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Into the Unknown
Karen Darke goes into the unknown with modern-day explorers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Mavericks
Muriel Gray talks to people who are passionate about standing up for their beliefs
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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The Secrets of the Art and the Artist: Caravaggio
Roger Law embarks on a journey to understand controversial artist Caravaggio
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Famous, Rich and Jobless
Four famous volunteers agree to swap their fame and fortune for a world of joblessness.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Barry Letts - Who & Me
The Doctor Who TV producer from 1969 to 1974 recounts his career
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Cofion Annwyl
Cyfres newydd yn gofyn i bobl sôn am eu llythyrau personnol. People's personal letters.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cymru
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Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories
Alan Bennett reads extracts from Untold Stories, his book of essays and diaries
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Record Producers
Series exploring the work of individuals who have had a lasting impact on popular music.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia: The Story of Tito
Martin Bell tells the story of Tito, the fall of Yugoslavia and current crisis in Bosnia
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Malcolm McLaren: From the Forties to the Noughties
Godfather of punk Malcolm McLaren puts his musical life into context.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music
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Keep Calm and Carry On: The Vera Lynn Story
Katherine Jenkins guides us through Vera Lynn's life and legacy as the nation's sweetheart
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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The Scheme
Observed documentary series following six families living in a large housing scheme
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Scotland
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Doon The Watta
Nicholas Parsons revisits the Clyde, where he was an apprentice in the 1940s
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This
Terence Blacker celebrates the outrageous life of 'Henry Root' creator Willie Donaldson
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Edward the Black Prince
Peter and Dan Snow follow in the footsteps of the chivalric hero of the 100 Years' War
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales
Born into a theatrical family, the actress recalls the highs and lows of her career
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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London: Just off the Plane
Alan Dein talks to people newly arrived at Heathrow airport
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Simon Gray - Coda
The playwright's moving and often funny account of coming to terms with terminal cancer
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Holloway Dreams: The Joe Meek Story
Tom Robinson tells the story of record producer and sonic innovator Joe Meek.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music
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A Quiet Invasion
20 years after Iraq invaded Kuwait, Kirsty Norman tells her story of being taken hostage
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall
Jackie Wullschlager's biography of the artist Marc Chagall. Read by Derek Jacobi
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
A major re-appraisal of the life and work of travel writer and novelist Bruce Chatwin
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Ford Madox Ford and France
Julian Barnes & Hermione Lee tell the story of Ford Madox Ford, author of The Good Soldier
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Evan Hunter - Me and Hitch
The American author's entertaining account of working with director Alfred Hitchcock
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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My Story
Finalists in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s My Story competition reveal their extraordinary true life tales.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Nation's Favourite Poems
Poetry favourites chosen in a 1996 nationwide poll compilation
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
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Partaig
What does the Partick of today look like and does it still retain a Gaelic identity?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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In My Life: John Lennon Remembered
Simon Mayo looks back at the life and times of John Lennon.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music
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Laochra Loch Lao
Documentary following the story Belfast's Irish speaking Gaelic football team
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland
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Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography
The exploits of one of the first celebrity chefs, Keith Floyd
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Into Here
Roger Law meets the Brits who have made a new life down under
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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City Teachers
Peter Curran follows three former city high flyers as they embark on teacher training
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Donald Macleod's Mozart
Donald Macleod maps out Mozart's life story and plays many of his favourite works
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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God's Architect
The eventful career and turbulent life of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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An Audience with Grimaldi
The great clown tells his life story. With Tony Lidington
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
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The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi
Kenneth Cranham reads Andrew McConnell Stott's account of the world-famous clown
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Terry Wogan's Ireland
Sir Terry Wogan returns to Ireland, exploring how the country helped shape him.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream
Autobiography by a Tory grandee. Read by Oliver Ford Davies
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Against the Grain
Five people defy their culture and tradition to stand up for a belief or to follow a dream
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Churchill's Other Lives
Historian Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's life outside politics
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Hamefarers' Tales
Carol Anderson catches up with some of the Hamefarers who came to Shetland in the summer.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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David Jacobs: On the Record
James Moir presents a tribute to the doyen of British broadcasters, David Jacobs CBE
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2