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  1. The Oxbridge Murder

    David Baddiel investigates the events that led to the foundation of Cambridge University.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Calling Hereford

    Foreign correspondent Hugh Sykes visits the Madley Earth Satellite Station, Herefordshire

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. When the Pope Came to Ireland

    Documentary telling the story of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland in 1979.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  4. Panty

    Rhaglen yn olrhain hanes Neuadd Gymraeg Pantycelyn. Pantycelyn Halls of Residence special.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  5. Montezuma

    Dan Snow travels to Mexico to investigate the legacy of Montezuma.

    BBC Two

  6.

    In the Footsteps of Blair Mayne

    Eddie Irvine walks in the footsteps of his hero, World War Two legend Blair Mayne.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  7. I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing

    What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. A Necessary Evil?

    The untold story of two 19th-century labourers who embarked on a year-long killing spree.

    BBC Two Scotland

  9. The Negro Tragedian

    The story of Ira Aldridge, a 19th-century actor who defied racial prejudice.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Robin Hood and the Cuban Revolutionaries

    Errol Flynn's final year, which he spent in Cuba around the time of the revolution.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. My Yiddisher Mother Tongue

    David Schneider goes on a personal journey through Yiddish culture and language.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Blitz: The Bombing of Coventry

    The story of the most devastating aerial attack in Britain's history.

    BBC Two

  13. My Secret War

    Eileen Younghusband from Sully in South Wales tells of her crucial role in WWII.

    BBC Radio Wales

  14.

    1959 General Election

    An archive broadcast of the BBC's 1959 General Election results programme.

    BBC Parliament

  15. 1929: Crash, Bang, Wallop

    Kirsty Wark explores the cultural impact of the 1929 financial crash and Great Depression.

    BBC Radio 2

  16. Westminster at War

    Shaun Ley introduces his 1994 documentary in which he interviewed surviving wartime MPs.

    BBC Parliament

  17. 1989: How The Wall Fell

    In a special discussion programme, Sir John Tusa explores the fall of the Berlin Wall.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. The Great Fire: Burning Down The House

    Mark D'Arcy looks back to 1834 when the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire.

    BBC Parliament

  19. Show Me the Mummy

    For the first time in thousands of years, the face of Egyptian mummy Takabuti is revealed.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  20. Night Witches

    The story of Russia's three all-female war regiments that flew more than 30,000 missions.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. The Day The Wall Fell

    Jeremy Vine marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

    BBC Radio 2

  22. Coltas an t-Satain

    A history of how the devil has been perceived through the ages.

    BBC ALBA

  23. Corridor of Sound

    Cerys Matthews takes a tour through the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.

    BBC Radio 2

  24. High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air

    A celebration of the golden age of air travel when Britain ruled the skies.

    BBC Four

  25. Poppies Are Red, Cornflowers Are Blue

    Mark Whitaker tells the stories behind the British and French flowers of remembrance.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. A Tale of Two Britains

    Documentary showing how Britain in the 1930s was far less bleak than is often portrayed.

    BBC Four

  27. How David Hasselhoff Brought Down The Wall

    Richard Herring irreverently intertwines the fall of communism with the rise of The Hoff.

    BBC Radio 2

  28. Festival of Remembrance

    Chris Stuart presents highlights from the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.

    BBC Radio 2

  29. The Mother Church of Country Music: The Ryman Auditorium

    Bob Harris takes a tour round the building known as 'the mother church of Country music'.

    BBC Radio 2

  30. Kissling - Duin' Ioma Fhillte

    Dealbh air an dealbhadair Werner Kissling. A profile of photographer Werner Kissling.

    BBC ALBA

  31. The Dundee Ripper

    Billy Kay meets Jack the Ripper experts who believe the killer died in Dundee in 1889.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  32. Before the War

    Andrea Rea looks back at life before the Second World War.

    BBC Radio Foyle

  33. The Story of Silence

    Rev Lionel Fanthorpe explores silence in remembrance, religion, philosophy, music and art.

    BBC Radio Wales

  34. The Children Who Fought Hitler

    How children of the British Memorial School helped liberate Europe from the Nazis.

    BBC Four

  35. Michael Portillo: Digging up the Dead

    How Spain is exhuming bodies from mass graves, the legacy of Franco's dictatorship.

    BBC Four

  36. The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall

    Documentary telling the story of the Berlin Wall and its impact on Berliners' lives.

    BBC Two

  37. 1989: Restitching the City

    Rosie Goldsmith looks at how the infrastructure of Berlin was reunited after the Wall fell

    BBC Radio 4

  38. 1989: The '89 Generation

    Leading British politicians tell Anne McElvoy how the 1989 revolutions have shaped them.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Spies Who Knew Too Much

    Mark Stephen explores the Highlands lodge that inspired the village in TV's The Prisoner.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  40. Burning Down the House

    Marking the 175th anniversary of the destruction of the Palace of Westminster by fire.

    BBC Parliament

  41. Going To Pieces In The Box

    Janet Ellis presents a celebration of the history and the art of the jigsaw puzzle.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Scotland's History: The Debate

    Sally Magnusson and a panel debate what being Scottish actually means today.

    BBC One Scotland

  43. The Ladies of Pleasure

    Comedian Susan Morrison investigates a 1775 guide to women in the sex trade.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  44. First Lady

    Rosalyn Ball considers the career of the first woman to take her seat in Parliament.

    BBC Parliament

  45. Protected by Faith

    John Waite investigates the work of the Vatican Secret Archives laboratory.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. Back from the Brink: How a Shipyard Defied Closure

    Russell Walker looks at the 1999 fight to stop the closure of the Kvaerner Govan shipyard.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  47. Scotland's Conspiracy Files

    A fresh look at the events building up to the Scottish devolution referendum in 1979.

    BBC Two Scotland

  48. Adventure Sulasgeir An-diugh/Adventure Sulasgeir Today

    Updating the story of the gannet hunters of Ness, first broadcast in 1962.

    BBC ALBA

  49. Tales from Romania - 20 Years After Ceausescu

    Bob Wylie tells the story of modern Romania.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  50. Walking on the Moon

    Buzz Aldrin tells the story of the 1969 moon landing.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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