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  1. When I Grow Up

    Tracing the kids who took part in a study 50 years ago about their thoughts on the future

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Last Orders

    A celebration of the pub landlord and landlady

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us

    The actress reads her own story of her deep and passionate partnership with John Thaw

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Into the Unknown

    Karen Darke goes into the unknown with modern-day explorers

    BBC Radio Scotland

  5. Sgeul Seolaidh

    Merchant seamen recall a life on the ocean wave

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  6. Mavericks

    Muriel Gray talks to people who are passionate about standing up for their beliefs

    BBC Radio Scotland

  7. The Secrets of the Art and the Artist: Caravaggio

    Roger Law embarks on a journey to understand controversial artist Caravaggio

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Famous, Rich and Jobless

    Four famous volunteers agree to swap their fame and fortune for a world of joblessness.

    BBC One

  9. Barry Letts - Who & Me

    The Doctor Who TV producer from 1969 to 1974 recounts his career

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Cofion Annwyl

    Cyfres newydd yn gofyn i bobl sôn am eu llythyrau personnol. People's personal letters.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  11. Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories

    Alan Bennett reads extracts from Untold Stories, his book of essays and diaries

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. The Record Producers

    Series exploring the work of individuals who have had a lasting impact on popular music.

    BBC Radio 2

  13. The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia: The Story of Tito

    Martin Bell tells the story of Tito, the fall of Yugoslavia and current crisis in Bosnia

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Malcolm McLaren: From the Forties to the Noughties

    Godfather of punk Malcolm McLaren puts his musical life into context.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  15. Keep Calm and Carry On: The Vera Lynn Story

    Katherine Jenkins guides us through Vera Lynn's life and legacy as the nation's sweetheart

    BBC Radio 2

  16. The Scheme

    Observed documentary series following six families living in a large housing scheme

    BBC One Scotland

  17. Cad É an Scéal

    Life stories

    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)

  18. Doon The Watta

    Nicholas Parsons revisits the Clyde, where he was an apprentice in the 1940s

    BBC Radio 4

  19. You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This

    Terence Blacker celebrates the outrageous life of 'Henry Root' creator Willie Donaldson

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Edward the Black Prince

    Peter and Dan Snow follow in the footsteps of the chivalric hero of the 100 Years' War

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales

    Born into a theatrical family, the actress recalls the highs and lows of her career

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. London: Just off the Plane

    Alan Dein talks to people newly arrived at Heathrow airport

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Simon Gray - Coda

    The playwright's moving and often funny account of coming to terms with terminal cancer

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Holloway Dreams: The Joe Meek Story

    Tom Robinson tells the story of record producer and sonic innovator Joe Meek.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  25. A Quiet Invasion

    20 years after Iraq invaded Kuwait, Kirsty Norman tells her story of being taken hostage

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall

    Jackie Wullschlager's biography of the artist Marc Chagall. Read by Derek Jacobi

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

    A major re-appraisal of the life and work of travel writer and novelist Bruce Chatwin

    BBC Two

  28. Ford Madox Ford and France

    Julian Barnes & Hermione Lee tell the story of Ford Madox Ford, author of The Good Soldier

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Evan Hunter - Me and Hitch

    The American author's entertaining account of working with director Alfred Hitchcock

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Latha bha Siud

    People remember significant times in their lives

    BBC ALBA

  31. The Blitz

    Series telling stories of the Blitz from across the UK

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Blonde on Blonde

    Mariella Frostrup celebrates more iconic blondes

    BBC Radio 2

  33. My Story

    Finalists in the BBC's My Story competition reveal their extraordinary true life tales.

    BBC One

  34. Nation's Favourite Poems

    Poetry favourites chosen in a 1996 nationwide poll compilation

    BBC Radio 7

  35. Partaig

    What does the Partick of today look like and does it still retain a Gaelic identity?

    BBC ALBA

  36. Lochan

    Series about people who live and work around Scottish lochs.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  37. Uaigneas

    The role of women in times of family crisis and trauma

    BBC ALBA

  38. In My Life: John Lennon Remembered

    Simon Mayo looks back at the life and times of John Lennon.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  39. Laochra Loch Lao

    Documentary following the story Belfast's Irish speaking Gaelic football team

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  40. Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography

    The exploits of one of the first celebrity chefs, Keith Floyd

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Into Here

    Roger Law meets the Brits who have made a new life down under

    BBC Radio 4

  42. City Teachers

    Peter Curran follows three former city high flyers as they embark on teacher training

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Donald Macleod's Mozart

    Donald Macleod maps out Mozart's life story and plays many of his favourite works

    BBC Radio 3

  44. God's Architect

    The eventful career and turbulent life of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. An Audience with Grimaldi

    The great clown tells his life story. With Tony Lidington

    BBC Radio 7

  46. The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi

    Kenneth Cranham reads Andrew McConnell Stott's account of the world-famous clown

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Uaigneas

    The role of women in times of family crisis and trauma

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  48. Terry Wogan's Ireland

    Sir Terry Wogan returns to Ireland, exploring how the country helped shape him.

    BBC One

  49. Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream

    Autobiography by a Tory grandee. Read by Oliver Ford Davies

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. Against the Grain

    Five people defy their culture and tradition to stand up for a belief or to follow a dream

    BBC Radio 4

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