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  1. Shetland Wool Week

    Jane Moncrieff looks back on Shetland Wool Week.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  2. RIBA Stirling Prize 2015

    A live report from London as the winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize is announced.

    BBC News

  3.

    Alice in Teesside

    Lewis Carroll's roots in the North East of England are uncovered by Simon Farnaby.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4.

    Taking Art To The People

    Michael Symmons Roberts on the life and legacy of the philanthropist Thomas Horsfall.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5.

    Pete & Clive

    Story of the enduring songwriting relationship between Pete Atkin and Clive James.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Deasbad Nàiseanta Nan Àrd-Sgoiltean 2015

    A-nochd tha Deasbad nan Àrd Sgoiltean a' tighinn thugaibh beò à Pàrlamaid na h-Alba.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  7. Charlotte Bronte: A Life - Omnibus

    How the often tragic events of Charlotte Bronte's life inspired her writing.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Y Tonnau a'r Tannau

    Y bardd Mari George yn edrych ymlaen at yr Ŵyl Cerdd Dant ym Mhorthcawl.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  9. Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control

    Dr John Cooper Clarke chooses his favourite programmes from the BBC Radio archives.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10.

    Blood, Sex and Money: The Life and Work of Emile Zola

    Glenda Jackson presents a documentary in Paris of France's great writer–Emile Zola.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Forgotten History

    Neil Kinnock assesses the poetry of a fellow Welshman, Idris Davies.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Rediscovering Dundee

    Billy Kay celebrates dramatic changes in Dundee and hears the Dundonian reaction to them.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  13. Particle Poets and Molecular Metaphors

    Anna McNamee explores atomic science as poetic inspiration.

    BBC Radio 4

  14.

    Burlesque Legends

    Mat Fraser meets the former showgirls coming out of retirement and getting back on stage.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. An Ionndrainn: Festubert

    Cuirm chuimhneachaidh a chaidh a chumail ann am Port Rìgh a' comharrachadh Blàr Festubert.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  16. David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    An intimate portrait of guitarist and singer David Gilmour.

    BBC Two

  17. Inspiring Alice

    Mel Giedroyc marks the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. U2

    This is the story of U2's energy and commitment to social causes.

    BBC ALBA

  19. Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink: Omnibus

    Elvis Costello's witty and irreverent account of 40 years at the top of the music business

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Lynn Hill: Twenty-First Century War Poet

    US Air Force veteran and poet Lynn Hill opens up the alien soul of 21st-century warfare.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Malaco Records Story

    The story of Malaco Records of Jackson, Mississippi, one of the last soul record companies

    BBC Radio 2

  22. Gemma Cairney's Top Ten Radio Mavericks

    The Radio 1 presenter shares the voices that continue to inspire her.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. The Rolling Stones

    A look at one of music's most enduring rock bands, the Rolling Stones.

    BBC ALBA

  24. Living On Paper: Letters From Iris Murdoch

    Iris Murdoch wrote thousands of letters, illuminating her life.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Cherie Rogers - An Oddly Complete Understanding

    Penelope Wilton and Rosalind Shanks play friends Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Postcards from the Village: An East-West Dialogue

    An exchange of villages inspires Romanian poet Ioana Ieronim and UK poet Fiona Sampson.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. The Day of the Locust: LA Apocalypse

    Adam Smith explores Nathanael West's 1938 Hollywood novel Day of the Locust.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. The Railways: Nation, Network and People (Omnibus)

    An account of Britain's railways and of how track and carriage united a nation.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. Diana Athill - Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter

    Debunking the myth that life in 1940s and 50s Britain was dreary. Read by Stephanie Cole.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Goya Exposed with Jake Chapman

    Jake Chapman explores why Goya's Disasters of War etchings are so central to his own art.

    BBC Four

  31. Radio Days

    Some of Radio Ulster's most avid listeners share their reasons for loving it.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  32. Bye Bye Beatles

    Andy Fairweather-Low looks back on the Beatles' final UK concert - in Cardiff's Capitol.

    BBC Radio Wales

  33. Josie Long Hears the Truth

    Comedian Josie Long presents the best in true storytelling from both home and abroad.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Reporting Inside the Story

    Reporter Nick Garnett looks back at some of the biggest stories he has covered in 2015.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  35. Reporting Inside the Story

    Reporter Nick Garnett looks back at some of the biggest stories he has covered in 2015.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  36. 2035

    5 live looks into the future, examining what could be affecting our lives in 20 years.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  37. 5 live Radio Moments 2015

    Celebrating the best of 5 live over the past 12 months as part of BBC Radio Moments 2015.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  38.

    Miles Jupp and the Plot Device

    Miles Jupp investigates the Plot Device that spawned a million pulp fictions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. The Full Force of Star Wars - How a Film Changed Business

    Adam Parsons looks at how Star Wars changed the film industry.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  40. Bringing Holly from the Bongs

    Schoolkids of Goostrey recall 1965 - starring in Alan Garner's nativity play.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. The Trial of the Franz Kafka Big Band

    A satirical documentary charting the controversial years of the Franz Kafka Big Band.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  42. The Mysterious Dame Agatha

    Cliff Michelmore presents an 85th birthday tribute to the Queen of whodunits. From 1975.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Planet Hogmanay

    A host of stars help compare the world's New Year's Eve traditions to our own Hogmanay.

    BBC One Scotland

  44. Joy at Christmas

    A celebration of the season with hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty and their band.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  45. Women of Mystery - Queen of Crime

    Why was the genteel Agatha Christie so good at writing murder stories?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Rudolf Nureyev - Dance to Freedom

    The story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961.

    BBC Two

  47. BBC 100 Women Debate

    The BBC hosts a conversation about whether women should conform to a certain look.

    BBC News

  48. A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

    Julie Walters tells the story of Morph, Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit.

    BBC One

  49. Marty Goes to Hollywood

    Despite appearing in the movie Cloud Atlas, Marty can't afford to go to the premiere.

    BBC Two Scotland

  50. Composer of Tomorrow

    Composer Robert Saxton gives a masterclass to two young composers.

    BBC Radio 3

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