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  1. The Easter Rising 1916

    Heather Jones explores the armed struggle that changed Irish and British history forever.

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  2. Museum of Lost Objects

    Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted.

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  3. The Art of Adultery

    Natalie Haynes finds out why adultery remains such a regular subject in popular culture.

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  4. Verdun - The Sacred Wound

    David Reynolds presents a two-part documentary about the battle of Verdun

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  5. Cuimhneachan/Remembrance

    Songs and poetry about World War I.

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  6. Mao's Golden Mangoes

    Benjamin Ramm explores one of the strangest chapters in China鈥檚 history - mango mania.

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    Mao's Little Red Book Goes West

    David Aaronovitch asks why Mao's Little Red Book captured the imagination of the West.

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    Syrena Songs

    Monica Whitlock tells the story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.

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  9. The Ever Widening War

    Professor Christopher Clark presents a documentary series on the First World War.

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  10. 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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  11. British Liberalism: The Grand Tour

    Anne McElvoy tours 300 years of British liberalism.

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  12. Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes

    Bettany Hughes follows the Egnatian Way and explores how it helped to shape Europe.

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  13. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

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

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  20. 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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  25. The Ascent of Woman

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

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  26. Donald Duck Gets Drafted

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

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  27. Canals: The Making of a Nation

    Liz McIvor looks at who built, worked on and regenerated the nation's canal network.

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  28. Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly

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

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  29. A City Dreaming

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

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  30. Genius of the Ancient World

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

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  31. 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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  32. 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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  33. Napoleon: The Man and the Myths

    Historian Andrew Roberts dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.

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  34. 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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  36. Shadow of the Sun King

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

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  37. Rome's Invisible City

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

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  38. In Search of the Black Mozart

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

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

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

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  40. Incarnations: India in 50 Lives

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

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  41. 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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  42. Treasures of Ancient Greece

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

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  43. 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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  46. Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time

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

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  47. Promises, Promises: A History of Debt

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

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  48. Salt

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

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  49. 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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