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Scramble
A day that changed the course of World War Two
11 Jul 2020,·18 mins
6. Closure
The sale of the business brings new hope, but ultimately the shop can’t be saved.
14 Apr 2023,·30 mins
Omnibus 4
The series which traces decisive moments in the history of the NHS.
14 Sep 2018,·58 mins
Series 8
The football split in Northern Ireland – who is kicking with the wrong foot?
Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume kick around the political football of, well, football.
10 Feb 2024,·30 mins
Queen Elizabeth II
James Naughtie profiles Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrated her diamond jubilee in 2012.
07 Sep 2012,·12 mins
Kerry Irving
Kerry Irving and Max the Miracle Dog.
03 Mar 2020,·17 mins
Series 1
On the Grid
Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
26 Jan 2018,·12 mins
Episode 2
Matthew Sweet explores Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and cuttings.
28 Feb 2011,·30 mins
5. Flight of Imagination
Ralph Steadman shares his passion for flying and Leonardo.
03 May 2019,·14 mins
Edward Stourton presents the partisans' stories of the mass POW breakout in 1943.
06 Sep 2013,·28 mins
It's Good to Talk
The final programme in Diarmaid Ferriter's look back at a turbulent Anglo-Irish century.
13 May 2016,·28 mins
Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.
02 Jun 2015,·30 mins
Series 2
323BC - The Death of Alexander the Great
Michael Scott spins the globe in 323BC, the year in which Alexander the Great died.
25 Nov 2014,·28 mins
The Taung Child
Jessica Holm investigates a skull seen as a missing link between apes and humans.
28 Jan 2008,·30 mins
The Missing Children
Lucas Laursen investigates Spain's missing children from the Franco era and decades after.
25 Mar 2019,·28 mins
Surviving the strike
Hard-working families faced new poverty in confusing times for the community.
02 Mar 2024,·18 mins
The Fire That Scorched Brazil’s History
Inside the ruin of Brazil’s National Museum – and the struggle to revive it
01 Sep 2019,·57 mins
Lennox Castle Hospital
Anita Anand uncovers hidden stories from recent British history.
14 Aug 2023,·28 mins
The 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death, and how fighting him changed Britain forever.
10 Jun 2015,·28 mins
Introducing House of the Lion: A Blood Soaked Throne
Susan Morrison & Len Pennie explore the bloody struggles for throne of medieval Scotland.
26 Jan 2024,·2 mins
Responsibility for the Great War has been a fierce battle for meaning ever since 1914.
04 Feb 2014,·43 mins
Transplant
In 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant operation.
16 Mar 2007,·15 mins
2. NHS - the early years
Concluding the story of general practice from the 1950s to the present day.
15 Jul 2016,·28 mins
Week 4 Omnibus
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
22 Apr 2022,·57 mins
Frederick Kelly
The story of Frederick 'Clegg' Kelly, Olympic rowing champion and First World War hero.
10 Aug 2014,·60 mins
Episode 4
Tarek Osman examines the build up to the Arab Spring, as two worlds collide.
31 Dec 2013,·43 mins
Acts of Union and Disunion: Omnibus
Episode 3
Linda explores Britain's relationships with North America, Europe and expatriate Britons.
24 Jan 2014,·58 mins
Michael Portillo examines the past and future of democracy over 2,500 years.
25 May 2010,·45 mins
VJ Day Anniversary Special
Peter Snow marks the seventieth anniversary of VJ Day at the end of the Second World War.
14 Aug 2015,·28 mins
28/07/2017
The story of the 1993 Waco siege and the lasting impact on those who survived.
28 Jul 2017,·15 mins
