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  1. Churchill's Other Lives

    Historian Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's life outside politics

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Hamefarers' Tales

    Carol Anderson catches up with some of the Hamefarers who came to Shetland in the summer.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  3. David Jacobs: On the Record

    James Moir presents a tribute to the doyen of British broadcasters, David Jacobs CBE

    BBC Radio 2

  4. George Formby: Britain's Original Pop Star

    Stuart Maconie celebrates Wigan's most famous son

    BBC Radio 2

  5. Battersea to Birdland - The George Shearing Story

    Nancy Wilson and Guy Barker honour pioneering jazz pianist Sir George Shearing

    BBC Radio 2

  6. Neil Morrissey: Care Home Kid

    Neil Morrissey looks back at his childhood in care and how it affected him as an adult.

    BBC Two

  7. Travellers

    What does the future hold for the Scottish Travellers?

    BBC Two Scotland

  8. Great Lives

    Kim Howells meets prominent Welsh people who have made their mark on the arts

    BBC One Wales

  9. The Road to Ascot

    Shan Cothi embarks on the challenge of a lifetime - to race a horse at Ascot

    BBC Radio Wales

  10. Eileanan

    Gilleasbuig Ferguson presents islanders' philosophy on island living

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  11. The Nurses of Manila

    Sian Pari Huws celebrates the 10th anniversary of the arrival of Filipino nurses in Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

  12. Welsh Millennium Babies

    Documentary charting the lives of a group of children born at the turn of the 21st century

    BBC One Wales

  13. Eileanaich

    Four islanders consider what is unique to them and their island, stereotypes included.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  14. The Rattigan Versions

    Memories of playwright Terence Rattigan from people who had a close connection to him

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Small Teen Bigger World

    17-year-old Jazz Burkitt has restricted growth, but is determined to lead a normal life

    BBC Three

  16. Geordie Finishing School for Girls

    Four ladies swap their posh lives down south for 10 days living on the breadline up north

    BBC Three

  17. Connie's Musical Map of Wales

    Connie Fisher meets incredible people with amazing stories to tell

    BBC One Wales

  18. Siorts Clive

    Clive Rowlands yn edrych nôl ar ei gyfnod ar y Maes Rygbi. The career of Clive Rowlands.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  19. Pete Townshend - Before I Get Old

    Pete Townshend shares a personal account of his life in rock 'n' roll

    BBC Radio 2

  20. Goon Abroad by Sir Harry Secombe

    The memoirs of Goon Show star Harry Secombe.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Strong and Sassy - Inspiring Women of Jazz

    Jazz lover Moira Stuart explores the lives and music of jazz's great female vocalists

    BBC Radio 2

  22. Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad

    Story of the email friendship between a British journalist and an Iraq-based academic

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  23. William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies

    Christian Rodska reads John Carey's biography of the Nobel-winning author

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Keep the Music Playing - The Alan and Marilyn Bergman Story

    David Jacobs presents the story of the Academy-Award winning lyricists

    BBC Radio 2

  25. The Paper Round

    Public figures revisit their paper round route and reveal how it influenced their lives

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  26. The Life Scientific

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. The Mount: A Welsh Estate

    A year in the lives of the residents of the Mount council estate in Milford Haven

    BBC One Wales

  28. The Welsh Fallen

    This series meets the families of the Welsh soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan

    BBC Radio Wales

  29. Rhodri Morgan's Guide to Life After Work

    Wales's former First Minister presents his guide to getting the most out of life after 60

    BBC Radio Wales

  30. Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari

    Biography of one of the most notorious women of the 20th century, read by Juliet Stevenson

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Calling Time

    Documentary series following pub landlords as they attempt to keep afloat in the recession

    BBC One Wales

  32. Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng

    Julian Clary plays camp cabaret star, drag artiste and finest of panto dames

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Joan Armatrading: More Guitar Favourites

    Joan Armatrading talks to leading guitarists about their music and guitar technique

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The Polish Doctor

    101-year-old Ystradgynlais GP DR Wlodzimierz 'Papa' Boladz recalls his life

    BBC Radio Wales

  35. Heavenly Johnny Mathis

    Paul Gambaccini celebrates the voice and career of Johnny Mathis

    BBC Radio 2

  36. Leonardo

    Semi-dramatised documentary on the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci.

    BBC Two

  37. Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story

    David and Caroline Stafford's biography of composer Lionel Bart. Read by Alistair McGowan

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Dear Professor Hawking

    BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to scientist Professor Stephen Hawking

    BBC Radio 4

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  39. One of Hitler's Mistakes

    81-year-old Mady Gerrard recounts growing up as a teenage Jew in Hungary during the war

    BBC Radio Wales

  40. Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied With String by Michael Crawford

    Actor and singer Michael Crawford reads from his autobiography

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. To Strive and Seek

    Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova polar expedition

    BBC Radio 4

  42. King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy

    A two-part portrait of Elizabeth II's grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary.

    BBC Two

  43. Bassey!

    Dame Shirley Bassey, 'The Girl from Tiger Bay', tells her story to Paul Sexton

    BBC Radio 2

  44. The Estate

    Reality series charting the lives of the residents of a housing estate in Ballysally

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  45. Christopher Bigsby - Arthur Miller

    Christopher Bigsby's biography of the leading modern playwright, read by Henry Goodman

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Lives in a Day

    Natasha Sayee meets and talks with inspirational people from Northern Ireland

    BBC Radio Ulster

  47. The Diamond Queen

    Andrew Marr presents three films looking at the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II

    BBC One

  48. Cairde i gCéin

    A family from west Belfast travel to Brazil to help build houses for the poor.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  49. Swansea: Living on the Streets

    Hard-hitting series on homelessness, featuring extraordinary, compelling personal stories.

    BBC One Wales

  50. High School

    A year in the life of one of Europe's biggest schools, Holyrood Secondary in Glasgow

    BBC One Scotland

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