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  1. Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar

    The story of Elizabeth Taylor: actor, feminist, business mogul and activist.

    BBC Two

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  2. Murmurations

    New arts series for BBC Radio 4

    BBC Radio 4

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    This Land

    An interrupted documentary about copyright law, told through a single song.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Mozart: Rise of a Genius

    The story of Mozart - a prodigy, a flawed human and one of the greatest composers.

    BBC Two

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  5. A Year in the Life of the Swinging Sixties

    James Peak and Joan Bakewell find incredible archive from 1963. Wait! Is that The Beatles?

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Hitchcock at the NFT

    Alfred Hitchcock in conversation with fellow director Bryan Forbes. From 1969.

    BBC One

  7. The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing The French Connection

    Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection.

    BBC Four

  8. Miss Pym's Day Out: Bookmark

    Dramatised documentary about the writer Barbara Pym.

    BBC Four

  9. In My Own Words

    Get up close to artists, writers, actors, comedians and poets.

    BBC One

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  10. Rex Harrison at the NFT

    Actor Rex Harrison in conversation with David Lewin and the audience of the NFT.

    BBC One

  11. Night Train to Odesa

    Jen Stout looks at the human cost of Russia's war in Ukraine in Radio 4's Book of the week

    BBC Radio Scotland

  12. The Archers Podcast

    Celebrating everything you love about the Archers. With Emma Freud.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Angela Rippon: Portrait

    Angela Rippon has her portrait painted by artist Paul Wyeth. From 1979.

    BBC Two

  14. Angela Rippon Meets: The Hoofers

    Angela Rippon traces the roots of tap-dancing and explores its current revival.

    BBC One

  15. Angela Rippon at the BBC

    Special programme looking at the career of one of the stalwarts of British broadcasting.

    BBC Four

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    The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood

    The inside story of a waiter turned movie mogul and the scandal that rocked Hollywood.

    BBC Two

  17. Al Pacino: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Screen legend and Oscar winner Al Pacino looks back on his extraordinary life and career.

    BBC Two

  18. Bette Davis at the NFT

    Bette Davis talks to Joan Bakewell and to the audience at the National Film Theatre.

    BBC One

  19. Joan Bakewell: Flowering in Autumn

    Joan Bakewell considers how great creative artists respond to old age.

    BBC Four

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    Joan Bakewell at the BBC

    Joan Bakewell looks back at her extraordinary career at the BBC.

    BBC Four

  21. The Entertainment Mix

    Michelle McManus presents the biggest news in entertainment and culture across Scotland.

    BBC Scotland

  22. Five to Eleven

    Noted actors read poetry and prose.

    BBC One

  23. The Bookworm

    The book programme presented by Griff Rhys Jones.

    BBC One

  24. Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

    The story of how the greatest art works of all time were born of war and bloodshed.

    BBC Two

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  25. Dance Passion Swansea

    Dancers take over Swansea to showcase the city and celebrate the joy of dance.

    BBC Four

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    Mary Beard Remembers... Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

    Mary Beard looks back on her 2016 series on the ancient world.

    BBC Four

  27. Hardy’s Wessex

    Exploring the corner of England that featured so strongly in the life of Thomas Hardy.

    BBC Four

  28. Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

    Martin Scorsese shares his lifelong love affair with the films of Powell and Pressburger.

    BBC Two

  29.

    Sphere of Influence

    Kate Bryan explores the surprising influences on Edvard Munch's The Scream.

    BBC Radio 4

  30.

    The Snow

    Dame Siân Phillips delves into Dafydd ap Gwilym's centuries-old poem To the Snow.

    BBC Radio Wales

  31. Michael Powell

    Profile of the life and career of renowned British film director Michael Powell.

    BBC Two

  32. Return to The Edge of the World

    Michael Powell revisits Foula, the location for his 1937 film The Edge of the World.

    BBC Two

  33. The Epic That Never Was

    Dirk Bogarde presents the story of Sir Alexander Korda's unfinished film I, Claudius.

    BBC One

  34. Alan Bennett 90 Years On

    Alan Bennett offers some refreshingly frank thoughts about old age.

    BBC Two

  35. Leonardo da Vinci

    Artist, inventor, genius. Discover the visionary work of the 15th-century innovator.

    BBC Four

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  36. Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

    The incredible story of a young woman who ripped up the rulebook and reinvented the novel.

    BBC Two

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  37. My Poetry and Other Animals

    The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets different animals as he drafts a brand new poem.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Maggie Smith at the BBC

    Celia Imrie narrates a celebration of one of Britain’s greatest acting icons.

    BBC Two

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    Dealbh Fraoich: A Portrait of Heather

    Comharrachadh beatha Fhraoich Nic an Deòir. A celebration of artist, Heather Dewar.

    BBC ALBA

  40. Normal Rules Don't Apply

    A specially curated concert recorded at the Barbican combining words and classical music.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Simon Schama’s Story of Us

    Simon Schama searches for who we are now - and discovers the answers in art and culture.

    BBC Two

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  42. Bradford’s Big Bash

    A look at RISE, the opening spectacular celebrating Bradford, UK City of Culture in 2025.

    BBC One

  43. Burns Night 2025

    An incredible line-up of contemporary artists perform with the BBC SSO for Burns Night.

    BBC Scotland

  44. Lewis Grassic Gibbon: The Lay of the Land

    The story of Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon's exile from his home town of Arbuthnot.

    BBC Four

  45. The Land of Lewis Grassic Gibbon: Places of the Sunset

    A film from 1971 about writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon and the countryside where he grew up.

    BBC Two

  46. China's Greatest Treasures

    BBC art historian Alastair Sooke travels through China to explore its greatest treasures.

    BBC News

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  47. Hugh MacDiarmid: Rebel Poet

    A profile from 1972 of celebrated Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

    BBC Two

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    Out of the Silence

    Ulster-Scots poet Anne McMaster explores women’s writing in Northern Ireland.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick

    Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker look back on their poignant two-hander episode.

    BBC Four

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    Pam St Clement Remembers... EastEnders: Pat and Frank's Affair

    Pam St Clement remembers one of the most iconic episodes of EastEnders.

    BBC Four

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