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  1. Airline: The Story of Pan Am

    Honor Blackman narrates the story of how Pan Am airways conquered the skies.

    BBC Two

  2. Coldest Classroom on Earth

    Four youngsters with behavioural problems embark on an expedition to the North Pole.

    BBC News

  3. Behind the Scenes at Transport Scotland

    Radio Scotland reveals just what it takes to keep the roads and railways moving.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  4. Jerusalem on a Plate

    Yotam Ottolenghi discovers the hidden treasures of Jerusalem's diverse food culture.

    BBC Four

  5. Three Men in a Boat: The Best Bits

    A compilation of the better bits from the first six series of Three Men in a Boat.

    BBC Two

  6. The Narrow Road to the Disaster Zone

    Stephen Henry Gill follows poet Basho's path to areas of Japan devastated by the tsunami.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Just a Minute's Indian Adventure

    Nicholas Parsons looks at how Just a Minute inspired players in Indian colleges

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Titanic Town

    Gerry Anderson explores how Belfast has reclaimed the unsinkable ship it tried to forget.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  9. A Foreigner Everywhere

    Paul Farley explores the American poet Elizabeth Bishop's extraordinary years in Brazil.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Poetry, Texas

    Danish poet Pejk Malinovski stumbles upon a small town in Texas called Poetry.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Discovering Welsh Towns

    Eddie Butler explores the story of his home town of Monmouth.

    BBC Two Wales

  12. A Short Journey into Tajikistan

    Khayrulla Fayz returns to Tajikistan to discover what life is like for people there now.

    BBC Four

  13. Polishing Up the Port

    The Irish Open golf tournament is coming to Portrush. Alan Dein visits as they prepare.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  14. Mexico Rising

    BBC correspondent Will Grant challenges stereotypes as he investigates Mexico's economy.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Yn y Fro

    Hywel Gwynfryn yn mynd a ni ar daith o gwmpas Bro'r Eisteddfod.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  16. All Lit Up: A Century of Illumination in Blackpool

    Laurence Llewelyn Bowen explores their lasting attraction of the Blackpool Illuminations.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. The Gentle Art of Tramping

    Arthur Smith goes in search of the modern tramp.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18.

    HV Morton - Travelling into the Light

    John McCarthy retraces one of the journeys of the mercurial travel writer HV Morton.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. One Day in Summer

    Traffic police, tourists and farmers talk about life in Cornwall on one busy summer's day.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20.

    Train Hopping in the USA

    Jumping on freight trains in America, adventure or desperation? Peter Bowes explores.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. The Hottest Classroom on Earth

    Ten pupils with behavioural problems embark on a life-changing expedition to Tanzania.

    BBC News

  22. Gillebrìde an Ierusalem an Ear

    Gillebrìde MacIlleMhaoil air turas gu Ierusalem mus gluais e gu baile Bhetlehem.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  23. Gillebrìde sa Bhruaich an Iar

    Gillebrìde MacIlleMhaoil a' tadhal air campa fhògarrach Aida eadar Betlehem is Beit Jala.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  24. The Chinese Grand Tour

    Philip Dodd boards a Chinese tour-bus of Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. The Tube: An Underground History

    Documentary revealing the tube's hidden history as it celebrates being 150 years old.

    BBC Two

  26. Flights and Fights: Inside the Low Cost Airlines

    The inside story of low-cost airlines which revolutionised the aviation industry.

    BBC Two

  27. Rich Hall's You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas

    Comedian Rich Hall goes to the Lone Star state in search of the real Texas.

    BBC Four

  28. Turas a Khampala

    Shona Nic a' Phiocair aig dachaigh-chloinne do fheadhainn a thàinig bho sràidean Kampala.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  29. Simpson in China

    John Simpson reports from China, five years after the Beijing Olympics.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  30. 4 Extra at the British Seaside

    Seaside entertainer Tony Lidington takes a trip to Brighton for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Kamchatka gu Alaska

    Turas-cuain eadar Kamchatka, an iar-thuath Ruisia, tarsainn a' Chuain Shèimh, gu Alaska.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  32. The Call of the Isles

    Fyfe Robertson travels to some of Scotland's islands, including Mull, Staffa and Barra.

    BBC ALBA

  33.

    The Living Mountain

    Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The End of the Pier Show

    Can Hastings Pier rise from the ashes and reinvent herself?

    BBC One

  35. Photographing Africa

    Harry Hook uses his images to tell a personal story as he visits remote tribal groups.

    BBC Four

  36. Alex Against The Rock for Sport Relief

    The full story of Alex Jones' attempt to climb Moonlight Buttress for Sport Relief.

    BBC One

  37. A Tale Of Two Theatres

    Director Mehmet Ergen returns home to lift the curtain on Turkish theatre. From 2014.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38.

    The Art of Travel with Patrick Leigh Fermor

    Author Patrick Leigh Fermor on walking through Europe in the 1930s.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. David Beckham Into the Unknown

    David Beckham and three of his closest friends go on an adventure in Brazil.

    BBC One

  40.

    Linard's Travels

    An insight into the life of Linard Davies, a baggage attendant at San Francisco airport.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41.

    The Hotel Suite

    Paul Farley explores and exploits the creative possibilities offered by hotel stop-overs.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Eilidh an Tàilleir

    Eilidh NicDhòmhnaill ag innse mu thuras a ghabh i gu ruige Eilean Chanaigh.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  43. Bualadh Busk

    Musician and actor Aindrias de Staic explores the busking traditions across Ireland.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  44. The Polar Postmaster

    Tudor Morgan travels to the South Pole to help run the post office.

    BBC Radio Wales

  45. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: Grey Power

    The story of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who has returned to solo sailing at the age of 75.

    BBC News

  46. Billionaire's Paradise: Inside Necker Island

    A look at one of the most exclusive holiday destinations in the world - Necker Island.

    BBC Two

  47. The Lady Who Flew Africa: The Aviatrix

    Retracing Lady Heath's 1928 flight, in which she flew solo from Cape Town to London.

    BBC Four

  48. Ride of a Lifetime

    Paralympic medallist Karen Darke goes on a high-altitude bike ride from Tibet to Nepal.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  49. Mark Vanhoenacker - Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot

    The simple wonder of flight and the curious idiosyncrasies of life in the cockpit.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. Costa del Sol: Last Brits Standing

    Documentary looking at how the Spanish financial crisis affects British immigrants.

    BBC One

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