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  1. Omagh - The Legacy

    Poignant documentaries following two survivors of the 1998 Omagh bombing

    BBC One

  2. Passions

    Sue Nelson talks to acclaimed scientists who explain their unexpected inspirations

    BBC Radio 7

  3. Eye Witness to History

    Walter Love talks to people who have seen history happen

    BBC Radio Ulster

  4. I Was a Child Prodigy

    Chris Ledgard looks at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Accidental Heroes

    Series documenting real-life stories of bravery and courage

    BBC One

  6. Primetime

    Dougie Vipond improves life for the over 50s in Scotland

    BBC Two

  7. The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan

    Series exploring the downside of fame. Presented by Piers Morgan

    BBC One

  8. Someone Like Me by Miles Kington

    The comic journalist and musician reads from his memoirs

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Croit

    Series charting a year in the lives of five Scottish crofters

    BBC ALBA

  10. Girls Behind Bars

    Documentary series filmed over a year in Scotland's only women's prison.

    BBC One Scotland

  11. My Name Escapes Me by Sir Alec Guinness

    The acclaimed actor Sir Alec Guinness reads from his memoirs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Time May Change Me

    Documentary series tracing the people and places featured in past BBC Wales documentaries

    BBC Two Wales

  13. Great Britons

    Series profiling the people judged the ten greatest Britons.

    BBC Two

  14. The Judy Garland Trail

    Michael Freedland goes on a global quest to discover the truth about the real Judy Garland

    BBC Radio 2

  15. Air Medics

    Series following the work of the Great North Air Ambulance team.

    BBC One

  16. Beyond These Walls

    Ritula Shah hears the stories of people living in hiding

    BBC Radio 4

  17. For the Good Times - The Kris Kristofferson Story

    Steve Earle profiles the life and work of the prolific songwriter

    BBC Radio 2

  18. And June Whitfield

    Recounting the life of the veteran actress

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Nathan Milstein: Master of Invention

    Intimate portrait of one of the finest violinists of the 20th century, Nathan Milstein

    BBC Four

  20. Don't Start Me Talking About...War

    Veterans, friends and families of the fallen talk about the impact the conflict

    BBC Radio 2

  21. An Accidental MP

    Martin Bell reads from his book describing life as an Independent MP for Tatton

    BBC Radio 7

  22. Heroes and Villains

    Series looking at the reputations of historical figures

    BBC One

  23. The Department Store

    Series looking at the independent department stores fighting back against the big brands

    BBC Four

  24. Robbie: A Ripe Old Age

    Fyfe Robertson investigates the lives of people who work on after their retirement age.

    BBC Four

  25. Video Nation

    Short documentary films about everyday life.

    BBC Two

  26. Days Like This

    Series of short animations based on monologues from Radio Ulster's Days Like This.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  27. What You Didn't Learn in School

    Have we been really bad at teaching our own history? Lesley Riddoch investigates

    BBC Radio Scotland

  28. Travels with Vasari

    Two-part documentary exploring the work of Italian Renaissance chronicler Giorgio Vasari

    BBC Four

  29. Barry Cryer - You Won't Believe This But

    Showbiz comedy legend Barry Cryer recounts his life and career.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Young Governors Take Control

    What happened to the trainee prison governors featured in Radio 4's The Young Governors

    BBC Radio 4

  31. In Dreams - The Roy Orbison Story

    Documentary telling the story of pop great Roy Orbison

    BBC Radio 2

  32. Gerry Robinson and the Money Makers

    Gerry Robinson finds out what makes Britain's top financial movers and shakers tick

    BBC Four

  33. Iris by John Bayley

    A memoir of novelist Iris Murdoch, written by her husband John Bayley.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Bobby Darin: A Man in a Hurry

    ...A Man in A Hurry. Story of the performer Bobby Darin, who died 35 years ago this month

    BBC Radio 2

  35. A Box of Wittgensteins

    The great-niece of Ludwig Wittgenstein investigates the lives of her forbears.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. The Life and Times of Leo Abse

    ...Leo Abse. Story of the Welsh MP who changed British society

    BBC Radio Wales

  37. Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom

    Tom Courtenay reads his memoir of the letters sent by his mother Annie. With Sian Thomas

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature

    Lindsay Duncan reads Linda Lear's biography of the creator of Peter Rabbit

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Snow in Libya

    Broadcaster Peter Snow returns to scenes of his post-war childhood in Libya

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Milestones

    Series exploring the big milestones in the lives of today's youth

    BBC Radio Ulster

  41. Milestones: My Story

    Personal accounts of important staging posts in life

    BBC Radio Ulster

  42. No Room For Secrets by Joanna Lumley

    Joanna Lumley reads her autobiography - using the theme of rooms in a house

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. It's Just the Way We Are

    Gerry Anderson investigates the idea of identity by trying to discover who he really is

    BBC Radio Ulster

  44. Life Behind the News

    Ruth Wishart talks to leading journalists about their professional and personal lives

    BBC Radio Scotland

  45. Days Like This

    True stories written and submitted by listeners, presented by Irvine Welsh and others

    BBC Radio Scotland

  46. Murchadh HMI

    The life of Murdo MacLeod, HM Inspector of Schools for Gaelic, 1970-1990

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  47. Funny Women

    Series looking at the careers of women who have made their mark in comedy.

    BBC Two

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  48. The World According to Robert Burns

    Writer Andrew O'Hagan goes on a journey to find out what inspired Scotland's national bard

    BBC Two Scotland

  49. Darwin: My Ancestor

    Writer and poet Ruth Padel investigates her great great grandfather Charles Darwin

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. The Flight from Tehran: British-Iranians 30 Years On

    Exiles from the Iranian Revolution talk to British-Iranian writer David Mattin

    BBC Radio 4

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