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  1. Pussy Galore

    Susan Calman finds out why our feline overlords rule cyberspace.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. The King's Muse

    Peggy Reynolds delves into the world of Henry VIII's poetry.

    BBC Radio 4

  3.

    Archie Shepp's Message from Paris

    Saxophonist Archie Shepp on life as a black American in Paris.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Queen of the Desert: Omnibus

    Gertrude Bell - diplomat, spy and the political officer who helped establish Iraq.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. I'll Sing Once More: Connie Fisher

    Cameras follow Connie Fisher in her attempt to cure the loss of her singing voice.

    BBC One Wales

  6. Pete Firman's World of Magic

    Pete Firman drops in on the Magic Circle to explore the wonderful world of illusion.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Arthur Bostrom's Summer Holiday

    Arthur Bostrom strolls through the radio archives to celebrate the summer holidays.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Dancing through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story

    The social history behind the music that kept the nation's spirits up through WW2.

    BBC Two

  9. Rob Brydon at 50

    Welsh comedian, actor and presenter Rob Brydon retraces his rocky road to success.

    BBC One

  10.

    Philip Glass: Taxi Driver

    In the 1970s the composer Philip Glass drove a taxi around Manhattan to make ends meet.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Peter Ustinov - The Radio Years

    John McCarthy explores the BBC radio archives for programmes featuring Sir Peter Ustinov.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Jewels from Llandudno

    Adam Walton explores the history of celebrated jewellers Wartski.

    BBC Radio Wales

  13.

    The School is Full of Noises

    Ian McMillan hunts for the truth behind some bizarre schools music making from the 1960s

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    Donald Duck Gets Drafted

    Gerald Scarfe explores the Walt Disney Studio's activity during the Second World War.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Poems from Syria

    News presenter Mike Embley hears poems from Syrian writers responding to the conflict.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Close Up: Agatha Christie

    Profile of the author known as the Queen of Crime - Dame Agatha Christie. From 1955.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. High Notes and Sore Throats: 50 Years of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus

    The Edinburgh Festival Chorus as they prepare for an extraordinary outdoor event.

    BBC Two Scotland

  18. One Foot In The Grave - A Celebration Of A Comedy Classic

    Victor Meldrew would never believe it! A celebration of the hit comedy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19.

    Too Much Fighting on The Dance Floor

    Violence and tribalism at music gigs in the late 70s and 80s. Adrian Goldberg presents.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20.

    The Spoken Image

    Photographer Eamonn McCabe curates his own photo exhibition on the radio.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. An tAmhrán Gaeilge

    Pauline Scanlon attempts to write and perform contemporary songs in the Irish language.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  22. Music and Memory

    Victoria Williamson explores music and memory in works by Beethoven, Franck and Stravinsky

    BBC Radio 3

  23. Sounds of Nature

    Chris Watson demonstrates connections between the sounds of nature and human music-making.

    BBC Radio 3

  24.

    Dotun and Dean

    Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25.

    Orpheus Underground

    Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the the intricacies of the Orpheus myth

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26.

    Can Porn Be Ethical?

    Journalist Nichi Hodgson asks whether there's scope for an ethical code for producing porn

    BBC Radio 4

  27.

    When Van Played Cyprus Avenue

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the significance of Van Morrison's Belfast gigs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. Why Music?

    Author Philip Ball asks why music is such a universal human trait.

    BBC Radio 3

  29.

    The Art of Walking into Doors

    Do dyslexia and dyspraxia affect the way you draw? Chris Ledgard investigates.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Feeling Music

    Sarah Walker explores the science behind music's ability to stir the emotions.

    BBC Radio 3

  31. The Singing Ape

    Tom Service and Steven Mithen explore music's origins in human evolutionary development.

    BBC Radio 3

  32. Music As Medicine

    Claudia Hammond and guests including Adam Ockleford and Mary King discuss music and health

    BBC Radio 3

  33. The Listening Brain

    Andrew McGregor discovers the neurological benefits of listening to and performing music.

    BBC Radio 3

  34. The Psychiatrist at the Keyboard

    Psychiatrist Dr Richard Kogan shows how some composers' mental illness shaped their music.

    BBC Radio 3

  35. Jim McColl at 80

    Marking Jim McColl's 80th birthday, examining the life of the horticultural broadcaster.

    BBC One Scotland

  36. Blood and Glitter: 70 Years of the Citizens Theatre

    Celebrating 70 years of Glasgow's innovative Citizens Theatre.

    BBC Two Scotland

  37. Reading Europe Omnibus

    Alba Arikha looks at how long-term immigration is reflected in French fiction.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Remembering Gerry

    The wife of the late Gerry Anderson talks about life with and without him.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  39.

    Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout

    Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40.

    The Loss of Lostness

    Stephen Smith tries to rediscover the lost joys of getting lost.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41.

    Highway 61: Fifty Years On

    Andy Kershaw re-examines the Bob Dylan album that changed popular music and his life.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Margaret Thatcher: Everything She Wants - Omnibus

    Snapshots from the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher's golden years. With Charles Moore.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. T Llew Jones - Ein Tad

    Mewn sgwrs gyda'i blant bydd Beti George yn cyflwyno portread o un o'n mawrion.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  44.

    Homer, Hagrid and the Incredible Hulk

    Ben Hammersley investigates fictional universes, from Harry Potter to Game of Thrones

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. James Bond: Licence to Kilt

    Robbie Coltrane uncovers exactly how Scottish are James Bond's roots.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46.

    Rave: The Beat Goes On

    Jolyon Jenkins reports on "Spiral Tribe", the 90s free party sound system, still raving.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death

    Documentary looking at how the life of Ted Hughes shaped his work as a poet.

    BBC Two

  48. 1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear - Omnibus

    A look at the year in which Shakespeare wrote King Lear, Macbeth and Anthony and Cleopatra

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Agor Llyn Celyn

    Gwion Lewis yn edrych nôl ar stori Tryweryn union 50 mlynedd ers yr agoriad swyddogol.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  50. Hellfire Nation

    Novelist Louise Welsh explores the fear of hell in Scottish writing.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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