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Colouring in Britain
Uncovering the incredible lives and stories of Britons of colour, past and present.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
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The Past is a Foreign Country, with Peter Curran
Secrets from celebrated Northern Ireland iconoclasts, from peace negotiation to pop.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Bhopal
The story of Rajkumar Keswani, the man who foretold the world's worst industrial accident.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Who Are the '22?
David Cannadine tells the story of the origins of the 1922 Committee.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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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
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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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Lucy Worsley Investigates
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Ardal O’Hanlon: Tomb Raider
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish using archaeology.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
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What Really Happened in the Nineties?
Robert Carlyle takes us back to moments we missed in the '90s that shaped the world today.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary perspective.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan explores some of the most mysterious celebrity deaths.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two England
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Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry
Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Museums That Make Us
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Women in Stitches: The Making of the Bayeux Tapestry
Who stitched the Bayeux Tapestry? Abigail Youngman looks for clues in the margins.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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1922: The Birth of Now
Matthew Sweet investigates objects and events from 1922, the crucial year for modernism.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Coming Storm
America through the looking glass - enter a world where nothing is as it seems.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Past Forward: A Century of Sound
Greg Jenner dives deep into the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive to explore what it says about who we are now.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Explanation
Claire Graham and guests explain the important, long-running stories that are in the news
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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The Story of Aids
The early years of the HIV-AIDS crisis, as told by the people who lived through it
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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History on the Edge
Anita Anand uncovers an extraordinary untold refugee story from 1940.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sounds of the 21st Century
Claudia Winkleman introduces soundscapes of music, news, triumphs & tragedies, 2000-2010.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
Meet the Boleyn family. Beautiful. Ruthless. Power-hungry… Misunderstood?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Atomic: How Dr Strangelove Exploded Pop Culture
How did Stanley Kubrick and Welsh author Peter George change Cold War culture for ever?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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The Duke of Edinburgh and Wales: A Tribute
Felicity Evans pays tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh whose death has been announced.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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A Life in Ten Pictures
A series of extraordinary lives each unlocked by a just a handful of images.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six real people who lived through the Blitz.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Hardware, Software, Anywhere
Nick Baker reflects on how the impact of technology has changed. With Stephen Fry.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed
Alice Roberts follows a decade-long quest that reveals Stonehenge's oldest secret.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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How the Irish Shaped Britain
Fergal Keane explores the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Shooting the Darkness
The defining photographs of the Troubles and the impact on those who captured them.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
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The Raising of Coventry
Telling the story of the bombing of Coventry 80 years ago on November 14th, 1940.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Most Successful Assassination in History
The night Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin was gunned down - changing the Middle East forever.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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An Taistealaiche/The Far Traveller
Documentary on the most intrepid woman traveller of the medieval world.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ALBA
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From the Mayflower to the Moon (and Back Again)
A 400-year journey into the creation of the United States with the writer Joe Queenan.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Blood of the Clans
Neil Oliver presents a series telling the tale of Scotland’s 17th-century civil war.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Scotland
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You're Dead to Me
The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Hosted by Greg Jenner.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Call Up
Phil Carradice presents the testimonies of the Welsh men affected by National Service.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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Art of Persia
Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed reveals the remarkable story of Iran.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Pandemic 1918
Series on the flu pandemic that devastated much of the planet just over 100 years ago.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Legacy of War
How wartime experiences have informed the dynamics of families in subsequent generations.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Spitfire: The People’s Plane
Before a plane could save a country, the people had to build it
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½school History
Fun history lessons for all the family, presented by Horrible Histories' Greg Jenner.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Rebuilding Notre-Dame
A look inside the restoration of the Notre-Dame de Paris following the 2019 fire.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Wales: A Twentieth Century Tragedy?
Simon Jenkins presents a challenging personal view of the economics of contemporary Wales.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Californian Century
Stanley Tucci imagines the history of modern California as a Hollywood screenplay.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley dispels the myths behind some of the key moments in royal history.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Remembering Tryweryn
Guto Harri explores the event that shaped Welsh art and literature for a generation.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4