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Two Thousand Years of Puzzling
Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
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A House Through Time
The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now.
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Living with the Gods
Neil MacGregor explores the role and expression of shared beliefs around the world.
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The British Road to Bolshevism
Martin Rosenbaum explores how events in London played a role in the Russian Revolution.
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The Frontline Prince
Edward VIII, the king who abdicated, was deeply marked by the Great War.
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Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs
Paul Murton explores Scotland's lochs, discovering the secrets of these iconic features
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The Day I Met Diana
People from around the UK and beyond recall their meetings with Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Edinburgh 70: Nothing Short of a Miracle
Jim Naughtie reflects on the origins of the Edinburgh Festival.
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Waco: Surviving the Apocalypse
The story of the 1993 Waco siege and the lasting impact on those who survived.
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The Black Chair
The story of the Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, killed at Passchendaele in 1917.
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Time Travels
Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.
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Our Man in the Middle East
Jeremy Bowen presents a personal history of the Middle East.
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Eye of the Storm
Meeting the people at the heart of news stories to learn what really happened.
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Printing a Nation
Historian Anindita Ghosh explores how the printing press made modern India.
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Did the Victorians Ruin the World?
Kat and Helen Arney present revisionist revelations about our Victorian forebears.
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A Slick of Red Lippie
Cathy Macdonald explores the history and glamour of red lipstick.
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British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
How British history is a concoction of stories manipulated by whoever was in power.
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All in a Chord
Ivan Hewett examines five chords to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history.
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Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
Documentary series dramatically reconstructing events in the lives of Henry VIII's wives.
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The Tarpaulin - A Biography
Historian Dina Gusejnova tells the story of tarpaulin from the 17th Century to now.
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Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the NHS
How Caribbean and African women came to the UK to save the then ailing health service.
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Black and British: A Forgotten History
A look at the relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
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Aberfan: Memory and Meaning
Dai Smith asks what meaning might be found in the deaths of so many people at Aberfan.
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Aberfan: Covering a Catastrophe
Felicity Evans meets some of the journalists who reported on the Aberfan disaster.
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The Robber Barons
Historian Adam Smith tells the stories of the giants of 19th Century American business.
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The Envy of the World
Humphrey Carpenter charts the history of the Third Programme and Radio 3
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank explores some of the most intriguing stories from Ancient Egypt
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Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in Time
Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.
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A Brief History of TIM
Lynne Truss explores the history of the Speaking Clock. With Professor Stephen Hawking.
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Defoe
Through documentary and drama, Radio 4 put a spotlight on 18th-century writer Daniel Defoe
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Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze
Bridget Kendall presents an oral history tracing decisive moments of the Cold War.
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Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey
Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.
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The Secret History of Yoga
Mukti Jain Campion explores the surprising origins of modern yoga practice.
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England: Made in the Middle
Historian Helen Castor examines the role of the Midlands in the creation of England.
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Jutland: The Battle that Won the War
Lord West explains why Jutland was the most important battle of the First World War.
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The Anglo-Irish Century
Historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back at a century of Anglo-Irish relations.
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The Easter Rising 1916
Heather Jones explores the armed struggle that changed Irish and British history forever.
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Museum of Lost Objects
Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted.
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The Art of Adultery
Natalie Haynes finds out why adultery remains such a regular subject in popular culture.
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Verdun - The Sacred Wound
David Reynolds presents a two-part documentary about the battle of Verdun
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Mao's Golden Mangoes
Benjamin Ramm explores one of the strangest chapters in China’s history - mango mania.
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The Ever Widening War
Professor Christopher Clark presents a documentary series on the First World War.
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Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley tells the story of the dynasty that ruled Russia for over three centuries.
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British Liberalism: The Grand Tour
Anne McElvoy tours 300 years of British liberalism.
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Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes
Bettany Hughes follows the Egnatian Way and explores how it helped to shape Europe.
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A Very Welsh Coup
Robert Orchard traces the Welsh roots of those who brought down Margaret Thatcher.
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The Lost Songs of Hollywood
Julia Kogan explores the little-known personal music of exiled composers in Los Angeles.
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The Last Post
The untold story of The Last Post, one of the world's most famous pieces of music.
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Taking Art To The People
Michael Symmons Roberts on the life and legacy of the philanthropist Thomas Horsfall.
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