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Berlin 1933
Hitler's rise to power, told through the personal writings of those who lived through it.
±«Óãtv Four
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Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.
±«Óãtv Two
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Shakespeare's Restless World (Omnibus)
Exploring the world of William Shakespeare through a selection of objects from the time.
±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
The events of 1998 to 2005 in the fraught history of the Arab-Israeli peace process.
±«Óãtv Two
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The History Hour
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
±«Óãtv Afghan TV
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Map to Mikkeli
Eva Runciman tracks the journey of a WW2 map from Shetland to a war museum in Finland.
±«Óãtv Radio Scotland
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The North East Witch Trials
Explore how the largest mass execution for witchcraft in English history was forgotten.
±«Óãtv Radio Newcastle
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The Ammanford Anarchist
Elis James explores how the 'world's most dangerous woman' came to Wales in the 1920s.
±«Óãtv Radio Wales
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Being Roman with Mary Beard
From a slave to an emperor, Mary Beard reveals the real people of the Roman Empire.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Larach Leabhar Dheir (The Missing Monastery)
An tòir air Mhanachainn Dhèir a’ leantainn. The search for the Monastery of Deer continues
±«Óãtv ALBA
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Immigration Tracks
Anne McAlpine traces Scottish Gaelic families who made a new life in Canada a century ago
±«Óãtv ALBA
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Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle
A look at the relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and his creation Sherlock Holmes.
±«Óãtv Two
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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Stories that will delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser.
±«Óãtv Sounds
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Bad Women
The extraordinary stories of the victims of wartime London's Blackout Ripper
±«Óãtv Sounds
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The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth
In 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia breaks apart in the skies above America.
±«Óãtv Two
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Hollywood Exiles
A story of glamour, duplicity and the FBI's battle against communism in Hollywood
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Face Down: The Killing of Thomas Niedermayer
Granddaughters of a businessman abducted 50 years ago uncover the truth about his killing.
±«Óãtv One Northern Ireland
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Holocaust hero Nicholas Winton on That's Life
Sir Nicholas gets a heartwarming surprise as he is reunited with the children he saved.
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Revisionist History
Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood.
±«Óãtv Sounds
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Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes
Ian Hislop goes in search of the earliest examples of British comedy staples.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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House of the Lion: A Blood Soaked Throne
Susan Morrison & Len Pennie explore the bloody struggles for throne of medieval Scotland.
±«Óãtv Radio Scotland
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Chinook: Zulu Delta 576
Two-part documentary series examining the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook helicopter crash.
±«Óãtv One Northern Ireland
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Sexton's Tales
George Cole with extraordinary stories of Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.
±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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Discovering Shetland's Past
Join regional archaeologist Dr Val Tuner as she excavates Shetland's archaeological past.
±«Óãtv Radio Scotland
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Hollywood Exiles
A story of glamour, duplicity and the FBI's battle against communism in Hollywood
±«Óãtv World Service Audio
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Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben
Adam Long celebrates The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster.
±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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Three Million
The Bengal Famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War II.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Black Gold
Stories about the impact of Stanlow oil refinery on a community and landscape.
±«Óãtv Sounds
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Seun’s Talking Drum British and West African
Journalist Seun Matiluko takes a close look at Britain’s largest Black African group.
±«Óãtv Sounds
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±«Óãtvtown Boring?
Unearthing hidden histories around the UK in places misjudged as being “boringâ€
±«Óãtv Sounds
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The Captain Tom Story
The 100 year old man who became a global sensation and the controversy that followed.
±«Óãtv Three Counties Radio
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Strike Boy
Mark was 10 when the miners' strike took over his life. Forty years on, he goes back.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Boro's League Cup Heroes: 20 Years On
A look back at the moment Middlesbrough Football Club won their first silverware.
±«Óãtv Radio Tees
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Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
Brian Merchant's compelling account of the Luddite rebellion. Read by Hugo Speer.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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The Miners' Strike: 40 years on
Stories from across England looking back at the 1984 miners' strike.
±«Óãtv Local Radio
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How to Win an Information War by Peter Pomerantsev
Peter Pomerantsev tells the story of World War II propagandist Sefton Delmer.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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The Curious History of Your ±«Óãtv
Discover the extraordinary history of ordinary items all around you.
±«Óãtv Sounds
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Strike
Jonny Owen tracks the impact of the miners' strike on Britain, on South Wales, and on him
±«Óãtv Radio Wales
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Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard
Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.
±«Óãtv Two
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An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi
An epic, sweeping history of the continent told through the voices of Africans themselves.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Pompeii: The New Dig
Following the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation.
±«Óãtv Two
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Haiti - Descent Into Anarchy
Mike Thomson looks at Haiti's long descent into anarchy.
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game
A dangerous game is played in the 80s as the Cold War brings two superpowers to the brink.
±«Óãtv Two
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