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  1. The Art of Russia Smashing the Mould

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    3/3. How art was at the forefront of throwing out 1,000 years of royal rule in Russia.

  2. 1989: Day by Day 23rd December 1989

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    Intense fighting continues in Romania.

  3. Victorian Farm Episode 3

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    3/6. Ruth has a go at some traditional remedies, and Alex and Peter join a pheasant hunt.

  4. In Living Memory Series 11, Sunday Trading

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    4/4. Chris Ledgard explores the restoration of Sunday trading in August 1994.

  5. History Zone Christmas Zone

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    Tales of Christmas in years gone by, introduced by Mark Stephen.

  6. Westminster at War

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    Available since yesterday from BBC Parliament with 9 days left.

    Shaun Ley introduces his 1994 documentary in which he interviewed surviving wartime MPs.

  7. Happy Birthday OU: 40 Years of the Open University

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    Documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Open University, with Lenny Henry.

  8. Burning Down the House

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    Available since Tuesday from BBC Parliament with 10 days left.

    Marking the 175th anniversary of the destruction of the Palace of Westminster by fire.

  9. 1989: Day by Day 22nd December 1989

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    Romanian President Ceausescu is caught as he tries to escape.

  10. Victorian Farm Episode 2

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    2/6. As autumn ends, winterproofing begins in earnest: essential work against cold and frost.

  11. Defining The Decade The Heat is On

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    2/3. How have world leaders' attitude to global warming changed since the year 2000?

  12. Games Britannia Joystick Generation

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    Available since last Thursday from BBC Four with 14 days left.

    3/3. Exploring the journey games have taken from the board to the screen in the past 30 years.

  13. Adventure Sulasgeir An-diugh (Adventure Sulasgeir Today)

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    Updating the story of the gannet hunters of Ness, first broadcast in 1962.

  14. Things We Forgot to Remember Series 5, The Hanseatic League

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    3/4. Michael explores the Hanseatic League, a precursor to modern ideas of European free trade.

  15. 1989: Day by Day 21st December 1989

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    Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu is booed in public.

  16. Daughters of Britannia Coming Home

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    20/20. A 17th century widow's lonely return and a sad goodbye to the Middle East.

  17. Victorian Farm Episode 1

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    1/6. Ruth, Alex and Peter move into a Victorian smallholding on the Acton Scott estate.

  18. 1989: Day by Day Omnibus Week ending 19th December November 1989

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    FW de Klerk meets Nelson Mandela, Chile elects a civilian president to replace Pinochet.

  19. Sunday Feature Tasty!

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    Cultural historian Richard Weight explores how we decide what is tasty.

  20. The Truth About Christmas Carols

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    Composer Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising history of the Christmas carol.

  21. 1989: Day by Day 20th December 1989

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    US forces looking for General Noriega invade Panama.

  22. Platform Shoes Platform Shoes, Episode 3

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    3/6. Huw Williams walks along a disused railway line, collecting people's stories along the way

  23. Stephen Butt 20/12/2009

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    Investigating historical mysteries and delving into the past.

  24. Ken Snowdon 20/12/2009

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    Visit some unique moments in local history.

  25. No Going Back 20/12/2009

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    An exploration into how social attitudes towards drink driving have evolved.

  26. A History of Scotland Series 2, Project Scotland

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    Available since Saturday from Scotland with 3 days left.

    5/5. Neil Oliver charts Scotland's industrial and economic decline in the 20th century.

  27. 1989: Day by Day 19th December 1989

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    Serious unrest is reported in Romania, with hundreds massacred.

  28. The Early Music Show La Fenice

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    Catherine Bott presents highlights from a concert featuring the ensemble La Fenice.

  29. Ceud Bliadhna 19/12/2009

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    Events 100 years ago in the Highlands.

  30. The Essay The Great and Good Mr Handel, Handel and Nationality

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    5/5. Suzanne Aspden on Handel's uncanny ability to absorb musical and cultural influences.

  31. Victorian Farm Christmas Episode 2

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    Available since Sun, 13 Dec 2009 from BBC Two with 12 days left.

    2/3. The team tackle their biggest project yet: restoring the village blacksmith's forge.

  32. 1989: Day by Day 18th December 1989

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    Troops have fired on protestors in Romania.

  33. Daughters of Britannia Unforgettable Days

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    19/20. From visions of Japanese cherry blossom to presentation at the Russian court.

  34. Ceud Bliadhna 18/12/2009

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    Events 100 years ago in the Highlands.

  35. The Essay The Great and Good Mr Handel, Handel and Literature

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    4/5. Derek Alsop explores ways in which Handel related his music to the texts he was setting.

  36. 1989: Day by Day 17th December 1989

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    Labour select Peter Mandelson to stand as an MP.

  37. Daughters of Britannia Dangers

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    Available since last Thursday from Radio 7 with 20 hours left.

    18/20. A kidnapping in 1970s Uruguay and the car bomb which killed an Ambassador in Dublin.

  38. Protected by Faith

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    John Waite investigates the work of the Vatican Secret Archives laboratory.

  39. 1989: Simpson Returns Episode 3

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    3/3. John Simpson returns to Bucharest 20 years after the bloody overthrow of Nicolae Ceausescu

  40. The Art of Russia Roads to Revolution

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    Available since Tue, 15 Dec 2009 from BBC Four with 11 days left.

    2/3. How Russian art was affected by the change from feudal nation to hotbed of revolution.

  41. Rebels Cymreig 16/12/2009

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    Gwrthryfelwyr Cymreig ar hyd y canrifoedd. Welsh rebels over the centuries.

  42. A History of Scotland Series 2, This Land Is Our Land

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    Available since Tue, 15 Dec 2009 from Scotland with 3 days left.

    4/5. Neil Oliver looks at how early 19th-century Scotland became a seedbed of revolution.

  43. Games Britannia Monopolies and Mergers

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    Available since Mon, 14 Dec 2009 from BBC Four with 5 days left.

    2/3. A look at the political and social impact that board games have had in the past 200 years.

  44. Victorian Farm Christmas Episode 1

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    Available since Mon, 7 Dec 2009 from BBC Two with 12 days left.

    1/3. In Shropshire there's harvesting to be done before Christmas, and mince pies to be made.

  45. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Julia Neuberger - Mind the Gap

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    Julia Neuberger gives a lecture about ending prejudice against Britain's senior citizens.

  46. Assignment Return to Nablus

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    Alan Johnston returns to the Palestinian city of Nablus - once a hotbed of militancy.

  47. The Art of Russia Out of the Forest

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    Available since Wed, 9 Dec 2009 from BBC Four with 7 days left.

    1/3. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the origins of the Russian religious icon.

  48. A History of Scotland Series 2, The Price of Progress

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    3/5. How in the 18th century Scotland was transformed into one of the richest nations on Earth.

  49. Games Britannia Dicing with Destiny

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    Available since Sun, 6 Dec 2009 from BBC Four with 5 days left.

    1/3. By the late Middle Ages gaming had become increasingly associated with gambling.

  50. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Free Thinking - The Future of Men

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    A debate at the 2009 Free Thinking festival asking what sort of future lies ahead for men.

  51. Assignment Bhopal - An Enduring Tragedy

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    Allan Little returns to the scene of the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster in India.

  52. A History of Scotland Series 2, Let's Pretend

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    2/5. The story of how Scotland and England came together in 1707 to form Great Britain.

  53. Document 30/11/2009

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    Mike Thomson on Churchill's desperate efforts to keep Spain out of the Second World War.

  54. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Michael Brearley: Narcissism and Leadership

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    Psychoanalyst Michael Brearley delivers a talk about the nature of leadership.

  55. Assignment Malvinas War Crimes

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    Did Argentine officers commit war crimes against their own troops in the Falklands War?

  56. A History of Scotland Series 2, God's Chosen People

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    Available since Tue, 24 Nov 2009 from Scotland with 6 days left.

    1/5. The story of the National Covenant of 1638 - a document that led to the Civil War.

  57. Document 23/11/2009

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    Mike Thomson investigates Britain's role during the 1970 coup in oil-rich Oman.

  58. The Friday Documentary John Simpson Returns To 1989, Episode 2

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    Available since Fri, 27 Nov 2009 from World Service.

    2/3. John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution

  59. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Landmarks: Land of Three Rivers

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    A debate about the importance of the rivers of the North East: the Tyne, Tees and Wear.

  60. Making History 17/11/2009

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    Vanessa Collingridge investigates the life and times of Hildegard von Bingen.

  61. Document 16/11/2009

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    How Harold Macmillan misled parliament in 1960 over claims of war prisoner brainwashing.

  62. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Lisa Jardine

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    Lisa Jardine on how IVF is changing our ideas about the definition of a family.

  63. Making History 10/11/2009

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    Investigating the impact of racial segregation in the US armed forces in Britain in WWII.

  64. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Sport or the Arts

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    Philip Dodd and guests debate which is the greater human achievement - sport or the arts.

  65. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Free Thinking - David Miliband

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    Foreign Secretary David Miliband talks to Philip Dodd at 2009's Free Thinking festival.

  66. Making History 03/11/2009

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    Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.

  67. The BBC Debate 1989: How the Wall Fell

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    In a special discussion programme, Sir John Tusa explores the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  68. The Essay North East Free Thinkers, Audience Choice

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    5/5. Why the medieval monk the Venerable Bede is the great Free Thinker of the North East.

  69. The Essay North East Free Thinkers, Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society

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    4/5. Poet Sean O'Brien charts the growth of Newcastle's Literary and Philosophical Society.

  70. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Free Thinking festival 2009

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    Rana Mitter hosts a public debate: Is The West Losing Its Nerve?

  71. The Essay North East Free Thinkers, William Armstrong

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    3/5. Henrietta Heald on the achievements of inventor and industrialist William Armstrong.

  72. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Free Thinking - William Orbit

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    Innovative music producer William Orbit presents his personal guide to the world of sound.

  73. The Essay North East Free Thinkers, Gertrude Bell

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    2/5. Kitty Fitzgerald on the life of Gertrude Bell, author of the 1921 map of modern Iraq.

  74. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Free Thinking - Gwen Adshead

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    Philip Dodd meets psychotherapist Gwen Adshead. Contains some disturbing images.

  75. Making History 27/10/2009

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    Are some green lanes and place names in southern England a reminder of a Welsh invasion?

  76. The Essay North East Free Thinkers, T Dan Smith

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    1/5. Graeme Rigby discusses T Dan Smith, former leader of Newcastle City Council.

  77. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Free Thinking - Ken Livingstone

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    Ken Livingstone asks an audience in Gateshead if the North-South divide still matters.

  78. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Concluding Discussion, Part 2

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    2/2. Matthew Sweet hosts further conversation and debate about the 2009 Free Thinking festival.

  79. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Concluding Discussion, Part 1

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    1/2. Matthew Sweet hosts conversation and debate about Radio 3's 2009 Free Thinking festival.

  80. Night Waves Free Thinking 2009, Opening Lecture - Tanya Byron

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    2009's Free Thinking festival opens with Tanya Byron's vision of the 21st-century family.

  81. Making History 20/10/2009

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    Residents of Mildenhall remember the aviators who took part in an air race in 1934.

  82. The Friday Documentary John Simpson Returns To 1989, Episode 1

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    Available since Fri, 23 Oct 2009 from World Service.

    1/3. John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of post-communist life.

  83. Making History 13/10/2009

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    Is the skin that binds a book in Bristol the gruesome remains of a listener's ancestor?

  84. Making History 06/10/2009

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    Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.

  85. The Friday Documentary Building out of the Recession

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    Could new construction projects be a beacon of hope in today's bleak economic climate?

  86. Iran: A Revolutionary State Episode 3

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    Available since Wed, 1 Jul 2009 from Radio 4.

    3/3. The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.

  87. Making History 30/06/2009

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    Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.

  88. Iran: A Revolutionary State Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 30 Jun 2009 from Radio 4.

    2/3. The oil crisis of the 1950s led to the overthrow of a democratically elected government.

  89. Iran: A Revolutionary State Episode 1

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    1/3. John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran.

  90. Making History 23/06/2009

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    Featuring a listener's ancestor who was a hero in a mine rescue in 19th-century Wales.

  91. Making History 16/06/2009

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    Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.

  92. Making History 09/06/2009

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    One of the surviving members of the British whaling fleet recalls life on South Georgia.

  93. Making History 02/06/2009

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    Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.

  94. Hearts and Minds Episode 2

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    Available since Mon, 1 Jun 2009 from Radio 4.

    2/2. Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events.

  95. Making History 26/05/2009

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    Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.

  96. Hearts and Minds Episode 1

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    Available since Mon, 25 May 2009 from Radio 4.

    1/2. Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events.

  97. Making History 19/05/2009

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    The story of John Bellingham, the only person to murder a British Prime Minister.

  98. Making History 12/05/2009

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    The experiences of a painter and decorator from Sale in 19th-century China.

  99. Making History 05/05/2009

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    Could a leaf collection in Southport provide valuable historical research?

  100. France's Forgotten Concentration Camps

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    Investigating the concentration camps set up in France to hold Spanish Civil War refugees.

  101. Open Country Four Hundred Years of Parish Life

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    Available since Sat, 2 May 2009 from Radio 4.

    Helen Mark joins historian Peter Edwards to visit the Worcestershire village of Rushock.

  102. Making History 28/04/2009

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    Professor Mark Stoyle goes in search of the Civil War dead from the siege of Lyme Regis.

  103. Making History 21/04/2009

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    Historian Professor Richard Holmes explains how the militia worked in the 18th century.

  104. Making History 14/04/2009

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    Bridget Long tries to confirm a family story about her late father during World War Two.

  105. The Prime Ministers Clement Attlee

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    8/8. Clement Attlee's lack of charisma did not prevent him transforming post war Britain.

  106. Making History 07/04/2009

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    Could a listener's hotel in North Wales once have been the court of Llewellyn the Great?

  107. The Prime Ministers Stanley Baldwin

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    Available since Tue, 7 Apr 2009 from Radio 4.

    7/8. Stanley Baldwin led Britain between the wars and was the first premier to master radio.

  108. Document 06/04/2009

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    Why black soldiers in the French army were denied the glory of liberating Paris in 1944.

  109. The Prime Ministers David Lloyd George

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    Available since Tue, 31 Mar 2009 from Radio 4.

    6/8. David Lloyd George, who led Britain in the First World War with a presidential approach.

  110. Document Leyland Buses, Cuba and the CIA

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    Mike examines allegations that the CIA sabotaged a shipment of buses from Britain to Cuba.

  111. In Our Time The School of Athens

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    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Raphael's depiction of Plato and Aristotle.

  112. The Prime Ministers Benjamin Disraeli

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    Available since Tue, 24 Mar 2009 from Radio 4.

    5/8. Benjamin Disraeli, who turned his skills as a novelist to politics.

  113. Document BBC Bias and the Iranian Revolution

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    Uncovering papers which accused the BBC of biased reporting of the Iranian revolution.

  114. In Our Time The Boxer Rebellion

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    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Boxer Rebellion in the summer of 1900.

  115. The Prime Ministers Lord Palmerston

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    Available since Tue, 17 Mar 2009 from Radio 4.

    4/8. Lord Palmerston, whose colourful private life masked his skill at manipulating the press.

  116. In Our Time The Library of Alexandria

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    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Library of Alexandria.

  117. The Prime Ministers Sir Robert Peel

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