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A History of the Bible by John Barton (Omnibus)
Hugh Bonneville reads John Barton's story of the Bible and the faiths that hold it sacred.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Real Narcos
Follow the real DEA agents who brought down history's most notorious criminal masterminds
BBC Sounds
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Cumhachd Hitler | Hitler's Power
A documentary examining the relationship between Hitler and the German people.
BBC ALBA
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The Ancient Ark
Joanna Pinnock examines the significance of animals and birds in British culture
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Sporting Witness: First official penalty shootout
How a game between Hull City and Manchester United in 1971 changed football forever.
BBC World Service
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Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns
How grieving parents forced the government to ban handguns after the Dunblane shooting.
BBC Scotland
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A History of Mystery by Cal Flyn
Writer Cal Flyn explores the profound power of mystery and the provocation of the unknown.
BBC Radio 4
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Mapping the Town
An exploration of the hidden history of our towns through its streets and buildings.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music
Key Changes: pivotal moments in history which changed the course of classical music.
BBC Radio 3
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Chauvet: Humanity's First Great Masterpiece
Documentary following the work of scientists at archaeological marvel the Chauvet cave.
BBC Four
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Portmeirion yn 100
Wrth i Bortmeirion ddathlu'r 100, Betsan Anwyl sy'n dadlennu rhai o'i storïau o'r archif.
BBC Radio Cymru
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Tubaiste sa Phortach
Journalist Kevin Magee investigates a WWII RAF plane crash in County Donegal in 1943.
BBC Two Northern Ireland
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Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
A century of change in Britain through the prism of Queen Elizabeth II’s remarkable life.
BBC One
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Chernobyl – Utopia na Smàl/Chernobyl – Utopia in Flames
How the Soviet dream of Pripyat turned into the Chernobyl disaster.
BBC ALBA
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Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe by Katja Hoyer
The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler.
BBC Radio 4
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Children of the Blitz
Some of the last survivors of the Blitz, children who weren't evacuated, tell their story.
BBC Two
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Learn Cornish, Dyski Kernewek
Explore Cornish (Kernewek) language lessons packed with history and culture.
BBC Radio Cornwall
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The American Revolution
Documentary exploring America's founding struggle and how a new nation was born.
BBC Four
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The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan (Omnibus)
How the changing climate has shaped the rise and fall of civilisations.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Queen James: Passion, Plots and Power in the Court of Britain’s First King
A scandalous murder trial threatens to reveal secrets about Britain’s first king.
BBC One Northern Ireland
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Heatwave: The Summer of 1976 by John L Williams
A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point
BBC Radio 4
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1976: Summer of... Heat
Documentary looking at the heatwave of 1976. As the country sweltered, tensions rose.
BBC Two
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Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers (Omnibus)
Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers explores the history and art of timekeeping.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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You're Dead to Me
The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Hosted by Greg Jenner.
BBC Radio 4
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Elizabethan Subjects
Historian Justin Champion goes in search of Britain's multicultural past
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Middlesbrough: A Small Town in Europe
Explore the full story behind Middlesbrough FC's rise to the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.
BBC Radio Tees
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Here for the History
Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.
BBC Sounds
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Declaration
The story of Ulster immigrants who played a critical role in America’s break from Britain.
BBC Two Northern Ireland
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Lady Killers
Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary perspective.
BBC
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Here For The History
Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the historical roots of everyday life.
BBC
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The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney (Omnibus)
Naoise Mac Sweeney interrogates ideas of the origins of 'the West'.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga
David Olusoga reveals the most comprehensive picture yet of British slave traders.
BBC Two
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Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
A stellar cast of historians and experts unravel the secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry.
BBC Two
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Fidel Castro: Beyond La Revolución
As Cuba faces fresh crisis, Will Grant explores what the island's future holds.
BBC Radio 4
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In Our Time
In Our Time explores the ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world.
BBC Radio 4
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King Harold Writes Back
Historian Michael Wood on the place of the Norman Conquest in British cultural imagination
BBC Radio 4
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Empire of Tea Omnibus
Tea arrives in Britain as an exotic drink for the elite. But its tale is just beginning.
BBC Radio 4
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Redwood by Ben Macintyre
A remarkable story of Cold War espionage set in 1980s Tehran during the Iranian Revolution
BBC Radio 4
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Amongst the Medici
Classicist Bettany Hughes present this series about Renaissance Florence.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Sacred Wonders of Britain
Neil Oliver reveals the sacred face of Britain, an ancient landscape of belief.
BBC Two
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British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash
The story of how three British artists responded to the cataclysm of World War One.
BBC Four
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A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in Britain.
BBC Four
