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  1. Ryan Farquhar - Back on the Road

    Following the return to racing of top motorcycle road racer Ryan Farquhar.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  2. Famous Five

    The story of Hibernian FC's 'Famous Five' forward line, which dominated Scottish football.

    BBC ALBA

  3. David Bowie: Sound and Vision

    A special programme on the life and music of David Bowie, presented by Jeremy Vine.

    BBC One

  4. David Bowie at the BBC

    A biography of Bowie drawn entirely from BBC archive interviews and sessions.

    BBC Radio 2

  5.

    Jarvis on McCullers

    Jarvis Cocker celebrates the life and work of literary wunderkind Carson McCullers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Ed Stewart - A Tribute

    Anneka Rice pays tribute to Ed with archive clips from his work on radio and television.

    BBC Radio 2

  7. Joan Bakewell - Stop the Clocks: Omnibus

    Joan Bakewell takes a moment to reflect having been busier than ever after reaching 80.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Grime Scene Queens

    Following Marie Fagan and her all-girl extreme cleaning team.

    BBC One Scotland

  9.

    JD Salinger: Made in England

    How 3 months in rural Devon influenced one of the greatest chroniclers of urban New York

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. How to Die: Simon's Choice

    Simon debates whether to end his life after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

    BBC Two

  11. Facelifts and Fillers

    Following the patients and doctors at one of Scotland's busiest cosmetic medicine clinics.

    BBC Scotland

  12. Ben Rawlence - City of Thorns: Omnibus

    In the desert, near the Somali border, is a city of half a million people.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Benjamin Franklin in London: Omnibus

    Benjamin Franklin's spell in London, mixing with the brilliant and powerful, even the King

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Before I Kick the Bucket: The Whole Story

    The late Rowena Kincaid revealing what was on her bucket list.

    BBC One Wales

  15. Little White Indian Girl

    The story of Nesdi Jones from north Wales, who is on her way to becoming a Bollywood star.

    BBC Radio Wales

  16. A Border of Life and Death

    Following 62-year-old Annie Mulholland's campaign for fairer cancer care in Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  17.

    The Greatest Ever Faker

    Gareth Gwynn uncovers the fantastical world of a Welsh cultural lodestone, Iolo Morganwg

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    Tim Key Delves Into Daniil Kharms And That’s All

    Tim Key gives his surreal and startling take on the Soviet absurdist writer Daniil Kharms.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. The Real Henry James (Omnibus)

    The great 19th Century writer is revealed through his letters and memoirs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Dunblane: Our Story

    Commemorating the Dunblane shooting, one of the worst firearms atrocities in the UK.

    BBC One Scotland

  21.

    The Day the Refugees Came

    Michael Palin's story of a group of refugees welcomed to Somerset.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. The Boy with No Hands

    Documentary following Alan Gifford, who is looking to receive a £30,000 bionic hand.

    BBC One Wales

  23.

    The Perfect Strangers

    Meet 80 year olds Mo and Jo, who recently became honorary Gurkhas.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Swansea Sparkle: A Transgender Story

    Following three people from the transgender community in the lead-up to Swansea Sparkle.

    BBC One Wales

  25.

    Finding Harpo's Voice

    Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Ar Garlam: Dewi Griffiths

    Mab fferm sydd â'i fryd ar fod yn bencampwr rhedeg y byd.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  27. Tim Rhys-Evans: All in the Mind

    Documentary in which Tim Rhys-Evans shares his personal experience of mental illness.

    BBC One Wales

  28. #welshteens: My Perfect Body

    How illnesses like anorexia and body dysmorphia are on the rise among Welsh teenagers.

    BBC One Wales

  29. Life in Debt Valley

    An observational documentary looking at lives lived on a shoestring in the Welsh Valleys.

    BBC One

  30. A' Suathadh Ri Iomadh Rubha

    The lives and work of the Campbell family of Ness in writing, performance and music.

    BBC ALBA

  31.

    The Philby Tape

    Notorious Soviet spy Kim Philby as he's never been heard before.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Mr Calzaghe

    The story of Joe Calzaghe and his father Enzo, who trained him throughout his career.

    BBC One Wales

  33. A House Full of Daughters by Juliet Nicolson (Omnibus)

    A memoir of seven generations of women including grandmother Vita Sackville West.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. Big Fat Cabbies

    A group of overweight Plymouth taxi drivers try to transform their unhealthy lives.

    BBC One

  35. May Blitz: The Seven Days that Rocked Liverpool

    Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the May Blitz on the port of Liverpool.

    BBC One

  36. Finding Our Fathers: Lost Heroes of World War II

    Two women try to find the final resting place of loved ones taken by the Nazis.

    BBC One

  37.

    Field Notes: The Irishman Who Invented the Nocturne

    Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational, creative life of the Irish composer John Field.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham (Omnibus)

    Naturalist Chris Packham reads his recollections of being an unusual young boy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39.

    Blue Canvas: The Artist Miles Davis

    A musical portrait of how the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis became a painter in later life.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. The Secret Life of the Burger Van

    Euron Griffith unearths the surprising stories behind the burger vans of Wales.

    BBC Radio Wales

  41. Jimmy Hill: A Man for All Seasons

    Charting the career of Jimmy Hill and his remarkable impact on modern football.

    BBC One

  42. Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea: Omnibus

    Teffi was a famous Russian writer in the early 1900s, but was forced to flee her country.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. From EastEnders to Hollywood: Antonia Bird

    Documentary celebrating the trail-blazing career of film director Antonia Bird.

    BBC Four

  44. The Making of an Ice Princess

    Documentary following young skater Lily as she trains for the Figure Skating Championships

    BBC Two

  45. Last Whites of the East End

    Documentary examining the dwindling white working-class community of London's East End.

    BBC One

  46. Gareth Bale: Euro Star

    Documentary about superstar footballer Gareth Bale.

    BBC One Wales

  47.

    Manto: Uncovering Pakistan

    Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of Pakistani writer Sa'adat Manto and assesses his legacy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48.

    Mighty Real - McAlmont Sings Sylvester

    David McAlmont tells the glittering tale of Sylvester James and his disco hit Mighty Real.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

    Documentary about Peggy Guggenheim, an heiress who became a central figure in modern art.

    BBC Four

  50.

    Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey

    Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.

    BBC Four

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