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The Nazis: A Warning from History
How could a nation at the heart of Europe have allowed Hitler to come to power?
BBC Two
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Election 97
The BBC's 1997 general election night results coverage, presented by David Dimbleby
BBC Parliament
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The Death of Yugoslavia
The inside story of a nation’s collapse, told by those who lived it and tore it apart.
BBC Two
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The Living Dead
Three films by Adam Curtis about the attempts of those in power to control the past.
BBC Two
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Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
David Attenborough presents a series on fossils and palaeontology.
BBC Two
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The Strange Affair of...
Enquiries into the truth behind famous mysteries and popular stories
BBC Two
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Peace in No Man's Land
The story of the 1914 Christmas truce on the Western Front, told by three survivors.
BBC Two
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The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill
Brian Redhead reports from the 'Rocket 150' event held at Rainhill, Lancashire. (1980)
BBC
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Living Legends
A series about the truth behind some of the popular figures in British history.
BBC One
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Decision 79 - The Morning After
Archive coverage of the 1979 General Election which swept Margaret Thatcher to power.
BBC Parliament
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Decision 79 - Election Night
A chance to relive the historic May 3 1979 General Election.
BBC Parliament
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Sir Mortimer and Magnus
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks to Magnus Magnusson about his life and discoveries
BBC
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Tutankhamun's Egypt
Series exploring the mysterious and remote culture during the time of Egypt's boy king.
BBC Two
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BBC Election 1970
A chance to relive the historic 1970 general election and its surprise result.
BBC Parliament
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Civilisation
Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of western art and philosophy.
BBC Two
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1966 General Election
The BBC's 1966 election night programme, presented by Cliff Michelmore.
BBC Parliament
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A City Crowned with Green
How London has grown in size and spread into the surrounding country. (1964)
BBC
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Waiting For Work
Jack Ashley's film showed the suffering caused by high unemployment in Hartlepool. (1963)
BBC
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The Grandeur That Was Rome
Sir Mortimer Wheeler considers some of the outstanding features of the Roman Empire.
BBC
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After the Battle
Noted war correspondents return to the WWII battlefields from where they had reported.
BBC Four
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1959 General Election
An archive broadcast of the BBC's 1959 General Election results programme.
BBC Parliament
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Morning in the Streets
1959 documentary showing images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom.
BBC
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1955 General Election
A chance to relive the first recorded BBC television election results coverage.
BBC Parliament
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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?
A panel of experts is challenged to identify a series of unusual objects
BBC
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Que História!
Incríveis histórias reais que nem a mente mais criativa poderia ter inventado.
BBC Brasil
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Brixton: Flames on the Frontline
Brixton burned. People versus the police. Big Narstie finds out why.
BBC Radio 5 Live
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Birmingham: The City They Couldn’t Kill
When London politicians wanted to slow down Birmingham’s growth the city said "no".
BBC Radio WM
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Notorious Nottinghamshire
Explore fascinating stories from across Nottinghamshire.
BBC Radio Nottingham
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My Moment In History
Katrice Lee vanished in 1981. Her father shares the reality of life behind the headlines.
BBC Local Radio
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A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today
Sam Smith presents stories of HIV in the UK; beginning with the life of Terrence Higgins.
BBC Radio Wales
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Who Was Michael X?
The intriguing story of the once famous Black British activist you’ve never heard of.
BBC Sounds
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Drowned – The Flooding of a Village
A story of the flooding of a village in Wales to provide drinking water for Liverpool.
BBC Radio Wales
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Hometown Boring?
Unearthing hidden histories around the UK in places misjudged as being “boring”.
BBC Sounds
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The Captain Tom Story
The 100 year old man who became a global sensation and the controversy that followed.
BBC Three Counties Radio
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Weird in the Wade
Weird in the Wade brings you true tales that are weird, wonderful and a little off kilter
BBC Sounds
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Liberation 80
Marking the 80 years of liberation after German occupation during World War Two.
BBC Local Radio
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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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The Vietnam Paris connection
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, film critic Phuong Le and Peter Salmon join Matthew Sweet
BBC Radio 3
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HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and Wales: A Tribute
Felicity Evans pays tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, whose death has been announced.
BBC Radio Wales
