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  1. Hunting Haydn's Head

    Simon Townley learns how 'the father of the symphony' lost his head for 145 years.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. The Lions' Roar

    Documentary about the sporting and social impact of the Lions' 1974 tour to South Africa.

    BBC One Wales

  3. Michael Wood on Beowulf

    Focusing on Beowulf, historian Michael Wood traces English poetry back to the Dark Ages.

    BBC Four

  4. The Race To Dover

    Jonathan Agnew explores the 1909 competition to fly across the English Channel.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. For the Love of Prague

    The story of animator Gene Deitch, who lived in Prague during the years of communist rule.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  6. Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben

    Adam Long celebrates The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Fallen: Legacy of Iraq

    Friends and family of those who died during the Iraq conflict talk about its legacy.

    BBC Four

  8. D-Day: Secret Maps

    How tens of thousands of maps were created for the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944.

    BBC Four

  9. D-Day to Berlin: Newsnight Special

    Documentary acclaimed as the most important colour footage taken during WWII.

    BBC Four

  10. Broken Arrow

    Gerry Northam finds out how a nuclear bomb ended up lying off the US coast in 1958.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. D-Day 65: The Veterans Return

    Live reports from Normandy on the events marking the 65th anniversary of D-Day.

    BBC One

  12. Mendelssohn, the Nazis and Me

    How Mendelssohn's conflicted identity led to a fight for survival for his descendants.

    BBC Four

  13. Goodbye London Aerodrome

    Current and former pilots talk about their memories of Hendon. Presented by Glyn Worsnip.

    BBC Four

  14. The '59 Revival: The Outpouring

    William Crawley tells the story of the religious revival that swept through Ulster in 1859

    BBC Radio Ulster

  15. The Grandfather of Self Help

    4 Extra Debut. Kate Williams investigates the legacy of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Martin Martin

    The story of the writer and his written account of the Western Isles, published in 1703.

    BBC ALBA

  17. Stonewall: The Riots That Triggered the Gay Revolution

    Tom Robinson examines the legacy of the Stonewall protests for the gay community.

    BBC Radio 2

  18. The '59 Revival

    William Crawley assesses the religious revival that swept through Ulster in 1859.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  19. Wreck of the Alba

    Michael Bird on the story of the great painting by Alfred Wallis.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Those Baneful Articles

    Billy Kay takes a look at the arrival of tea and whisky in 18th century lowland Scotland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. Bha Uair Eile Ann

    The hidden Highland industrial revolution.

    BBC ALBA

  22. A Prince Made in Wales

    Welsh men and women share their unique stories of the investiture of the Prince of Wales.

    BBC Two Wales

  23. A Prince for Wales?

    Huw Edwards asks lords, ladies, politicians and the ordinary people about Prince Charles.

    BBC One Wales

  24. Wales - The Prince and the Plotter

    The investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969 was dogged by extremist threats.

    BBC One Wales

  25. Fiery Cross

    Billy Kay explores the effects of the American Civil Rights Movement on Scottish society.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  26. From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web

    Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Moonbathing

    Charles Hazlewood explores the musical legacy of the first moon landing.

    BBC Radio 2

  28. Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

    Drama-documentary on the 365-day bloodbath created by Robespierre in the French Revolution

    BBC Two

  29. Khmer Rock and the Killing Fields

    Robin Denselow explores Cambodia's rock and roll in the late '60s, known as 'Khmer Rock'.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. The Grandfather of Self Help

    Kate Williams investigates the success and legacy of Samuel Smiles's 1859 book 'Self-Help'

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. The Race to Space

    Pallab Ghosh looks back at the 1969 lunar landings.

    BBC News

  32. Tales Before the Stave

    Francis Fyfield unpicks the hidden codes of a beautiful 11th-century musical manuscript.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Written in Stone

    How an ancient stone inscription came to the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. The Story of the Open University

    Documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Open University, with Lenny Henry.

    BBC Four

  35. Earth to Earth: Potted Immortality

    Lars Tharp on our relationship with the urn, death and imortality

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Luting the Past

    Emma Kirkby tells the story of a 400-year-old lute, recently restored to its former glory.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock

    Singer-songwriter John Sebastian marks the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival

    BBC Radio 2

  38. In Search of the Wantley Dragon

    Poet Ian McMillan explores the bawdy 17th-century comic poem The Dragon of Wantley.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Trouble With 40

    The hilarious and heartbreaking story of the generation who grew up during the Troubles.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  40. Soundscape of 1969

    Johnnie Walker introduces an audio collage of news, music and media from 40 years ago.

    BBC Radio 2

  41. Operation Pied Piper

    Docudrama recreating the mass evacuation of 3 million children at the start of WWII.

    BBC Radio 2

  42. The Real Maria

    Connie Fisher explores the true story of Maria Von Trapp.

    BBC Radio Wales

  43. Rang Seachtó a hAon

    Remembering the beginning of the first ever Irish language school in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  44. Scotland's Road to War

    The nation's Second World War preparations, on the 70th anniversary of its outbreak.

    BBC Two Scotland

  45. The Other Notting Hill

    Don Letts explores the role of Notting Hill in music over the last 50 years.

    BBC Radio 2

  46. Be Prepared

    Tanni Grey-Thompson explores the history of Girl Guiding in Wales.

    BBC Radio Wales

  47. The Muslim Tommies

    Documentary giving voice to some of the Muslim soldiers who fought in the First World War.

    BBC One

  48. The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Words, Words, Words

    Sue Perkins explores the house of Dr Johnson, author of the great English dictionary.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Rory Bremner and the Fighting Scots

    Rory Bremner asks if the Scottish soldier's loyalty to Queen and country is running out?

    BBC Four

  50. Balmoral

    Documentary telling the story of Balmoral, the royal family's most private residence.

    BBC Four

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