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  1. Greg Dyke on Nye Bevan

    Greg Dyke takes a bus tour through Wales and the life of Labour politician Aneurin Bevan.

    BBC Four

  2. Ann am Bata, Nam Aonar

    Niall Iain MacDonald attempts to row the Minch against all the odds.

    BBC ALBA

  3. Peter Manuel - Deireadh an Uilc

    Fifty years after serial killer Peter Manuel was hanged, questions still remain.

    BBC ALBA

  4. Remembering Alan

    Christopher Matthew and friends remember the wit and vitality of Alan Coren.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Pinchas Zukerman

    Celebrated portrait of violinist Pinchas Zukerman from director Christopher Nupen.

    BBC Four

  6. Hamish Henderson: A Various Man

    Fred Freeman profiles the life and work of the Scottish poet Hamish Henderson.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist

    Profile of Itzhak Perlman, who battled polio to become a violin maestro.

    BBC Four

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    Life After Tom

    Charting Claire Prosser's first year without her teenage son, Tom, who died suddenly.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Gaol is Ionndrainn

    Five widows and widowers tell their stories of grief and going on with life.

    BBC ALBA

  10. Letters to Myself

    People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Jack: A Soldier's Story

    A look at how an ex-Afghanistan-based soldier has struggled to readjust to civilian life.

    BBC Three

  12. Les Paul: Chasing Sound

    Documentary profiling Les Paul, creator of the solid-body electric guitar.

    BBC Four

  13. Cracking Up

    Documentary following Alastair Campbell as he revisits the year he had a mental breakdown.

    BBC Two

  14. Macaskill

    The work of a radical and often controversial Free Church minister at home and abroad.

    BBC ALBA

  15. Anatomy of a Car Crash

    The story of a fatal car crash in Cornwall, told by those whose lives it changed.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

    Joanna Lumley investigates the life of James Bond author Ian Fleming.

    BBC One

  17. Gleanntan Ecuador

    A profile of Father Colin MacInnes of South Uist and his work in Ecuador.

    BBC ALBA

  18. Neil Young: Don't Be Denied

    Neil Young traces his 40-year musical journey using his own words and unseen gig footage.

    BBC Four

  19. Bottom Up: The Chauffeur's Tale

    A look at the job of Barbara Cartland's former chauffeur/butler Robert Alderson.

    BBC Four

  20. In Search of Forgiveness

    Rev Julie Nicholson meets people who have forgiven great wrongs.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Nobody Told Me to Oil My Boots

    Sir Antony Sher tells the story of the WWI poet Isaac Rosenberg.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Westside Wrens

    Mary Ann Kennedy meets a group of former Wrens.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  23. The Time of Your Life

    Noel Edmonds recreates the sounds and sights of summer 1931 for guest Barbara Cartland.

    BBC Four

  24. Diwali: A Sikh's Journey Home

    A story symbolising the hurdles faced by families caught up in the clash of cultures.

    BBC One

  25. Chairman Humph, A Tribute

    Stephen Fry remembers the great Humphrey Lyttelton.

    BBC Radio 7

  26. Keepsakes of Conflict: Remembering World War One

    Mark Stephen hears the individual stories that reveal the scale of the First World War.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  27. People's Century

    The stories of those who suffered in the depression that followed the Wall Street Crash.

    BBC Two

  28. Michael Portillo: Death of a School Friend

    Michael Portillo revisits the family of a school friend who committed suicide as a teen.

    BBC Two

  29. Return of the Helmet

    Phil Carradice presents the story of Hywel Davies from Abergavenny.

    BBC Radio Wales

  30. Jake on the Box

    Exploring the life and work of Jake Thackray.

    BBC Two

  31. Celebrating Cecilia!

    Soprano Catherine Bott asks why St Cecilia still inspires composers and musicians.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Remembering Alistair Cooke, 2008

    James Naughtie presents a tribute to Alistair Cooke, who would have been 100 this week.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero

    The story of a pioneering black British footballer who died heroically in WWI.

    BBC Four

  34. An Ciuin Mac Adhaimh

    Documentary about a Presbyterian businessman from Belfast.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  35. Wanted: Farmers: Revisited

    Revisiting the Elliott family, who left Fermanagh for a new life in South Dakota.

    BBC One

  36. Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow

    Using unseen photos and archive footage, a look at the career of rock star Paul Weller.

    BBC Two

  37. Escape from Marseilles

    Documentary about a Frenchwoman who escaped to Wales during the Second World War.

    BBC Radio Wales

  38. Charles at 60: the Passionate Prince

    BBC cameras film the Prince of Wales over a year, offering a rare insight into his life.

    BBC One

  39. Born with Down's

    Felicity Finch finds out why more babies are being born with Down's syndrome.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. A Fine Defence Of Enid Blyton

    Anne Fine looks at the enduring appeal of the Famous Five author.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain

    Dramatisation of the life of Vera Brittain, a young woman who survived the First World War

    BBC One

  42. Sisley in Wales: Fighting to the End

    A look at Alfred Sisley's stay in Wales and the works he created there.

    BBC Two Wales

  43. Talking about Lionel

    Eddie Mair tells the story of the composer Lionel Bart, creator of Oliver!

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Kafka Uncovered

    Novelist James Hawes analyses the life and work of cult writer Franz Kafka.

    BBC Two Wales

  45. Private Harry Patch

    A year in the life of Harry Patch, Britain's last survivor of the World War One trenches.

    BBC Four

  46. The Archbishop

    A personal profile of The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan.

    BBC Two Wales

  47. 50 Years of Little Richard

    Sarfraz Manzoor looks back at a life of race, religion and rock and roll.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. Leo Abse: The Member for Happiness

    The story of the flamboyant and unique Welsh MP who died in 2008.

    BBC Two Wales

  49. Filthy Rich and Famous

    Documentary exploring the world of celebrity from the eyes of their closest relations.

    BBC Three

  50. Sighthill Stories

    Following the fortunes of a few children from Sighthill Primary in Glasgow.

    BBC Two

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