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  1. The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

    The story of Revelations of Divine Love, the first book written in English by a woman.

    BBC Four

  2. World Cup '66 Live

    England's 1966 World Cup victory celebrated in a live stage show from Wembley.

    BBC Radio 2

  3. An Dà Dhòmhnall

    Sgeulachd thiamhaidh on Chiad Chogadh mu dhithis leis an aon ainm, ceangailt' le mearachd

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  4. Generation '66

    A revealing portrait of 1966 told by the generation that shaped it.

    BBC Four

  5. Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in Time

    Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.

    BBC Four

  6.

    Songs for the Dead

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the lost tradition of keening for the dead in Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Mystery of Van Gogh's Ear

    What happened on the December night when Vincent van Gogh took a blade to his own ear?

    BBC Two

  8. The Flying Scotsman

    Tom Ingall tells the story of the restored Flying Scotsman's journey from London to York.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  9. The Rhyl Thing

    Caryl Parry Jones returns to her hometown of Rhyl for a musical reflection on its history.

    BBC Radio Wales

  10. All Aboard! The Country Bus

    A bus journey in real time through the iconic landscape of the Yorkshire Dales.

    BBC Four

  11. It Takes All Sorts

    Actress Lillian Gish tells Howard Lockhart how DW Griffith influenced her screen career.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Tank Men

    Rob Bell tells the story of the First World War tank men.

    BBC One

  13. The Severn Bridge at 50: A High Wire Act

    Celebrating the 50th birthday of the Severn Bridge.

    BBC One Wales

  14. Eva Braun - Bean Hitler/Eva Braun - Hitler's Wife

    An intimate portrait of Eva Braun, Hitler's wife.

    BBC ALBA

  15. London 1666

    Landmark event to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.

    BBC Four

  16. Còmhstri Scott & Amundsen/Duel - Scott & Amundsen

    Tracing the twin expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to the South Pole.

    BBC ALBA

  17. New Town

    Documentary charting the planning and realisation of Edinburgh's New Town.

    BBC Scotland

  18.

    The British Film Studios - Pinewood

    John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons

    Nicholas Parsons goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world.

    BBC Four

  20. Scotland and the Klan

    A look at Scotland's possible links to racism in America's Deep South.

    BBC Two Scotland

  21. Lost in France

    Neville Southall goes in search of Leigh Roose, the first celebrity footballer.

    BBC Radio Wales

  22. Hunting the Nazi Gold Train

    Dan Snow leads an investigation into the hunt for a buried Nazi gold train.

    BBC Two

  23. Huge and Mighty Men of Valour

    Sir Trevor McDonald presents the untold story of the West Indies' role in the Great War.

    BBC Radio 2

  24. Aberfan: A Survivor's Journey

    Aberfan survivor Gaynor Madgwick tells the story of the disaster.

    BBC Radio Wales

  25.

    Aberfan: Covering a Catastrophe

    Felicity Evans meets some of the journalists who reported on the Aberfan disaster.

    BBC Radio Wales

  26.

    Aberfan: Memory and Meaning

    Dai Smith asks what meaning might be found in the deaths of so many people at Aberfan.

    BBC Radio Wales

  27. The Welsh Women of Patagonia

    Sian Harries hears how Welsh women in Patagonia were the first in the world to vote.

    BBC Radio Wales

  28. Surviving Aberfan

    The people of Aberfan tell their stories of loss, miraculous survival and heroic rescue.

    BBC One Wales

  29. Aberfan

    Alun Thomas yn nodi hanner canrif ers trychineb Aberfan.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  30.

    Aberfan: The Green Hollow

    A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster. From 2016

    BBC One Wales

  31. The Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China

    Dan Snow, Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Albert Lin investigate a mighty tomb in China.

    BBC Two

  32. Finding the Good Earth

    Euron Griffith goes in search of the land given to fans of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

    BBC Radio Wales

  33. Aberfan Memorial Concert

    Roy Noble introduces a special concert on the fiftieth anniversary of the Aberfan disaster

    BBC Radio Wales

  34. Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

    An attempt to restage the first official broadcast on British television 80 years later.

    BBC Four

  35. The Lost Chapel of Westminster

    Mark D'Arcy reports on new research recreating the lost Royal Chapel of St Stephen's.

    BBC Parliament

  36. Voices of the Earth

    Andrew Motion responds to the subject of climate change in a unique audio poem.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. In the Lumber Room With Saki

    A celebration of the dark short stories of 'Saki', the British writer killed at the Somme.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the NHS

    How Caribbean and African women came to the UK to save the then ailing health service.

    BBC Four

  39. Good Times, Bad Times

    Ricky Ross tells the story of Timex in Dundee, through the good times and the bad times.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  40. Titanic's Tragic Twin: The Britannic Disaster

    A look at how and why the Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic, 100 years after it sank.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  41.

    The Tarpaulin - A Biography

    Historian Dina Gusejnova tells the story of tarpaulin from the 17th Century to now.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. The Sikhs of Smethwick

    Filmmaker Billy Dosanjh celebrates 50 years of the Sikhs in his hometown of Smethwick.

    BBC Four

  43. The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind the Myth

    Documentary exploring the Pilgrims' journey across the Atlantic in the early 17th century.

    BBC Two

  44. Lloyd George and His Women

    Carolyn Hitt explores the complicated love life of David Lloyd George.

    BBC Radio Wales

  45. Project Children: Defusing the Troubles

    How an NYPD bomb-disposal expert helped defuse the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  46. Dan Snow on Lloyd George: My Great-Great-Grandfather

    Dan Snow traces the story of his forebear, Liberal prime minister David Lloyd George.

    BBC One Wales

  47. Ceann an Righ/The King's Head

    A' sealltainn aghaidh an righ Raibeart Brus. Revealing the face of Robert the Bruce.

    BBC ALBA

  48. The Spirit of Invergordon

    Writer Hamish MacDonald explores the 1931 Invergordon naval mutiny and its fallout.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  49. Evans the Exile and Thomas the Missionary

    The story of Robert Jermain Thomas, who created a unique bond between Wales and Korea.

    BBC Radio Wales

  50. Our Summer: The story of Wales at Euro 2016

    Relive the Welsh squad's epic journey through Euro 2016. Narrated by Erin Richards.

    BBC Radio Wales

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