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Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury, Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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With A Little Help From My Friends
The story of Brian Epstein during his hectic, turbulent years of managing The Beatles.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Drama about campaigner Mary Whitehouse's mission to clean up British television.
BBC Two
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Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Young Margaret wants nothing more than to be an MP, but may be too much of a rebel.
BBC Four
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The First of the Few
The true story of visionary Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell and test pilot Geoffrey Crisp.
BBC Two
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Martyn Wade - Gondal
Paralleling Emily Bronte's life at Haworth by reconstructing her fantasy world.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Sylvia
Drama about the life of poet Sylvia Plath and her marriage to fellow poet Ted Hughes.
BBC One
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
Drama telling the true story of young golfing fanatic Francis Ouimet's 1913 US Open win.
BBC One
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Cinderella Man
Biopic of legendary 1930s boxer James Braddock, who returned to the ring after retirement.
BBC Two
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The Buddy Holly Story
Oscar-winning story of the 22-year-old rock legend who was killed in a plane crash.
BBC Two
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In Love with Barbara
Drama inspired by the life of the prolific author of romantic fiction, Barbara Cartland.
BBC Four
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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
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Four Minutes
Biopic of Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.
BBC Two
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A Short Stay in Switzerland
Drama inspired by the story of Dr Anne Turner, who took her own life in Zurich in 2006.
BBC One
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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
Drama. The true story of a prisoner who escaped from a British penal colony in Australia.
BBC One Northern Ireland
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Best: His Mother's Son
The story of Britain's most famous footballer, and the effect his career had on his family
BBC Two
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Jean
The life of writer Jean Rhys, best known for her 1966 novel 'Wide Sargasso Sea'.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Vote for Conan Doyle!
Drama commissioned to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the writer.
BBC Radio Scotland
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The Flying Scotsman
The true story of an amateur cyclist who broke the world record using a bike he built.
BBC One
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Becoming Jane
Anne Hathaway stars as the young Jane Austen, chronicling her romance with an Irishman.
BBC Two
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Invincible
Drama based on the true story of a part-time bartender's quest to play in the NFL.
BBC Two
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Murder Rooms: the Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Drama inspired by the real-life relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and Joseph Bell.
BBC Four
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Ray Connolly - Unimaginable
John Lennon's killing from writer Ray Connolly's point of view. Stars Robert Glenister.
BBC Radio 7
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Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
Lindsay Duncan reveals the creator of Peter Rabbit's family history and early years.
BBC Radio 7
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Into the Storm
Drama charting Churchill's rise to power, WWII victory and subsequent election defeat.
BBC Two
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The Notorious Bettie Page
Biopic of pin-up queen Bettie Page, who was the target of a Senate investigation.
BBC One
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Enid
Surprising and illuminating drama about the life of children's storyteller Enid Blyton.
BBC Four
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Gracie!
Drama based around the relationship between singer Gracie Fields and director Monty Banks.
BBC Four
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Margot
Drama based around the relationship between dancers Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
BBC Four
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The Return Room
A colourful account of WR Rodgers' childhood in Belfast, produced by Sam Hanna Bell.
BBC Radio Foyle
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Mrs Mandela
How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.
BBC Four
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A Life of Chekhov Omnibus
Dramatisation of Irene Nemirovsky's biography with Andrew Scott.
BBC Radio 7
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Road to Sunset: A Life of Lewis Grassic Gibbon
A dramatisation of the life of author Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
BBC Radio Scotland
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La Bamba
The life story of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens, whose life was cut short at 17.
BBC Four
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JM Barrie - The Little White Bird
A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Lennon Naked
Drama which charts John Lennon's transition from Beatle to icon from 1967 to 1971.
BBC Four
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The Damned United
Michael Sheen stars as Brian Clough in the story of his 44 days in charge of Leeds United.
BBC Two
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Toast
Adaptation of chef Nigel Slater's autobiography, chronicling his bittersweet childhood.
BBC One
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Eric and Ernie
One-off drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years.
BBC Two
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Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs
The extraordinary story of a young boy adopted by wild dogs on the streets of Moscow.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Michael Hastings - Tom and Viv
The turbulent marriage of young poet TS Eliot and the charismatic Vivienne Haigh-Wood.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Blood and Ice by Liz Lochhead
How the creation of Frankenstein was sparked by an elopement.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A Bronx Tale
A father feels powerless when his son becomes increasingly corrupted by a local gangster.
BBC One
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Poisoned Angel - The Story of Alma Rose
The life and death of a woman who led a women's orchestra in Auschwitz.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Killing Fields
A reporter attempts to find his translator, who has been captured by the Khmer Rouge.
BBC One
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