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  1. Small Ads

    Every ad tells a story. Ricky Ross uncovers some of the most intriguing.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  2. The Making of a Megastar

    Gerry Anderson charts the rise of Ciaran Gribbin from gigging singer to INXS frontman.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  3. What the Donkey Saw: UA Fanthorpe's Christmas Poems

    Sheila Hancock reads the poems that UA Fanthorpe sent as Christmas greetings.

    BBC Radio 4

  4.

    In Search of Barney Bubbles

    The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers.

    BBC Radio 4

  5.

    How Folk Songs Should Be Sung

    Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.

    BBC Radio 4

  6.

    Thinking Streets

    Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Is Vinyl on the Revival ?

    Multi-faceted musician Richard Hawley asks - is vinyl on the revival?

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  8. Beware the Vatersay Boys/Balaich Bhatarsaigh

    The Vatersay Boys give viewers exclusive access to their lives over a six-month period.

    BBC ALBA

  9.

    Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters

    How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens

    Armando Iannucci examines the development of Charles Dickens through his work.

    BBC Two

  11. The Lark Ascending

    Dame Diana Rigg tells the story behind the ever popular The Lark Ascending.

    BBC Four

  12.

    The Print Master

    Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. I'm Rather Worried about Jim

    Penelope Keith explores the radio serial Mrs Dale's Diary, 40 years after it ended.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Frankenstein's Moon

    Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. John Howard Davies: A Life In Comedy

    Tribute to John Howard Davies, producer of Monty Python, The Good Life and Fawlty Towers.

    BBC Two

  16. Unfinished

    Alastair Sooke explores the mysterious appeal of unfinished works of art.

    BBC Two

  17.

    The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of Dickens' last and unfinished novel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. In Search of Highland Mary

    Lorraine McIntosh unravels the mystery behind Robert Burns' doomed lover, Mary Campbell.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  19. Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

    Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director Ken Russell.

    BBC Two

  20.

    A Last Excuse Me Dance

    The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Pugin: God's Own Architect

    Richard Taylor charts Victorian Gothic architect Pugin's extraordinary life story.

    BBC Four

  22. David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating

    Documentary about fashion photographer, filmmaker, painter and sculptor David Bailey.

    BBC Four

  23. What Burns Did For Me

    Tam sets out on a trip to find out as much as he can about Robert Burns.

    BBC Two

  24. Frank Dickens: Holy Mackerel - It's My Life!

    The creator of longest running strip 'Bristow' is celebrated by fellow cartoonists.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Viva Sweden

    Danny Robins takes listeners on a musical journey around the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  26. Toni and Rosi

    Documentary about two piano-playing sisters from Vienna who escaped the Nazis.

    BBC Four

  27. Smiley's People

    Yellow circle. Black eyes. Happy mouth. Alastair Sooke explores the smiley face.

    BBC Radio 4

  28.

    Famed For Its Knitting

    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. Sundance Special

    Tom Brook reports from the Sundance Film Festival for independent cinema.

    BBC News Channel

  30. Talking to Billy

    A programme celebrating the first screening of the 'Billy' plays, filmed in 80s Belfast.

    BBC Two

  31. Dickens in London - Omnibus

    The author's life told through his relationship with the city that fired his imagination.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. How to Commit Murder

    What do Scottish crimewriters need to know to get their fictional murders right?

    BBC Radio Scotland

  33.

    Writing in Three Dimensions: Angela Carter's Love Affair with Radio

    Angela Carter's friends, colleagues and admirers remember her innovative plays for radio.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Oscar Nominations 2012

    Mark Kermode joins Shelagh Fogarty and Richard Bacon for an Oscar Nominations special.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  35. Depeche Mode: 101

    Documentary about Depeche Mode's attempts to break America in 1989.

    BBC Four

  36. Oscar Sings

    Andrew Collins explores how the award for Best Song reflects a changing film landscape.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. When Rock Chicks Ruled

    Sally Boazman explores the rise of female singer/songwriters in the 60s.

    BBC Radio 2

  38. Barbara Thompson: Playing Against Time

    Jazz saxophonist/composer Barbara Thompson's creative struggle with Parkinson's disease.

    BBC Four

  39. Lucian Freud: Painted Life

    Painted Life explores the life and work of Lucian Freud.

    BBC Two

  40. The Spike Show: Milligan Remembered

    Agent and friend, Norma Farnes reflects on the work of the comedian and writer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41.

    Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle

    How Tarzan has enjoyed 100 years swinging through the jungle of popular culture.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    The Stationery Cupboard

    An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43.

    The 12 Inch Single

    Paul Morley on the 7 inch single's grand relative - the 12 inch - and its peak in the 80s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Dickens: The People's Man

    Robert Hall visits the places that shaped Charles Dickens.

    BBC News Channel

  45. The Joy of Disco

    How the much-derided music genre of disco actually changed the world.

    BBC Four

  46. Fever Pitched: Twenty Years On

    Nick Hornby on the 20th anniversary of his best-selling football memoir Fever Pitch.

    BBC Radio 4

  47.

    In The Lounge With Rich Morton

    Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. Bach's Choir

    Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. The Brontes' Piano

    Catherine Bott explores the Bronte sisters' musical world through their restored piano

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. The Narrow Road to the Disaster Zone

    Stephen Henry Gill follows poet Basho's path to areas of Japan devastated by the tsunami.

    BBC Radio 4

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