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  1. The Sex Test

    Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.

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    Human Kind

    Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.

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    The Ice Cream Van Cometh

    Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.

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  4. Sporting Witness

    Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there

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  5. The Shipwrecked Bears

    Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.

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    How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading

    Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'

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  7. The Lunatic Line

    Ayisha Yahya tells the story of the 600-mile railway line from the Kenyan coast to Uganda

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  8. Hidden History

    Series of fascinating journeys of exploration through Ulster's byways and historic sites

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  9. Late Nights at the Blue Boar

    Pete Paphides visits the M1's improbable 1960s music meeting place - Blue Boar Services.

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  10. Soft Power Hard News

    How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence

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  11. Royal Racers and Fascinators

    Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the royal connections linking Ascot racecourse with fashion.

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    Egypt's Lost Cities

    A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.

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    The Luddite Lament

    The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.

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    A History of the World Special

    The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.

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  15. Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson

    Virginia Nicholson's account of the Second World War told through women's experiences.

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  16. The RSC at 50

    James Naughtie follows the Royal Shakespeare Company as it celebrates its 50th birthday

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  17. The Communist Cosmos

    Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.

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  18. The Story of Economics

    Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas

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  19. Genius Unrecognised

    Tony Hill looks at the genesis of five inventions that define our world today

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  20. The Chaplin Archive

    Exploring the vast archive of Chaplin's unfinished scripts, letters and press cuttings

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  21. A History of Ancient Britain

    Neil Oliver's epic story of how Britain and its people came to be

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  22. Bosphorus

    Edward Stourton explores the life and history of the Bosphorus

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  23. How Did We Get Here...? Egypt

    Stephen Sackur uncovers the history behind the upheavals in Egypt.

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  24. The Secret History of Social Networking

    Rory Cellan-Jones traces its roots

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  25. King James Bible

    The enduring appeal of the King James Bible, 400 years after its original publication.

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  26. Ancient Worlds

    Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation.

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  27. Dam Busters Declassified

    Martin Shaw retraces the 1943 raid which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams.

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  28. Climbing Great Buildings

    Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal their secrets.

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  29. Digging for Britain

    Prof Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs.

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  30. Voices from the Old Bailey

    Amanda Vickery presents dramatised extracts from 18th-century Old Bailey court cases

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  31. The London Nobody Knows

    Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track in London

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  32. A Brief History of Mathematics

    Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations.

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  33. Who Do You Think You Are? USA

    Lost connections and unknown histories are revealed as US stars trace their family trees.

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  34. Little Ships: The Miracle of Dunkirk

    Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' that took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.

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    The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

    Author Howard Sounes reveals the story behind Bob Dylan's song.

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    The Tudor Tarantino

    Dominic Arkwright charts the life of Thomas Middleton, the bad boy of Renaissance drama

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  37. Democracy on Trial

    Michael Portillo examines the development of democracy over 2,500 years

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  38. Str矛 gu S矛th

    First-hand accounts from World War Two taken from the 蜜芽传媒 archives

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  39. Pistols At Dawn

    Historian Justin Champion investigates real life duels and the literature they influenced.

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    Good King George

    Simon Heffer re-evaluates the reign of George V.

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  41. A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus

    The British Museum's Neil MacGregor tells A History of the World in 100 Objects.

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  42. A History of the World in 100 Objects

    Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through objects

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  43. Great British Railway Journeys

    Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.

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  44. Defining The Decade

    Edward Stourton tries to make sense of the past decade

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  45. Witness History

    The story of our times, told by the people who were there

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  46. Parting Shots

    Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch from British ambassadors

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  47. In the Footsteps of Blair Mayne

    Eddie Irvine walks in the footsteps of his hero, World War Two legend Blair Mayne.

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  48. An Solas Buan (Lighthouses of Scotland)

    A series looking at Scotland's lighthouses

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  49. A Short History of Ireland

    A series exploring Ireland鈥檚 rich and turbulent history.

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  50. Iran: A Revolutionary State

    John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran

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