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  1. Khaki Green and Powder Puffs

    Ex-service women Jill McDermott and Margaret Boyce look back on their wartime experiences.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  2. Vetch Field: A Swansong

    Documentary looking at Vetch Field, former home of Swansea FC.

    BBC Radio Wales

  3. Living Life to the Full

    Micky Burn, a commando who time spent in Colditz, shares his fascinating memories.

    BBC Radio Wales

  4. The Age of Excess: When Britain Went Too Far

    Documentary which looks at Britain during the 18th century, a time of sexual excess.

    BBC Four

  5. Silbury: the Heart of the Hill

    Documentary about the final archaeological exploration of Europe's largest man-made mound.

    BBC Four

  6. Great Aunt Mary's Tune

    Lucy Neal reviews the archive of Victorian reformer and suffragette Mary Neal.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Treasures of Tutankhamun

    Guide to the Egyptian king Tutankahmun's celebrated visit to a London museum in 1972.

    BBC Four

  8. Scots Gothic: A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in Ayrshire

    Billy Kay discovers how the works of Edgar Allan Poe were inspired by Ayrshire.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  9. Secrets of Stonehenge

    Francis Pryor reflects on the findings of a 2003 study into the Wiltshire landmark.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Lord Kitchener's Image

    Ian Hislop examines the iconic status of Lord Kitchener, the face of World War I.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Roots of the British Legion

    Mark Whitaker recalls the events surrounding the birth of the Royal British Legion.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. The Mysterious Commander

    James Maw visits Hull to investigate a Cold War naval espionage operation.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Suez in Parliament - A Fine Hullabaloo

    Mark D'Arcy looks back at the fierce parliamentary debates over the 1956 Suez invasion.

    BBC Parliament

  14. Never Say Die

    Derek Jacobi presents the stories of Japanese prisoner of war camp survivors.

    BBC Two

  15. The Pound In Your Pocket with Cliff Michelmore

    Cliff Michelmore looks back on the events surrounding the 1967 devaluation of the pound.

    BBC Parliament

  16. Edward Heath

    The response to the devaluation of the pound in 1967, by Conservative leader Edward Heath.

    BBC Parliament

  17. Iain McLeod

    Conservative Iain McLeod presents the opposition's Budget response. From 20 March 1968.

    BBC Parliament

  18. Budget '68

    Ian Trethowan presents the BBC coverage of the 1968 Budget. From 19 March 1968.

    BBC Parliament

  19. Our Money

    BBC Parliament

  20. What Did You Do in the Great War, Daddy?

    Documentary telling the tragic story of the greatest loss of fathers in British history.

    BBC Four

  21. Mad Mitch and the Last Battle of the British Empire

    One-off documentary marking the 40th anniversary of the British withdrawal from Aden.

    BBC Two

  22.

    The Trumpet Shall Sound

    Jazz composer Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians from the past.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Am Blàr a bha 's t-Earrach

    Sgeulachd Blàr Chuil Lodair air a h-innse tro dhràma, aithrisean agus òrain.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  24. Art in the Trenches

    David Snow joins an archaeolological dig in the WWI trenches in Thiepval Wood in France.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Lost City of Craigavon

    Newton Emerson takes a celebratory yet irreverent look at Craigavon.

    BBC One

  26. Charles Chilton - The Long, Long Trail

    Songs of the Kaiser's war, popular with troops on the Western Front.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  28. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  29. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  30. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  31. The Hidden Hand

    The Zinoviev letter of 1924, which helped bring down the first Labour Government.

    BBC Parliament

  32. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  33. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  34. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  35. Vienna: City of Dreams

    Joseph Koerner explores the art, architecture and music of fin de siecle Vienna.

    BBC Four

  36. Thomas Telford

    A documentary on the life and work of the famous engineer.

    BBC ALBA

  37. Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

    Griff Rhys Jones reveals how Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol popularised Christmas.

    BBC One

  38. The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance

    Barbara Flynn narrates the story of the nation's love affair with the Flying Scotsman.

    BBC Two

  39. Iompaireachd nan Gaidheal

    Documentary telling the story of the wilderness empire of the North West Company.

    BBC ALBA

  40. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    BBC Two

  41. Highland Lives

    Series of short films marking the Highland year of culture.

    BBC Two

  42.

    Britain's Sputnik

    Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists

    BBC Radio 4

  43. The History Detectives

    Neil Oliver, Claire Barratt and Jeevan Deol delve into historical mysteries.

    BBC Two

  44. Freedom Song

    The story behind African-American singer Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. The Dead Sea Scrolls

    Rageh Omaar tells the story of the Dead Sea Scrolls, uncovering the truth behind the myth.

    BBC Two

  46. 1968: Rivers of Blood: The Real Source

    Rob Shepherd recalls Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech of 1968.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Austria: A Convenient Victim

    Charles Wheeler explores how many Austrians have faced up to their past Nazi links.

    BBC Radio 4

  48.

    The Lost World of Tibet

    Dan Cruickshank presents a documentary revealing the story of the Dalai Lama.

    BBC Four

  49. A Blunt Instrument

    Michael Rosen remembers Wilfred Scawen Blunt, atheist, libertine, adventurer and poet.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. The First Black Britons

    An look at the development of the black community in Britain.

    BBC Two

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