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  1. Bobby Womack: Across 110th Street

    Documentary bringing the diverse and fascinating musical career of Bobby Womack to life.

    麻豆社 Four

  2. Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

    Biographical study of one of the greatest of American jazz divas, Anita O'Day.

    麻豆社 Four

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    Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener

    John McCarthy explores the fascinating life of British author Derek Tangye.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  4. Charles Bradley: Soul of America

    Film telling the story of late-flowering 62-year-old soul singer Charles Bradley.

    麻豆社 Four

  5. Shakespeare and Company

    Stuart Maconie enters the bohemian world of the Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  6. Iain Banks: Raw Spirit

    The acclaimed author talks to Kirsty Wark about his career, life and facing up to death.

    麻豆社 Two Scotland

  7. Lowry Revisited

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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

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

    麻豆社 Four

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

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

    麻豆社 Four

  10. 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.

    麻豆社 Four

  11. China in Six Easy Pieces

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

    麻豆社 Four

  12. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

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

    麻豆社 Four

  13. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

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

    麻豆社 Four

  14. 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.

    麻豆社 Four

  15. The Arts in Ulster

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

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  16. 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.

    麻豆社 Four

  17. Youssou N'Dour: Voice of Africa

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

    麻豆社 Four

  18. Seamus Heaney: Out of the Marvellous

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

    麻豆社 Four

  19. Seamus Heaney: A Tribute

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

    麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland

  20. Secret Voices of Hollywood

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

    麻豆社 Four

  21. Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story

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

    麻豆社 Four

  22. Speeches that Shook the World

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

    麻豆社 Four

  23. The Who: The Making of Tommy

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

    麻豆社 Four

  24. Booker Prize 2013

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

    麻豆社 News

  25. The Art of Fly Fishing: Kiss the Water

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

    麻豆社 Two Scotland

  26. Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

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

    麻豆社 Four

  27. A Poem for Matisse

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  28. Tim Key's Easy USSR

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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

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

    麻豆社 Two

  30. Danny Boy - The Ballad That Bewitched the World

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

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  31. Requiem

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

    麻豆社 Four

  32. Britten's Endgame

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

    麻豆社 Four

  33. Curlew River

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  34. Benjamin Britten on Camera

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

    麻豆社 Four

  35. John Denver: Country Boy

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

    麻豆社 Four

  36. Lights, Camera, Akshun!

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  37. 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.

    麻豆社 Four

  38. The Whitsun Weddings

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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

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

    麻豆社 One Wales

  40. 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.

    麻豆社 Four

  41. A Notebook on Aime Cesaire

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  42.

    The Dark Tower

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  43. Lionel Bart: Reviewing the Situation

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

    麻豆社 Four

  44. Sons and Lovers

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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

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

    麻豆社 Four

  46. The Joy of ABBA

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

    麻豆社 Four

  47. Signs Taken for Wonders

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  48.

    Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young

    Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  49. Oh Yes It Is 鈥� Barbara Windsor on Panto

    Barbara Windsor explores the uniquely British institution of Pantomime.

    麻豆社 Radio 2

  50. Stig at Fifty

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4

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