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  1. Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control

    Dr John Cooper Clarke chooses his favourite programmes from the BBC Radio archives

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy

    Hip-hop legend Fab 5 Freddy explores 15th-century Italian renaissance art on horseback.

    BBC Two

  3. Reel Stories

    Dermot O'Leary chats to some of the biggest stars in music about their careers to date.

    BBC Two

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  4. A Singer's Guide to Britain

    Roderick Williams gets on the road to tell the stories of Britain through our songs.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Taste

    Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores the history of interior design in Britain.

    BBC Two

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  6. Merely Marvelous - The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon

    A celebration of the life and artistry of Broadway's greatest dancing star, Gwen Verdon.

    BBC Four

  7. A Poet Laureate’s Peterloo

    Carol Ann Duffy and other writers respond to the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Woodstock - Three Days That Defined a Generation

    Woodstock defined its generation, but it almost ended in disaster.

    BBC Four

  9. Poems for Idle Workers

    A series of small poems by Holly Pester, set in the brief pauses of work-breaks.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Rams: Principles of Good Design

    Why the designer of some of our most iconic brands regrets ever entering his profession.

    BBC Four

  11. Bauhaus Rules with Vic Reeves

    Six graduates are challenged to create a work of art following the rules of the Bauhaus.

    BBC Four

  12. Bauhaus 100

    The story of architect Walter Gropius, the founder of the German art school, the Bauhaus.

    BBC Four

  13. Don't Look Back

    DA Pennebaker’s classic film about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of Britain.

    BBC Two

  14. Anni Albers: A Life in Thread

    How the Bauhaus unintentionally created the world's greatest textiles artist.

    BBC Four

  15. Franco Building with Jonathan Meades

    Jonathan Meades completes his quartet on the architecture of European dictators.

    BBC Four

  16. Peter Rice: An Engineer Imagines

    The story of Peter Rice and his massive impact on modern architecture.

    BBC Four

  17.

    September 1, 1939

    The creation and unexpected afterlife of WH Auden's poem September 1, 1939.

    BBC Radio 4

  18.

    Schama on Blake

    Simon Schama with his view of William Blake, the visionary printmaker, poet and painter.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Next Big Thing (with director's intro) 2018/19

    A troubled man makes his way across Glasgow.

    BBC Scotland

  20. Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

    Werner Herzog sets out on a journey inspired by Bruce Chatwin’s passion for nomadic life.

    BBC Two

  21. The $50 Million Art Swindle

    Vanessa Engle tracks down the charlatan art dealer who swindled over $50 million.

    BBC Two

  22. Words First 2019 Final Showcase

    1Xtra and the BBC Asian Network join together for the finale of Words First.

    BBC Radio 1Xtra

  23. Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts

    Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films.

    BBC Four

  24. Upstream

    A psycho-acoustic flight along the course of the river Dee in Scotland.

    BBC Four

  25. Ian Hislop's Fake News: A True History

    Ian Hislop's provocative take on 200 years of fake news, its causes and consequences.

    BBC Four

  26. Handmade in Bolton

    A selection of precious objects from the past are remade using traditional methods.

    BBC Four

  27. Van Meegeren: The Forger Who Fooled the Nazis

    The story of the 20th century's greatest art forger, Dutch artist Han van Meegeren.

    BBC Four

  28. Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes

    A treasure trove of tapes reveals the story behind one of reggae's legendary studios.

    BBC Four

  29. Mark Ronson: From the Heart

    Mark Ronson talks from the heart about his life and musical influences.

    BBC Two

  30. K-Pop Idols: Inside the Hit Factory

    Is the K-Pop phenomenon ready to challenge the west's domination of the music industry?

    BBC Four

  31.

    The Fear of God: Twenty-Five Years of The Exorcist

    Mark Kermode explores the extraordinary history of The Exorcist.

    BBC Four

  32. London Calling: Cold War Letters

    How a BBC radio programme gave a voice to the citizens of communist East Germany.

    BBC Four

  33. Steve Coogan on Dr Strangelove

    British actor and producer Steve Coogan introduces Stanley Kubrick's film Dr Strangelove.

    BBC Four

  34. The Novels That Shaped Our World

    Books with the power to transform lives, engage and entertain.

    BBC Arts

  35. Novels That Shaped Our World

    Examining the novel from three unique perspectives.

    BBC Two

  36. Scuffles, Swagger and Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English

    Shakespeare is credited with revolutionising English, but is the real story more complex?

    BBC Four

  37. Palace for the People

    Five of communism's palaces revealed by those who designed, built and worked in them.

    BBC Four

  38. Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

    The story behind Blue Note Records, founded in New York in 1939 by two German refugees.

    BBC Four

  39. The Big Scottish Book Club

    Damian Barr interviews some of the biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

    BBC Scotland

  40. George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters

    Five contemporary writers paint a multi-faceted portrait of this great Victorian novelist.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Charlotte Mew: The Heart of Hidden Things

    Julia Copus looks at the life and work of the Bloomsbury poet.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. The Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin

    An intimate insight into the real and imaginary worlds of author Ursula K Le Guin.

    BBC Four

  43. America's Greatest Opera House: The Story of the Met

    A chronicle of the creation of the Metropolitan Opera's new home in 1966.

    BBC Four

  44. Kes - Reimagined

    The heartrending coming-of-age story of boy and bird, powerfully retold through dance.

    BBC Four

  45. Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

    Greg Davies goes to Barnsley to meet those intimately tied to Barry Hines's classic novel.

    BBC Four

  46. Country Music by Ken Burns

    Hear the remarkable stories of the people and places behind a truly American art form.

    BBC Four

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    Hear For Life

    Behind the scenes of the latest Open Call project from Artangel and Radio 4.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters (Omnibus)

    George Eliot's life through five of her characters

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art

    Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, explores how video became the art form of the modern world.

    BBC Four

  50. The Trouble with Naipaul

    Shahidha Bari examines the complex legacy of controversial Booker Prize winner VS Naipaul.

    BBC Four

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