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  1. Wales - The Prince and the Plotter

    The investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969 was dogged by extremist threats.

    BBC One Wales

  2. Fiery Cross

    Billy Kay explores the effects of the American Civil Rights Movement on Scottish society.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  3. From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web

    Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Moonbathing

    Charles Hazlewood explores the musical legacy of the first moon landing.

    BBC Radio 2

  5. Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

    Drama-documentary on the 365-day bloodbath created by Robespierre in the French Revolution

    BBC Two

  6. Khmer Rock and the Killing Fields

    Robin Denselow explores Cambodia's rock and roll in the late '60s, known as 'Khmer Rock'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Grandfather of Self Help

    Kate Williams investigates the success and legacy of Samuel Smiles's 1859 book 'Self-Help'

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. The Race to Space

    Pallab Ghosh looks back at the 1969 lunar landings.

    BBC News

  9. Tales Before the Stave

    Francis Fyfield unpicks the hidden codes of a beautiful 11th-century musical manuscript.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. Written in Stone

    How an ancient stone inscription came to the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. The Story of the Open University

    Documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Open University, with Lenny Henry.

    BBC Four

  12. Earth to Earth: Potted Immortality

    Lars Tharp on our relationship with the urn, death and imortality

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Luting the Past

    Emma Kirkby tells the story of a 400-year-old lute, recently restored to its former glory.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock

    Singer-songwriter John Sebastian marks the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival

    BBC Radio 2

  15. In Search of the Wantley Dragon

    Poet Ian McMillan explores the bawdy 17th-century comic poem The Dragon of Wantley.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Trouble With 40

    The hilarious and heartbreaking story of the generation who grew up during the Troubles.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  17. Soundscape of 1969

    Johnnie Walker introduces an audio collage of news, music and media from 40 years ago.

    BBC Radio 2

  18. Operation Pied Piper

    Docudrama recreating the mass evacuation of 3 million children at the start of WWII.

    BBC Radio 2

  19. The Real Maria

    Connie Fisher explores the true story of Maria Von Trapp.

    BBC Radio Wales

  20. Rang Seachtó a hAon

    Remembering the beginning of the first ever Irish language school in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  21. Scotland's Road to War

    The nation's Second World War preparations, on the 70th anniversary of its outbreak.

    BBC Two Scotland

  22. The Other Notting Hill

    Don Letts explores the role of Notting Hill in music over the last 50 years.

    BBC Radio 2

  23. Be Prepared

    Tanni Grey-Thompson explores the history of Girl Guiding in Wales.

    BBC Radio Wales

  24. The Muslim Tommies

    Documentary giving voice to some of the Muslim soldiers who fought in the First World War.

    BBC One

  25. The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Words, Words, Words

    Sue Perkins explores the house of Dr Johnson, author of the great English dictionary.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Rory Bremner and the Fighting Scots

    Rory Bremner asks if the Scottish soldier's loyalty to Queen and country is running out?

    BBC Four

  27. Balmoral

    Documentary telling the story of Balmoral, the royal family's most private residence.

    BBC Four

  28. The Oxbridge Murder

    David Baddiel investigates the events that led to the foundation of Cambridge University.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. Calling Hereford

    Foreign correspondent Hugh Sykes visits the Madley Earth Satellite Station, Herefordshire

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. When the Pope Came to Ireland

    Documentary telling the story of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland in 1979.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  31. Panty

    Rhaglen yn olrhain hanes Neuadd Gymraeg Pantycelyn. Pantycelyn Halls of Residence special.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  32. Montezuma

    Dan Snow travels to Mexico to investigate the legacy of Montezuma.

    BBC Two

  33.

    In the Footsteps of Blair Mayne

    Eddie Irvine walks in the footsteps of his hero, World War Two legend Blair Mayne.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  34. I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing

    What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. A Necessary Evil?

    The untold story of two 19th-century labourers who embarked on a year-long killing spree.

    BBC Two Scotland

  36. The Negro Tragedian

    The story of Ira Aldridge, a 19th-century actor who defied racial prejudice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Robin Hood and the Cuban Revolutionaries

    Errol Flynn's final year, which he spent in Cuba around the time of the revolution.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. My Yiddisher Mother Tongue

    David Schneider goes on a personal journey through Yiddish culture and language.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Blitz: The Bombing of Coventry

    The story of the most devastating aerial attack in Britain's history.

    BBC Two

  40. My Secret War

    Eileen Younghusband from Sully in South Wales tells of her crucial role in WWII.

    BBC Radio Wales

  41.

    1959 General Election

    An archive broadcast of the BBC's 1959 General Election results programme.

    BBC Parliament

  42. 1929: Crash, Bang, Wallop

    Kirsty Wark explores the cultural impact of the 1929 financial crash and Great Depression.

    BBC Radio 2

  43. Westminster at War

    Shaun Ley introduces his 1994 documentary in which he interviewed surviving wartime MPs.

    BBC Parliament

  44. 1989: How The Wall Fell

    In a special discussion programme, Sir John Tusa explores the fall of the Berlin Wall.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. The Great Fire: Burning Down The House

    Mark D'Arcy looks back to 1834 when the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire.

    BBC Parliament

  46. Show Me the Mummy

    For the first time in thousands of years, the face of Egyptian mummy Takabuti is revealed.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  47. Night Witches

    The story of Russia's three all-female war regiments that flew more than 30,000 missions.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. The Day The Wall Fell

    Jeremy Vine marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

    BBC Radio 2

  49. Coltas an t-Satain

    A history of how the devil has been perceived through the ages.

    BBC ALBA

  50. Corridor of Sound

    Cerys Matthews takes a tour through the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.

    BBC Radio 2

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