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  1. The BBC Radio Wales Patrick Hannan Lecture

    John McGrath on the subject Here, Now, Together - Re-imagining Wales through Culture.

    BBC Radio Wales

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    While My Guitar Gently Bleeps

    Isy Suttie delves into video game music, attempting to create her own electronic opus.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. The Secret of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner reveals the story behind Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

    BBC Two

  4. Adelia Prado: Voice of Brazil

    An immersive portrait of the Brazilian poet, who was only discovered when she was 40.

    BBC Radio 4

  5.

    Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success

    Profane rubbish or bold rebellion? How did Viz become an acclaimed, best-selling magazine?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. The Slow Machine

    Documentary poem on canal life by Jo Bell, boat dweller and former canal laureate.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Men at Lunch - Dealbh sna Speuran

    Men at Lunch is the untold story of New York's greatest picture.

    BBC ALBA

  8.

    David Hockney - Back in LA

    David Hockney embarks on an ambitious new portrait series from his Californian studio.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Larry Adler - All Mouth Organ

    A tribute to the virtuoso musician Larry Adler

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10.

    You May Now Turn Over Your Papers

    Mary Beard tells the intriguing story of the history of exams.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. The Green Fields of France

    Gerry Kelly goes on a personal journey to discover the story behind his favourite song.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  12.

    Roald Dahl: A Gremlin in the Works

    Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe tells the story of one of the greatest movies never made.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: A Retrospective

    With radio host Garrison Keillor set to retire, a look back at his decades on the airwaves

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14.

    A Brief History of TIM

    Lynne Truss explores the history of the Speaking Clock. With Professor Stephen Hawking.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Visions of World War One

    Kim Howells recounts how Welsh artists like Augustus John portrayed WWI.

    BBC One Wales

  16. In Parenthesis: The Making of the Opera

    Following the reharsals for new WWI opera 'In Parenthesis.

    BBC Two Wales

  17. The Greatest Poem of World War One: David Jones's In Parenthesis

    Documentary tracing the story of World War I poem In Parenthesis.

    BBC Two Wales

  18. Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited (Omnibus)

    Philip Eade revisits the life of novelist Evelyn Waugh for a revealing biography.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. BBC Radio Wales's Favourite Roald Dahl Character

    The votes are in - who will be crowned listeners' favourite Roald Dahl character?

    BBC Radio Wales

  20. Stephen Sondheim in Conversation

    Stephen Sondheim in conversation with Mark Lawson, recorded at the Cheltenham Festival.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Llyfr y Flwyddyn

    Rhaglen o Seremoni Wobrwyo Llyfr y Flwyddyn gyda Kate Crockett ac Alun Thomas.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  22.

    As The Curtain Falls

    Marie-Louise Muir explores 25 years of Signature Theatre company with founder Jim Houghton

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. James Joyce Goes to China

    Glasgow's Tron Theatre Company tour China with a stage adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses

    BBC Two Scotland

  24. Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story (Omnibus)

    One of the biggest mysteries of the art world is explored in Bernadette Murphy's book.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Versus - The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    Ken Loach reflects on his career, with comments from colleagues, friends and family.

    BBC Two

  26.

    Songs for the Dead

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the lost tradition of keening for the dead in Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. The Story Behind Kismet

    Sheridan Morley talks to Robert Wright and George Forrest, creators of the musical Kismet

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. Flâneuse: Women Who Walk the Cities by Lauren Elkin (Omnibus)

    Lauren Elkin strolls city streets, thinking about distinguished women who did the same.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. Behind the Scenes of Just a Minute

    Nicholas Parsons talks to Gyles Brandreth about the panel show's enduring success.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Upbeat by Paul MacAlindin (Omnibus)

    In 2008, 17 year old Iraqi pianist Zuhal Sultan created a national youth orchestra.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31.

    Things Called Jazz That Are Not Jazz

    An apple, a car, even a super yacht... Why are so many things called Jazz?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Miriam Margolyes' Adventures in Radio

    Actress Miriam Margolyes looks back over her 50 year career on BBC Radio.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Being Mavis Nicholson: TV's Greatest Interviewer

    How Mavis Nicholson became Britain's first female chat show host.

    BBC One Wales

  34. Conversations with Artists - Henry Moore

    Henry Moore tells Edward Lucie-Smith about his decision to become a sculptor.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. I Remember

    1961 extract of silent film star Bessie Love on how she was discovered by DW Griffith.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. It Takes All Sorts

    Actress Lillian Gish tells Howard Lockhart how DW Griffith influenced her screen career.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. The Roald Dahl Story

    Griff Rhys Jones flicks through the pages of Roald Dahl's extraordinary life story.

    BBC Radio Wales

  38. Direidi Dahl

    Rhaglen yn nodi canmlwyddiant Roald Dahl gyda detholiad o'i nofel, Y Twits.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  39.

    Up Close And Personal

    Clarke Peters follows the croon and practitioners of the art including Rudy Vallee.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40.

    Ian Sansom and The Little People

    Leprechauns, sprites, imps and elves - Ian Sansom is searching for the diminutive other.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Future Tense - The Story of H.G. Wells

    How did a sleepy corner of the country inspire some fantastic science fiction ideas?

    BBC One

  42. Hamish

    Documentary film about Hamish Henderson, whose poems continue to inspire a nation.

    BBC ALBA

  43. Pinewood

    John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. National Theatre of Scotland: A Dramatic Decade

    A look back the first ten years of the National Theatre of Scotland.

    BBC Two Scotland

  45. The Film Programme

    Francine Stock talks to filmmaker Ian Sinclair about Fritz Lang's dark 1931 masterpiece, M

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. On Films

    Fritz Lang, creator of M and Metropolis, tells Paul Mayersberg about his career.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Railway Nation: A Journey in Verse

    Six poets take the train from London to Glasgow, capturing the journey in verse.

    BBC Two

  48. Living Shakespeare

    A series of stories about Shakespeare's impact across the globe.

    BBC News

  49.

    Thelma & Michael: Love In The Cutting Room

    Cinema's great love story - UK director Michael Powell and US editor Thelma Schoonmaker.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50.

    Aberfan: Covering a Catastrophe

    Felicity Evans meets some of the journalists who reported on the Aberfan disaster.

    BBC Radio Wales

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