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  1. Who Was Bessie Head?

    Hugh Quarshie talks to those who knew one of Africa's most brilliant writers: Bessie Head

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Who Was Joyce Hatto?

    The real story of Joyce Hatto, the pianist embroiled in a fakery scandal.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Who Was Michael X?

    The intriguing story of the once famous Black British activist you’ve never heard of

    BBC Sounds

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  4. Who Was Opal?

    The life of writer Opal Whiteley, whose childhood diary became a 1920s bestseller.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Who Was Rosalind?

    Susan Hitch looks at the boys who played Shakespeare's female characters.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6.

    Who Was St Nicholas?

    How an early Christian bishop was claimed for everything from Christmas to pawnbrokers

    BBC World Service

  7. Who We Are

    Nick Hancock marks 50 years of BBC Radio Stoke with six documentaries of archive material.

    BBC Radio Stoke

  8. Who We Are

    Documentaries about how we shape our lives through love, pain, war and hope

    BBC World Service

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  9. Who Wears the Trousers?

    Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz created a TV phenomenon, but their marriage paid the price.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Who Wears The Trousers? - George Burns and Gracie Allen

    How Gracie Allen went from comedic foil to George Burns to a star in her own right.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Who Were the Greeks?

    Dr Michael Scott uncovers the strange, alien world of the ancient Greeks.

    BBC Two

  12. Who Will Be The UK's Next Prime Minister?

    Keir Starmer says he'll remain in post until Labour chooses a new leader

    BBC News

  13.

    Who Will Call Me Beloved?

    Writer Tania Hershman on the word ‘beloved’ and commemorating single people when they die.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Who Women Want

    Katty Kay examines who women want in this year's US presidential race.

    BBC News

  15. Who Women Want

    Katty Kay examines who women want in this year's US Presidential race: Trump or Clinton.

    BBC News

  16. Who Won the TV Election and Why?

    A Media Society event looking at the effect of the Leaders' debate on the 2010 Election.

    BBC Parliament

  17. Who Won the UK General Election, How and Why?

    Coverage of a seminar at which leading academics analyse the General Election result.

    BBC Parliament

  18. Who Won the War?

    Peter Taylor ponders the 20th anniversary of the 1994 ceasefires.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  19. Who Would Be a Gypsy?

    Three women from three generations of the same family explain life as a traveler in Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

  20. Who Wrote Bach's Toccata?

    Could Bach's most famous work be a fake? Simon Townley investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Who You Don't See

    An insight on what it’s like to work with some of the biggest names in pop culture.

    BBC Sounds

  22. Who You Think I Am

    A woman creates a fake profile on social media with unintended consequences.

    BBC Four

  23. WHO: Hantavirus May Have Spread Between Passengers

    There may have been rare human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the MV Hondius

    BBC News

  24. WHO: Hantavirus May Have Spread Between Passengers

    Human-to-human hantavirus transmission may have occurred on ship where three people died

    BBC News

  25. WHO: Hantavirus May Have Spread Between Passengers

    Human-to-human hantavirus transmission may have occurred on ship where three people died

    BBC News

  26. 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

  27. The Who: Their Generation

    Paolo Hewitt tells the story of The Who.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  28.

    Who'd Be A Museum Director Today?

    Our panel debate the many challenges facing museum curators in the 2020s.

    BBC Live Streams

  29. Who'd be a Social Worker

    Simon Cox follows social workers through their training and into their first jobs

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Who'd have Thought It?

    The origins and uses of the materials we use

    BBC World Service

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  31. Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art?

    Dr James Fox embarks on an open-minded guide to conceptual art for the perplexed.

    BBC Four

  32. Who's Angry Now?

    John Harris investigates the current state of contemporary British protest music.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Who's Asking the Questions for You?

    Professor Richard Sambrook on newspaper cuts and the accountability of decision-makers

    BBC Radio Wales

  34.

    Who's British Now?

    Fewer and fewer of us say we are 'British'. Ritula Shah asks, 'Who's British now?'.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Who's Drummer?

    Nick Barraclough finds out about the 15 minutes of fame for one young fan of The Who.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Who's Getting Rich from Moroccan Hash?

    Emir Nader explores how cannabis is cultivated, trafficked and consumed.

    BBC News

  37. Who's Looking after Mum and Dad?

    Riaz Khan explains why looking after his parents under their roof is a family duty.

    BBC One

  38. Who's Looking After Mum and Dad?

    The Khan family's solution to Britain's elderly care crisis is bound to their culture.

    BBC News

  39.

    Who's My Half-Brother? Where's My Half-Sister?

    How children conceived through a sperm donor can make contact with their half-siblings.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Who's Spending Britain's Billions?

    Jacques Peretti asks whether we the taxpayers are getting value for money.

    BBC Two

  41. Who's That Girl

    Series interviewing female rock and pop stars about their life and careers.

    BBC Radio 1

  42. Who's the Boss?

    Three British companies give staff the power to hire a new manager.

    BBC Two

  43. Who's the Pest?

    Entomologist Erica McAlister takes listeners on an adventure in insect world

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  44. WHO's Warning on Ebola Outbreak

    More than 900 suspected cases in current outbreak and 220 suspected deaths, officials say

    BBC News

  45. Who's Watching You?

    Series that looks at why the UK has become one of the most watched places in the world

    BBC Two

  46. Who's Who

    Members of The Who reflect on their careers and their bandmates

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  47. Who’s Got Greg? Peter Bleksley Investigates

    A Radio 1 DJ has disappeared in fishy circumstances. Can Peter Bleksley set Greg free?

    BBC Radio 1

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  48. Whodunnit?

    Series that investigates true-life societal mysteries.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Whodunnits

    Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  50. Whoever Heard of a Black Artist? Britain's Hidden Art History

    A look at the work of groundbreaking British artists of Asian and African descent.

    BBC Four

  51. A Whole 'Nother Story

    Dave Lamb and Debra Stephenson star as a couple who are friends

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  52. The Whole 10 Yards

    BBC Sport's weekly NFL programme focusing on big stories from around the league.

    BBC Sport

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  53. A Whole Life (Omnibus)

    An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  54. A Whole New Ball Game

    Comedy by Martin Davies about a football-crazy priest

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  55. The Whole Universe Show

    Ian McNaught-Davis presents a comprehensive look at evolution.

    BBC One

  56. Whole-Life Term for Man Who Killed Family in Fire

    Sentence for man who murdered his ex-partner's sister and her children in house fire

    BBC News

  57. WHOOPS I MISSED NEWSROUND

    Jenny takes a look back at all the stories that hit the headlines in the past month.

    CBBC

  58. WHOOPS I MISSED THE BUS

    Resident CBBC vloggers Myles and Lauren look back at the best bits from CBBC.

    CBBC

  59. Whoosh!

    Comedy sketch show set in the garden full of characters, jokes, songs and fun.

    CBeebies Radio

  60. Whose Coat is That Jacket?

    Chris Corcoran chairs a comedy quiz about Wales and Welsh life.

    BBC One Wales

  61.

    Whose Doctor Who

    A classic documentary from 1977, introduced by Melvyn Bragg.

    BBC

  62.

    Whose Health Is It Anyway?

    Barbara Myers examines the health trainers initiative.

    BBC Radio 4

  63. Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    The panel game where four guests try to outwit with eachother through improvisation

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  64. Whose Side is Bart Simpson on?

    Phill Jupitus looks at the enduring popularity of The Simpsons.

    BBC Radio 4

  65. Whose Truth Is It Anyway?

    Writer and broadcaster Damian Barr explores reality, truth and fiction in literature.

    BBC Radio 4

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  66. Why Are Photographers Switching Back to Analogue?

    Are film cameras seeing a resurgence or are people wanting to ‘slow down’?

    BBC News

  67. Why Are Premier League Shirts So Expensive?

    Adult replica Premier League kits have increased by more then 50% over 10 years on average

    BBC News

  68. Why Beauty Matters

    Philosopher Roger Scruton makes a case for the importance of beauty.

    BBC Two

  69. Why Become a Doctor?

    Kevin Fong looks at how the role of junior doctors has changed over the past 50 years.

    BBC Radio 4

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  70. Why Birds Sing

    Exploring the intriguing, charming and often conflicting theories about why birds sing.

    BBC Four

  71. Why Bob the Builder Has Moved Overseas

    Gerald Scarfe and a gripping tale of talent, toons and tax relief.

    BBC Radio 4

  72. Why Bother?

    Spoof interviews from Chris Morris with Peter Cook's alter-ego, Arthur Streeb-Greebling

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  73. Why Buy in Dubai?

    Has the property market in Dubai truly recovered from the global recession?

    BBC News

  74. Why Buy in Dubai?

    Mark Lobel takes a look at the extraordinary property market in Dubai.

    BBC News

  75.

    Why Can't Our Children Talk?

    Kim Normanton explores why many children start school without being able to communicate.

    BBC Radio 4

  76.

    Why Coups Fail

    Natalie Haynes explores why overthrowing a government by force is not as easy as it looks.

    BBC Radio 4

  77. Why Dad Killed Mum: My Family's Secret

    19 year old Tasnim wants to find out why her dad killed her mum when she was a baby

    BBC Three

  78. Why Democracy? Why Vote

    Documentary. A group of Chinese schoolchildren learn about democracy for the first time.

    BBC Parliament

  79. Why Did You Kill My Dad?

    Filmmaker Julian Hendy looks at the true scale of killings by the mentally ill in Britain.

    BBC Two

  80.

    Why do Americans distrust Washington?

    How Ronald Reagan has overcome American distrust of central government

    BBC World Service

  81. Why Do I Put on Weight

    Programming from the BBC Persian Service

    BBC Persian TV

  82. Why Do the British Love Wildlife?

    Francesco Da Mosto explores the British love of the natural world.

    BBC Radio 4

  83. Why Do They Call It Good Friday?

    Drama about a ten-year-old boy who has to find someone to look after an injured pigeon.

    BBC One

  84. Why Do We Do That?

    Ella Al-Shamahi investigates the origins of everyday human habits and behaviour.

    BBC Radio 4

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  85. Why Do We Sing?

    Choirmaster Gareth Malone explore the role of singing in our development.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  86. Why Do You Hate Me?

    Exposing the abuse suffered by many disabled people in Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  87. Why Do You Hate Me?

    Marianna Spring investigates extraordinary cases of online hate.

    BBC News

  88. Why Do You Hate Me?

    Marianna Spring investigates extraordinary cases of online hate.

    BBC News

  89. Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

    Nicola Meighan looks back at over 50 years of Scottish outdoor music festivals.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  90. Why Don't You?

    The gang bake banana brownies and show you how to make a board game.

    BBC One

  91. Why Don't You...?

    Series suggesting things for children to do as an alternative to watching TV.

    BBC One

  92. Why Esther Kept Quiet

    Esther W explains why she believes her silence caused the Orkney child abuse scandal.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  93. The Why Factor Videos

    The Why Factor Videos

    BBC World Service

  94. The Why Factor

    Series that explores the hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions.

    BBC Radio 4

  95. The Why Factor

    The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions

    BBC World Service

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  96. Why Go?

    Chris Ledgard explores the world of the ancient oriental game of Go.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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