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  1. The Crown Jewels

    Clive Myrie uncovers the hidden stories of Britain’s national treasures.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One

  2. The People vs J Edgar Hoover

    An examination of how the first director of the FBI's iron grip still permeates America.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  3. Falklands Anniversary

    Soldiers and survivors share their stories of the Falklands War, forty years on.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales

  4. The Day I Met The Queen

    Reflections on what it's like to meet Her Majesty The Queen.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live

  5. Back in Time for Birmingham

    A look at the life of South Asian families who settled in Britain from the 1950s onwards.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two

  6. The Rise and Fall of T in the Park

    Arielle Free uncovers what happened to Scotland's legendary festival.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1

  7. A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today

    Sam Smith presents stories of HIV in the UK; beginning with the life of Terrence Higgins.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales

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  8. Arnish

    We hear memories from those who worked at the Arnish oil yard.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA

  9. Nuair a Thàinig Àranais

    Nuair a Thàinig Àranais

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gàidheal

  10. A Transport Pioneer

    The incredible story of Monmouth legend Charles Rolls.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales

  11. The Fainting Field

    Explore why hundreds of people collapsed at a marching band competition.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Nottingham

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  12. Spors air a' Bhlar/Games on the Battlefield

    How sport provided a welcome respite from the killing fields of World War One.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA

  13. The Museum of Bad Vibes

    Treasured artefacts inside Britain’s celebrated museums speak for the first time.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds

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  14. The Film We Can't See

    Adam Zmith listens to some lost sound recordings from 1930.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra

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  15. The Churchills - Speaking For Themselves (Omnibus)

    The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. With Alex Jennings.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra

  16. Torn

    Gus Casely-Hayford unpicks the hidden histories behind what we wear.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  17. If You Love Your Baby... The Fight for an Apology for Forced Adoptions

    The story of historical forced adoptions and the mothers’ search for justice.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News

  18. Wounds by Fergal Keane

    Fergal Keane tells the family story that lies at the root of his fascination with war.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra

  19. The Captain's Apprentice by Caroline Davison

    Edwardian folk song, the Fens and the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Poppy Miller reads.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  20.

    Who Are the '22?

    David Cannadine tells the story of the origins of the 1922 Committee.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  21.

    The Past is a Foreign Country, with Peter Curran

    Secrets from celebrated Northern Ireland iconoclasts, from peace negotiation to pop.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

  22. Bhopal

    The story of Rajkumar Keswani, the man who foretold the world's worst industrial accident.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  23. Colouring in Britain

    Uncovering the incredible lives and stories of Britons of colour, past and present.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds

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  24. Who Was Michael X?

    The intriguing story of the once famous Black British activist you’ve never heard of

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds

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  25. The History of Brazil is Round (Omnibus)

    David Goldblatt unravels the story of Brazil through its abiding passion for football.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra

  26. As Estranhas Origens das Guerras Culturais

    Adaptação de premiado podcast da ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ‘Things Fell Apart’, de Jon Ronson.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Brasil

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  27. Secrets and Deals: How Britain Left the Middle East

    How, in 1971, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE ceased to be part of the British Empire.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four

  28. Mattan: Injustice of a Hanged Man

    A shocking miscarriage of justice which led to the execution of Mahmood Mattan

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales

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  29. Gandhi

    A film about Gandhi as the embodiment of non-violent resistance.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA

  30. The Island

    The story of the island of Ireland’s epic geological journey, spanning 1.8 billion years.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland

  31. The Rest Is History

    Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are interrogating the past to de-tangle the present.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds

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  32. The Queen: Her Commonwealth Story

    George Alagiah explores the history of Queen Elizabeth II and the Commonwealth.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News

  33. The Royal Diplomat

    Emma Barnett looks back on Queen Elizabeth II’s role as a global stateswoman.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live

  34. Fallout: Living in the Shadow of the Bomb

    An examination of the fallout from Britain's atomic testing programme, which began in 1952

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  35. Sounds from the Seabed

    Lucie Skeaping relives the sound of musical instruments found on Henry VIII’s Mary Rose.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra

  36. Slighe Naoimh Cuithbeirt/St Cuthbert's Way

    Iagan MacNeil explores the St Cuthbert’s Way, from Melrose to St Boswells.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA

  37. Litir Ghrá ón Dara Cogadh Domhanda

    How a Belfast doctor survived the WWII Japanese POW camps and came home to his sweetheart.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland

  38. Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

    What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy.

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  39. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ of Radio

    David Hatch explores the facts, myths and legends of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s much loved 'BH'.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra

  40.

    The People’s Piazza: A History of Covent Garden

    David Olusoga explores the 400-year history of London’s Covent Garden Piazza.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two

  41. Seanchas sa Chaisteal

    Sgeulachdan agus seanchasan mu chaistealan na Gàidhealtachd.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gàidheal

  42. Simon Schama's History of Now

    Simon Schama reflects on a life in culture - and its enduring power in shaping our world.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two

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  43. Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot

    This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales

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  44. Understand

    The inside story behind HS2. Has a high speed dream become an almighty mess?

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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  45. The Newcomers

    A new radio play marking 50 years since the expulsion of British Asians from Uganda.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Berkshire

  46. 100 Years of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News presenters look back and remember a century of the corporation's news coverage.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News

  47. Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

    Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two

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  48. The Latest Secrets of Hieroglyphs

    How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four

  49.

    Witness History: The Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes

    An unarmed Brazilian man is shot dead by anti-terrorism police in Stockwell, south London

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service

  50.

    The Channel (Omnibus)

    Five viewpoints assessing the English Channel's impact on the British identity.

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra

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