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1989: Day by Day
49. 22nd November 1989In Prague, tens of thousands continue their protest for the sixth day in Wenceslas Square.
1989: Day by Day
48. 21st November 1989MPs relish their day in the limelight as TV cameras are permitted in the House of Commons.
1989: Day by Day
47. 20th November 1989In Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu receives 67 standing ovations during a six-hour speech.
1989: Day by Day
46. 19th November 1989London ambulance workers continue their strike; New Kids on the Block reach number one.
1989: Day by Day
45. 18th November 1989In Prague, rumours spread that the police have killed a Czech student.
1989: Day by Day Omnibus
7. Week ending 21st November 1989Bulgaria witnesses its biggest demonstrations in 40 years; Lebanon's president is killed.
1989: Restitching the City
Tue, 24 Nov 2009Rosie Goldsmith looks at how the infrastructure of Berlin was reunited after the Wall fell
1989: The '89 Generation
Mon, 23 Nov 2009Leading British politicians tell Anne McElvoy how the 1989 revolutions have shaped them.
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
4. Having a BallThe 1920s saw a housing boom, the creation of the BBC and the Wall Street Crash.
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
3. The Great WarBritain gets its first taste of total war, which transformed the lives of millions.
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
2. Road to WarThe assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo sets in motion the wheels of world war. (R)
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
1. A New DawnAndrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. (R)
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Berlin
2. Ruined VisionsLooking at the architecture of Berlin and its Imperial, Nazi and Communist associations.
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Berlin
1. Dangerous IdeasExamining the legacy of 18th-century king Frederick the Great.
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Book of the Week - Family Britain
2. Family FavouritesThe core values of family and society begin to fray at the edges.
Book of the Week - Family Britain
1. All Madly EducativeThe Festival of Britain heralds the beginning of the end of austerity.
The Cases That Changed Our World
Episode 3The case of a young farm labourer who shot his wife dead with a sawn-off gun in 1934.
Coal House - Coal House at War
Episode 9The women charm the butcher for some black market meat, and there is a surprise visitor.
Daughters of Britannia
1. IntroductionKatie Hickman examines the lives of diplomats' wives through their letters and diaries.
Document
Mon, 23 Nov 2009Mike Thomson investigates Britain's role during the 1970 coup in oil-rich Oman.
The Early Music Show
Purcell Symphony SongsA concert of Purcell's little-known symphony songs given by Concordia at Wigmore Hall.
The Early Music Show
Purcell's Organ MusicLucie Skeaping presents a programme of organ music by Purcell and his contemporaries.
The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell
5. Purcell Re-InterpretedNicholas Kenyon on how Purcell's music has been preserved, revived and interpreted.
The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell
4. Purcell's ReputationAndrew Pinnock on how Purcell's skills as an entrepreneur helped enhance his reputation.
The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell
3. Purcell on the StageRoger Savage on Purcell's musical creations for the theatre.
The Essay - Enlightenment Voices
Mary Wollstonecraft - Part 2Janet Todd on Mary Wollstonecraft and the character and writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
The Essay - Enlightenment Voices
Mary Wollstonecraft - Part 1Janet Todd considers Mary Wollstonecraft alongside other great Enlightenment thinkers.
The Eureka Years - Series 4
1. 1650: Coffee, Cosmology and the Civil WarThe first coffeehouse opens in Oxford and signals the beginning of a new age of reason.
The Friday Documentary - John Simpson Returns To 1989
Episode 2John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution
Hidden Histories - Series 2
Episode 4A visit to the best preserved World War I training trenches at Penally in Pembrokeshire.
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Hidden Histories - Series 2
Episode 3Uncovering the hidden secrets of a Renaissance ceiling at St David's Cathedral.
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Hidden Histories - Series 2
Episode 2Laser scanning brings a totally new dimension to the history of a quarry in North Wales.
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Hidden Histories - Series 2
Episode 1A look at Stonehenge's link to the Preseli Hills, and Swansea's medieval beginnings.
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A History of Christianity
3. Orthodoxy - From Empire to EmpireDiarmaid MacCulloch explores Eastern Orthodox Christianity's fight for survival.
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A History of Christianity
2. Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of RomeDiarmaid MacCulloch explores the extraordinary rise of Roman Catholic Church.
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A History of Christianity
1. The First ChristianityDiarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity's origins lie east of Jerusalem and Rome. (R)
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