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  1. The Naughty Pictures Committees

    Laurie Taylor seeks out the local censors who privately vetted controversial films

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. The Art of Remembrance

    Mark Whitaker looks at some of the lesser-known ways the arts responded to the Great War.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Words on Water

    Mike Greenwood talks to a number of writers about their literary fascination with fishing.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Yr Ŵyl Gerdd Dant

    Holl fwrlwm y cystadlu yn fyw o Ŵyl Cerdd Dant Sir Conwy eleni o Venue Cymru yn Llandudno.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  5. The Late Great Eric Sykes

    A tribute to a man who blasted his way through six decades of British comedy.

    BBC Two

  6. Pigion yr Ŵyl Gerdd Dant

    Holl uchafbwyntiau'r cystadlu o Ŵyl Cerdd Dant Sir Conwy eleni o Venue Cymru yn Llandudno.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  7. The Archbishop of Canterbury - Between Two Fields

    Paul Evans and Dr Rowan Williams recall Waldo Williams, the famed Welsh language poet.

    BBC Radio Wales

  8. Expressing Pain

    Stuart Flanagan explores how art can teach him about pain and help in the consulting room.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Seven Wonders of Bond

    Chris Evans celebrates the seven wonders that have helped James Bond become such a success

    BBC Radio 2

  10. Mockery with Monocles: The Western Brothers Revealed

    Geoffrey Palmer celebrates variety act The Western Brothers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Revolutionary Radio

    Fi Glover investigates radio's 90 years as a potent political force in revolutions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. The Listeners' Archive

    Steve Lamacq unveils the results of The Listeners' Archive project.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  13. Bond Songs Are Forever

    The Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black explores what makes a great Bond song.

    BBC Radio 2

  14. When Bossman Jay Lost His Ears

    Radio star Jay Crawford had his career cruelly cut short by tinnitus. This is his story.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  15.

    The Beat Hotel

    How a down-at-heel Parisian hotel became the world's avant-garde headquarters.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Dùn Àluinn

    Mark Wringe a' còmharrachadh 100 bliadhna bho nochd a' chiad nobhail Ghàidhlig ann an clò.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  17. Leugh an t-Eilean

    Ìomhaigh nan eilean Albannach ann an sgrìobhadh Beurla le Mark Wringe is aoidhean.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  18. 6 Music Celebrates: 50 Years of the Cassette

    Neneh Cherry looks at the role of the cassette in music history.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  19. The Story of the Supremes

    Radio 2 marks the 50th anniversary of the classic girl group's debut set Meet the Supremes

    BBC Radio 2

  20. Deasbad Nàiseanta nan Sgoiltean BT Alba 2012

    Cuairt Deireannach Deasbad BT Alba beò bho Phàrlamaid na h-Alba ann an Dùn Èideann.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  21. Cuimhne an Clò

    Cuimhneachan an sgrìobhaiche Osgood MacCoinnich air sgìre Gheàrrloich san 19mh linn.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  22. No Ideas But in Things: The Poetry of William Carlos Williams

    Annie Freud explores the work of the all-American poet, William Carlos Williams.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Dancing in the Rain: Gene Kelly

    Len Goodman celebrates the magical feet of Hollywood star Gene Kelly.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  24. Huey's Night Before Christmas

    Huey Morgan returns to NYC to uncover how a poem from 1823 shaped the modern Christmas.

    BBC Radio 2

  25. Tutti Frutti: 25 Years On

    Janice Forsyth celebrates the 25th anniversary of cult BBC television series Tutti Frutti.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  26. .....But Still They Come

    Exploring the recording of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The World's.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Leanabh an Àigh

    Sùil air an laoidh Leanabh an Àigh 's air beatha Màiri Dhòmhnallaich à Muile a sgrìobh i.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  28.

    Bellydancing and the Blues

    Guy Schalom hunts out the spirit of the new Egypt in the musical roots of the bellydance

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. The Jewel in the Crown

    BBC Asian Network presenters Raj and Pablo reflect on 100 years of Indian cinema.

    BBC Radio 2

  30. The Christmas No.1 Story

    A journey through the last 60 years of British Christmas number ones.

    BBC Two

  31. The Radio Review of 2012

    Jane Garvey and Mike Sweeney celebrate the best of UK radio, BBC and commercial, in 2012.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  32. 5 live's Commentary Crackers

    A celebration of entertaining radio football commentaries pulled from the BBC archives.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  33. Machairazzi

    Moments from the trailblazing Gaelic soap, from love and heartache to laughter and drama.

    BBC ALBA

  34. Michael Marra - All Will Be Well

    A celebration of the life and career of singer-songwriter, actor and artist Michael Marra.

    BBC Two Scotland

  35. Viva Musica Latina

    The roots and future of the tango: 'a vertical expression of a horizontal desire'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. The First LP in Ireland

    The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  37. Desert Island Discs

    Cuba: Carlos Acosta shares musical favourites with Sue Lawley.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Blackpool Big Night Out

    A look at Blackpool through the eyes of the people who played there in the city's heyday.

    BBC Two

  39. Climbed Every Mountain - The Story Behind the Sound of Music

    Sue Perkins discovers the astonishing family story behind The Sound of Music.

    BBC Two

  40. Just Dandy

    Ford Kiernan and a legion of fans celebrate the anarchic humour of The Dandy.

    BBC One Scotland

  41. Pavilion of Dreams

    Following the cast preparing for the Christmas panto at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow.

    BBC One Scotland

  42. Cuimhne an Clò

    Mark Wringe agus aoighean le sùil air eachdraidh-beatha Aonghais Chaimbeul, Am Puilean.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  43. Jimmy Page In Conversation

    Led Zeppelin's guitarist Jimmy Page joins Kirsty Lang for a fireside chat about his music.

    BBC News Channel

  44. British Connection: Clydebank & Kelso

    Two programmes from the BBC series 'The British Connection' about Clydebank and Kelso.

    BBC ALBA

  45.

    And No Birds Sing: Rachel Carson and Silent Spring

    Franny Armstrong looks at the explosive impact of Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring.

    BBC Radio 4

  46.

    A Menace to Society

    Lifelong fan Danny Wallace celebrates the Beano comic in its 75th anniversary year.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47.

    The Cultural Exchange

    Mark Lawson and guests debate what now shapes our cultural choices - critics or clicks?

    BBC Radio 4

  48. When Wales Was Fab

    Fans of the Beatles remember when the Fab Four first came to Wales.

    BBC Radio Wales

  49. Sundance 2013

    Tom Brook interviews Robert Redford, the founding father of the Sundance Film Festival.

    BBC News

  50. Who Was Rosalind?

    Susan Hitch looks at the boys who played Shakespeare's female characters.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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