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  1. Great War Diaries

    The story of 1914-18 based on the letters and journals of those who lived through WWI.

    BBC Two

  2. Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

    Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I.

    BBC Two

  3. The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire

    David Olusoga reveals stories of the Indian, African and Asian troops who fought in WWI.

    BBC Two

  4. World War I - Scotland Remembers

    Coverage of the Drumhead Service to commemorate the Scottish soldiers who died during WWI

    BBC One Scotland

  5. Forgotten Heroes: The Indian Army in the Great War

    Sarfraz Manzoor tells the forgotten story of 1.27 million men from the Indian Army

    BBC Asian Network

  6. Russia's Lost Princesses

    Series focusing on Tsar Nicholas II's daughters, combining interviews and archive footage.

    BBC Two

  7. Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

    Documentary series which sees Fred Dibnah touring Britain's great building feats.

    BBC Two

  8. Welsh Memories of World War I

    Documentary featuring first-hand testimony from men and women who lived through WWI

    BBC One Wales

  9. Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

    Fred Dibnah looks at Britain's architectural heritage.

    BBC Two

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  10. Painted for Posterity

    The Recording Britain project of 1939, which sent artists around the country to capture it

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Scots Who Took Golf to America

    Tom English tells the story of the pioneering Scots who brought golf to America.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  12. Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath

    Two-part documentary following a team of scientists hoping to reveal Stonehenge's secrets.

    BBC Two

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  13. Lost Kingdoms of Central America

    Jago Cooper explores the rise and fall of the forgotten civilisations of Central America.

    BBC Four

  14. A History of Scottish Literature

    Billy Kay celebrates Scottish literature and its importance to national identity.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  15. Long Shadow

    David Reynolds traces the legacy of the Great War across 100 years and 10 countries.

    BBC Two

  16. Jungle Atlantis

    An archaeological team in Cambodia uncover the mysteries of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.

    BBC Two

  17. The School That Went to War

    Pupils from an Edinburgh school explore how their community was affected by World War I.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  18. Soldiers of the Empire

    Santanu Das tells the story of the Indian soldiers who served the Empire in WWI.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Hidden Histories of the Information Age

    Technological innovations and cultural events from the age of communication

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  20. The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy

    Grace Dent presents a conversational history of radio comedy, from 1975 to 2005.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled

    AN Wilson uncovers the personal life of Queen Victoria through her journals and letters.

    BBC Four

  22. The Great War

    Classic BBC documentary series about the world-shattering events of 1914-1918

    BBC Two

  23. The Will of the People

    Colin Murphy trawls through old film footage to see how people used to live

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  24. Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom

    Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold reveal the skills of medieval castle builders.

    BBC Two

  25. 25 Years of Rock

    Stuart Grundy presents a series looking back on events and music from 1955 to 1979.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  26. Wales in the Seventies

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

    BBC One Wales

  27. Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles in our history, art and literature.

    BBC Four

  28. Old Soldiers Never Die

    Richard Elfyn reads extracts from the First World War memoir of Private Frank Richards

    BBC Radio Wales

  29. King Albert's Book

    Readings from the 1914 book created as a tribute to the Belgian king and people.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Doves and Hawks

    Aled Eirug explores the growth and impact of pacifist and anti-war movements in Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

  31. The Inca: Masters of the Clouds

    Jago Cooper reassesses one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.

    BBC Four

  32. Magna Carta

    Melvyn Bragg presents a series marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Gàidheil Oilthigh Ghlaschu

    Gilleasbuig MacDhòmhnaill a' cluinntinn mu eachdraidh Ghàidheil Oilthigh Ghlaschu.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  34. Shoah

    Documentary recounting the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses.

    BBC Four

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  35. Walden on Heroes

    A look at the concept of the hero.

    BBC Two

  36. Churchill

    Martin Gilbert looks at the life of Winston Churchill.

    BBC Two

  37. The Great Antiques Map of Britain

    A look at antiques around Britain which tell stories about this land.

    BBC Two

  38. The Road to War

    Series looking at the events that led up to World War II.

    BBC Two

  39. Ireland's Great War

    Charting Ireland's involvement in the Great War and how this sparked a revolution at home.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  40. Salt

    Steph McGovern discovers that salt is much more than something to season our food with.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  41. Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

    Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped every aspect of medieval Britain.

    BBC Four

  42. Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

    Amanda Vickery uncovers the 300 year-long campaign by women for political equality.

    BBC Two

  43. Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time

    Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Promises, Promises: A History of Debt

    Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  45. Imagining Ulster

    Series exploring the influences that have shaped aspects of identity in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  46. India's Frontier Railways

    Three-part series about trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan

    BBC Four

  47. Back in Time for Dinner

    A British family discover how a revolution in what we eat has transformed the way we live.

    BBC Two

  48. Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney

    Martha Kearney retraces the footsteps of artist and geologist George Victor Du Noyer.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  49. After Bannockburn

    Two-part historical docudrama

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  50. Portillo's State Secrets

    Michael Portillo unearths previously classified documents from The National Archives.

    BBC Two

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