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The History of Brazil Is Round
David Goldblatt unravels the story of Brazil through its historical passion for football.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray Mears explores how the wilderness of North America shaped the story of the Wild West.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The First Action Movie
1903 Sheffield's on location 'Daring Daylight Burglary' inspired every action movie since.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Bombay Jazz
Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Blind Date with Don Camillo
Communism vies with the Catholic church in Italy's post-war comic creation, Don Camillo.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Five Hundred Years of Friendship
Dr Thomas Dixon explores the changing meaning of friendship over the centuries.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Five Hundred Years of Friendship
A history of the changing meaning of friendship over the centuries.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Poetry Idol
Shahidha Bari goes in search of the biggest poetry competition in the Middle East.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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I Was There: The Great War Interviews
Never-before-seen footage from interviews with eyewitnesses of the First World War.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Taisce Shean Uladh - Treasures of Ancient Ulster
Four-part documentary series exploring the history of Ulster.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland
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Venus in View
Mari Griffith examines the motivation behind the attack on The Rokeby Venus 100 years ago
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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World War One: The Cultural Front
Francine Stock explores how World War I changed art, words and society.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Long March
Edward Stourton retraces the route of Mao's Long March, to mark its 80th anniversary
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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World War One at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Marking the centenary of the war through stories and events across Ireland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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The Great War of Words
Michael Portillo explores the intellectual battleground of World War One.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Dinosaurs in the Drawing Room
How the Natural History Museum packed its collections off to country houses during WWII.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke looks at masterpieces of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of an art lover.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Acts of Union and Disunion
Linda Colley examines the forces that have united and divided Britain over many centuries
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster
Jeremy Clarkson tells the story of the Arctic convoys of WWII and their greatest disaster.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Sacred Wonders of Britain
Neil Oliver reveals the sacred face of Britain, an ancient landscape of belief and ritual.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Living with Lockerbie
Glenn Campbell marks the 25th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Scotland
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The Making of the Modern Arab World
Tarek Osman traces characters and ideas that have shaped the modern Arab world
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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1963: That Was The Year That Was
Michael Grade celebrates 1963 with special guests at London's Riverside Studios.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Machiavelli: Devil or Democrat?
Jonathan Freedland reassesses Machiavelli and finds the inspiration for modern republics.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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A History of Britain in Numbers
Andrew Dilnot investigates the patterns and trends that have transformed Britain
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Spin the Globe
Historian Michael Scott takes a global view of familiar historical dates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies
Laurie Taylor looks back at 50 years of cultural studies
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Tibet Remembered
A portrait of pre Chinese Tibet through the voices of the British who worked there.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Ideas That Make Us
Bettany Hughes reveals the history of civilisation's most influential ideas.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Our Libraries: The Next Chapter
Michael Rosen investigates the story of the library
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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British Conservatism: The Grand Tour
Anne McElvoy on the challenges that have spurred British conservative thinkers into action
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Italian Freedom Trail
Edward Stourton presents the story of the biggest mass POW breakout in history
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Caligula with Mary Beard
Professor Mary Beard explores the life and times of the notorious Roman emperor Caligula.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank
Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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1913: The Year Before
Michael Portillo challenges the notion of calm before the storm of the Great War
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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D-Day: The Last Heroes
Historian Dan Snow reveals the incredible story behind the D-Day landings.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Disability: A New History
Peter White presents a history of disability in the 18th and 19th centuries.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Ice Age Giants
Professor Alice Roberts travels 40,000 years into the past to meet Ice Age's great beasts.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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When Washington Came to Brum
How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Archaeology: A Secret History
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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How to Run Europe
Anne McElvoy explores the history of governing Europe across three eras
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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The Forgotten Black Cowboys
Sarfraz Manzoor goes in search of America's black cowboys
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4