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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
York Minster's Great East Window, the UK's largest expanse of medieval stained glass.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Megantic Outlaw
An immigrant family and a man on the run: the story of Donald Morrison
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Operation Jericho
Martin Shaw takes to the skies to rediscover one of the most audacious raids of WWII.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Andy Hamilton's Search for Satan
Documentary exploring who Satan is, where he comes from and what he has been up to.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Road to Nowhere
On the eve of its 25th anniversary, Sally Boazman examines impact of the M25.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Monte Cassino
The history of the battles surrounding the Italian hill-top monastery of Monte Cassino.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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From Frestonia to Belgravia: The History of Squatting
Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Death in Kabul
Disaster in Afghanistan, an explorer blamed. Mark Jardine investigates Alexander Burnes.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Hilda Doolittle
Diana Collecott on wartime poet Hilda Doolittle with readings by Sara Kestelman.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Mel's Iron Age Holiday
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good
A film examining Victorian financiers including Samuel Gurney and Natty Rothschild.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Escape from the Deep
Louis de Bernieres uncovers one of the greatest submarine escape stories of WWII.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The School of Scottish Studies
Documentary about Edinburgh University's School of Scottish Studies, created in 1951.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
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Band of Vagabonds - The Birth of the SAS
On the 16th of November 1941 the SAS carried out its first secret operation.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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An African Asian Affair
Vishva Samani explores the post-expulsion relationship between British Asians and Ugandans
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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They Shoot Horses Don't They?
Andy Davies tells the story of dance marathons and their influence on modern reality TV.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music
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Blackpool Tram
How the Blackpool tram has become an efficient solution to traffic and pollution problems.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Blood Telegram
The story of one of the most controversial documents in US diplomatic history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Boundaries of Blood
How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Warsaw Variations
The story of two Polish composers, Andrzej Panufnik and Witold Lutoslawski.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Still Ringing After All These Years: A Short History of Bells
Richard Taylor unravels the history that has made bells such a key British sound.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Inside the Academie Francaise
Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
The story of Wojtek the Bear, who fought in WWII alongside a band of Polish soldiers.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Cheers!
John Sergeant invites his guests to a musical celebration of the ancient art of toasting.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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What the Donkey Saw: UA Fanthorpe's Christmas Poems
Sheila Hancock reads the poems that UA Fanthorpe sent as Christmas greetings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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In Search of Highland Mary
Lorraine McIntosh unravels the mystery behind Robert Burns' doomed lover, Mary Campbell.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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The Hidden Graves of the Holocaust
Jonathan Charles reports on attempts to locate graves at Treblinka's death camp.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed
Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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How the Humber Changed Our World
How the Humber ports defined the lives of families on both sides of the river.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Pugin: God's Own Architect
Richard Taylor charts Victorian Gothic architect Pugin's extraordinary life story.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Phil Collins - King Of The Wild Frontier
Presenter Patrick Humphries explores rock star Phil Collins' impressive Alamo collection
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Secret Catacombs of Paris
Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
Dan Snow travels unravels the secrets of the Staffordshire Hoard.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Castle Commando
Documentary looking at the paramilitary academy based at Achnacarry from 1942 to 1945.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Smiley's People
Yellow circle. Black eyes. Happy mouth. Alastair Sooke explores the smiley face.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Famed for Its Knitting
The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Bomber Boys
Colin and Ewan McGregor explore Bomber Command, a rarely told story from World War II.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Bosnia - The Forgotten Victims
Former British Colonel Bob Stewart returns to Bosnia and the killing ground of Srebrenica.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live
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Smallpox in Wales: The Forgotten Killer
Documentary about the smallpox outbreak in South Wales in 1962 that claimed 19 lives.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales
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Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Brontes' Piano
Catherine Bott explores the Bronte sisters' musical world through their restored piano
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Topping Tooters of the Town
William Lyons conjures the brash and brilliant music of the 500-year-old bands of waits
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Real Upstairs Downstairs
The real story of the Welsh servants who waited on the wealthier classes between the wars.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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North of the Border - The Rise of Mexican Music
Robin Denselow examines the growing influence of the Mexican drug ballad, or narcocorrido.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Story of Wales Debate
Betsan Powys chairs an audience debate on the importance of understanding Welsh history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
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Dickens in Parliament
Carolyn Quinn discovers how Dickens was inspired by his time as a Westminster journalist.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Parliament
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Scotland's Titanic
Susan Morrison uncovers the Titanic's fateful predecessor, the Norge disaster of 1904.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland