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  1. Robbie Shepherd - I'll Be Looking for You

    Documentary celebrating the life and career of broadcaster Robbie Shepherd.

    BBC One Scotland

  2. The Rudest Man in Britain

    The rudest man in Britain explores the legacy of former broadcasting star Gilbert Harding.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3.

    Houses of Horror

    Matthew Sweet explores the creative rivalry between the two great British horror studios.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Sunday Afternoon at Home With Tim Key

    Comedian, poet and timewaster Tim Key takes a look at the influence of boredom on comedy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. 4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan

    Author Lynne Truss celebrates the life of Dora Bryan with some archive treasures.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Walking With the Dead

    Writer Colm Tóibín explores the Dublin locations haunted by James Joyce's Dubliners.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Mitch Benn Is the 37th Beatle

    Mitch explores his comedy connections to the story of the Beatles.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Sundance 2014

    Tom Brook looks back on 30 years of the showcase for independent cinema.

    BBC News

  9. Derry-Londonderry 2014 - Where Now?

    One-off debate on the social, economic and cultural legacy of the first UK City of Culture

    BBC Radio Ulster

  10. I've Played in Every Toilet

    John Harris investigates the decline of small music venues on the UK's 'toilet circuit'.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Martha's Streets by Dermot Bolger

    A woman recalls how James Joyce's Ulysses profoundly influenced her life for the better.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Tony Law's Surreal Guide to Surreal Comedy

    Tony Law looks at surrealism in comedy, with archive material from Monty Python and more.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13.

    Idrissa Camara

    From west Africa to south Wales: a portrait of dancer and choreographer Idrissa Camara.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Back in the Groove

    Artists, DJs, and collectors describe their passion for vinyl records.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  15.

    The Art of the Loop

    Composer Matthew Herbert takes a critical look at looping and sampling in modern music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Oscars Preview

    Colin Paterson live in LA ahead of the Oscars.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  17. Bengal to Baker Street in 80 Paintings

    Mukti Jain Campion visits a unique London collection of work by Indian painter Jamini Roy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Clowning Around on 4 Extra

    Tony Lidington traces the role of the clown in British humour.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Venus in View

    Mari Griffith examines the motivation behind the attack on The Rokeby Venus 100 years ago

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20.

    The Art of Home

    Author Rosie Dastgir explores how home and roots shape an artist's work and creativity.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Vivian Stanshall - English as Tuppence

    Celebrate Vivian Stanshall with Neil Innes. With Ade Edmondson, Rick Wakeman and others.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Designing a Dream

    Documentary about two very different women who met through the BBC's 100 women season.

    BBC News

  23.

    Poetry Idol

    Shahidha Bari goes in search of the biggest poetry competition in the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain

    British POWs and their Japanese captors tell the story of one of WWII's worst atrocities.

    BBC Four

  25. A Tale Of Two Theatres

    Director Mehmet Ergen returns home to lift the curtain on Turkish theatre. From 2014.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. The Battle for Britain's Breakfast

    A tale of the cut-throat world that marked the dawn of breakfast television.

    BBC Two

  27.

    Blind Date with Don Camillo

    Communism vies with the Catholic church in Italy's post-war comic creation, Don Camillo.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28.

    Tacita Dean: Save This Language

    Artist Tacita Dean travels to UNESCO on a mission to save photochemical film.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29.

    Caribbean Domino Club

    Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30.

    Bombay Jazz

    Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31.

    A Gripping Yarn

    Jane Garvey's world of knitting - full of rebels, musicians, jailbirds and reality TV.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Documentary about the work of stop-motion camera and special effects guru Ray Harryhausen.

    BBC Two

  33.

    The First Action Movie

    1903 Sheffield's on location 'Daring Daylight Burglary' inspired every action movie since.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Pop Goes BBC Two

    A look back at 50 years of popular music on BBC Two, featuring key live performances.

    BBC Two

  35. The Big Trip

    Documentary following Raploch's Big Noise children's orchestra as they travel to Venezuela

    BBC One Scotland

  36.

    The Fisher Poets Gathering

    In the port of Astoria, Oregon, Katrina Porteous reports on the Fisher Poets Gathering.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Art of Keynes

    Nicholas Wapshott on how the economist used government money to buy paintings in WWI.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began

    A look through the archives of the original series of Comedy Playhouse.

    BBC One

  39. Documenting John Grierson

    A look at the life and work of pioneering documentary maker, John Grierson.

    BBC Two Scotland

  40. Talwrn Talacharn

    Talwrn arbennig yn ran o ddathliadau canmwyddiant geni Dylan Thomas.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  41. Three Continents, Three Generations

    In three generations, Neil Kanwal traces the history of Kenyan Asian migration to Britain.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42.

    Can a Computer Write Shakespeare?

    Trevor Cox asks whether computers can ever be truly creative.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Blurred Lines: The New Battle of the Sexes

    Kirsty Wark asks whether it is now acceptable to refer to women in an offensive way.

    BBC Two

  44. Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards 2014

    Andrew McGregor at the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards with interviews and music.

    BBC Radio 3

  45.

    The Bronze Age Man of Jodrell Bank

    His home's Bronze Age legacy and nearby Jodrell Bank inspire author Alan Garner to write.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Woolf in the Jungle

    Nicholas Rankin explores Leonard Woolf's novel, 'The Village in the Jungle'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Scotty Moore and the Guitar That Changed the World

    Chris Isaak is in Memphis to meet Scotty Moore, Elvis' right hand man on stage and studio.

    BBC Radio 2

  48.

    Melencolia

    Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez is on a mission to decode Durer's Melencolia 1.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Bert Weedon: The Teacher of Rock and Roll

    Richard Hawley tells how Bert Weedon taught Britain to fall in love with the guitar.

    BBC Radio 2

  50. Museums at Night

    Will Gompertz celebrates Museums at Night, a three-day festival of museums and galleries.

    BBC Two

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