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  1. Morning in the Streets

    1959 documentary showing images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom.

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  2. The Ancient Novel

    In search of the ancient novel, Tibor Fischer discovers they're like film scripts.

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  3. The Strange Case of Oliver Cromwell's Head

    Mark Whitaker explores a bizarre and gruesome story.

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  4. America, Empire of Liberty

    Justin Webb presents a debate to launch Radio 4's new American history series.

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  5. The World Since 1945

    A look at Apartheid in South Africa.

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  6. Greg Dyke on Nye Bevan

    Greg Dyke takes a bus tour through Wales and the life of Labour politician Aneurin Bevan.

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  7. Breakout

    The story of the 1983 Maze prison escape, told by escape leaders and a prison officer.

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  8. Merlin the Legend

    A look at the mythical roots in art and literature of Merlin - magician, hero and mystery.

    蜜芽传媒 Two Wales

  9. Peter Manuel - Deireadh an Uilc

    Fifty years after serial killer Peter Manuel was hanged, questions still remain.

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  10. Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails

    Ian Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.

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  11. Am Posadh Hiortadh

    A drama-documentary examining life on St Kilda prior to the 1930 evacuation.

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  12. The Day the Troubles Began

    Documentary about the Civil Rights march that took place in Derry on October 5th, 1968.

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  13. In Search of Spanish Flu

    Virologists attempt to detect the genetic footprint of Spanish Flu by exhuming a body.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  14. Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are!

    The story of the biggest prisoner-of-war break out in Britain.

    蜜芽传媒 Two Wales

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    Elizabeth Quigley looks back at the day in 1996 when the Stone came home.

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  16. The Crown Jewel

    Dan Gordon uncovers the history of Belfast's famous Crown liquor saloon.

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  17. Belsen After Belsen

    The story of the former prisoners who had to remain in Belsen after it was liberated.

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  18. The Menin Gate

    Mark Whitaker reports from the Menin Gate in the Belgian city of Ypres.

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  19. Westside Wrens

    Mary Ann Kennedy meets a group of former Wrens.

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  20. Armistice

    David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the events that brought about the armistice of 1918.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  21. Keepsakes of Conflict: Remembering World War One

    Mark Stephen hears the individual stories that reveal the scale of the First World War.

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  22. People's Century

    The stories of those who suffered in the depression that followed the Wall Street Crash.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  23. Return of the Helmet

    Phil Carradice presents the story of Hywel Davies from Abergavenny.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Wales

  24. Celebrating Cecilia!

    Soprano Catherine Bott asks why St Cecilia still inspires composers and musicians.

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  25. The Lament of the SS Mendi

    Jackie Kay remembers the sinking of the SS Mendi in the English Channel in 1917.

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  26. Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero

    The story of a pioneering black British footballer who died heroically in WWI.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  27. An Ciuin Mac Adhaimh

    Documentary about a Presbyterian businessman from Belfast.

    蜜芽传媒 Two Northern Ireland

  28. Shooting Soviets: Cartier-Bresson in Moscow

    The story of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson's journey to the Soviet Union in 1954.

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  29. Merthyr War Memorial: Behind the Stone

    The story behind the Pontmorlais First World War memorial in Merthyr Tydfil.

    蜜芽传媒 Two Wales

  30. The 'Stute

    Looking back at the time when the Oakdale Miners Institute was a thriving cultural centre.

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  31. AIC脥D: An Fli煤 M贸r in 脡irinn

    Revealing the story of the 1918 influenza pandemic in Ireland.

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  32. Na Laoich

    A look at the Battle of Festubert and its sad links with the history of Skye.

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  33. Escape from Marseilles

    Documentary about a Frenchwoman who escaped to Wales during the Second World War.

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  34. A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain

    Dramatisation of the life of Vera Brittain, a young woman who survived the First World War

    蜜芽传媒 One

  35. Armistice Day Silence

    The traditional two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.

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  36. The Human Button

    Historian Prof Peter Hennessy speaks to the people who operate Britain's nuclear deterrent

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  37. The Partisan Coffee House

    Mike Berlin tells the story of an influential left-wing London coffee house set up in 1958

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  38. A Dream of Eleanor

    Mary Robinson examines Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

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  39. Behind the Scenes with Carbon Dioxide

    The story of Joseph Black, the chemist who described carbon dioxide for the first time.

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  40. SOS: The History of the RNLI in Scotland

    Phil Cunningham narrates a documentary charting the history of the RNLI in Scotland.

    蜜芽传媒 One Scotland

  41. Private Harry Patch

    A year in the life of Harry Patch, Britain's last survivor of the World War One trenches.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  42. France on a Plate

    A gastronomic tour through French history, from Versailles through to ethnic fusion food.

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  43. The Story of Asthma Island

    How the island of Tristan da Cunha could hold the key to the genetic basis for asthma.

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  44. The Medici: Makers of Modern Art

    How the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture.

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  45. Frankie Vaughan and the Live Gang Show

    How did Frankie Vaughan manage to end rival gang violence in a Glasgow suburb?

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  46. Carluccio and the Leopard

    Antonio Carluccio travels to Sicily to discover more about Lampedusa's novel The Leopard.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  47. The Perfect House: The Life and Work of Palladio

    Documentary about the great Italian Renaissance architect, Andrea Palladio.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  48.

    Brand Cuba

    Allan Little analyses some of the factors that have given Cuba such a prominent image.

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  49. The Dirty Dozens

    Benjamin Zephaniah tells the story of the 17th-century language game The Dozens.

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  50. 1968: Day by Day

    Another chance to hear the highlights of Radio 4's 1968 Day by Day series.

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