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Normandy '44: The Battle Beyond D-Day
James Holland reassesses the 77-day Battle for Normandy that followed D-Day.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Hail Marys and Miniskirts
The story of the many Irish women who started new lives in Britain in the 1950s and 60s.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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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
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Bannockburn Begins
Louise Welsh explores the meaning of the battle of Bannockburn on its 700th anniversary.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Arnold of the Five Towns
Samira Ahmed explores the life and work of writer Arnold Bennett.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Seven Wonders of Brazil
Robert Beckford explores the key ingredients that make up Brazilian Christianity.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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D-Day Battles in the Shadows
The French resistance's battle to stop a German division reaching the landing beaches.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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The Lost Poets of the Raincoat Shop
Ian McMillan discovers lost poets through notes found on the floor of a derelict shop.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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My Family’s Fight For Civil Rights
Oona King discovers her family's role in the fight for equality for African Americans.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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World War One At ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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A Bitter Legacy
A look at how politicians have dealt with the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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And You, Helen
Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Music in the Great War: Fiddler in the Tower
Daniel Hope tells the story of Fernando Buschman, a violinist executed for spying in WWI.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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The Old Plane and the Sea: Rescuing the Last Dornier 17
The challenges faced in recovering a German bomber raised from the seabed.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley
Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Derek Walcott: A Fortunate Traveller
Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott talks about his life and work at home on St Lucia.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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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.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Scotland
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The Verse That Stings
Ian Hislop celebrates the sharp barbs of Alexander Pope and the 18th-century satirists.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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My Dad's Diary
A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to the writer's daughter.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Betjeman's Banana Blush
Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Lancaster: Britain's Flying Past
John Sergeant celebrates the plane some believe won the war, the Lancaster.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Poetry Postcards
Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Gallipoli
Scottish veterans remember their experiences in Gallipoli during World War One.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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World War One Remembered Across the Commonwealth
Live coverage of a day of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Batter My Heart: Growing Up and Growing Old with John Donne
Ed Docx discovers that John Donne can be a poet for life.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Birth of Love
Dr Laura Ashe reveals how our ideas of romantic love were born in 12th-century literature.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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World War One Remembered from the Battlefield
Coverage of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Girl in the Diary
Geraint Talfan Davies reveals how his uncle witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany in the 30s.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
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Kate Adie's Women of World War One
Kate Adie examines the impact of women's work during the First World War.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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From Auschwitz with Love
Recounting Welshman Ron Jones's wartime experience as a prisoner of war in Auschwitz.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
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In Memoriam: Conversations on a Bench
Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Match of the Day at 50
Documentary charting the history of Match of the Day as it celebrates 50 years on the air.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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World War One At ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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Egypt's Lost Queens
Professor Joann Fletcher explores life as a woman of power in ancient Egypt.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Ceasefire
Documentary exploring the background to the momentous 1994 ceasefires in Northern Ireland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
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The Lost Women of British Jazz
Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Am Marloch
Gilleasbaig MacDhòmhnaill le sgeulachd Alasdair Stiùbhairt mu eilthirich a' Mharloch.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gà idheal
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Heaven and Earth: Le Ly Hayslip
Writer Le Ly Hayslip tells how she survived the Vietnam war and its aftermath.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Tin Town Kids
Professor Paddy Gray revisits the aluminium prefab homes that sprung up after World War II
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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Gresford - The Miners' Hymn
Reflecting on the Gresford Colliery disaster and Robert Saint's tribute to those who died.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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Return to Gleision
Documentary about the Gleision disaster, in which four miners died on 15 September 2011.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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Arthur Frigg and the Railway of Death
A former POW remembers the experience he endured when forced to build the Burma Railway.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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The World's War
Challenging perceptions of the First World War by exploring its global dimensions.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Keep the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Fires Burning
The story of Ivor Novello and the song that made his name.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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History in Their Hands
The story of the June 2012 handshake that started a new chapter in Northern Irish history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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Paul is Dead
In 1969 a rumour swept the world. Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by an impostor
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Nancy Storace: Mozart's English Soprano
Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English star who worked with Mozart.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Sound of 37
Documentary which brings Belfast in 1937 to life with never-heard-before recordings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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Swallowed by the Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City
Maritime archaeologists uncover the Egyptian city of Heracleion, once lost to the sea.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two