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  1. Land of Mine

    Denmark, 1945. A group of teenage German POWs is tasked with clearing coastal minefields.

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  2. Tulip Fever

    In 17th-century Amsterdam, a young artist is hired to paint a merchant and his wife.

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  3. Thomas Middleton - A Mad World, My Masters

    A madcap Jacobean play full of deception, pranking and debauchery.

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  4. Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore

    Helen Dunmore's 1993 debut novel, set in Cornwall during the First World War.

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  5. Mabinogi: Lost Legends and Dark Magic

    Fantasy audio drama, based on the ancient myths of Wales

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  6. Mike Dorrell - Penny Gaffs and Angel Places

    As problems in Charles Dickens's marriage come to a head, he feels pressure mounting.

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  7. All Is True

    Semi-fictionalised account of the last chapter of William Shakespeare's life.

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    Green Book

    In 1962, Tony Lip gets taken on as a driver for African American pianist Donald Shirley.

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  9. Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals

    The story of the trial of Nazi war criminals following Germany's surrender in 1945.

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  10. Mary Queen of Scots

    1561. Young Catholic widow Mary Stuart returns to Scotland from France determined to rule.

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  11. Lesley Bruce - Glass

    How Franklin, Mesmer and Mozart are linked by the invention of the glass harmonica.

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  12. RSC's Henry IV, Part 1

    Antony Sher stars as Falstaff in the RSC's 2014 production of Shakespeare鈥檚 history play.

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  13. Dodger

    Hold onto your top hats, Dodger and the gang are in for one heck of a ride!

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  14. Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

    Politics and faith collide in this tender and shocking love story set during the Troubles.

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  15. Eleanor Rising (Omnibus)

    Dramatic account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Based on fact, legend - and rumour.

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  16. Belle

    Film drama, set in late 1700s London, inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle.

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  17. The Tomb

    Original drama based on true events. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.

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  18. The Newcomers

    A new radio play marking 50 years since the expulsion of British Asians from Uganda.

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  19. Chariots of Fire

    The story of 1924 Olympic athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell.

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  20. Schindler's List

    Oskar Schindler is prompted to acts of compassion and defiance by Nazi cruelty.

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  21. Arracht

    Film set in Ireland in 1845 which tells the story of Colm谩n Sharke.

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  22. Lord of Misrule

    1745: Gruffydd returns to Wales to regain his lands during the Jacobite Rebellion

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  23. Fukushima

    A tsunami hits the Japanese nuclear plant. A drama telling the story of disaster

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  24. The Famous Five

    Four children and their dog solve mysteries and battle sinister forces.

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  25. Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

    A universal story of domestic family life upended and fractured by inconceivable events.

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  26. Good Queen Bess and the Dastardly Don

    Its 1599. A compromising letter risks ruining Elizabeth鈥檚 Virgin Queen reputation....

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  27. The Buckingham Palace Connection

    Writer Ted Willis's drama about what might have happened in Ekaterinburg in 1918.

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  28. Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium

    The devastating consequences of radium's introduction into clock dial production.

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  29. Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

    A story of drama and friendship in war-torn Sicily during the Peloponnesian War.

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  30. Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus)

    Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

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  31. Enlightenment by Sarah Perry

    A story about love, friendship, faith - and what happens when these things are challenged.

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  32. Clear Light of Day

    Anita Desai's classic novel about one family's troubles during the partition of 1947.

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    The Promised Land

    Retired captain Ludvig Kahlen fights to settle on a remote heathland.

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  34. The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro

    Alice Munro's book of short stories weaves family fact and myth together in an epic tale.

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  35. Precipice by Robert Harris

    A story of intrigue and secrets set in London's corridors of power in the summer of 1914.

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  36. The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal

    New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.

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  37. Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

    The new novel by the Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst.

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  38. South Sea Tales by W. Somerset Maugham

    Short stories inspired by Maugham's travels in the South Seas.

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  39. Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor

    Nuala O'Connor's novel is a rollicking portrayal of the life of Irish pirate Anne Bonny.

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  40. D矛leab - Am Morair Leverhulme

    Deilbh-chluiche le sgoiltean Le貌dhais is na Hearadh air d矛leab a' Mhorair Leverhulme.

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  41. More Tales From a Long Room by Peter Tinniswood

    Robin Bailey as 'The Brigadier' reads more of Peter Tinniswood's cricket-based tales.

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  42. Rye by Alex Preston

    Rye, Sussex, 1804. Zeke is determined to free his father from a prison hulk at Sheeerness.

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  43. The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

    Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin

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  44. Maurice by E. M. Forster

    EM Forster's groundbreaking novel - completed in 1914, but not published until 1971.

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  45. Battle for the Dome by Jean Binnie

    In a competition held in 15th century Florence, there can only be one winning architect.

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  46. The Artist by Lucy Steeds

    An intoxicating debut set in 1920s Provence about art, passion and the chance of freedom.

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  47. The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr

    When a baby boy is found abandoned on a beach in Donegal, a local fisherman takes him in.

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  48. Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham (Omnibus)

    Richard Goulding concludes the ninth book in Winston Graham's popular Poldark series.

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  49. Albion by Anna Hope

    A fractured family prepares to bury the man who once dominated their lives.

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  50. Spotlight

    Take a deep dive into long-form drama from Radio 4.

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