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  1. When Washington Came to Brum

    How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball

    A team of world experts recreate the social event at the heart of Pride and Prejudice.

    BBC Two

  3. The Dambusters: 70 Years On

    Dan Snow presents from RAF Scampton, a tribute to WWII's daring Dambusters raid.

    BBC Two

  4. Swansea City: The Fall and Rise

    Charting the fortunes of crisis-stricken Swansea City AFC after it was rescued by fans.

    BBC One Wales

  5. The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars

    Archaeologists examine a labyrinth built by British troops beneath the Somme battlefield.

    BBC Four

  6. Rebels - Guy Burgess

    Guy Burgess according to people who knew and worked with him, including brother Nigel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Choristers of the Coronation

    One time boy choristers recall the thrill of singing at the 1953 Coronation.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell

    Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain.

    BBC Two

  9. Dornier 17: The Fall and Rise of a German Bomber

    The story of the plan to salvage a survival of World War Two from the English Channel.

    BBC News

  10. Coronation Day Across the World

    Global radio reports celebrating HM the Queen's coronation. From June 1953.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Radium Days

    Precious. Exciting. Dangerous? The early days of radium and isotopes in Scotland.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  12. 1953: Those Radio Times

    Nick Baker celebrates the Best of British in Coronation year.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. The Talley Abbey Ash

    A stranger discovers an ancient tree in a lane close to the ruins of the Talley Abbey.

    BBC Radio Wales

  14. Another Country: In Search of Joseph Roth

    Michael Hofmann travels to the birthplace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's great elegist.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Battle of the Atlantic

    How a secret command bunker in Liverpool helped win the Battle of the Atlantic.

    BBC One

  16. The Battle of the Atlantic: Remembered

    The 70th commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic, from Liverpool Cathedral.

    BBC One

  17. Henry VII: The Winter King

    Author Thomas Penn reveals how the first Tudor monarch rose to power and held on to it.

    BBC Two

  18. Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams

    The story of automata, ancient clockwork machines designed to mimic and recreate life.

    BBC Four

  19. The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    Coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Day from Tuesday 2 June 1953.

    BBC Parliament

  20. The People's Coronation with David Dimbleby

    David Dimbleby tells the story of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

    BBC One

  21. The Queen's Procession to Westminster Abbey

    The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace.

    BBC Parliament

  22. The Coronation Service

    The coronation service with commentary by Richard Dimbleby. From 2 June 1953.

    BBC Parliament

  23. The State Procession through London

    Colonial rulers and Commonwealth prime ministers leave the abbey for the state procession.

    BBC Parliament

  24. The Queen's Appearance on the Balcony of the Palace

    The Queen and members of the royal family appear on the balcony. From 2 June 1953.

    BBC Parliament

  25. Royal Journey: The Princess Elizabeth in Canada

    Film of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in Canada and the US in 1951.

    BBC Four

  26. The Mary Rose Reborn

    Robert Hall tells the story of the restoration of Henry VIII's world famous ship.

    BBC News

  27. Beeching Night

    An evening of special programming to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Beeching Report.

    BBC Parliament

  28. BBC News Reports from 1963

    A look back at how the BBC covered the publication of the Beeching Report on March 27 1963

    BBC Parliament

  29. Politics on Track

    Nicholas Owen looks at the relationship between the railways and the politicians.

    BBC Parliament

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    The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank

    Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

    BBC Four

  31. China in Six Easy Pieces

    What porcelain tells us about Chinese emperors, scholars, workers, merchants and artists.

    BBC Four

  32. Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus - Dancing the Orange

    Karen Leeder on a great modern masterpiece, Maria Rainer Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Wales in Australia with Huw Edwards

    Huw Edwards discovers the hand that Welsh people have had in shaping Australia.

    BBC One Wales

  34. The Namer of Clouds

    Lavinia Greenlaw pays poetic tribute to Luke Howard, the man who named the clouds.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Arctic Convoys

    Welsh World War II veterans share their experiences of the Arctic Convoy missions.

    BBC Radio Wales

  36. TS Eliot's India: Many Gods, Many Voices

    Poet Daljit Nagra explores the often overlooked Indian element to TS Eliot's poetry.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Mystery of Rome's X Tomb

    Unlocking the secrets of a tomb containing over 2,000 bodies in the catacombs of Rome.

    BBC Two

  38.

    Caligula with Mary Beard

    Professor Mary Beard explores the life and times of the notorious Roman emperor Caligula.

    BBC Two

  39. The Sonnet and the Sword

    The secrets behind the poetry at the court of Elizabeth I, as revealed by Peggy Reynolds.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

    Documentary about the rituals and secrets of the royal bedchamber.

    BBC Four

  41. Britain's Lost Treasures Returned: How Houghton Got Its Art Back

    How a prime minister's art collection is returning to its original home in Norfolk.

    BBC Four

  42. The Town I Loved So Well

    Bronagh Gallagher returns to Londonderry to look at its musical heritage and history.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  43. Martin Luther King: The Assassination Tapes

    Reassembled footage surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King.

    BBC Four

  44. Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

    BBC Two

  45. Songs of Courage: From Santiago to Scotland

    Ricky Ross meets Chilean exiles who came to Scotland following the coup of 1973.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  46.

    The Cuban Missile Crisis: As Seen From Moscow and Havana

    Allan Little pieces together the "untold" side of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Fallen at Flodden: James IV - Scotland's Greatest King

    A greatly beloved king, a tragic battle. Susan Morrison explores Flodden.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. Allende, Pinochet a Chorwynt Medi

    Cymry amlwg yn cofio deugain mlynedd ers y "coup" milwrol yn Chile ar 11eg o Fedi 1973.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  49. Letting the Walls Speak

    Mark-Anthony Turnage and Paul Muldoon commemorate 400 years of the Londonderry walls.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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    Tibet Remembered

    A portrait of pre Chinese Tibet through the voices of the British who worked there.

    BBC Radio 4

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