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SPACE: FLYING VISITS
A roller-coaster ride through the galaxy
Discover secrets of the cosmos with this series of programmes imagining our future in space.
LORD HAW-HAW
The Nazi broadcaster who threatened Britain
Original recordings and documents about the man behind German propaganda.
TALKING HAMLET
Playing Shakespeare's Dane
Giants of the theatre discuss this complex and sometimes terrifying role.
BLYTON AND THE BBC
A quest to reach the airwaves
Letters and memos tell the story of the author's troubled relationship with the BBC.
SUFFRAGETTES
Women recall their struggle to win the vote
Testimonies from the veterans of Emmeline Pankhurst's movement for female suffrage.
BERLIN WALL
The tale of a city divided
How a concrete barrier created 28 years of political distrust and repression.
TOMORROW'S WORLD
How television tried to predict the future of science
Reports from the BBC's popular programme on advances in science and technology.
WORLD WAR II
The Outbreak of War
Experience British life on the brink of war through original news broadcasts, eyewitness accounts and commentaries on some of the key events.
BURGESS AT THE BBC
The Early Career of a Notorious Spy
Read about Guy Burgess' day jobs, what he was like to work with, and how he left the BBC to join the Foreign Office.
CAMBRIDGE SPIES
Tutored at Trinity, recruited by Russia
How the world learned about Philby, Burgess, Maclean, Blunt and Cairncross. The spies the Kremlin dubbed 'The Magificent Five'.
MOON LANDINGS
Looking back to the Apollo lunar missions
Commemorating mankind's first steps on the surface of the moon.
LIFE UNDER APARTHEID
Racial Segregation in South Africa
The vicious divide - how the BBC helped expose the brutality of apartheid in South Africa.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH
The Making of a Queen
HM Queen Elizabeth II's journey from Princess to Queen in the midst of war and austerity.
GEORGE ORWELL AT THE BBC
Principles and propaganda.
Documents, letters and internal memos explore Orwell's BBC broadcasting career.
STEAM TRAINS
A celebration of some great British engines, enthusiasts and journeys
Hop on board for a journey around Britain by steam.
BANK HOLIDAYS
From ice cream and gridlock to parties and pageants
A look back at bank holiday traditions and celebrations from 1949 to 2000.
COAL MINING IN BRITAIN
From the coal face to the picket line
Stories of courage, hardship, political conflict and the changing face of British industry.
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
'Zoo Quest for a Dragon'
Venture into the tropics with the young David Attenborough in this quest from the 1950s.
MARGARET THATCHER: From MP to PM
Thatcher's journey from Finchley to Downing Street.
Follow Margaret Thatcher's progress to Number 10.
WITNESSING THE HOLOCAUST
Personal accounts of a crime against humanity
Programmes and documents from survivors and broadcasters testify to the murderous policies of the Nazis.
MEN AND MONEY
The lost world of high finance in London's 'Square Mile'
A series from 1964 explores the institutions of the City of London before the Big Bang.
CUBA AND THE COLD WAR
From revolution to missile crisis
A collection of programmes on the Cuban revolution and missile crisis.
GENESIS OF DOCTOR WHO
The Creation of a Television Hero
Documents and images that mark the birth of TV's favourite time travelling hero.
WWII - USSR: FROM ENEMY TO ALLY
Reporting the uneasy alliances made and broken throughout the war
Programmes and documents exploring relations between the USSR and Great Britain in the early 1940s.
MUSIC FROM THE MERSEY
Pop stories from the Capital of Culture, 2008
A magical history tour of Liverpool, featuring the stars of the Mersey from the 1960s and 1980s.
WHAT WE WORE
Charting the evolution of fashion, from gowns for aristocrats to style for everyone
A history of fashion from 1720 to 1982, as shapes change, hems rise and fall and fashion becomes open to anyone with access to a sewing machine.
FRANCIS BACON AT THE BBC
Celebrating the life and work of a great British artist
Examining the life and work of a controversial and respected artist.
AERIAL JOURNEYS
An unconventional tour of Britain
Travel across Britain and through time with over 60 years of broadcasting from the air.
DAD'S ARMY AT 40
Images and documents celebrating the much-loved comedy series
Documents and images celebrating 40 years of Captain Mainwaring's heroes from the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard.
BIRTH OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
How the state of the nation's health became a political ideal
The early days of the NHS, how people coped before it existed, who opposed it and the monumental difficulties it faced from the start.
SURVIVORS OF THE TITANIC
Survivors of the tragedy tell their stories of that fateful night
Uncover the real story of that 'night to remember' as we bring together survivors' memories and controversial BBC documents.
WORKING CLASS LIFE
How have the traditional British working class been portrayed?
Discover the roots of the British working class, remember some real working class heroes, and see how lives and attitudes have changed.
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