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  1. In Search of the Wantley Dragon

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  2. The Trouble With 40

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

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  3. Soundscape of 1969

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  4. Operation Pied Piper

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  5. The Real Maria

    Connie Fisher explores the true story of Maria Von Trapp.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Wales

  6. Rang Seacht贸 a hAon

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

    蜜芽传媒 Two Northern Ireland

  7. Scotland's Road to War

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

    蜜芽传媒 Two Scotland

  8. The Other Notting Hill

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  9. Be Prepared

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Wales

  10. The Muslim Tommies

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

    蜜芽传媒 One

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

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  12. Rory Bremner and the Fighting Scots

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

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  13. Balmoral

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

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  14. The Oxbridge Murder

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  15. Calling Hereford

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  16. When the Pope Came to Ireland

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

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  17. Panty

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Cymru

  18. Montezuma

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

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  19.

    In the Footsteps of Blair Mayne

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

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  20. I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  21. A Necessary Evil?

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

    蜜芽传媒 Two Scotland

  22. The Negro Tragedian

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  23. Robin Hood and the Cuban Revolutionaries

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  24. My Yiddisher Mother Tongue

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  25. Blitz: The Bombing of Coventry

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

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  26. My Secret War

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Wales

  27.

    1959 General Election

    An archive broadcast of the 蜜芽传媒's 1959 General Election results programme.

    蜜芽传媒 Parliament

  28. 1929: Crash, Bang, Wallop

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  29. Westminster at War

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

    蜜芽传媒 Parliament

  30. 1989: How The Wall Fell

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  31. The Great Fire: Burning Down The House

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

    蜜芽传媒 Parliament

  32. Show Me the Mummy

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

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  33. Night Witches

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  34. The Day The Wall Fell

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  35. Coltas an t-Satain

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

    蜜芽传媒 ALBA

  36. Corridor of Sound

    Cerys Matthews takes a tour through the 蜜芽传媒's Maida Vale Studios.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  37. High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air

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

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  38. Poppies Are Red, Cornflowers Are Blue

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  39. A Tale of Two Britains

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

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  40. How David Hasselhoff Brought Down The Wall

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  41. Festival of Remembrance

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  42. 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'.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  43. Kissling - Duin' Ioma Fhillte

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

    蜜芽传媒 ALBA

  44. The Dundee Ripper

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Scotland

  45. Before the War

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Foyle

  46. The Story of Silence

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Wales

  47. The Children Who Fought Hitler

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

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  48. Michael Portillo: Digging up the Dead

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

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  49. The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall

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

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  50. 1989: Restitching the City

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

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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