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  1. The Poland Connection

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

    BBC Two Scotland

  2. Apollo 11: A Night to Remember

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

    BBC Four

  3. Piper Alpha: Fire in the Night

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

    BBC Two

  4. So, Here I Am: 100 Years of Crofting

    James Hunter reports on the history and traditions of Scottish crofting.

    BBC

  5. Wales: A Nation Divided?

    A historical look at attempts at Welsh devolution over the centuries.

    BBC

  6. Churchill's Forgotten Years

    Documentary about Winston Churchill following his defeat in the 1945 election.

    BBC

  7. Rhyfel DT Davies: Heb Ryddid Heb Ddim

    Pererindod hen garcharor rhyfel. The pilgrimage of an ex-POW.

  8. Living with Lockerbie

    Glenn Campbell marks the 25th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing.

    BBC One Scotland

  9. The Pity of War

    Professor Niall Ferguson argues that Britain's participation in WWI was a tragic mistake.

    BBC Two

  10. Dancing in the Blitz: How World War II Made British Ballet

    How fundamental the years of adversity were in getting the public to embrace ballet.

    BBC Four

  11. The Story of Britain

    A compilation of animated shorts that bring the history of Britain alive for children.

    BBC Two

  12. The Britain that Women Made

    A look at five female artists spanning a pivotal period of female creativity in Britain.

    BBC Two

  13. Digging for Ireland

    Outstanding archaeology from Ireland, including perfectly preserved Iron Age bog bodies.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  14. Mam: People to People

    Documentary examining the history behind the stereotype of the Welsh 'Mam'.

    BBC Two Wales

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    Bitter Lake

    Adam Curtis's epic story of how Britain, America and Russia got lost in Afghanistan.

    BBC

  16. Love and Betrayal in India: The White Mughal

    William Dalrymple reveals an affair between a British officer and a Mughal princess.

    BBC Four

  17. Killing Hitler

    Revealing the top-secret Allied plan to assassinate Hitler - Operation Foxley.

    BBC

  18. The Actress, The Bishop and the Carnival Queen

    Examining the roots behind the rivalry between two carnival troupes in Brazil.

    BBC

  19. Lost Gods of Easter Island

    David Attenborough turns detective to trace the history of a carved figure.

    BBC

  20. Royal Wedding 1981: Prince Charles and Diana Spencer

    Coverage of the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer.

    BBC

  21. Royal Wives at War

    A revealing look at the abdication crisis through the eyes of the two women at its heart.

    BBC Two

  22.

    Mystery of Tomb 55 in the Valley of the Kings

    Mystery has surrounded Tomb 55 in the Valley of the Kings ever since it was discovered

    BBC World Service

  23. Being the Brontës

    Martha Kearney, Helen Oyeyemi and Lucy Mangan dive into the lives of the Brontë sisters.

    BBC Two

  24. Building Batman, Sculpting Superman

    The story of how the latest versions of these classic characters were updated for cinema.

    BBC Radio 1

  25.

    Being Hamlet

    Simon Russell Beale and Adrian Lester discuss this most celebrated and challenging role.

    BBC

  26.

    The Founding of Mensa

    Rachel Gillman speaks to Ian Fergus, high IQ club Mensa archivist, about its early days.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27.

    HyperNormalisation

    Welcome to the post-truth world. You know it’s not real. But you accept it as normal.

    BBC

  28. Songs that Bridge the Wire

    Holocaust survivor Ezra Jurman in a recording made for the Third Programme in 1965.

    BBC Radio 3

  29. Can yr Adar - Song of the Birds

    Musicians Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock carry us to the Celtic rainforest of mid Wales

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Taigheadas Dùthchail/Rural Housing

    Series examining the development of rural housing in Scotland.

    BBC ALBA

  31. Further Back in Time for Dinner

    A family travel through time to discover how food has transformed the way we live.

    BBC Two

  32. British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

    How British history is a concoction of stories manipulated by whoever was in power.

    BBC Four

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  33. The Secret Rock 'n' Roll Life of Robert Burns

    What did fame mean for your life in Robert Burns' day? Keara Murphy investigates.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  34.

    Gift Of The Gods

    Beekeeper Martha Kearney explores the importance of honey in antiquity.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Pantycelyn

    Vaughan Roderick a'i chwaer Sian sy'n ceisio dysgu rhagor am William Williams, Pantycelyn.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  36. Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain

    Julian Glover's biography of innovative Scottish engineer Thomas Telford.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. History of Shetland

    Daniel Lawson tells the story of brochs, Scotland's Iron Age stone towers .

    BBC Radio Scotland

  38. An Reis Diomhair chun na Gealaich/Secrets of the Moon Landings

    Sgeulachdan nach eil cho aithnichte mu Apollo 11. Untold stories of Apollo 11.

    BBC ALBA

  39.

    A Slick of Red Lippie

    Cathy Macdonald explores the history and glamour of red lipstick.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  40. Madame Tussaud: A Legend in Wax

    The remarkable true story of the woman behind the worldwide waxworks empire.

    BBC Four

  41. Growing up in Scotland: A Century of Childhood

    Documentary exploring childhood in Scotland during the 20th century.

    BBC Two Scotland

  42. Wales in the Nineties

    Series using archive and personal testimonies to recount life in the Nineties.

    BBC One Wales

  43. 1066: A Year to Conquer England

    Drama-documentary exploring the betrayals between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans.

    BBC Two

  44. Diana: Designing A Princess

    Brenda Emmanus explores Diana, Princess of Wales' acute sense of fashion.

    BBC News

  45. Britain in Focus: A Photographic History

    Eamonn McCabe explores the fascinating and remarkable story of British photography.

    BBC Four

  46. The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

    The story of photographer Harry Burton, who documented the Tutankhamun excavation.

    BBC Four

  47. Bonnie and Clyde

    Am beatha annasach aig Bonnie agus Clyde. The remarkable lives of Bonnie and Clyde.

    BBC ALBA

  48. Photography

    A season of photography programmes on BBC Four

    BBC Arts

  49. Booze, Beans and Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop

    The growing and shifting fortunes of the British corner shop over the past 70 years.

    BBC News

  50. On Camera: Photographers at the BBC

    A revealing insight into several great modern photographers, drawn from the BBC's archive.

    BBC Four

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