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  1. Men in Battle

    Series in which Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks describes six major battles of WWII.

    BBC

  2. In The Footsteps of Churchill

    Profile documentary series of Winston Churchill presented by Professor Richard Holmes.

    BBC Four

  3. Secrets of Leadership

    Andrew Roberts reveals the leadership secrets of four famous political figureheads.

    BBC Two

  4. The Birth of Europe

    How the history of Europe was influenced by the rocks and minerals lying under its soil.

    BBC Two

  5. Word 4 Word

    Dermot Murnaghan presents a series exploring local dialects across the UK.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  6. The War Lords

    AJP Taylor, the renowned historian, appraises the performance of World War Two leaders.

    BBC One

  7. Gerry Anderson on the Hillbilly Trail

    Gerry Anderson follows the trail of the Ulster-Scots, from Ballycarry to Nashville.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. A Sense of Place

    The sense of identity that is attached to different parts of Ulster is explored.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  9. The War in Korea

    Max Hastings presents a four-part series about the Korean War

    BBC Two

  10. Coming Home

    What the end of the Second World War meant to people in Britain and across the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  11. Ulster Speaks

    The dialects of Ulster are explored with W.F. Marshall.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  12. Changing Years

    Family and friends reminisce about key figures in Welsh history.

    BBC One Wales

  13. Hook-Up

    Radio Wales magazine programme.

    BBC Radio Wales

  14. Best of Kane

    Vincent Kane recalls some of the conversations he has had in the past.

    BBC Radio Wales

  15. Revolution

    A.J.P. Taylor gives a series of lectures on political and social revolutions.

    BBC One

  16. The Day the Universe Changed

    James Burke offers a personal view of the development of Western knowledge.

    BBC One

  17. The Essential History of Europe

    Documentary series offering unusual insights into each member state of the E.C.

    BBC Two

  18. The Face of Tutankhamun

    The repercussions of Howard Carter's discovery of the richest treasure trove ever found.

    BBC Two

  19. CIA

    Documentary series looking at the work of the Central Intelligence Agency in the US.

    BBC One

  20. Carrie on Hollywood

    Two-parter looking at the eccentric characters that occupy Tinseltown.

    BBC One

  21. The Prize

    Documentary series telling the dramatic story of the oil industry.

    BBC Two

  22. A Man's World

    Series looking at men's roles in the early twentieth century.

    BBC Two

  23. Kicking and Screaming

    The history of football told through the memories of players and administrators.

    BBC Two

  24. The Aristocracy

    Series about the changing fortunes of the ruling class over the last 120 years.

    BBC Two

  25. The Bones of Colonel Fawcett

    Examination of the 1925 disappearance of adventurer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett.

    BBC Two

  26. One Small Step: Man on the Moon

    Two-parter telling the story of Project Apollo and the first moon landing.

    BBC Two

  27. The Call of the Sea

    Series looking at British Royal Navy sailors and their experiences of life at sea.

    BBC Two

  28. Ruling Passions: Sex, Race and Empire

    Series on the sexual history of the British Empire.

    BBC One

  29. Sir

    Letters to The Times from 1913-19 are used to present a unique picture of the period.

    BBC Two

  30. The Road from Jarrow

    Sir Bernard Ingham follows the route of the 1936 Jarrow crusade.

    BBC Two

  31. Storm from the East

    Series explaining why Genghis Khan is revered as a god in Mongolia.

    BBC Two

  32. That Saturday Magic

    Series looking back at the history of Welsh football.

    BBC Two Wales

  33. In the Highest Tradition

    1989 series which delves into the world of British military tradition.

    BBC

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  34. Against the Empire: The Boer War

    A personal view of the Boer War by Kenneth Griffith on the conflict's 100th anniversary.

    BBC Two

  35. The Story of Wales

    Huw Edwards presents a major television history of Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  36. Ireland: A Television History

    Series chronicling Ireland's development from pre-Christian times up to the present.

    BBC Two

  37. Britain's First Photo Album

    Follow the journey of the man who set out to take the very first photographs of Britain.

    BBC Two

  38. This World of Wales

    Ednyfed Hudson Davies looks at the history of life, leisure, people and places in Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  39. Empire

    Jeremy Paxman travels the world exploring many different aspects of the British Empire

    BBC One

  40. The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History

    Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.

    BBC Four

  41. Simon Schama's Shakespeare

    Simon Schama says to understand Shakespeare we must appreciate how he was of his time.

    BBC Two

  42. The Great British Story: A People's History

    Series looking at 1,600 years of British history through the eyes of ordinary people

    BBC Two

  43. The Great British Story: Regional Histories

    How the people of England developed their own local identity over 1,500 years of history.

    BBC One

  44. Walking with Cavemen

    Professor Robert Winston uses special effects to illustrate the drama of human evolution.

    BBC One

  45. In Search of the Trojan War

    Michael Wood examines how far historical evidence matches with the tale of the Trojan War.

    BBC Two

  46. How Art Made the World

    Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world.

    BBC Two

  47. Egypt

    Six-part series uncovering Egypt's wonders.

    BBC One

  48. The Queen's Cavalry

    Documentary following the fortunes of the men of The Household Cavalry.

    BBC One

  49. Tales from the Palaces

    Documentary series giving an insight into some of the great palaces of the UK.

    BBC Four

  50. Empire Warriors

    Documentary series examining the final phase of the British Empire.

    BBC Two

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