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  1. Hannah: The Girl Who Said No to a New Heart

    Documentary following 13-year-old Hannah, who turned down a heart transplant.

    BBC One

  2. The Man Who Shot the 60s

    Iconic 1960s photographer Brian Duffy talks about his life and work for the first time.

    BBC Four

  3. Carmen: The Dream and the Destiny

    Documentary which tells the story of Bizet and his most famous opera, Carmen.

    BBC Four

  4. The Man Who Can't Stop Hiccupping

    Film following 25-year-old Christopher Sands search for a cure for permanent hiccups.

    BBC One

  5. Call Sign GI3 GGY

    Jimmy Porter, a radio ham for over 70 years, tells Paul Moore about his passion.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  6. Terezin Dreams

    Sibyl Ruth on the poems by her great aunt written in a Nazi concentration camp.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Overexposed

    Miles Warde presents a powerful account of young photojournalists on the frontline.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Brian Eno: Hits, Classics and Tracks

    Paul Morley talks about some of Brian Eno's hit tracks, including Heroes and Viva La Vida.

    BBC Four

  9. The Real Winnie Mandela

    Documentary which looks at the contradictory and controversial life of Winnie Mandela.

    BBC Four

  10. Henry Moore, My Father

    Mary Moore, daughter of the sculptor Henry Moore, explores his artistic legacy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Alice Sommer Herz at 106: Everything Is a Present

    Documentary about pianist and Holocaust survivor Alice Sommer Herz.

    BBC Four

  12. Milton's Music

    How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13.

    Johnny Cash of Easter Cash

    Sarfraz Manzoor explores Johnny Cash's interest in Scotland after tracing his Fife roots.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. The Spielberg of Gaming

    How David Jones helped create an industry and become the Spielberg of Gaming.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  15. Fort Dunlop

    Brand designer Giles Poyner pays tribute to Birmingham's Fort Dunlop building.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Bill McLaren: Flower of Scotland

    A look back at the glorious career of the BBC's world-renowned rugby commentator.

    BBC One

  17. Paganini's Daemon

    Documentary about legendary Italian virtuoso soloist Niccolo Paganini.

    BBC Four

  18. Smokey at 70

    To mark the 70th birthday of Smokey Robinson, Johnnie Walker talks to the Motown legend.

    BBC Radio 2

  19. Tchaikovsky's Women

    A look at the women who fired Tchaikovsky's musical imagination in the early years.

    BBC Four

  20. Jacko

    Peter Jackson marks 45 years reporting on the Welsh sports scene.

    BBC Radio Wales

  21. Tchaikovsky: Fate

    Exploring Tchaikovsky's fascination with his own fate in his last three symphonies.

    BBC Four

  22. Jacko

    Peter Jackson recalls one of Wales's most remarkable sporting adventures.

    BBC Radio Wales

  23. Franz Peter Schubert: The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

    Documentary about the composer Franz Schubert, using his own words and music.

    BBC Four

  24. The Man with the Golden Gavel

    Film about the auctioneer they call the Mick Jagger of the saleroom, Baron Simon de Pury.

    BBC Four

  25. The Duchess

    Elizabeth Quigley goes in search of a woman history has forgotten.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  26. Secrets for Sale

    Documentary following the reporters at Real People magazine as they speak to contributors.

    BBC One

  27. My Name Is Muhammad

    Nine people called Muhammad challenge the stereotypes of being a British Muslim.

    BBC One

  28. Seòid a' Ghramafon

    Fred MacAmhlaigh a' beachdachadh air na h-òrain aig Niall MacIlleathain.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  29. Afghanistan: Five Welsh Families

    A look at families struggling to cope thousands of miles from the Afghan battlefields.

    BBC One Wales

  30. Ali: Me, My Family and Muhammad Ali

    Deirdre Pascall remembers the impact of Muhammad Ali on black Britons in the 1970's.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Wild Billy Childish

    John Wilson meets Billy Childish, the most prolific outsider in British art.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Jobless

    Brian Woods goes behind the unemployment statistics to the people they represent.

    BBC One

  33. West End Story: What Nancy, Joseph and Maria Did Next

    Documentary tracking the careers of Jodie Prenger, Lee Mead and Connie Fisher.

    BBC One

  34. Shout Sister Shout

    Ruby Turner tells story of the guitar playing gospel singer, Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

    BBC Radio 2

  35. Michael Foot: Champion of the Left

    Donald MacIntyre presents a special programme on the life and career of Michael Foot.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot

    The political life and career of Michael Foot, former leader of the Labour Party.

    BBC Two

  37. In Hinkley's Shadow

    Chris Ledgard visits Hinkley Point to sample life in the shadow of a nuclear power station

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Ravi Shankar: Sitar Hero

    Nitin Sawhney explores the life of Ravi Shankar.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Delirious Wilderness

    Poet Owen Sheers tells the tragic tale of Britain's lost school of Post-Impressionism.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Henry Moore: Carving a Reputation

    Profile of sculptor Henry Moore from his early life to his wartime experiences.

    BBC Four

  41. Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure

    Film unravelling the mystery of King Edward VII and how his legacy is still relevant.

    BBC Two

  42. The Poetry Olympian: Michael Horovitz at 75

    Simon Warner celebrates British beat poet, performer and provocateur Michael Horovitz.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. The Genius of Omar Khayyam

    Exploring the life, work and legacy of Omar Khayyam.

    BBC Four

  44. Dain air an Danube (Two Wheels on the Danube)

    Caomhinn MacNeill agus an Danube. Kevin MacNeill cycles the Danube.

    BBC ALBA

  45. The Airmail Orphan

    Abandoned in a war zone and brought up in Sussex, Vikki seeks to discover her past.

    BBC One

  46. Bellany - Fire in the Blood

    Portrayal of family life illustrated by the work of renowned Scottish artist John Bellany.

    BBC Two Scotland

  47.

    Good King George

    Simon Heffer re-evaluates the reign of George V.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. The Orphans Who Survived the Concentration Camps

    The story of 300 Jewish orphans who escaped the Nazis to survive in Windermere.

    BBC One

  49. Syr Wymff a Plwmsan

    Wynford Ellis Owen a'I frwydr efo alcohol. Mici Plwm interviews Wynford Elis Owen.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  50. When Harry Met Ali: A Tribute to Harry Carpenter

    Former colleague and friend Des Lynam pays tribute to commentator Harry Carpenter.

    BBC Two

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