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  1. Ceasefire

    Documentary exploring the background to the momentous 1994 ceasefires in Northern Ireland.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

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    The Lost Women of British Jazz

    Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Am Marloch

    Gilleasbaig MacDhòmhnaill le sgeulachd Alasdair Stiùbhairt mu eilthirich a' Mharloch.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

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    Heaven and Earth: Le Ly Hayslip

    Writer Le Ly Hayslip tells how she survived the Vietnam war and its aftermath.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Tin Town Kids

    Professor Paddy Gray revisits the aluminium prefab homes that sprung up after World War II

    BBC Radio Ulster

  6. Gresford - The Miners' Hymn

    Reflecting on the Gresford Colliery disaster and Robert Saint's tribute to those who died.

    BBC Radio Wales

  7. Return to Gleision

    Documentary about the Gleision disaster, in which four miners died on 15 September 2011.

    BBC Radio Wales

  8. Arthur Frigg and the Railway of Death

    A former POW remembers the experience he endured when forced to build the Burma Railway.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  9. The World's War

    Challenging perceptions of the First World War by exploring its global dimensions.

    BBC Two

  10. Keep the Home Fires Burning

    The story of Ivor Novello and the song that made his name.

    BBC Radio 2

  11. History in Their Hands

    The story of the June 2012 handshake that started a new chapter in Northern Irish history.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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    Paul is Dead

    In 1969 a rumour swept the world. Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by an impostor

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Nancy Storace: Mozart's English Soprano

    Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English star who worked with Mozart.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. The Sound of 37

    Documentary which brings Belfast in 1937 to life with never-heard-before recordings.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  15. Swallowed by the Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City

    Maritime archaeologists uncover the Egyptian city of Heracleion, once lost to the sea.

    BBC Two

  16. Bravo Aberystwyth

    Marion Loffler yn ôlrhain hanes Hydref 1914 pan erlidiwyd trigolion Almaenig Aberystwyth.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  17. Thomas Telford: The Man Who Built Britain

    A documentary on the life and work of the famous Scottish engineer Thomas Telford.

    BBC Two Scotland

  18. Cuimhneachain Cogaidh: A' Bheilg

    Criomag a' leantainn Comann Rèiseamaid Ghàidhealach na Ban-rìgh timcheall làraich cogaidh.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  19. The Future of the Political Interview

    David Dimbleby lectures on The Future of the Political Interview, from Friday 17 July.

    BBC Parliament

  20. The Walking Dead

    Novelist AL Kennedy investigates revenants, Scotland's medieval equivalent of the zombie.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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    Dr Hepcat and the Hepster's Dictionary

    Poet Lemn Sissay tells the story of Cab Calloway and his Hepster's Dictionary of jive talk

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. In Search of the Real Searchers

    Mark Burman explores the real history behind the classic 1950s western The Searchers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Cold War Poet

    Stephen Evans explores how Dylan Thomas's work became a British export during the Cold War

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot

    The inner secrets of the Gunpowder Plot using the words of the plotters themselves.

    BBC Two

  25. Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

    How medieval British stone masons and builders made Gothic architecture their own.

    BBC Four

  26. Cuimhneachain Cogaidh: Cladh nan Sìophartach

    Còmhla ri Comann Rèiseamaid Ghàidhealach na Banrigh aig Cladh Cheddar Villa.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  27. Night Fishing

    Poet Tom Rawling fished sea trout at night. An eerie experience in sound and poems.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Lost Treasures of the Sikh Kingdom

    James Lewis tells the story of the lost treasures of the 19th-century maharajah.

    BBC One

  29. Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered

    An epic detective story that reveals the amazing truth of the boy behind the golden mask.

    BBC One

  30. Of Mourning and Memory

    Angela Graham explores the stories behind First World War memorials in Wales.

    BBC Radio Wales

  31. Captain Jack's War

    The granddaughter of two men involved in the First World War investigates their story.

    BBC Radio Wales

  32. Coming Home

    A unique poetry event by Andrew Motion to mark Remembrance Day 2014.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Remembering the Men of Scarp

    Murdo Maclennan returns to Scarp Island to tend the WWI graves of two men from his family.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  34. Caileagan a' Chogaidh Mhoir/A Great Adventure

    The First World War story of the Scottish Women's Hospitals.

    BBC ALBA

  35. Cairdeas Cogaidh

    Donald Meek on the trail of two soldiers in WWI and their contrasting fortunes.

    BBC ALBA

  36. Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night

    Dramatised documentary exploring one of the most significant moments in gothic history.

    BBC Two

  37. European Council Summit

    David Cameron's press conference from the EU Summit in Brussels from Friday 24 October.

    BBC Parliament

  38. Dorset Rewritten

    Daljit Nagra goes in search of the Dorset poet William Barnes.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Teenage Tommies

    Fergal Keane looks at the teenage soldiers who served the British Army during WWI.

    BBC Two

  40. The Man Who Shot the Great War

    The story behind what has been described as the photographic discovery of the century.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  41. Woods Beyond a Cornfield

    Heartfelt poem by Stanley Cook about a girl's murder and a bruised and beautiful landscape

    BBC Radio 4

  42. War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme

    Exploring the experiences of the writers who served in the Battle of the Somme.

    BBC Two

  43. The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar

    Michael Grade reveals the story of the world's first global show business celebrity.

    BBC Four

  44. Jane Haining: The Scot Who Died in Auschwitz

    Documentary commemorating the 70th anniversary of the death of Jane Haining.

    BBC Scotland

  45. Hugh Williams: Arctic Survivor

    Phil Carradice tells the story of one of the few survivors of the Karluk's last voyage.

    BBC Radio Wales

  46. World War One Beyond the Trenches

    Some of the lesser-known World War I tales from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

    BBC News

  47. Tunics for Goalposts

    Mike Ingham looks back at World War One's football Christmas Truce.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  48. Magna Carta Anniversary Lecture

    Professor Linda Colley delivers a lecture at Guildhall on the Magna Carta.

    BBC Parliament

  49.

    Death of An Orchestra

    Supporters of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, including Alan Bennett, tell its history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Wittgenstein's Jet

    A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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