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  1. Out in the Cold

    5 live hears from homeless people trying to survive sub-zero temperatures.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  2. Keeping the Castle

    Following Viscount Crichton's attempts to hold on to his family home of Crom Castle.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  3. The Botanical Vicar

    Lemn Sissay celebrates Vicar Shaw, a botanist who found exotic plants on tips and dumps.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Robin Wilson Interview

    Duncan Smith meets Robin Wilson who recalls his life as the eldest son of Harold Wilson.

    BBC Parliament

  5. The Holocaust and My Father: Six Million and One

    Documentary about a Hungarian Jew interned in two Austrian concentration camps.

    BBC Four

  6. The Ballad of Mott the Hoople

    Documentary telling the tale of one of the UK's most cherished rock 'n' roll bands.

    BBC Four

  7. Barry John: The King

    A candid portrait of rugby player Barry John, who retired at height of his powers.

    BBC One Wales

  8. American Master: A Portrait of John Adams

    Exploring the influences that have shaped John Adams's unique music.

    BBC Four

  9. Beyond Time: William Turnbull

    Film about an artist widely recognised as one of the pioneers of modernism in Britain.

    BBC Four

  10. Graham Parker: Don't Ask Me Questions

    Profile of Graham Parker, whose incendiary band the Rumour inspired punk and new wave.

    BBC Four

  11.

    I Dressed Ziggy Stardust

    Samira Ahmed meets British Asian women who, like her, were inspired by David Bowie.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12.

    The Arthur Cravan Memorial Society

    Arthur Smith pieces together an unreliable portrait of Arthur Cravan, the Dada James Dean.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Love and Death in City Hall

    The ins and outs of Belfast City Hall's registry of births, marriages and deaths.

    BBC Four

  14. John Portman: A Life of Building

    A portrait of the innovative and often-imitated architect John Portman.

    BBC Four

  15. Edwardian Insects on Film

    The story of Edwardian naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith.

    BBC Four

  16.

    Hunt/Lauda

    Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Ursula Vaughan Williams, Poet and Muse

    Irma Kurtz tells the story of poet Ursula Vaughan Williams, composer Ralph's second wife.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Trevor Noah: The Racist

    Coming of age in post-apartheid South Africa, Trevor Noah explores race and place.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Mick Ronson - The Man with the Golden Guitar

    Gary Kemp marks the 20th anniversary of the death of his guitar hero Mick Ronson.

    BBC Radio 2

  20. Driven: The Fastest Woman in the World

    Following Susie Wolff - determined to be the first woman to race in Formula 1 since 1976.

    BBC Two Scotland

  21. Boris Johnson: The Irresistible Rise

    A look at what really makes Boris Johnson tick.

    BBC Two

  22. O Brother - The Story of T Bone Burnett

    Bob Harris presents a portrait of one of America's most revered record producers.

    BBC Radio 2

  23. Richard Briers: A Tribute

    Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the late, great Richard Briers.

    BBC Two

  24. Peter Higgs: Scotland's Nobel Winner

    The story of Peter Higgs, the Edinburgh-based winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics.

    BBC One Scotland

  25. Donald Campbell: Speed King

    The life of Donald Campbell, one of Britain's most compelling but doomed heroes.

    BBC Two

  26. Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

    Britain's greatest scientific genius in his own words.

    BBC Two

  27. The Genius of Josiah Wedgwood

    Historian and author AN Wilson explores the life of Josiah Wedgwood.

    BBC Two

  28. Ardoyne - Our Lives

    Five months in the lives of three post-Troubles teenagers living in north Belfast.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  29. Margaret Thatcher: Prime Minister

    Family, friends and former colleagues recall Margaret Thatcher's life and years in power.

    BBC Parliament

  30.

    Sid James - Not Just a Dirty Laugh

    Lee Mack's fascinating look at Sid James's lesser-known work.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31.

    Margaret Thatcher: Potency and Paradox

    Peter Riddell explores the background to the many extraordinary moments of her premiership

    BBC Radio 4

  32.

    The People's Thatcher

    Andrew Neil offers a portrait of Margaret Thatcher via the voices of those she governed.

    BBC Radio 4

  33.

    What Thatcher Did Next

    Elinor Goodman explores Margaret Thatcher's life after she ceased to be prime minister.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The Rise and Fall of Margaret Thatcher

    Martha Kearney charts the unlikely rise of the grocer's daughter and her bitter downfall.

    BBC News Channel

  35. Colin Davis in His Own Words

    Portrait of the late conductor Sir Colin Davis, which reveals a reluctant maestro.

    BBC Four

  36. Young Margaret

    Looking at the childhood influences that shaped Margaret Thatcher.

    BBC Two

  37. Rupert Murdoch - Battle With Britain

    Steve Hewlett tells the story of Rupert Murdoch's struggles and victories in the UK.

    BBC Two

  38. Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

    Reflecting on the career of the man once described as Britain's most controversial comic.

    BBC Two

  39. The Genius of Marie Curie - The Woman Who Lit up the World

    Revealing Marie Curie's personal life and the challenges she faced and overcame.

    BBC Two

  40. Words to Wine

    Walter Love talks to Alan Brady, Ulster journalist turned acclaimed New Zealand winemaker.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  41. The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women

    Documentary about the influential 20th-century fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld.

    BBC Four

  42. Rebels - Guy Burgess

    Guy Burgess according to people who knew and worked with him, including brother Nigel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador

    Documentary about the legendary soul singer Otis Redding, using unseen home movies.

    BBC Four

  44.

    Nightingales of India

    The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters - revered by Bollywood fans the world over.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. David Bowie: Five Years

    An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie's career.

    BBC Two

  46. Me and Me Dad: A Portrait of John Boorman

    An intimate family portrait of the film director John Boorman by his daughter Katrine.

    BBC Four

  47. Bobby Womack: Across 110th Street

    Documentary bringing the diverse and fascinating musical career of Bobby Womack to life.

    BBC Four

  48. Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

    Biographical study of one of the greatest of American jazz divas, Anita O'Day.

    BBC Four

  49. Brian O'Driscoll - Heart of a Lion

    Brian O'Driscoll opens up about the highs and lows of his Lions' experiences.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  50. The Bookseller of Belfast

    A portrait of ex-bookseller John Clancy and the varied lives he encounters around him.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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