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Diplomats and Double Agents
Billy Kay explores the strong links between espionage and diplomacy in Scottish history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Surviving the Holocaust - Freddie Knoller's War
Holocaust survivor Freddie Knoller talks about being a young Jewish man during WWII.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Churchill: The Nation's Farewell
Jeremy Paxman examines whether Churchill's legacy still has resonance today.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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The Churchill Obituary
Obituary to Sir Winston Churchill on the 50th anniversary of his death.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Holocaust - My Family Story
Adrian Goldberg tells his family's story of the Holocaust.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live
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Touched by Auschwitz
Feature-length documentary exploring the experiences of six Auschwitz survivors.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Holocaust Memorial Day
An event commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King
Dr Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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David Starkey's Magna Carta
A look at the origins of Magna Carta, a document underpinning British liberties since 1215
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Children of the Holocaust
Holocaust survivors tell their stories of Nazi persecution in animation and interviews.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Balla Berlin - an slighe gu saorsa/The Berlin Wall - Escape to Freedom
The story of the Berlin Wall.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
Michael Wood tells the story of Mary Arden, an ordinary woman in a time of revolution.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King
Dr Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Scotland's Plague Years
Author Louise Welsh explores historic bubonic plague outbreaks in Scotland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Teenage Tommies - Learning Zone
A moving five-story tribute to Britain's heroic boy soldiers of World War I.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Simon Weston's Welsh Guards
Simon Weston celebrates and commemorates the history of the Welsh Guards.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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My Chinese New Year
Actress Jing Lusi explores her cultural heritage and the meaning of Chinese New Year.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Nelson in His Own Words
Drama documentary exploring the life of Horatio Nelson through his own letters.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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David Starkey's Magna Carta
A look at the origins of Magna Carta, a document underpinning British liberties since 1215
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Food in the Frame
Ruby Tandoh on the fascinating, evolving role played by food in art over the centuries.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Voices From Our Industrial Past: Women
Emma Griffin examines the lives of working women during the industrial revolution.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Dividing the Sexes
Louise Welsh explores how society has attempted to categorise intersex people.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Beyond Belief: The Cranston Family at War
Bob Dickson tells the story of the seven Cranston sons who went off to fight in WW1.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Suburbia
An exploration of the history, cultures and aspects of British life found in suburbia.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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A Wing and a Prayer
Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Return of the Lost King - An Inside Out Special
Following the prepartions to reinter the remains of King Richard III.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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The Valleys Fighter
A look back at some of the boxing champions that have come from the south Wales valleys.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
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Drills, Dentures and Dentistry: An Oral History
How dentistry has been transformed from a backstreet horror show into a modern science.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Blast of the Century
Poet John Cooper Clarke looks at Vorticism, a radical but short-lived British art movement
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Good Morning Vietnam Revisited
Adrian Cronauer shares the true story of his time as an iconic radio DJ in Vietnam.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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Hollow Earth: A Travel Guide
Comedian Robin Ince takes us on a tour of a world beneath the earth's crust.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The (Half) Life of Strontium
A poetic meditation on the element uniting Nagasaki, Argyll and a mutant bounty hunter.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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We Real Cool: The Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
A portrait of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, narrated by her daughter Nora Brooks Blakely.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Poet and the Murderer
A gripping true story of poetry, murder and the art of forgery.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Quarry Boys: The Welsh at Gallipoli
The Welsh soldiers who fought at Gallipoli have been written out of history, until now.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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Walt Whitman's War
What happened when the great 19th-century poet met the American Civil War?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Gallipoli: When Murdoch Went to War
The story of the British-led Gallipoli military campaign from Keith Murdoch's perspective.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Peter Brook, Theatrical Revolutionary
Theatre and film director Peter Brook discusses his career highlights and legacy.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Suddo'r Lusitania
Rhaglen arbennig yn nodi can mlwyddiant suddo llong bleser y Lusitania ar Fai 7ed, 1915.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cymru
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Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve
Richard Harrington reads Dannie Abse's account of growing up under the shadow of war.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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Diomhairean an Lusitania/Secrets of the Lusitania
Was the U-boat's torpedo the only thing that sank the Lusitania?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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Sappho: Love & Life on Lesbos with Margaret Mountford
Margaret Mountford goes in search of the truth behind the legend of Sappho.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Valley Parade: Bradford City Fire Remembered
Bradford City fan James Thornton looks back at the events of 1985 and the stadium fire.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live
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Joy of the Rovers
Kelly Cates looks back on Blackburn Rovers' Premier League-winning season of 1994-95.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live
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Liberation 70 with John Nettles
John Nettles tells the story of the occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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A' teicheadh a Alcatraz/Vanished from Alcatraz
A' teicheadh à Alcatraz. Three inmates escape from Alcatraz Island.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes
Caribbean veterans tell their extraordinary wartime stories in their own words.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Liberation 70
John Nettles marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Channel Islands.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live
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Missed Warnings: The Bradford City Fire
Marking the 30th anniversary of the fire that killed 56 fans at Valley Parade.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
A personal portrait of the victor of Waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two