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(11 programmes from the past week and the week to come, or available now on BBC iPlayer)

  1. 100 Years of the Royal Flying Corps

    Peter and Dan Snow celebrate the centenary of the Royal Flying Corps.

  2. Extinct! Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

  3. Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle

    Richard Holloway presents a series on the relationship between faith and doubt

  4. Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle - Omnibus

    Richard Holloway presents a series on the relationship between faith and doubt

  5. In Our Time Available on BBC iPlayer

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas

  6. Making History Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series exploring ordinary people's links with the past

  7. Our Daily Bread Available on BBC iPlayer

    Jonathan Kent looks at a staple we take for granted and explores what it reveals about us

  8. Reading between the Lines Available on BBC iPlayer

    Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years

  9. Smile

    Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile.

  10. The Trouble with Kane Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders

  11. Things We Forgot to Remember Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series examining overlooked but noteworthy historical events, with Michael Portillo

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