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  1. Happy 40th Birthday Radio Ulster

    John Bennett and Kerry McLean look back at 1975 with music and memories.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  2. BBC Radio Ulster at 40 - A History

    William Crawley celebrates BBC Radio Ulster's distinctive history since 1975.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  3. Christmas Stockings in the Dugout

    A look at the care that went into choosing gifts for soldiers in the First World War.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  4. Who Killed Ian Parry?

    The story of Ian Parry, a photojournalist who died during the Romanian revolution in 1989.

    BBC Radio Wales

  5. Nadolig yn y Ffosydd

    Ifor ap Glyn sy'n rhoi hanes cadoediad enwog 1914 - a blas ar y cofio eleni.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  6. So Here I Am: 100 Years of Crofting

    James Hunter on crofting 100 years after the crofters of Braes fought for land rights.

    BBC ALBA

  7. Irving Henry Jones Remembers WWI

    Irving Henry Jones recalls his experiences of the First World War.

    BBC Radio Wales

  8.

    Beirut's House of Barakat

    Rebecca Lloyd-Evans visits Beirut's house of memory.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Hermitage Revealed

    The stories that have shaped St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum's varied history.

    BBC Four

  10.

    Kitch!

    Musician and poet Anthony Joseph tries to get to the heart of Calypso star Lord Kitchener

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court

    Lucy Worsley and David Starkey celebrate the 500th anniversary of Hampton Court.

    BBC Two

  12.

    Churchill's Grave

    William Crawley visits Winston Churchill's final resting place in Bladon, Oxfordshire

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. The Joy of Mozart

    Tom Service delves into the life and times of Mozart to try and rediscover his greatness.

    BBC Four

  14. The Secret Horse: Quest for the True Appaloosa

    A horsewoman sets off to find the truth about the origins of the Appaloosa spotted horse.

    BBC Four

  15. The Secret Sex Life of Robert Burns

    Keara Murphy investigates the lives of the mothers of Robert Burns's illegitimate children

    BBC Radio Scotland

  16. Diplomats and Double Agents

    Billy Kay explores the strong links between espionage and diplomacy in Scottish history.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  17. Surviving the Holocaust - Freddie Knoller's War

    Holocaust survivor Freddie Knoller talks about being a young Jewish man during WWII.

    BBC Two

  18. Churchill: The Nation's Farewell

    Jeremy Paxman examines whether Churchill's legacy still has resonance today.

    BBC One

  19. The Churchill Obituary

    Obituary to Sir Winston Churchill on the 50th anniversary of his death.

    BBC Two

  20. The Holocaust - My Family Story

    Adrian Goldberg tells his family's story of the Holocaust.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  21. Touched by Auschwitz

    Feature-length documentary exploring the experiences of six Auschwitz survivors.

    BBC Two

  22. Holocaust Memorial Day

    An event commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945.

    BBC Two

  23. The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King

    Dr Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John.

    BBC One

  24. David Starkey's Magna Carta

    A look at the origins of Magna Carta, a document underpinning British liberties since 1215

    BBC Two

  25. The Children of the Holocaust

    Holocaust survivors tell their stories of Nazi persecution in animation and interviews.

    BBC Four

  26. Balla Berlin - an slighe gu saorsa/The Berlin Wall - Escape to Freedom

    The story of the Berlin Wall.

    BBC ALBA

  27. Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman

    Michael Wood tells the story of Mary Arden, an ordinary woman in a time of revolution.

    BBC Four

  28. The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King

    Dr Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John.

    BBC Four

  29. Scotland's Plague Years

    Author Louise Welsh explores historic bubonic plague outbreaks in Scotland.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  30. Teenage Tommies - Learning Zone

    A moving five-story tribute to Britain's heroic boy soldiers of World War I.

    BBC Two

  31. Simon Weston's Welsh Guards

    Simon Weston celebrates and commemorates the history of the Welsh Guards.

    BBC Radio Wales

  32. My Chinese New Year

    Actress Jing Lusi explores her cultural heritage and the meaning of Chinese New Year.

    BBC One

  33. Nelson in His Own Words

    Drama documentary exploring the life of Horatio Nelson through his own letters.

    BBC Two

  34. David Starkey's Magna Carta

    A look at the origins of Magna Carta, a document underpinning British liberties since 1215

    BBC Two

  35.

    Food in the Frame

    Ruby Tandoh on the fascinating, evolving role played by food in art over the centuries.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36.

    Voices From Our Industrial Past: Women

    Emma Griffin examines the lives of working women during the industrial revolution.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Dividing the Sexes

    Louise Welsh explores how society has attempted to categorise intersex people.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  38. Beyond Belief: The Cranston Family at War

    Bob Dickson tells the story of the seven Cranston sons who went off to fight in WW1.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  39. Suburbia

    An exploration of the history, cultures and aspects of British life found in suburbia.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40.

    A Wing and a Prayer

    Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Return of the Lost King - An Inside Out Special

    Following the prepartions to reinter the remains of King Richard III.

    BBC One

  42. The Valleys Fighter

    A look back at some of the boxing champions that have come from the south Wales valleys.

    BBC One Wales

  43. Drills, Dentures and Dentistry: An Oral History

    How dentistry has been transformed from a backstreet horror show into a modern science.

    BBC Four

  44. Blast of the Century

    Poet John Cooper Clarke looks at Vorticism, a radical but short-lived British art movement

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Good Morning Vietnam Revisited

    Adrian Cronauer shares the true story of his time as an iconic radio DJ in Vietnam.

    BBC Radio 2

  46.

    Hollow Earth: A Travel Guide

    Comedian Robin Ince takes us on a tour of a world beneath the earth's crust.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. The (Half) Life of Strontium

    A poetic meditation on the element uniting Nagasaki, Argyll and a mutant bounty hunter.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. We Real Cool: The Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks

    A portrait of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, narrated by her daughter Nora Brooks Blakely.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. The Poet and the Murderer

    A gripping true story of poetry, murder and the art of forgery.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Quarry Boys: The Welsh at Gallipoli

    The Welsh soldiers who fought at Gallipoli have been written out of history, until now.

    BBC Radio Wales

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