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  1. The Story of British Pathé

    Series delving into film and newsreel company British Pathé's treasure trove of images.

    BBC Four

  2. Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square

    Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

    Series looking at one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history

    BBC Four

  4. Vasily Grossman from the Frontline

    Elliot Levey reads Vasily Grossman's front line despatches from the battle of Stalingrad

    BBC Radio 4

  5. The Scottish Intellect

    Billy Kay celebrates the 600-year history of Scottish universities.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  6. The Queen's Palaces

    Documentary taking a look at the stories behind HM the Queen's three official residences.

    BBC One

  7. Regimental Stories

    Five regiments reveal how their identities were forged by moments in British history

    BBC Four

  8. George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

    The previously untold history of Britain's mixed-race community.

    BBC Two

  9. The Day They Tried to Close Down Merthyr

    Melanie Doel revisits the turbulent period in the 1930s when Merthyr's future was in doubt

    BBC Radio Wales

  10. Ceramics: A Fragile History

    Three-part series looking at the history of pottery in Britain

    BBC Four

  11. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  12. A History of the Brain

    Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  13. Shakespeare's Restless World

    Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories 20 objects tell us about Shakespeare's world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  14. The Freedom Trail

    Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. The Manor Reborn

    A team of historians and experts reinterpret 500-year-old Avebury Manor in Wiltshire.

    BBC One

  16. The Last Explorers

    Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver presents a series on the golden age of exploration

    BBC One Scotland

  17. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office

    Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

    Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at the history of Jerusalem

    BBC Four

  19. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office

    Omnibus edition. Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office

    BBC Radio 4

  20. How New Is the New Philanthropy?

    Hugh Cunningham presents a history of philanthropic giving in Britain

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Black Is a Country

    Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  22. One of Hitler's Mistakes

    81-year-old Mady Gerrard recounts growing up as a teenage Jew in Hungary during the war

    BBC Radio Wales

  23. Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

    Unlocking the secrets of illuminated manuscripts that were custom-made for kings

    BBC Four

  24. To Strive and Seek

    Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova polar expedition

    BBC Radio 4

  25. King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy

    A two-part portrait of Elizabeth II's grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary.

    BBC Two

  26. Sport and the British

    Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  27. The Crusades

    Dr Thomas Asbridge re-examines the story of the Crusades

    BBC Two

  28. Sport and the British: Omnibus

    Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

    BBC Radio 4

  29. Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

    Fred Dibnah travels cross-country to reveal how steam engines powered British industry.

    BBC Two

  30. The Nile

    Edward Stourton explores the impact of the famous river on the people of Egypt

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. The Diamond Queen

    Andrew Marr presents three films looking at the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II

    BBC One

  32. Singapore 1942: End of Empire

    The story of the fall of Singapore in 1942

    BBC Two

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  33. Versailles

    The story of the rise and fall of one of Europe's most splendid palaces.

    BBC Two

  34. The Real Patron Saints

    Ian Hislop delves into the history of the patron saints of Britain and Ireland

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Britain's Heritage Heroes

    Series celebrating the people dedicated to maintaining Britain's rich history.

    BBC Two

  36. Be' 'Di'r Hanes

    Rhun ap Iorwerth yn dod a hanes Cymru yn fyw. The history of Wales.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  37. Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture

    Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship, from 1911 to 2011, between class and culture

    BBC Two

  38. Alvin Hall in The Bonfire of the Vanities

    Alvin Hall compares the New York of Tom Wolfe's scathing 1980s satire with that of today

    BBC Radio 4

  39. She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

    Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power.

    BBC Four

  40. A History of the Titanic in 30 Pieces

    The stories of objects with links to the Titanic

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  41. How God Made the English

    Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores what it means to be English.

    BBC Two

  42. The 1952 Show

    Len Goodman takes a look at one of the most exciting decades in our history.

    BBC One

  43. Metalworks!

    Series looking at three aspects of British metalworking over the centuries.

    BBC Four

  44. British Isles: A Natural History

    Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme.

    BBC One

  45. Titanic Letters

    Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by people on-board

    BBC Radio Ulster

  46. Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past

    Uncovers the stories behind historic buildings as they are dismantled and resurrected.

    BBC Two

  47. Ship of Dreams

    Jeanette Winterson celebrates the life and passing of the Titanic

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Divine Women

    Tracing the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion.

    BBC Two

  49. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

    Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.

    BBC Two

  50. The 70s

    Historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on an eye opening journey into Britain in the 1970s.

    BBC Two

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