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  1. Normandy '44: The Battle Beyond D-Day

    James Holland reassesses the 77-day Battle for Normandy that followed D-Day.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  2. Hail Marys and Miniskirts

    The story of the many Irish women who started new lives in Britain in the 1950s and 60s.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  3. The Little Stamp that Became the Most Valuable Thing in the World

    Joshua Levine charts the life of the 1-Cent Magenta, the most expensive stamp in the world

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  4. Bannockburn Begins

    Louise Welsh explores the meaning of the battle of Bannockburn on its 700th anniversary.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Scotland

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    Arnold of the Five Towns

    Samira Ahmed explores the life and work of writer Arnold Bennett.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  6. Seven Wonders of Brazil

    Robert Beckford explores the key ingredients that make up Brazilian Christianity.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  7. D-Day Battles in the Shadows

    The French resistance's battle to stop a German division reaching the landing beaches.

    蜜芽传媒 News

  8. The Lost Poets of the Raincoat Shop

    Ian McMillan discovers lost poets through notes found on the floor of a derelict shop.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  9.

    My Family鈥檚 Fight For Civil Rights

    Oona King discovers her family's role in the fight for equality for African Americans.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  10. World War One At 蜜芽传媒

    Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.

    蜜芽传媒 News

  11. A Bitter Legacy

    A look at how politicians have dealt with the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Ulster

  12. And You, Helen

    Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  13. Music in the Great War: Fiddler in the Tower

    Daniel Hope tells the story of Fernando Buschman, a violinist executed for spying in WWI.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

  14. The Old Plane and the Sea: Rescuing the Last Dornier 17

    The challenges faced in recovering a German bomber raised from the seabed.

    蜜芽传媒 News

  15. Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley

    Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years.

    蜜芽传媒 Four

  16. Derek Walcott: A Fortunate Traveller

    Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott talks about his life and work at home on St Lucia.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  17. Boycotts and Broken Dreams: The Story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games

    The story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games, which was boycotted by over half the members.

    蜜芽传媒 One Scotland

  18. The Verse That Stings

    Ian Hislop celebrates the sharp barbs of Alexander Pope and the 18th-century satirists.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  19. My Dad's Diary

    A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to the writer's daughter.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  20.

    Betjeman's Banana Blush

    Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  21. The Lancaster: Britain's Flying Past

    John Sergeant celebrates the plane some believe won the war, the Lancaster.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  22. Poetry Postcards

    Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  23. Gallipoli

    Scottish veterans remember their experiences in Gallipoli during World War One.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Scotland

  24. World War One Remembered Across the Commonwealth

    Live coverage of a day of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.

    蜜芽传媒 One

  25. Batter My Heart: Growing Up and Growing Old with John Donne

    Ed Docx discovers that John Donne can be a poet for life.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  26.

    The Birth of Love

    Dr Laura Ashe reveals how our ideas of romantic love were born in 12th-century literature.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  27. World War One Remembered from the Battlefield

    Coverage of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  28. Liverpool's Giant War

    Sue Johnston tells the story of the WWI Liverpool Pals.

    蜜芽传媒 One

  29. The Girl in the Diary

    Geraint Talfan Davies reveals how his uncle witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany in the 30s.

    蜜芽传媒 One Wales

  30. Kate Adie's Women of World War One

    Kate Adie examines the impact of women's work during the First World War.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  31. From Auschwitz with Love

    Recounting Welshman Ron Jones's wartime experience as a prisoner of war in Auschwitz.

    蜜芽传媒 One Wales

  32. In Memoriam: Conversations on a Bench

    Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

  33. Match of the Day at 50

    Documentary charting the history of Match of the Day as it celebrates 50 years on the air.

    蜜芽传媒 One

  34. World War One At 蜜芽传媒

    Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.

    蜜芽传媒 News

  35. Egypt's Lost Queens

    Professor Joann Fletcher explores life as a woman of power in ancient Egypt.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  36. Ceasefire

    Documentary exploring the background to the momentous 1994 ceasefires in Northern Ireland.

    蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland

  37.

    The Lost Women of British Jazz

    Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  38. Am Marloch

    Gilleasbaig MacDh貌mhnaill le sgeulachd Alasdair Sti霉bhairt mu eilthirich a' Mharloch.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio nan G脿idheal

  39.

    Heaven and Earth: Le Ly Hayslip

    Writer Le Ly Hayslip tells how she survived the Vietnam war and its aftermath.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  40. Tin Town Kids

    Professor Paddy Gray revisits the aluminium prefab homes that sprung up after World War II

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Ulster

  41. Gresford - The Miners' Hymn

    Reflecting on the Gresford Colliery disaster and Robert Saint's tribute to those who died.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Wales

  42. Return to Gleision

    Documentary about the Gleision disaster, in which four miners died on 15 September 2011.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Wales

  43. Arthur Frigg and the Railway of Death

    A former POW remembers the experience he endured when forced to build the Burma Railway.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Ulster

  44. The World's War

    Challenging perceptions of the First World War by exploring its global dimensions.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

  45. Keep the 蜜芽传媒 Fires Burning

    The story of Ivor Novello and the song that made his name.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

  46. History in Their Hands

    The story of the June 2012 handshake that started a new chapter in Northern Irish history.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Ulster

  47.

    Paul is Dead

    In 1969 a rumour swept the world. Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by an impostor

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  48.

    Nancy Storace: Mozart's English Soprano

    Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English star who worked with Mozart.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  49. The Sound of 37

    Documentary which brings Belfast in 1937 to life with never-heard-before recordings.

    蜜芽传媒 Radio Ulster

  50. Swallowed by the Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City

    Maritime archaeologists uncover the Egyptian city of Heracleion, once lost to the sea.

    蜜芽传媒 Two

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