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  1. Edwardian Winners and Losers

    Dan Snow examines the life and times of his great-great grandfather, David Lloyd George.

    BBC Four

  2. Eric Pringle - Hard Row to Porlock

    The story of how the Lynmouth lifeboat went to sea, via the heights of Exmoor.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Footlight Fairies

    19th century reformer Millicent Fawcett campaigned to remove children from the stage

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. The Edwardian Family Album

    Peter Snow celebrates the Edwardian age by examining pictures from the period.

    BBC Four

  5. Staging Ireland

    The story of Field Day, a new radical theatre company launched in Londonderry in 1980.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Brixmis Story

    The Brixmis officer spies in uniform were the Cold War's unsung heroes.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Untouchable

    How federal agent Eliot Ness stood up to Al Capone during prohibition era Chicago.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. On the Trail of the Templars

    Martin Palmer goes on a quest for the truth behind the medieval Knights Templar.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Living History: The Roman Army

    Dr Jonathan Foyle finds out what it was really like to be a centurion in the Roman Army.

    BBC Two

  10. Domhnallaich na Frainge

    Profile of Neil MacEachen, the Uist Jacobite who saved Bonnie Prince Charlie from capture.

    BBC ALBA

  11. Nightmare in the City That Never Sleeps

    A look at the chaos caused by the blackout in 1970s New York.

    BBC Four

  12. Rockin' against Racism

    Mark Steel on Rock Against Racism, the 1970s movement formed to combat the National Front.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Falklands Night - Peter Snow Interview

    Peter Snow reflects on covering the Falklands War from London for the BBC's Newsnight.

    BBC Parliament

  14. Greater Love Hath No Man

    An exploration of the impact of the Great Plague on one small village in Derbyshire.

    BBC Two

  15. Hong Kong Night - Handover Day With Chris Patten

    Lord Patten looks back at the return of Hong Kong to China.

    BBC Parliament

  16. Poland: Spies, Secrets and Lies

    Tim Whewell reports on the secret dossiers left by the former Communist regime in Poland.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. The Capitol

    Documentary looking into the history, art and architecture of the US Capitol building.

    BBC Parliament

  18. Thomas Telford: The Man who Built Britain

    A documentary on the life and work of the famous engineer.

    BBC Two

  19.

    A Royal Recovery

    How the monarchy recovered after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. The Day India Burned - Partition

    Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947.

    BBC Two

  21. Culloden: A New Battle

    Mark Stephen explores the battlefield where Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated in 1746.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Twice Saved or Twice Stolen?

    Charles Wheeler talks to Anne Webber from the Commission for Looted Art.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Samhradh 's na Srathan

    Documentary. Essie Stewart retraces the Sutherland route taken by her travelling family.

    BBC Two Scotland

  24. Soitheach Nan Daoine

    A tale of slavery from the Highlands and islands of Scotland.

    BBC Two

  25. Dance of the Seven Veils

    Reem Kelani explores the history of notorious Dance of the Seven Veils.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Ceud Bliadhna

    Naidheachdan na Gaidhealtachd o chionn 100 bliadhna. Events 100 years ago in the Highlands

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  27. Khaki Green and Powder Puffs

    Ex-service women Jill McDermott and Margaret Boyce look back on their wartime experiences.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  28. Vetch Field: A Swansong

    Documentary looking at Vetch Field, former home of Swansea FC.

    BBC Radio Wales

  29. Living Life to the Full

    Micky Burn, a commando who time spent in Colditz, shares his fascinating memories.

    BBC Radio Wales

  30. The Age of Excess: When Britain Went Too Far

    Documentary which looks at Britain during the 18th century, a time of sexual excess.

    BBC Four

  31. Silbury: the Heart of the Hill

    Documentary about the final archaeological exploration of Europe's largest man-made mound.

    BBC Four

  32. Great Aunt Mary's Tune

    Lucy Neal reviews the archive of Victorian reformer and suffragette Mary Neal.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. The Treasures of Tutankhamun

    Guide to the Egyptian king Tutankahmun's celebrated visit to a London museum in 1972.

    BBC Four

  34. Scots Gothic: A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in Ayrshire

    Billy Kay discovers how the works of Edgar Allan Poe were inspired by Ayrshire.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  35. Secrets of Stonehenge

    Francis Pryor reflects on the findings of a 2003 study into the Wiltshire landmark.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Lord Kitchener's Image

    Ian Hislop examines the iconic status of Lord Kitchener, the face of World War I.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Roots of the British Legion

    Mark Whitaker recalls the events surrounding the birth of the Royal British Legion.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The Mysterious Commander

    James Maw visits Hull to investigate a Cold War naval espionage operation.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Suez in Parliament - A Fine Hullabaloo

    Mark D'Arcy looks back at the fierce parliamentary debates over the 1956 Suez invasion.

    BBC Parliament

  40. Never Say Die

    Derek Jacobi presents the stories of Japanese prisoner of war camp survivors.

    BBC Two

  41. The Pound In Your Pocket with Cliff Michelmore

    Cliff Michelmore looks back on the events surrounding the 1967 devaluation of the pound.

    BBC Parliament

  42. Edward Heath

    The response to the devaluation of the pound in 1967, by Conservative leader Edward Heath.

    BBC Parliament

  43. Iain McLeod

    Conservative Iain McLeod presents the opposition's Budget response. From 20 March 1968.

    BBC Parliament

  44. Budget '68

    Ian Trethowan presents the BBC coverage of the 1968 Budget. From 19 March 1968.

    BBC Parliament

  45. Our Money

    BBC Parliament

  46. What Did You Do in the Great War, Daddy?

    Documentary telling the tragic story of the greatest loss of fathers in British history.

    BBC Four

  47. Mad Mitch and the Last Battle of the British Empire

    One-off documentary marking the 40th anniversary of the British withdrawal from Aden.

    BBC Two

  48.

    The Trumpet Shall Sound

    Jazz composer Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians from the past.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Am Blàr a bha 's t-Earrach

    Sgeulachd Blàr Chuil Lodair air a h-innse tro dhràma, aithrisean agus òrain.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  50. Art in the Trenches

    David Snow joins an archaeolological dig in the WWI trenches in Thiepval Wood in France.

    BBC Radio 4

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