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Rain or shine? A short history of the weather forecast
A century and a half of scientific meteorology

The Reformation: A World Divided
How Martin Luther started a revolution that would lead to the Protestant Reformation

Detroit: Migration, Motors and Music
The changing fortunes of the American city of Detroit

Detroit: Migration Motors & Music
The changing fortunes of the American city of Detroit

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
The story of the men and women who defined the ‘Golden Age’ of piracy.

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
The story of the men and women who defined the ‘Golden Age’ of piracy.

Rumi: Sufi poet of love
The life, poetry and legacy of 13th Century Sufi poet Rumi

The story of the guitar
The history and popular rise of the guitar

The rise and fall of Julius Caesar
The ruler who revolutionised ancient Rome

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the origins and the legacy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula