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  1. The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors

    Rageh Omaar examines the history of the Ottoman empire

    BBC Two

  2. Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies

    Laurie Taylor looks back at 50 years of cultural studies

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Silk

    Steph McGovern presents a two-part series on the global history of silk

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. Getting on Air: The Female Pioneers

    Jane Garvey investigates the history of the female voice in broadcasting

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Cold War, Hot Jets

    How the invention of the jet engine transformed Britain after the Second World War.

    BBC Two

  6. Wales in the Sixties

    Series using colour archive and personal accounts to recount life in the Sixties.

    BBC One Wales

  7. Cathedrals

    Richard Alwyn goes behind the scenes at Wells, Wakefield and Southwark Cathedrals.

    BBC Four

  8. 1963: That Was The Year That Was

    Michael Grade celebrates 1963 with special guests at London's Riverside Studios.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  9. Tales of a Crimewriter: The Stewarts

    Crimewriter Louise Welsh investigates tales of murder and the medieval Scottish kings.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  10. Morecambe and Wise the Whole Story

    The story of Eric and Ernie, from struggling variety turns to the kings of TV comedy.

    BBC Two

  11. Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History

    Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large.

    BBC Four

  12. Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

    Series in which historian Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul.

    BBC Four

  13. The Silent War

    The story of the underwater war between US, UK and Soviet submarines.

    BBC Two

  14. Greenback: How the Dollar Came to Rule the World

    Graham Ingham presents a series tracing the extraordinary history of the American dollar

    BBC Radio 4

  15. The Enfield Thunderbolt

    Peter Curran tells the story of the Enfield 8000, Britain's pioneering electric car

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Making of the Modern Arab World

    Tarek Osman traces characters and ideas that have shaped the modern Arab world

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Tim McGarry's Ulster Scots Journey

    Tim McGarry takes a look at the history and culture of the Ulster Scots.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  18. Morecambe & Wise In Pieces

    Penelope Keith takes an in-depth look at all things Eric and Ernie.

    BBC Two

  19. Restoring England's Heritage

    A look at England's endangered historic buildings.

    BBC One

  20. Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses

    Series revealing the history of three of Britain's longest-running family businesses.

    BBC Four

  21. Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

    Waldemar Januszczak celebrates the finest cultural achievements of the Rococo period.

    BBC Four

  22. Voices of the First World War

    Dan Snow tells the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. The Great War of Words

    Michael Portillo explores the intellectual battleground of World War One.

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Bible Hunters

    Looking at the people who travelled across Egypt to uncover the earliest Christian texts.

    BBC Two

  25. The Long March

    Edward Stourton retraces the route of Mao's Long March, to mark its 80th anniversary

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. How to Get Ahead

    What it took to prosper in the most artistic, decadent and dangerous royal courts.

    BBC Four

  27. Taisce Shean Uladh - Treasures of Ancient Ulster

    Four-part documentary series exploring the history of Ulster.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

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  28. A Very British Renaissance

    Art historian Dr James Fox makes the case for a singularly British renaissance.

    BBC Two

  29. Five Hundred Years of Friendship Omnibus

    Dr Thomas Dixon presents a history of the changing meaning of friendship.

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. Border Country: The Story of Britain's Lost Middleland

    Two-part series exploring the border country created by the building of Hadrian's Wall.

    BBC Two

  31. Kim Philby - His Most Intimate Betrayal

    Author Ben Macintyre explores the truth behind famous double agent Harold Kim Philby.

    BBC Two

  32. Rule Britannia! Music, Mischief and Morals in the 18th Century

    The story of the composers and musicians that shaped Britain's 18th-century musical map.

    BBC Four

  33. Ian Hislop's Olden Days

    Ian Hislop explores how the British look to 'the olden days' to make sense of the present.

    BBC Two

  34. How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears

    Ray Mears explores how the wilderness of North America shaped the story of the Wild West.

    BBC Four

  35. The History of Brazil Is Round

    David Goldblatt unravels the story of Brazil through its historical passion for football.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  36. WWI at Home

    Stories about the impact of World War One from around the regions

    BBC One

  37. World War I at Home

    Stories about the impact of World War I around the regions

    BBC Four

  38. Walking with the Wind

    Nile Rodgers on the struggle for African-American civil rights in the 1960s and beyond.

    BBC Radio 2

  39. Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces

    Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building.

    BBC Four

  40. Ambridge in the Decade of Love

    Richard Stilgoe explores how The Archers coped with the Swinging Sixties

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter

    Dr Pamela Cox charts the history of the shopgirl.

    BBC Two

  42. Commonwealth on Film

    How film-makers have captured the rich diversity of the Commonwealth over the decades.

    BBC Four

  43. Y Rhyfel Mawr

    Tweli Griffiths yn edrych ar hanes y Rhyfel Mawr 1914-1918 fesul blwyddyn.

    BBC Radio Cymru

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  44. Music in the Great War

    A series of programmes that follow the story of World War One through music and culture

    BBC Radio 3

  45. Earrann Eachdraidh/History Shorts

    History shorts.

    BBC ALBA

  46. The Georgians: Restraint, Revolution and Reform

    Amanda Foreman examines how the elite transformed politics in the shadow of revolution.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  47. A' Chiad Chogadh

    Matthew MacIver examines the impact of the Great War on the Highlands and Islands

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  48. Wales and the Great War Today

    Six people with a connection to war today explore the Great War.

    BBC Radio Wales

  49. Heroes at War

    Stories of sporting heroes who went to into battle during the First World War

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  50. Melvyn Bragg's Radical Lives

    Melvyn Bragg examines the lives and work of two radicals: John Ball and Thomas Paine.

    BBC Two

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