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  1. Time Commanders

    Contest in which teams fight each other in virtual reruns of the world's greatest battles.

    BBC Four

  2. The Scots in Hawaii

    Billy Kay celebrates the contributions made by Scots in Hawaii.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  3. The Listening Project: A Booth Special

    Felicity Evans introduces conversations recorded in the Listening Project Booth.

    BBC Radio Wales

  4. Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History

    Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.

    BBC Four

  5. All in a Chord

    Ivan Hewett examines five chords to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  6. Genius of the Ancient World

    Bettany Hughes seeks out the stories behind three giants of ancient philosophy.

    BBC News

  7. The Ascent of Woman

    Dr Amanda Foreman uncovers stories of women that have made and changed human history.

    BBC News

  8. Egypt's Modern Pharaohs

    Egypt's Modern Pharaohs explores how Egypt's past has shaped its present.

    BBC News

  9. The Ulster-Scots

    A series which explores the origins, history, language and culture of the Ulster-Scots.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  10. The Scots of Ulster

    Billy Kay recounts the story of the Scots of Ulster from earliest times to the present day

    BBC Radio Ulster

  11. Stephen Hawking's Universe

    Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the history of mankind's thinking on the Universe.

    BBC Two

  12. The Story of English

    The history of the English Language and its spread around the world is explored.

    BBC Two

  13. How Wars Begin

    AJP Taylor, the renowned English historian, discusses the origins of modern wars.

    BBC One

  14. Finest Hour

    Series documenting the period in 1940 when Churchill faced the real possibility of defeat.

    BBC One

  15. Battle of Britain - Finest Hour

    Programmes celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

    BBC

  16. War in the Air

    Series telling the story of air power during WWII.

    BBC

  17. Men in Battle

    Series in which Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks describes six major battles of WWII.

    BBC

  18. In The Footsteps of Churchill

    Profile documentary series of Winston Churchill presented by Professor Richard Holmes.

    BBC Four

  19. After the Battle

    Noted war correspondents return to the WWII battlefields from where they had reported.

    BBC

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  20. Secrets of Leadership

    Andrew Roberts reveals the leadership secrets of four famous political figureheads.

    BBC Two

  21. The Birth of Europe

    How the history of Europe was influenced by the rocks and minerals lying under its soil.

    BBC Two

  22. Word 4 Word

    Dermot Murnaghan presents a series exploring local dialects across the UK.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  23. The War Lords

    AJP Taylor, the renowned historian, appraises the performance of World War Two leaders.

    BBC One

  24. Gerry Anderson on the Hillbilly Trail

    Gerry Anderson follows the trail of the Ulster-Scots, from Ballycarry to Nashville.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. A Sense of Place

    The sense of identity that is attached to different parts of Ulster is explored.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  26. The War in Korea

    Max Hastings presents a four-part series about the Korean War

    BBC Two

  27. Coming Home

    What the end of the Second World War meant to people in Britain and across the world.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  28. Ulster Speaks

    The dialects of Ulster are explored with W.F. Marshall.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  29. Changing Years

    Family and friends reminisce about key figures in Welsh history.

    BBC One Wales

  30. Hook-Up

    Radio Wales magazine programme.

    BBC Radio Wales

  31. Best of Kane

    Vincent Kane recalls some of the conversations he has had in the past.

    BBC Radio Wales

  32. Revolution

    A.J.P. Taylor gives a series of lectures on political and social revolutions.

    BBC One

  33. The Day the Universe Changed

    James Burke offers a personal view of the development of Western knowledge.

    BBC One

  34. The Essential History of Europe

    Documentary series offering unusual insights into each member state of the E.C.

    BBC Two

  35. The Face of Tutankhamun

    The repercussions of Howard Carter's discovery of the richest treasure trove ever found.

    BBC Two

  36. CIA

    Documentary series looking at the work of the Central Intelligence Agency in the US.

    BBC One

  37. Carrie on Hollywood

    Two-parter looking at the eccentric characters that occupy Tinseltown.

    BBC One

  38. The Prize

    Documentary series telling the dramatic story of the oil industry.

    BBC Two

  39. A Man's World

    Series looking at men's roles in the early twentieth century.

    BBC Two

  40. Kicking and Screaming

    The history of football told through the memories of players and administrators.

    BBC Two

  41. The Aristocracy

    Series about the changing fortunes of the ruling class over the last 120 years.

    BBC Two

  42. The Bones of Colonel Fawcett

    Examination of the 1925 disappearance of adventurer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett.

    BBC Two

  43. One Small Step: Man on the Moon

    Two-parter telling the story of Project Apollo and the first moon landing.

    BBC Two

  44. The Call of the Sea

    Series looking at British Royal Navy sailors and their experiences of life at sea.

    BBC Two

  45. Ruling Passions: Sex, Race and Empire

    Series on the sexual history of the British Empire.

    BBC One

  46. Sir

    Letters to The Times from 1913-19 are used to present a unique picture of the period.

    BBC Two

  47. The Road from Jarrow

    Sir Bernard Ingham follows the route of the 1936 Jarrow crusade.

    BBC Two

  48. Storm from the East

    Series explaining why Genghis Khan is revered as a god in Mongolia.

    BBC Two

  49. That Saturday Magic

    Series looking back at the history of Welsh football.

    BBC Two Wales

  50. In the Highest Tradition

    1989 series which delves into the world of British military tradition.

    BBC

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