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  1. Black Power Salute

    A look at the moment when two athletes raised their fists during the 1968 Olympics.

    BBC Four

  2. The NHS: A Difficult Beginning

    Celebrating the 60th birthday of the National Health Service, created by Aneurin Bevan.

    BBC Two

  3. In Pursuit of the Dalai Lama

    Charles Wheeler recalls the story of the Dalai Lama's flight from Lhasa in March 1959.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Lady Curzon and a Pineapple

    Ian Peacock picks up his spoon and delves into the history of "The King of Fruits”.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Charles Wheeler: The Peacetime Conscripts

    Repeat of part of a series in which Charles Wheeler presents a history of national service

    BBC Radio 4

  6. Charles Wheeler: The Child Migrants

    Charles Wheeler on the migration of 150,000 children from Britain between 1900 and 1967.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Charles Wheeler: Evacuation: The True Story

    Charles Wheeler marks the 60th anniversary of the wartime evacuation of Britain's cities.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Hadrian

    Dan Snow uncovers the genius and the darker side of great Roman emperor.

    BBC Two

  9. Charles Wheeler: Coming Home

    Charles Wheeler presents personal interpretations of what the end of WWII meant to people.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. 100 Years On The Black Hills

    An account of how rural life has changed over a century with 102-year-old Gwenllian Davies

    BBC Radio Wales

  11. 1908 - The First True Olympics

    Dramatised documentary about the controversial first London Olympics in 1908.

    BBC Four

  12. Westminster Follies

    Michael White recalls the fiasco of the original construction of the Palace of Westminster

    BBC Radio 4

  13. The John Akii-Bua Story: An African Tragedy

    Documentary about athlete John Akii Bua, who won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

    BBC Two

  14. Passport to Liverpool

    A look at how Liverpool's maritime history has affected the identity of its citizens.

    BBC Four

  15.

    Morning in the Streets

    1959 documentary showing images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom.

    BBC

  16. The Ancient Novel

    In search of the ancient novel, Tibor Fischer discovers they're like film scripts.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. The Strange Case of Oliver Cromwell's Head

    Mark Whitaker explores a bizarre and gruesome story.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. America, Empire of Liberty

    Justin Webb presents a debate to launch Radio 4's new American history series.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. The World Since 1945

    A look at Apartheid in South Africa.

    BBC Two

  20. Greg Dyke on Nye Bevan

    Greg Dyke takes a bus tour through Wales and the life of Labour politician Aneurin Bevan.

    BBC Four

  21. Breakout

    The story of the 1983 Maze prison escape, told by escape leaders and a prison officer.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  22. Merlin the Legend

    A look at the mythical roots in art and literature of Merlin - magician, hero and mystery.

    BBC Two Wales

  23. Peter Manuel - Deireadh an Uilc

    Fifty years after serial killer Peter Manuel was hanged, questions still remain.

    BBC ALBA

  24. Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails

    Ian Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.

    BBC Four

  25. Am Posadh Hiortadh

    A drama-documentary examining life on St Kilda prior to the 1930 evacuation.

    BBC ALBA

  26. The Day the Troubles Began

    Documentary about the Civil Rights march that took place in Derry on October 5th, 1968.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  27. In Search of Spanish Flu

    Virologists attempt to detect the genetic footprint of Spanish Flu by exhuming a body.

    BBC Four

  28. Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are!

    The story of the biggest prisoner-of-war break out in Britain.

    BBC Two Wales

  29. How the Stone Came Home

    Elizabeth Quigley looks back at the day in 1996 when the Stone came home.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  30. The Crown Jewel

    Dan Gordon uncovers the history of Belfast's famous Crown liquor saloon.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  31. Belsen After Belsen

    The story of the former prisoners who had to remain in Belsen after it was liberated.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. The Menin Gate

    Mark Whitaker reports from the Menin Gate in the Belgian city of Ypres.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Westside Wrens

    Mary Ann Kennedy meets a group of former Wrens.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  34. Armistice

    David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the events that brought about the armistice of 1918.

    BBC Four

  35. Keepsakes of Conflict: Remembering World War One

    Mark Stephen hears the individual stories that reveal the scale of the First World War.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  36. People's Century

    The stories of those who suffered in the depression that followed the Wall Street Crash.

    BBC Two

  37. Return of the Helmet

    Phil Carradice presents the story of Hywel Davies from Abergavenny.

    BBC Radio Wales

  38. Celebrating Cecilia!

    Soprano Catherine Bott asks why St Cecilia still inspires composers and musicians.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. The Lament of the SS Mendi

    Jackie Kay remembers the sinking of the SS Mendi in the English Channel in 1917.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero

    The story of a pioneering black British footballer who died heroically in WWI.

    BBC Four

  41. An Ciuin Mac Adhaimh

    Documentary about a Presbyterian businessman from Belfast.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  42. Shooting Soviets: Cartier-Bresson in Moscow

    The story of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson's journey to the Soviet Union in 1954.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Merthyr War Memorial: Behind the Stone

    The story behind the Pontmorlais First World War memorial in Merthyr Tydfil.

    BBC Two Wales

  44. The 'Stute

    Looking back at the time when the Oakdale Miners Institute was a thriving cultural centre.

    BBC Two

  45. AICÍD: An Fliú Mór in Éirinn

    Revealing the story of the 1918 influenza pandemic in Ireland.

    BBC Two

  46. Na Laoich

    A look at the Battle of Festubert and its sad links with the history of Skye.

    BBC ALBA

  47. Escape from Marseilles

    Documentary about a Frenchwoman who escaped to Wales during the Second World War.

    BBC Radio Wales

  48. A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain

    Dramatisation of the life of Vera Brittain, a young woman who survived the First World War

    BBC One

  49. Armistice Day Silence

    The traditional two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. The Human Button

    Historian Prof Peter Hennessy speaks to the people who operate Britain's nuclear deterrent

    BBC Radio 4

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