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  1. My Way

    Inspirational stories

    BBC Radio Scotland

  2. Clann nighean an Sgadain

    Cuimhne o linn eile. Reminiscences from a bygone era

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  3. Radio Roots

    Russell Davies traces the careers of various radio personalities

    BBC Radio 7

  4. Value Judgements from LA

    Phil George talks to his guests from Los Angeles about the values that influenced them

    BBC Radio Wales

  5. The Pain of Laughter: The Last Days of Kenneth Williams

    Rob Brydon explores the complex character of Kenneth Williams

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects

    Screenwriter Alan Plater's tongue-in-cheek memories of the projects that were never made.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Chinese School

    Documentary series about a group of children at three schools in rural China.

    BBC Four

  8. The Single Life

    Series exploring the lives of the thousands of ordinary single people in the UK today

    BBC Radio 4

  9. The Life and Times of Elaine Morgan

    Series telling the story of a woman from the valleys who became a TV dramatist

    BBC Radio Wales

  10. Meet the Immigrants

    Series following both legal and illegal immigrants to the United Kingdom.

    BBC One

  11. Alan Bennett - Telling Tales

    Alan Bennett reminisces about growing up in Leeds

    BBC Radio 7

  12. Glamour Girls

    Series going behind the scenes to look at the lives of glamour models

    BBC Three

  13. Turned out Nice Again!

    Allan Beswick tells the remarkable story of two George Formbys, father and son

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Clive James - Even As We Speak

    Series of talks by Clive James

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Distant Horizons

    Series following people from Northern Ireland who've gone abroad to work

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  16. NI Wags

    Series about the wives and girlfriends of seven different Northern Irish sports stars

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  17. Living the Dream Revisited

    Update on the series following people who set up their dream businesses

    BBC Two

  18. Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters

    Moments from the writer's life, told through his letters

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? by Timothy West

    Letters written over 30 years from Timothy West to his wife as a touring actor.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Murderers and Other Friends

    The reminiscences of Rumpole creator John Mortimer

    BBC Radio 7

  21. Matchmakers

    Factual series about people being paired up with their perfect match in all walks of life

    BBC Radio 7

  22. Big Fish, Small Ponds

    David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Ricky

    Actor Ricky Tomlinson reads from his autobiography

    BBC Radio 7

  24. Daughters of Britannia

    Katie Hickman examines the lives of 'diplomatic women' through letters and diaries

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Auto-Da-Fay

    Fay Weldon's honest, sometimes painful, often funny, account of a life well lived.

    BBC Radio 7

  26. Pure Agony

    Joan McFadden explores the problem solving philosophies of the UK's favourite agony aunts

    BBC Radio Scotland

  27. Fifty Years before the Masthead

    Anthony Howard takes an autobiographical look at fifty years in the newspaper industry

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Quincy Jones: The Many Lives of Q

    Two-part documentary which celebrates the life and career of jazz musician Quincy Jones

    BBC Four

  29. Daughters of Britannia Omnibus

    Katie Hickman examines the lives of 'diplomatic women' through letters and diaries

    BBC Radio 7

  30. Fighting Back

    How four remarkable people fought back to regain their lives after a dramatic event

    BBC Radio Scotland

  31. Comediennes

    Celebrating the work of some of the best loved British female comics

    BBC Radio 7

  32. I Didn't Get Where I Am Today by David Nobbs

    David 'Reginald Perrin' Nobbs reads from his autobiography.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. The Olympians

    Shirley Robertson talks to some of Scotland's Great Olympians

    BBC Radio Scotland

  34. Return to... Airport

    Heathrow residents take us back to the early days of the 'fly on the tarmac' series.

    BBC Two

  35. Jimmy Doherty's Farming Heroes

    Jimmy Doherty discovers what other farmers have achieved

    BBC Two

  36. The Welsh in London

    Huw Edwards looks at the Welsh in England's capital, from Tudor times to the present day

    BBC Two Wales

  37. Land of Dreams

    Documentary series

    BBC Two Wales

  38. Land of Our Mothers

    Tanni Grey-Thompson discovers how Welsh women lived and died over the past 150 years

    BBC Two

  39. Forbidden Families

    Bettany Hughes tells the stories of women denied their families by the march of history

    BBC Radio 4

    Show available episodes

  40. Gielgud's Letters

    John Gielgud's own colourful correspondences through the decades

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Can You Keep A Secret?

    New series talking to people who have kept secrets

    BBC Radio Wales

  42. The Wall

    A look at the peace lines that have divided Northern Ireland for nearly 40 years

    BBC Radio Ulster

  43. Return to Holiday Reps

    Looking back at the sun, sea and romance of 1997's Holiday Reps

    BBC Two

  44. Return to... Health Farm

    A look back at the docu-soap

    BBC Two

  45. Child of the Manse

    Graham Spiers talks to sons and daughters of ministers about their upbringing

    BBC Radio Scotland

  46. Mind the Gap

    Edi Stark investigates who benefits from an adult gap year

    BBC Radio Scotland

  47. Do You Remember the First Time

    Scotland's actors, comedians and broadcasters look back at their first experiences of love

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. Speaking Personally

    Walter Love talks to Ulster people about themselves and the times of their lives

    BBC Radio Ulster

  49. Return to... The Cruise

    A look back at the series that made a star of Jane McDonald

    BBC Two

    Show available episodes

  50. Would Like To Meet Again

    Presenters Tracey and Jeremy catch up with the daters they helped in Would Like To Meet

    BBC Two

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