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  1. The Welsh Women of Patagonia

    Sian Harries hears how Welsh women in Patagonia were the first in the world to vote.

    BBC Radio Wales

  2. Surviving Aberfan

    The people of Aberfan tell their stories of loss, miraculous survival and heroic rescue.

    BBC One Wales

  3. Aberfan

    Alun Thomas yn nodi hanner canrif ers trychineb Aberfan.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  4. Aberfan: The Green Hollow

    A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster. From 2016

    BBC One Wales

  5. The Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China

    Dan Snow, Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Albert Lin investigate a mighty tomb in China.

    BBC Two

  6. Finding the Good Earth

    Euron Griffith goes in search of the land given to fans of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

    BBC Radio Wales

  7. Aberfan Memorial Concert

    Roy Noble introduces a special concert on the fiftieth anniversary of the Aberfan disaster

    BBC Radio Wales

  8. Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

    An attempt to restage the first official broadcast on British television 80 years later.

    BBC Four

  9. The Lost Chapel of Westminster

    Mark D'Arcy reports on new research recreating the lost Royal Chapel of St Stephen's.

    BBC Parliament

  10. Voices of the Earth

    Andrew Motion responds to the subject of climate change in a unique audio poem.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. In the Lumber Room With Saki

    A celebration of the dark short stories of 'Saki', the British writer killed at the Somme.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the NHS

    How Caribbean and African women came to the UK to save the then ailing health service.

    BBC Four

  13. Good Times, Bad Times

    Ricky Ross tells the story of Timex in Dundee, through the good times and the bad times.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  14. Titanic's Tragic Twin: The Britannic Disaster

    A look at how and why the Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic, 100 years after it sank.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  15.

    The Tarpaulin - A Biography

    Historian Dina Gusejnova tells the story of tarpaulin from the 17th Century to now.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. The Sikhs of Smethwick

    Filmmaker Billy Dosanjh celebrates 50 years of the Sikhs in his hometown of Smethwick.

    BBC Four

  17. The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind the Myth

    Documentary exploring the Pilgrims' journey across the Atlantic in the early 17th century.

    BBC Two

  18. Lloyd George and His Women

    Carolyn Hitt explores the complicated love life of David Lloyd George.

    BBC Radio Wales

  19. Project Children: Defusing the Troubles

    How an NYPD bomb-disposal expert helped defuse the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  20. Dan Snow on Lloyd George: My Great-Great-Grandfather

    Dan Snow traces the story of his forebear, Liberal prime minister David Lloyd George.

    BBC One Wales

  21. Ceann an Righ/The King's Head

    A' sealltainn aghaidh an righ Raibeart Brus. Revealing the face of Robert the Bruce.

    BBC ALBA

  22. The Spirit of Invergordon

    Writer Hamish MacDonald explores the 1931 Invergordon naval mutiny and its fallout.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  23. Evans the Exile and Thomas the Missionary

    The story of Robert Jermain Thomas, who created a unique bond between Wales and Korea.

    BBC Radio Wales

  24. Our Summer: The story of Wales at Euro 2016

    Relive the Welsh squad's epic journey through Euro 2016. Narrated by Erin Richards.

    BBC Radio Wales

  25. Country Down Under

    How country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Tuiteam an Teaghlaich Romanov/Last Days of the Romanovs

    Sgeulachd bàis an teaghlach Romanov The story of the Romanov's assassination.

    BBC ALBA

  27. A Very British Crisis

    Carolyn Quinn tells the story of the Abdication crisis of December 1936.

    BBC Parliament

  28. Lleisiau Mametz

    Casgliad o ysgrifau gan Llŷr Gwyn Lewis yn nodi canrif ers Brwydr Coed Mametz.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  29. Bha mi Latha Samhraidh/When Stornoway Was Dancing

    A warm-hearted look back at Stornoway's postwar social history.

    BBC ALBA

  30. I, by the Tide of Humber

    Poet Sean O'Brien reflects on the waterscape and landscape of Hull, 2017 City of Culture.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch (Omnibus)

    Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the impact of the Reformation on our lives now.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. World War One: Beyond the Trenches

    This film looks at events beyond Europe's Western Front.

    BBC News

  33. Britain's Caribbean Heroes

    During World War Two, volunteers from the Caribbean fought against Nazi Germany.

    BBC News

  34. The Cruthin: a Common Culture?

    Louis Edmondson examines the cultural identity of Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  35. The Rhyming Weavers

    A selection of poems and songs reflecting the work of the weaver poets, with John Hewitt.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  36. The Point of a Pike

    An account of the 1798 rebellion in Ireland, contained in letters from Mrs Sarah Tighe.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  37. Robert Burns - 208th Anniversary

    Dr TJ Honeyman introduces recordings on film of some notable performances of Burns poems.

    BBC One Scotland

  38.

    Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint

    Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)

    BBC

  39. Marilyn Monroe: Say Goodbye to the President

    New evidence is used to reconstruct the last hours of Marilyn Monroe's life.

    BBC One

  40.

    Aberfan Disaster

    October 21st, 1966. The Welsh mining village of Aberfan suffers a terrible tragedy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank

    Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

    BBC Four

  42. London: The Modern Babylon

    Legendary director Julien Temple's time-travelling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

    BBC Two

  43.

    A City Crowned with Green

    How London has grown in size and spread into the surrounding country. (1964)

    BBC

  44. Prince Philip: The War Years

    Prince Philip recalls his personal memories of the Second World War.

    BBC

  45.

    The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill

    Brian Redhead reports from the 'Rocket 150' event held at Rainhill, Lancashire. (1980)

    BBC

  46. The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

    Documentary exploring the dramatic downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn in 1536.

    BBC Two

  47. The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

    The dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English.

    BBC Two

  48. The Poland Connection

    Polish stories both past and present explore the connection between Poland and Scotland.

    BBC Two Scotland

  49. Apollo 11: A Night to Remember

    Patrick Moore presents the story of man's first steps onto another world.

    BBC Four

  50. Piper Alpha: Fire in the Night

    Documentary chronicling the tragic events on board the Piper Alpha oil rig in July 1988.

    BBC Two

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