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  1. Lowry Revisited

    Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the life of his childhood inspiration.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge

    Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge.

    BBC Four

  3.

    The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank

    Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

    BBC Four

  4. 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

  5. China in Six Easy Pieces

    What porcelain tells us about Chinese emperors, scholars, workers, merchants and artists.

    BBC Four

  6. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

    Profile of groundbreaking novelist Alice Walker, who rose to fame with The Color Purple.

    BBC Four

  7. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Documentary about the making of Cleopatra, which starred Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.

    BBC Four

  8. Britain's Lost Treasures Returned: How Houghton Got Its Art Back

    How a prime minister's art collection is returning to its original home in Norfolk.

    BBC Four

  9. The Arts in Ulster

    The poet WR Rodgers pays tribute to Louis MacNeice. First broadcast in October 1963.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  10. How to Be a World Music Star: Buena Vista, Bhundu Boys and Beyond

    The story of the British world music revolution from the early 1980s to the present.

    BBC Four

  11. Youssou N'Dour: Voice of Africa

    Documentary telling the life story of renowned Senegalese singer/composer, Youssou N'Dour.

    BBC Four

  12. Seamus Heaney: Out of the Marvellous

    A portrait of one of the greatest English-language poets of his generation, Seamus Heaney.

    BBC Four

  13. Seamus Heaney: A Tribute

    BBC NI dedicates a night of programming to mark the passing of Seamus Heaney.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  14. Secret Voices of Hollywood

    A look at the 'ghost singers' who provided the vocals for some great Hollywood stars.

    BBC Four

  15. Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

    The story behind Mike Oldfield's career and his massive-selling album Tubular Bells.

    BBC Four

  16. Speeches that Shook the World

    Documentary in which poet Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech.

    BBC Four

  17. The Who: The Making of Tommy

    The Who speak about the making of the album Tommy and how its success changed their lives.

    BBC Four

  18. Booker Prize 2013

    The Duchess of Cornwall presents the Man Booker Prize for the year's best fiction book.

    BBC News

  19. The Art of Fly Fishing: Kiss the Water

    Documentary about Megan Boyd, legendary creator of elaborate fishing flies.

    BBC Two Scotland

  20. Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

    In-depth profile of the chameleon-like singer-songwriter Elvis Costello.

    BBC Four

  21. A Poem for Matisse

    Irma Kurtz looks at painter Henri Matisse's creative relationship with poetry and words.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Tim Key's Easy USSR

    Tim Key explores the strange sounds that became the Soviet soundtrack to the space race.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Live from the National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage

    The stage's biggest names perform scenes from 50 years of National Theatre productions.

    BBC Two

  24. Danny Boy - The Ballad That Bewitched the World

    An exploration of the enduring appeal of the song Danny Boy, now over 100 years old.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  25. Requiem

    Documentary exploring the history of one of the oldest musical forms, the requiem.

    BBC Four

  26. Britten's Endgame

    Documentary exploring Benjamin Britten's creativity in the face of death.

    BBC Four

  27. Curlew River

    Ian Bostridge opens a window onto one of Benjamin Britten's strangest musical works.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. Benjamin Britten on Camera

    How Benjamin Britten and the BBC brought modern classical music to a wider audience.

    BBC Four

  29. John Denver: Country Boy

    Documentary exploring the private life and public legacy of country singer John Denver.

    BBC Four

  30. Lights, Camera, Akshun!

    Sanjeev Bhaskar reveals the very British roots of some of Bollywood's earliest filmmakers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of CS Lewis

    Biographer AN Wilson goes in search of the secretive man behind the Narnia books.

    BBC Four

  32. The Whitsun Weddings

    Poet Jean Sprackland takes the Hull train to recall Larkin's famous poem Whitsun Weddings.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Under Milk Wood in Pictures: Peter Blake Does Dylan

    Following Sir Peter Blake as he completes his art works inspired by Under Milk Wood.

    BBC One Wales

  34. Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre

    Michael Grade sets out to define what it is that makes the great musical stars so great.

    BBC Four

  35. A Notebook on Aime Cesaire

    A portrait of Martinique's most famous son, poet and politician Aime Cesaire.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    The Dark Tower

    A parable play on the ancient theme of the Quest. Featuring music by Benjamin Britten.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Lionel Bart: Reviewing the Situation

    Documentary telling the story of Lionel Bart, composer of the musical Oliver!

    BBC Four

  38. Sons and Lovers

    Frank Cottrell Boyce marks the centenary of DH Lawrence's first masterpiece.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey

    Documentary about the legendary guitarist, composer and provocateur John Fahey.

    BBC Four

  40. The Joy of ABBA

    How ABBA raised the bar for pop and made us fall in love with Swedish melancholy.

    BBC Four

  41. Signs Taken for Wonders

    Vivienne Parry explores how literary vision has been shaped by scientific discovery.

    BBC Radio 4

  42.

    Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young

    Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Oh Yes It Is – Barbara Windsor on Panto

    Barbara Windsor explores the uniquely British institution of Pantomime.

    BBC Radio 2

  44. Stig at Fifty

    David Almond celebrates the 50th birthday of the classic children's book Stig of the Dump.

    BBC Radio 4

  45.

    The Living Mountain

    Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Lou Reed Remembered

    A look at the transgressive life and career of one of rock 'n' roll's true originals.

    BBC Four

  47. Diamonds are Forever: The Don Black Songbook

    Lyricist Don Black shares some insights into his life's work with Michael Grade.

    BBC Four

  48. The Fir Tree

    Film telling the story of a Christmas tree through the 'voice' of the tree itself.

    BBC Four

  49. Len Goodman's Dance Band Days

    Len Goodman revisits the heyday of British dance bands in the 1920s and 1930s.

    BBC Four

  50. Great American Rock Anthems: Turn it up to 11

    Documentary celebrating the evolution of the American rock anthem from the 70s to the 90s.

    BBC Four

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