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  1. The Men Who Made Us Spend

    Why do we buy what we buy? Jacques Peretti investigates.

    BBC Two

  2. The Strange Affair of...

    Enquiries into the truth behind famous mysteries and popular stories

    BBC Two

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  3. I Was There

    Historic moments from history told by those who lived through them.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  4. Completely Burns

    300 poems written in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns

    BBC Radio Scotland

  5. Making History Podcast

    Making History explores ordinary people's links with the past.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. VE Day 70

    Programmes to mark the seventieth anniversary of VE Day.

    BBC One

  7. Podcast of 20th Century China

    Accounts from witnesses and historians of China's 20th century history.

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  8. Treasures of the Indus

    Ancient treasures of the Indian sub-continent that have shaped the modern Indian world.

    BBC Four

  9. Amongst the Medici

    Classicist Bettany Hughes present this series about Renaissance Florence

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. The Long View

    History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events

    BBC Radio 4

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  11. Falklands 25

    Series of programmes marking the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Landscape Mysteries

    Documentary series exploring Britain's landscape before the last ice age

    BBC Two

  13. Dealbhairean na Duthcha

    A series looking at the history of maps

    BBC ALBA

  14. World War One

    The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

    BBC Radio

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  15. Living Legends

    A series about the truth behind some of the popular figures in British history.

    BBC One

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  16. Bible Mysteries

    Documentaries exploring great figures and events from biblical times.

    BBC

  17. The People Detective

    Daru Rooke helps people investigate the life of a remarkable ancestor.

    BBC Two

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  18. Voices 16

    From the Easter Rising to the Battle of the Somme in the words of those who were there.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  19. Trainspotting Live

    Excitement abounds as Peter Snow and friends revel in the pleasure of Trainspotting Live.

    BBC Four

  20. Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream

    History of the city from the Romans, Babenbergs and Habsburgs until WWII.

    BBC Four

  21. Masters and Commanders: No 10 and the Generals

    The tense and often explosive relationship between politicians and their generals.

    BBC Four

  22. A Pocketful of Posies

    Documentary in which the nation's oldest men and women recount personal childhood stories.

    BBC Four

  23. The Game of Their Lives

    Documentary charting North Korea's shock success in the 1966 World Cup.

    BBC Four

  24. Great Britons: Churchill

    Looking at Winston Churchill, Britain's inspirational leader during World War II.

    BBC Two

  25. Alistair Cooke: Postcards from America

    An archive look at 50 years of Alistair Cooke's Radio Four programme, Letter from America.

    BBC Four

  26. Robert Hooke: Victim of Genius

    How a jealous Isaac Newton helped to erase fellow scientist Robert Hooke from history.

    BBC Four

  27. Dead in the Water

    Documentary examining Israel's attack in 1967 on the USS Liberty.

    BBC Four

  28. The Secrets of the Black Diaries

    Forensic tests reveal whether hanged traitor Sir Roger Casement's diaries were forged.

    BBC Four

  29. Cobra Ferrari Wars

    How racing driver Carroll Shelby won Le Mans in 1959 and developed the famous Cobra car.

    BBC Four

  30. Charles Wheeler: Shadow over Europe

    Uncovering how Czechoslovakia drove millions of ethnic Germans from their homes in 1945.

    BBC Four

  31. The Bonzos

    The story of the British wartime operation that rescued Hitler's hoard of looted art.

    BBC Four

  32. Frank Hurley: The Man who Made History

    A look at the life and work of photographer Frank Hurley.

    BBC Four

  33. Sophiatown

    Documentary recalling Sophiatown, an enclave of tolerance in 1940s and 1950s South Africa.

    BBC Four

  34. A Man from the Sun

    Docudrama from 1956 exploring the experiences of a West Indian immigrant in London.

    BBC One

  35. Chambre Hardman and the Lost City of Liverpool

    John Peel examines the life and career of Liverpool photographer Edward Chambre Hardman.

    BBC Four

  36. JLB: The Man Who Saw the Future

    Profile of John Logie Baird, the man who invented television, presented by his son Malcolm

    BBC Four

  37. War Grave

    Personal stories of loss in conflicts from the First World War to the Falklands.

    BBC Two

  38. Charles Wheeler: JFK - Legend and Leader

    Charles Wheeler looks at the impact of President John F Kennedy's death.

    BBC Four

  39. D-Day: Turning the Tide

    The extraordinary and moving story of D-Day, seen through the eyes of those who took part.

    BBC Four

  40. The Other Side of Dunkirk

    Documentary taking a European look at the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation and the lead-up to it.

    BBC Four

  41. Football and Fascism

    Documentary looking at the manipulation of football by Mussolini, Hitler and Franco.

    BBC Four

  42. Dunkirk: The Soldiers' Story

    Veterans of World War II describe their experiences of the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940.

    BBC Two

  43. The Guinea Pig Club

    Geraldine James tells the story of the Guinea Pig Club.

    BBC Four

  44. The Guernica Children

    The story of 4,000 Spanish child refugees who arrived in the UK in May 1937.

    BBC Four

  45. We Want the Light: The Jews and German Music

    Investigation into the complex relationship between the Jews and German music.

    BBC Four

  46. Evacuees

    How one and a half million children were evacuated from towns to the country in WWII.

    BBC Four

  47. The Extraordinary Equiano

    The story of Olaudah Equiano, a black slave who become an English gentleman.

    BBC Two

  48. A Very British Olympics

    A film taking a humorous peek behind the scenes of the 1948 London Olympics.

    BBC Four

  49. Moscow 1980: The Cold War Olympics

    Steve Cram reflects on the 1980 Moscow Olympics and the Cold War between East and West.

    BBC Four

  50. The Dark Heart of Italy

    Tobias Jones celebrates the vitality of Italy, while also revealing its darker side.

    BBC Four

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