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  1. Wales and the Basque Refugees: The Children's Stories

    Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Basque refugees fleeing Spain's Civil War.

    BBC One Wales

  2. Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier

    A film looking back on three centuries of contact and conflict with Roman invaders.

    BBC Two Scotland

  3. Cuimhne an Clò

    Cuimhneachan an sgrìobhaiche Osgood MacCoinnich air sgìre Gheàrrloich san 19mh linn.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  4. The Last Battle of the Vikings

    Dr Jon Henderson tells the story of the Norsemen in Scotland.

    BBC Two Scotland

  5. Rome's Lost Empire

    Dan Snow uses technology to reveal the secrets of the Roman Empire.

    BBC One

  6. Bàthaidhean Nis

    A' comharrachadh gu bheil 150 bliadhna bho thachair Bàthadh Mòr Nis. Le Iain MacIlleathain

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  7. Christmas at the Patti

    Martin Ace tells the story of how a cult album came to be recorded in Swansea in 1972.

    BBC Radio Wales

  8. The Christmas No.1 Story

    A journey through the last 60 years of British Christmas number ones.

    BBC Two

  9. Murder on the Victorian Railway

    Documentary looking at the first murder on Britain's railways.

    BBC Two

  10. Blackpool Big Night Out

    A look at Blackpool through the eyes of the people who played there in the city's heyday.

    BBC Two

  11. Neil Armstrong - First Man on the Moon

    Documentary telling the life story of the first man to set foot on the moon.

    BBC Two

  12. Goodbye to Canterbury

    Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams reveals the hidden corners of the cathedral.

    BBC Two

  13. Cuimhne an Clò

    Mark Wringe agus aoighean le sùil air eachdraidh-beatha Aonghais Chaimbeul, Am Puilean.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  14. Queen's University - Belfast Built

    William Crawley considers the past 50 years of the Queen's University of Belfast.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  15. The Battle for Malta

    James Holland takes a fresh look a the battle for Malta during the Second World War.

    BBC Two

  16. Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here

    Jeremy Black examines an extraordinary time in British history, the Industrial Revolution.

    BBC Two

  17. Memory Man

    Documentary about Peter Heathwood and his vast video archive library of The Troubles.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  18. The Princess Victoria Disaster

    Karen Atkinson tells the story of the sinking of the MV Princess Victoria, 60 years later.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  19. Prisoner Number A26188: Henia Bryer

    One woman's extraordinary testimony of her survival through the genocidal horrors of WWII.

    BBC One

  20. Tryweryn

    Hanes boddi cymuned Cwm Celyn a'r ffrwydriadau fu yno 50 mlynedd yn ôl.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  21. Who Was Rosalind?

    Susan Hitch looks at the boys who played Shakespeare's female characters.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Harold Wilson Night with Peter Snow

    Peter Snow presents archive programmes and a discussion on the first TV prime minister.

    BBC Parliament

  23. 1970 General Election

    A whistle-stop tour of the 1970 general election.

    BBC Parliament

  24. The Making of Yesterday's Men

    Interview with Angela Pope (producer) and David Dimbleby (presenter) of the documentary.

    BBC Parliament

  25. David Holmes Interview

    David Holmes looks back on his time as BBC political editor during the Wilson years.

    BBC Parliament

  26. Wilson's World

    Peter Snow debates Harold Wilson with Baroness Williams, Lord Donoughue and Lord Hurd.

    BBC Parliament

  27. The Holocaust and My Father: Six Million and One

    Documentary about a Hungarian Jew interned in two Austrian concentration camps.

    BBC Four

  28. Dreamers of the Black Metropolis

    The story of Chicago's Depression era Black Renaissance and the artists that led it.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Simonides: Body Bags

    Poet Robert Crawford asks what connects the ancient Greek poet Simonides with war today.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. 14 Days

    How Fr Reid tried to break the 14-day cycle of violence in Northern Ireland in March '88.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  31.

    The Forgotten Black Cowboys

    Sarfraz Manzoor goes in search of America's black cowboys

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Iraq - Ten Years On

    Marking the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

    BBC Parliament

  33.

    Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

    Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.

    BBC One

  34. 1963: A Year to Remember

    A look back at the tumultuous political events of 1963.

    BBC Parliament

  35. The Thrilla in Manila

    Ali versus Frazier: John McDonald explores the complex story behind the great 1975 fight.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. The Time of Their Lives

    Sally Magnusson meets the Glasgow schoolgirls evacuated to Perthshire over 70 years ago.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  37. The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum

    Documentary uncovering the hidden secrets of the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum.

    BBC Two

  38. Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

    Britain's greatest scientific genius in his own words.

    BBC Two

  39. The Siege

    The Siege of Derry - an event that placed the city at the heart of a Europe-wide struggle.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  40. The Genius of Josiah Wedgwood

    Historian and author AN Wilson explores the life of Josiah Wedgwood.

    BBC Two

  41. Mapping Ulster

    Jerry Brotton uses a unique collection of maps to explore Northern Ireland's origins.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  42. Margaret Thatcher: Prime Minister

    Family, friends and former colleagues recall Margaret Thatcher's life and years in power.

    BBC Parliament

  43. Talk-In with Margaret Thatcher

    Robin Day meets Margaret Thatcher after 100 days as Conservative leader. From 16 May 1975.

    BBC Parliament

  44. Campaign 1979

    Michael Cockerell follows Margaret Thatcher on the 1979 campaign trail. From 30 April 1979

    BBC Parliament

  45. 1980 Conference Speech

    Margaret Thatcher's famous "the lady's not for turning" speech. From 10 October 1980.

    BBC Parliament

  46. 1984 Conference Speech

    Margaret Thatcher's conference speech following the Brighton bomb. From 12 October 1984.

    BBC Parliament

  47. Margaret Thatcher: Final Speech as Leader in the Commons

    Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's final speech at the despatch box. From 22 November 1990

    BBC Parliament

  48. Lord's Maiden Speech: Baroness Thatcher

    Baroness Thatcher makes her maiden speech to the House of Lords. From 2 July 1992.

    BBC Parliament

  49. Searching for Exile: Truth or Myth?

    Film exploring the evidence for the Exile of the Jews after their defeat by the Romans.

    BBC Four

  50. Nelson's Caribbean Hellhole: An 18th-Century Navy Graveyard Uncovered

    Sam Willis explores how the Caribbean sugar islands were a kind of hell in Nelson's time.

    BBC Four

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