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  1. Derek Dòmhnallach Cooper

    Buaidh, beatha agus ceanglaichean eileanach a' chraoladair agus sgrìobhadair Derek Cooper.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  2. Step Inside the Musical World of Cilla Black

    Cilla talks about her life as the most popular female singer of the 60s.

    BBC Radio 2

  3. The Pain of Fame

    Clare English finds out whether celebrity and fame are worth the pain that comes with them

    BBC Radio Scotland

  4. Air Chuairt Cuide ri Eòghainn

    Ewen MacKinnon talks to Gilleasbuig MacDonald about his life

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  5. School of Rock

    Andy Kershaw reminisces about Leeds University and its reputation as a music venue.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Welsh Memories of World War I

    Documentary featuring first-hand testimony from men and women who lived through WWI

    BBC One Wales

  7. An Eye for Pattern: The Letters of Dorothy Hodgkin

    A portrait of Dorothy Hodgkin, the only female British scientist to win a Nobel Prize.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  8. Hanner Canrif Hywel

    Hywel Gwynfryn yn hel atgofion am bumdeg mlynedd o ddarlledu.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  9. The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw by Sheila Hancock

    Sheila Hancock reads her own and husband John's life stories.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison

    Blake Morrison's award-winning tribute to his GP father.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Iain Againn Fhìn

    Dòmhnall Meek an tòir air sgeul bràthair a sheanmhar a chailleadh aig Blàr Arras 1917

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  12. Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits

    Margaret Atwood's collection of essays cover the concerns and passions of a lifetime.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. The Will of the People

    Colin Murphy trawls through old film footage to see how people used to live

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  14. Wales in the Seventies

    Series using colour archive and personal accounts to recount life in the Seventies.

    BBC One Wales

  15. Air a' Fòn

    Alana MacInnes finds out about someone's life by looking through their phone

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  16. Old Soldiers Never Die

    Richard Elfyn reads extracts from the First World War memoir of Private Frank Richards

    BBC Radio Wales

  17. Schemes and Dreams

    Des Clarke discovers how people can dream big wherever they grew up!

    BBC Radio Scotland

  18. Y Cymry Newydd

    Rhaglen gyntaf cyfres sy'n cwrdd â Saeson sydd wedi dod i fyw i'r Gymru Gymraeg.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  19. The Gift

    Helping people who missed the chance to say 'thank you' or 'sorry' when it mattered most.

    BBC One

  20. Blogging Changed My Life

    Janey Godley meets people whose lives changed dramatically when they started blogging.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  21. Cashing In

    Following a year in the lives of the staff and customers of Cash Converters.

    BBC One Scotland

  22. Dream Job with Bryan Burnett

    Bryan Burnett talks to people about the challenges they faced to get their dream job.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  23. Talking Comedy

    A look back through the BBC archive at the appearances of popular comedians on talk shows.

    BBC Two

  24. Thirty Years Man and Boy - A Calmer Chameleon

    Gary Kemp charts the often controversial life and times of Boy George.

    BBC Radio 2

  25. The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks

    James Rebanks' emotional account of growing up in a farming family in the Lake District

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Lost in Music: The Nile Rodgers Story

    The story of US musician, producer and guitarist Nile Rodgers

    BBC Radio 2

  27. Philip Glass - Words without Music

    Memoir by the world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas and film scores Philip Glass.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Richard Holloway Gets Personal

    A series of personal interview with Richard Holloway.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  29. Demolition - The Wrecking Crew

    Documentary series exploring the explosive world of demolition

    BBC Two

  30. Shadow of the Sun King

    Professor Julian Swann marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Louis XIV of France.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. Llundain Guto Harri

    Guto Harri'n cwrdd a nifer o Gymry Llundain sy'n flaenllaw yn eu meysydd.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  32. Bennett Arron is Jewelsh

    Comedian Bennett Arron shares stories of what it’s like to be both Jewish and Welsh

    BBC Radio Wales

  33. Transplant Tales

    Series revealing the human stories behind the critical shortage of transplant organs,

    BBC One Scotland

  34. 60 Degrees North by Malachy Tallack

    Malachy Tallack sets out from Shetland on a journey around the 60th parallel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot

    Virginia Woolf's biographer Alexandra Harris takes four walks that inspired her.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  36. Canals: The Making of a Nation

    Liz McIvor looks at who built, worked on and regenerated the nation's canal network.

    BBC One

  37. Natural History Heroes

    Scientists select and discuss predecessors who inspired their work and lives.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  38. Pier People

    Stories of those working and living around piers on British coastlines

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Forgotten Female Fossilists

    Rebecca Stott profiles three women whose fossil collections led to new discoveries

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Queen's: A University Challenged

    Charting life at Queen's University, which is fighting to balance the books

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  41. A Very Welsh Undertaking

    Documentary series following the work of Welsh funeral directors

    BBC One Wales

  42. Now and Forever Let It Be Me

    Bill Kenwright pays tribute to the Everly Brothers

    BBC Radio 2

  43. Fiery Inspiration: Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement

    Novelist Bernardine Evaristo on the complex man at the heart of the black arts movement.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  44. My Life on a Plate

    Chef Brian Turner takes celebrities back to their youths using the power of food.

    BBC One

  45. The Chicken People

    Entertaining new series that meets some of the people behind the chicken business

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  46. Deòrsa Mac an Dheòrsa

    Beatha is bàrdachd an nua-bhàird Ghàidhlig chliùitich Deòrsa Caimbeul Hay

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  47. Wales in the Eighties

    Series using archive and personal accounts to recount life in the Eighties.

    BBC One Wales

  48. Shah Rukh Khan's Heroes

    Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan goes through a list of personal heroes

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Alex Polizzi: Hire Our Heroes

    Alex Polizzi works to get jobs for unemployed military veterans.

    BBC Two

  50. I Write the Gags - Barry Cryer

    Barry Cryer recalls his career in conversation with Steve Wright.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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