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  1. Easter Sunday: Bayonets and Green Blades

    Ministers Duncan McLaren and Sigrid Marten explore the places and people of WW1.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  2. Messiah at the Foundling Hospital

    Revealing the story of how Handel's Messiah helped save London's Foundling Hospital.

    BBC Two

  3.

    The First Action Movie

    1903 Sheffield's on location 'Daring Daylight Burglary' inspired every action movie since.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. 50 Golden Years of Sport on BBC Two

    Celebrating 50 years of sporting coverage on BBC Two.

    BBC Two

  5. The Art of Keynes

    Nicholas Wapshott on how the economist used government money to buy paintings in WWI.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. Generation War: Fact and Fiction

    Martha Kearney and guests examine the facts behind the German drama series Generation War.

    BBC Two

  7. The French Revolution: Tearing up History

    Dr Richard Clay retells the history of the French Revolution through the story of its art.

    BBC Four

  8.

    Melencolia

    Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez is on a mission to decode Durer's Melencolia 1.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. The Mysterious Mr Webster: BBC Arts at the Globe

    Revealing the mysterious man who many consider Shakespeare's greatest rival.

    BBC Two

  10. D-Day Dames

    Lyse Doucet recounts the stories of American women war correspondents in London for D-Day.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. 70th Anniversary of D-Day

    Commemorations in Normandy on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  12. A King's Speech - Martin Luther King on Tyneside

    Lenny Henry tells the story of Martin Luther King's visit to Tyneside in 1967.

    BBC One

  13. The Science of D-Day

    Engineer Rob Bell explores the new inventions that made the Normandy invasion possible.

    BBC One

  14. Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

    The FAA pilot recounts his experiences up to and during the Second World War.

    BBC Two

  15. Normandy '44: The Battle Beyond D-Day

    James Holland reassesses the 77-day Battle for Normandy that followed D-Day.

    BBC Two

  16. Hail Marys and Miniskirts

    The story of the many Irish women who started new lives in Britain in the 1950s and 60s.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. The Little Stamp that Became the Most Valuable Thing in the World

    Joshua Levine charts the life of the 1-Cent Magenta, the most expensive stamp in the world

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Bannockburn Begins

    Louise Welsh explores the meaning of the battle of Bannockburn on its 700th anniversary.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  19.

    Arnold of the Five Towns

    Samira Ahmed explores the life and work of writer Arnold Bennett.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Seven Wonders of Brazil

    Robert Beckford explores the key ingredients that make up Brazilian Christianity.

    BBC Two

  21. D-Day Battles in the Shadows

    The French resistance's battle to stop a German division reaching the landing beaches.

    BBC News

  22. From Scotland with Love

    Film exploring Scotland's past and made entirely of Scottish film archive.

    BBC Two Scotland

  23. The Lost Poets of the Raincoat Shop

    Ian McMillan discovers lost poets through notes found on the floor of a derelict shop.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    My Family’s Fight For Civil Rights

    Oona King discovers her family's role in the fight for equality for African Americans.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. World War One At Home

    Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.

    BBC News

  26. A Bitter Legacy

    A look at how politicians have dealt with the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  27. And You, Helen

    Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Music in the Great War: Fiddler in the Tower

    Daniel Hope tells the story of Fernando Buschman, a violinist executed for spying in WWI.

    BBC Radio 3

  29. The Old Plane and the Sea: Rescuing the Last Dornier 17

    The challenges faced in recovering a German bomber raised from the seabed.

    BBC News

  30. Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley

    Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years.

    BBC Four

  31. Derek Walcott: A Fortunate Traveller

    Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott talks about his life and work at home on St Lucia.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Boycotts and Broken Dreams: The Story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games

    The story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games, which was boycotted by over half the members.

    BBC One Scotland

  33. The Verse That Stings

    Ian Hislop celebrates the sharp barbs of Alexander Pope and the 18th-century satirists.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. My Dad's Diary

    A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to his daughter.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35.

    Betjeman's Banana Blush

    Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Lancaster: Britain's Flying Past

    John Sergeant celebrates the plane some believe won the war, the Lancaster.

    BBC Two

  37. Poetry Postcards

    Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Gallipoli

    Scottish veterans remember their experiences in Gallipoli during World War One.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  39. World War One Remembered Across the Commonwealth

    Live coverage of a day of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.

    BBC One

  40. Batter My Heart: Growing Up and Growing Old with John Donne

    Ed Docx discovers that John Donne can be a poet for life.

    BBC Radio 4

  41.

    The Birth of Love

    Dr Laura Ashe reveals how our ideas of romantic love were born in 12th-century literature.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. World War One Remembered from the Battlefield

    Coverage of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.

    BBC Two

  43. Liverpool's Giant War

    Sue Johnston tells the story of the WWI Liverpool Pals.

    BBC One

  44. The Girl in the Diary

    Geraint Talfan Davies reveals how his uncle witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany in the 30s.

    BBC One Wales

  45. Kate Adie's Women of World War One

    Kate Adie examines the impact of women's work during the First World War.

    BBC Two

  46. From Auschwitz with Love

    Recounting Welshman Ron Jones's wartime experience as a prisoner of war in Auschwitz.

    BBC One Wales

  47. In Memoriam: Conversations on a Bench

    Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Match of the Day at 50

    Documentary charting the history of Match of the Day as it celebrates 50 years on the air.

    BBC One

  49. World War One At Home

    Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.

    BBC News

  50. Egypt's Lost Queens

    Professor Joann Fletcher explores life as a woman of power in ancient Egypt.

    BBC Two

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