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  1. 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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  3. All Fair in War: A History of Military Deception

    Historian and writer Ben Macintyre presents a series on bluff and guile in battle

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  4. A Man's a Man for a' That: Frederick Douglass in Scotland

    Opera singer Andrea Baker explores the impact of Frederick Douglass' time in Scotland.

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  5. A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in our country.

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  6. Something Old, Something New

    From Sheffield to South Carolina, Johny Pitts explores alternative Black British identity.

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    The Manchester Ballads

    Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.

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    The Art of Walking into Doors

    Do dyslexia and dyspraxia affect the way you draw? Chris Ledgard investigates.

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    Too Much Fighting on The Dance Floor

    Violence and tribalism at music gigs in the late 70s and 80s. Adrian Goldberg presents.

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    Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius

    A look at the life of Gordon Welchman, a codebreaker crucial to the defeat of the Nazis.

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  11. Blitz Cities

    Celebrities explore the Blitz history of their home cities.

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  12. The Ascent of Woman

    Dr Amanda Foreman uncovers stories of women that have made and changed human history.

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  13. Blitz Wales with John Humphrys

    John Humphrys marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Blitz in south Wales.

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    Donald Duck Gets Drafted

    Gerald Scarfe explores the Walt Disney Studio's activity during the Second World War.

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  15. Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly

    Francine Stock's history of the alluring yet elusive quality that is charisma

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  16. A City Dreaming

    A recollection of Derry/Londonderry, written and narrated by the late Gerry Anderson.

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  17. Genius of the Ancient World

    Bettany Hughes seeks out the stories behind three giants of ancient philosophy.

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  18. Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

    David Olusoga explores Britain's dark past - how it was built on the profits of slavery.

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  19. Lost Children of the Holocaust

    Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war 成人论坛 radio appeals

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  20. Napoleon: The Man and the Myths

    Historian Andrew Roberts dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.

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  21. Ayo Gorkhali: The Gurkhas Are Coming!

    Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown.

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    Notes From a Northern Irish Childhood

    Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland

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  23. Shadow of the Sun King

    Professor Julian Swann marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Louis XIV of France.

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  24. Rome's Invisible City

    The secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.

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  25. In Search of the Black Mozart

    Chi-chi Nwanoku searches for great black composers and performers of the 18th century.

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  26. Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes

    Caribbean veterans tell their extraordinary wartime stories in their own words.

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  27. Incarnations: India in 50 Lives

    The history of India told through the lives of 50 phenomenal people.

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  28. Hollow Earth: A Travel Guide

    Comedian Robin Ince takes us on a tour of a world beneath the earth's crust.

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  29. Treasures of Ancient Greece

    Series in which Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.

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  30. A Wing and a Prayer

    Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.

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    Voices From Our Industrial Past: Women

    Emma Griffin examines the lives of working women during the industrial revolution.

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    Food in the Frame

    Ruby Tandoh on the fascinating, evolving role played by food in art over the centuries.

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  33. Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time

    Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom.

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  34. Promises, Promises: A History of Debt

    Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.

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  35. Salt

    Steph McGovern discovers that salt is much more than something to season our food with.

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  36. Churchill's Grave

    William Crawley visits Winston Churchill's final resting place in Bladon, Oxfordshire

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    Kitch!

    Musician and poet Anthony Joseph tries to get to the heart of Calypso star Lord Kitchener

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    Beirut's House of Barakat

    Rebecca Lloyd-Evans visits Beirut's house of memory.

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  39. Magna Carta

    Melvyn Bragg presents a series marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

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  40. Wittgenstein's Jet

    A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.

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    Death of An Orchestra

    Supporters of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, including Alan Bennett, tell its history.

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  42. Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles in our history, art and literature.

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  43. A History of Ideas

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories.

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  44. The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy

    Grace Dent presents a conversational history of radio comedy, from 1975 to 2005.

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  45. Dr Hepcat and the Hepster's Dictionary

    Poet Lemn Sissay tells the story of Cab Calloway and his Hepster's Dictionary of jive talk

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  46. Voices of the First World War

    Dan Snow tells the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.

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  47. Cymry 1914-1918

    Cyfres sy鈥檔 defnyddio dyddiaduron, llythyron ac atgofion i gyflwyno Cymry鈥檙 Rhyfel Mawr,

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  48. Hidden Histories of the Information Age

    Aleks Krotoski explores innovations and cultural events from the age of communication.

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  49. Nancy Storace: Mozart's English Soprano

    Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English star who worked with Mozart.

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  50. Soldiers of the Empire

    Santanu Das tells the story of the Indian soldiers who served the Empire in WWI.

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