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  1. Long Time No See by Hannah Lowe

    Poet Hannah Lowe reads from her memoir about her Jamaican father.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. The Letters of Ada Lovelace

    Georgina Ferry presents the correspondence of Ada Lovelace, who predicted our digital age.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Imagining Chekhov

    Three stories by Alison MacLeod that explore the life and work of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory

    Drama charting five momentous visits Charlotte Brontë made to London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. John Heilpern - A Patriot for Us

    Biography of playwright John Osborne by John Heilpern

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Moll Flanders

    Nick Perry's free adaptation of the 18th-century classic. Starring Jessica Hynes

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Wallis - The Life and Legends of Wallis Simpson

    Stockard Channing stars in Elizabeth Proud's drama about the Duchess of Windsor

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Omnibus)

    Writer Karl Ove Knausgaard relives the story of his life

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

    A BBC Wales drama serial broadcast in 1981, starring Philip Madoc as David Lloyd George.

    BBC Two

  10. The Monocled Mutineer

    A dramatisation of the life of Percy Toplis.

    BBC One

  11. Byron

    Drama series based on the life of Lord Byron

    BBC Two

  12. Orde Wingate

    Drama series exploring the life of General Orde Wingate.

    BBC Two

  13. Aristocrats

    Chronicling the lives of the Lennox sisters in eighteenth century England.

    BBC

  14. Notorious Woman

    Drama following the life of the French novelist George Sand.

    BBC

  15. Eleanor Marx

    Three part dramatisation of the life of Karl Marx’s daughter Eleanor.

    BBC

  16. Barracuda

    Talented 16-year-old swimmer Danny Kelly wins a scholarship to an exclusive boys’ school.

    BBC Three

  17. Rob Roy

    Lavish, romantic adventure story about the 18th-century Scottish hero Rob Roy MacGregor.

    BBC One

  18. This Boy's Life

    Drama set in the 1950s about a divorcee's struggle to bring up her teenage son.

    BBC One

  19. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    Biography of martial arts exponent Bruce Lee.

    BBC One

  20. A Beautiful Mind

    Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of prominent mathematician John Nash.

    BBC Two

  21. Wilde

    Poignant dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde.

    BBC Four

  22. A Voyage Round My Father

    TV adaptation of John Mortimer's autobiographical play in honour of his barrister father.

    BBC Four

  23. Pandaemonium

    The story of the relationship between Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.

    BBC Four

  24. Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

    Drama documentary on the life of theatre critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan.

    BBC Four

  25. Eroica

    Factual drama about the genesis of Beethoven's Symphony No 3, the Eroica.

    BBC Two

  26. My Family and Other Animals

    An adaptation by Simon Nye of Gerald Durrell's autobiography.

    BBC Four

  27. Elizabeth David: a Life in Recipes

    Drama based on the life of the most important cookery writer of the past century.

    BBC Four

  28. Gods and Monsters

    Fictionalised biopic of horror film director James Whale.

    BBC One

  29. Stan

    Drama telling the story of the world's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy.

    BBC Four

  30. The Triple Cross

    World War II adventure based on the real-life exploits of double agent Eddie Chapman.

    BBC Two

  31. The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton

    Feisty costume drama portraying the reality behind an enduring cultural icon.

    BBC Four

  32. Saint Joan

    The story of 15th-century French heroine Joan of Arc, based on the play by GB Shaw.

    BBC Two

  33. Fear of Fanny

    Dramatisation of Fanny Cradock's life, based on interviews with her friends and family.

    BBC Four

  34. The Real Mr Pooter

    Documentary about George Grossmith, author of classic comic novel The Diary of a Nobody.

    BBC Four

  35. Moonbeam and Mrs Pat

    Celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant companion, her dog, Moonbeam.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Jeremy Front - The Pitch

    Howard wrote many top sitcoms. But times are hard. Will his new commission be the answer?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Reconstructing Louis

    In Western Samoa, Robert Louis Stevenson looks back at his life - and dispels the myths.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. John Pilkington - Apostle of Light

    Blinded by an accident, Louis Braille aspires to improve blind people's status.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Jennifer Curry - The Man on the Green Bicycle

    The remarkable love affair of famous poetry translator Arthur Waley and Alison Grant.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. Niall Ashdown - Hungarian Birdsong

    Rare insight into Niall's relationship with his dad, when they go bird watching in Hungary

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Andy Rashleigh - Be Prepared

    Robert Baden-Powell, scout movement founder, looks back over a life of hope and regrets.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Stan

    Death threatens to separate legendary film duo Laurel and Hardy,...

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis

    Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Every Book In The World by Nick Warburton

    Sir Thomas aimed to own a copy of every book in the world...

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Martyn Wade - The Bringer of Peace

    Composer Gustav Holst finds inspiration when he meets a poet interested in astrology.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Food for Ravens

    Powerful drama about the life of Aneurin Bevan, founder of the National Health Service.

    BBC Two

  47. Carve Her Name with Pride

    The story of war widow Violette Szabo, who was a secret agent during the Second World War.

    BBC Two

  48. Nell Gwyn

    The story behind the cockney dance hall girl who caught the eye of Charles II.

    BBC Two

  49. The Great Caruso

    Dramatisation of the life of tenor Enrico Caruso, starring Mario Lanza.

    BBC Two

  50. Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    On his deathbed, King Henry VIII recalls how he wooed and wed his six wives.

    BBC Two

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