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  1. Bomber Boys

    Colin and Ewan McGregor explore Bomber Command, a rarely told story from World War II.

    BBC One

  2. Bosnia - The Forgotten Victims

    Former British Colonel Bob Stewart returns to Bosnia and the killing ground of Srebrenica.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  3. Dickens: The People's Man

    Robert Hall visits the places that shaped Charles Dickens.

    BBC News

  4. Smallpox in Wales: The Forgotten Killer

    Documentary about the smallpox outbreak in South Wales in 1962 that claimed 19 lives.

    BBC Two Wales

  5. Bach's Choir

    Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. The Brontes' Piano

    Catherine Bott explores the Bronte sisters' musical world through their restored piano

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Topping Tooters of the Town

    William Lyons conjures the brash and brilliant music of the 500-year-old bands of waits

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. The Real Upstairs Downstairs

    The real story of the Welsh servants who waited on the wealthier classes between the wars.

    BBC Radio Wales

  9. North of the Border - The Rise of Mexican Music

    Robin Denselow examines the growing influence of the Mexican drug ballad, or narcocorrido.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. The Story of Wales Debate

    Betsan Powys chairs an audience debate on the importance of understanding Welsh history.

    BBC One Wales

  11. Dickens in Parliament

    Carolyn Quinn discovers how Dickens was inspired by his time as a Westminster journalist.

    BBC Parliament

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    The Man Who Discovered Egypt

    Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.

    BBC Four

  13. Scotland's Titanic

    Susan Morrison uncovers the Titanic's fateful predecessor, the Norge disaster of 1904.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  14. Angelic Voices: The Choristers of Salisbury Cathedral

    The story of choristers at Salisbury Cathedral from 900 years ago to the present day.

    BBC Four

  15. Titanic

    Cyfle arall i edrych yn nôl ar un o drychinebau morwrol enwocaf hanes.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  16. The Falklands: Healing the Wounds

    Veterans of the Falklands conflict return to the islands to make peace with the past.

    BBC One Wales

  17. Titanic 100: The Myths and Legends

    Radio 2 investigates many of the stories that continue to haunt the famous ship.

    BBC Radio 2

  18. The Falklands Debate

    Historic debate in response to Argentina's invasion of the Falklands, from April 1982.

    BBC Parliament

  19.

    The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer

    1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. The Falklands Legacy with Max Hastings

    How the Falklands War became a model for subsequent conflicts in the late 20th century.

    BBC Two

  21. Who's Angry Now?

    John Harris investigates the current state of contemporary British protest music.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Titanic Town

    Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Titanic - Southampton Remembers

    Bernard Hill discovers the impact the Titanic disaster had on Southampton's communities.

    BBC One

  24. Titanic Town

    Gerry Anderson explores how Belfast has reclaimed the unsinkable ship it tried to forget.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  25. Titanic - Minute By Minute

    Jeremy Vine, Dermot O'Leary and Penny Smith mark the moment the Titanic sank 100 years ago

    BBC Radio 2

  26. Titanic Hymn

    Cherrie McIllwaine on the Titanic band's swansong, the hymn Nearer My God to Thee.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  27. Titanic Town

    Remembering the tragedy of the Titanic and the creativity of the community which built it.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  28. Titanic Letters

    Passengers and crew of the doomed liner share their hopes and fears with loved ones.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. The Story of the Turban

    Tracing the history of the turban and its crucial place in the Sikh faith.

    BBC One

  30. Irish Icons - The Titanic

    The triumph and the tragedy of The Titanic are keenly remembered by people in Belfast.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Titanic: A Commemoration in Music and Film

    A unique mix of music and documentary to mark the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic.

    BBC Two

  32. Titanic Centenary

    Live coverage of the services commemorating the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  33. Ryan versus The White Star Line

    The court case brought by bereaved father Thomas Ryan against the White Star Line.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  34. BBC Newsline Special: A Journey to Remember

    An update to Mike McKimm's 2005 report on his trip to the Titanic's resting place.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  35. A Kiss Is .... Never Just a Kiss

    Rowan Pelling investigates the magic of the kiss in all its delightful glory.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Titanic Centenary

    Highlights of a special programme commemorating the centenary of Titanic's sinking.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  37. Witness to Auschwitz

    Examining the controversy surrounding British POW Denis Avey's account of Auschwitz III.

    BBC One

  38. They Shoot Horses Don't They?: The History of the Dance Marathon

    Andy Davies looks at the history of the dance marathon.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  39. A Journey to Remember

    The most recent discoveries about the Titanic story, with Mike McKimm's footage from 2005.

    BBC News

  40. Ryan and the White Star Line

    Story of the court case pitting an ordinary man from Limerick against the White Star Line.

    BBC News

  41. Ampers-Fan

    Alistair Sooke traces the history of the ampersand, the character representing 'and'.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Dave Brown's New Highway Code

    Comedian Dave Brown, member of the Mighty Boosh, on the development of the Highway Code.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Liverpool's Titanic Girl

    The true story of the little girl who brought a giant spectacular to Liverpool.

    BBC One

  44. 100 Years of the Royal Flying Corps

    Peter and Dan Snow on how the Royal Flying Corps went from balloons to long-range bombers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45.

    Hurricane Rash

    Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer

    Documentary about the Antikythera Mechanism, an early computer found in a shipwreck.

    BBC Four

  47. Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You?

    How Britain is still defined by the battle between metaphorical Cavaliers and Roundheads.

    BBC Four

  48. The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal

    How British officers gave the Japanese the knowhow to take Singapore during World War II.

    BBC Two

  49. The Great British Story: Armagh

    Dermot Murnaghan returns to his childhood home of Armagh, to reveal its hidden history.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  50. The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    The events of Coronation Day in June 1953 and the meticulous planning beforehand.

    BBC Four

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