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1913: The Year Before
Michael Portillo challenges the notion of calm before the storm of the Great War
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1914: Day by Day
Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.
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A Brief History of Mathematics
Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations
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A History of Britain in Numbers
Andrew Dilnot investigates the patterns and trends that have transformed Britain
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A History of Ideas
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through objects
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A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus
The British Museum's Neil MacGregor tells A History of the World in 100 Objects.
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A History of the World Special
The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
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A Right Royal Rescue
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh recalls his role in a daring rescue during WWII.
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A Royal Recovery
How the monarchy recovered after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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A Very Welsh Coup
Robert Orchard traces the Welsh roots of those who brought down Margaret Thatcher.
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A Voyage on Livingstone's Lake
The story of the MV Ilala, a 60-year-old boat still in use in Malawi and Mozambique.
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A Wing and a Prayer
Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.
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Aberfan: Covering a Catastrophe
Felicity Evans meets some of the journalists who reported on the Aberfan disaster.
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Aberfan: Memory and Meaning
Dai Smith asks what meaning might be found in the deaths of so many people at Aberfan.
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Acts of Union and Disunion
Linda Colley examines the forces that have united and divided Britain over many centuries
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America, Empire of Liberty
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds
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Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes
Bettany Hughes follows the Egnatian Way, the ancient Roman road to Istanbul.
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Ask Me - The Poetry of William Stafford
William Stafford wrote a poem every day. Katrina Porteous explores his life and his work.
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Ayo Gorkhali: The Gurkhas Are Coming!
Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown.
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Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
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Baroque in Britain
Tim Marlow explores Britain's response to Europe's most lavish art movement
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Betjeman's Banana Blush
Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.
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Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies
Laurie Taylor looks back at 50 years of cultural studies
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Black Is a Country
Exploring the underground music generated by the 60's Black Power and Black Arts movement
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Boundaries of Blood
How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today?
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Brand Cuba
Allan Little analyses some of the factors that have given Cuba such a prominent image.
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Britain at Sea
Admiral Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy during the 20th century.
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Britain's Sputnik
Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists
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British Conservatism: The Grand Tour
Anne McElvoy on the challenges that have spurred British conservative thinkers into action
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British Liberalism: The Grand Tour
Anne McElvoy tours 300 years of British liberalism.
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Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly
Francine Stock's history of the alluring yet elusive quality that is charisma
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China: As History Is My Witness
Carrie Gracie presents a series exploring ten great lives from Chinese history
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Churchill's Roar
Melvyn Bragg presents a celebration of the remarkable language of Sir Winston Churchill.
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Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze
Bridget Kendall presents an oral history of the early Cold War.
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Coming Home
Charles Wheeler presents personal interpretations about the end of the Second World War.
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Cymry 1914-1918
Cyfres fydd, dros y pum mlynedd nesaf, yn cyflwyno rhai o Gymry'r Rhyfel Mawr.
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David Pownall - Assassins
Series of plays exploring the hearts and minds of three of history's most noted killers.
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Dead Sea Scrolls Revisited
Roger Bolton reassesses one of the world's great archaeological discoveries
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Deborah Bull's Dance Nation
Dancer, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull presents a social history of dance in the UK
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Democracy on Trial
Michael Portillo examines the development of democracy over 2,500 years
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Disability: A New History
Peter White presents a history of disability in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Discovery of England
Jonathan Bate explores how Elizabethan culture has shaped our image of England.
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Document
Historical investigation programme, taking a document as a starting point
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Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square
Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986
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Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed
Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.
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Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes
Comedian Elis James compares figures in Welsh history to determine Wales's ultimate heroes