explores the career of the French 'New Wave' director Jacques Demy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12.

    The Art Bunker

    Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Wandering Souls

    Cathy Fitzgerald hears the war stories of the living - and the dead - in Vietnam.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Barry Humphries in Weimar

    Barry Humphries shares his passion for the decadent world of 20s and early 30s Berlin.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Paul Anka - Original Teen Idol

    Journalist Stephen Smith explores the life and music of singer-songwriter Paul Anka.

    BBC Radio 2

  16. Tagore at 150

    Celebrating the life and verse of Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. The World's Most Expensive Paintings

    Art critic Alastair Sooke tracks down the ten most expensive paintings to sell at auction.

    BBC One

  18. Regional TV: Life Through a Local Lens

    Why did we fall in love with regional telly? And does it have a future?

    BBC Four

  19.

    How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading

    Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Down off the Pedestals

    Simon Armitage on the trail of two local poets, Ammon Wrigley and Samuel Laycock.

    BBC Radio 4

  21.

    My Empire Of Dust

    Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Dear Judy

    Singer Rufus Wainwright celebrates the 50th anniversary of Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  23. Satchmo By Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong Tapes

    The jazz legend sings, talks and tells jokes in largely unheard home recordings.

    BBC Radio 2

  24.

    The New Silk Road with Roger Law

    Roger Law visits Yi Wu in China, fast becoming the biggest marketplace in the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Louis Armstrong: Behind the Music

    Sir Michael Parkinson profiles one of his heroes.

    BBC Radio 2

  26.

    Horsepower

    Jane Smiley goes horse racing in California. Why is it such fertile ground for a novelist?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Wales and Hollywood

    Russell T Davies and Eve Myles look at how Hollywood films have portrayed Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  28. Camera That Changed the World

    The story of the birth of the fly-on-the-wall documentary genre.

    BBC Four

  29.

    The Ice Cream Van Cometh

    Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Paddling With Peter Duck

    John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Ruaraidh MacThòmais @ 90

    In celebration of Derick Thomson's 90th birthday, fans choose their favourite poems.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  32.

    The Barbershop

    Stephen Smith reports from inside the High Street 'freemasonry' of the barber's.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33.

    The Art of Water Music

    Midge Ure investigates water's role as a constantly flowing source of musical inspiration.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34.

    Too Many Books

    The personal stories and painful decisions we face when getting rid of our old books.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35.

    Taking Tea with Tyrants

    Lyse Doucet asks diplomats and politicians how we should engage with brutal regimes.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets

    Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37.

    Hemingway Days

    Wayne Hemingway celebrates the lives of 1950s designers, Robin and Lucienne Day.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. The Little Black Fish That Created Big Waves

    A powerful political allegory uncovered in a famous 1968 Iranian children's book.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Maledictions and Disaffections - Poetry That Doesn't Please

    Matthew Parris delves deep into hate poems, curses and vindictive spells.

    BBC Radio 4

  40.

    What's Eating The Museum?

    The battle to save museum collections from insect pests.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Beacons and Blue Remembered Hills

    Elvis McGonagall examines the enduring popularity of AE Housman's A Shropshire Lad.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Spirit of the Beehive

    A composed feature exploring our relationship with the honeybee.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43.

    Ibiza: Britain's Balearic Soul

    Dr Kate O'Brien explores Ibiza's subtle influence over British youth culture and nightlife

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Gilbert O'Sullivan: Out on His Own

    Profile of singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland's first international pop star.

    BBC Four

  45. Togail Sgeoil

    An appreciation of the work of Dr John MacInnes, Gaeldom's foremost folklorist.

    BBC ALBA

  46. Re-imagining the City

    Artist Bill Drummond shares his vision of Belfast.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  47. They Did It Their Way: The Story of Reprise Records

    Paul Gambaccini looks at the history of the record label set up and owned by Frank Sinatra

    BBC Radio 2

  48. Comp Lit

    Nick Baker on a 70's revolution in children's books - stories set in state schools.

    BBC Radio 4

  49.

    Am I Tone Deaf?

    Is being tone-deaf a medical matter or simply a lack of training?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50.

    New Conversation

    Olivia O'Leary follows historian Theodore Zeldin in the quest to reform conversation.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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