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  1. A King's Speech - Martin Luther King on Tyneside

    Lenny Henry tells the story of Martin Luther King's visit to Tyneside in 1967.

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  2. The Science of D-Day

    Engineer Rob Bell explores the new inventions that made the Normandy invasion possible.

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  3. Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

    The FAA pilot recounts his experiences up to and during the Second World War.

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  4. Normandy '44: The Battle Beyond D-Day

    James Holland reassesses the 77-day Battle for Normandy that followed D-Day.

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  5. Hail Marys and Miniskirts

    The story of the many Irish women who started new lives in Britain in the 1950s and 60s.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  6. The Little Stamp that Became the Most Valuable Thing in the World

    Joshua Levine charts the life of the 1-Cent Magenta, the most expensive stamp in the world

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  7. Bannockburn Begins

    Louise Welsh explores the meaning of the battle of Bannockburn on its 700th anniversary.

    麻豆社 Radio Scotland

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    Arnold of the Five Towns

    Samira Ahmed explores the life and work of writer Arnold Bennett.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  9. Seven Wonders of Brazil

    Robert Beckford explores the key ingredients that make up Brazilian Christianity.

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  10. D-Day Battles in the Shadows

    The French resistance's battle to stop a German division reaching the landing beaches.

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  11. The Lost Poets of the Raincoat Shop

    Ian McMillan discovers lost poets through notes found on the floor of a derelict shop.

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  12.

    My Family鈥檚 Fight For Civil Rights

    Oona King discovers her family's role in the fight for equality for African Americans.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  13. World War One At Home

    Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.

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  14. A Bitter Legacy

    A look at how politicians have dealt with the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  15. And You, Helen

    Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  16. Music in the Great War: Fiddler in the Tower

    Daniel Hope tells the story of Fernando Buschman, a violinist executed for spying in WWI.

    麻豆社 Radio 3

  17. The Old Plane and the Sea: Rescuing the Last Dornier 17

    The challenges faced in recovering a German bomber raised from the seabed.

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  18. Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley

    Dr Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our monarchs over the last 400 years.

    麻豆社 Four

  19. Derek Walcott: A Fortunate Traveller

    Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott talks about his life and work at home on St Lucia.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  20. Boycotts and Broken Dreams: The Story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games

    The story of the 1986 Commonwealth Games, which was boycotted by over half the members.

    麻豆社 One Scotland

  21. The Verse That Stings

    Ian Hislop celebrates the sharp barbs of Alexander Pope and the 18th-century satirists.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  22.

    My Dad's Diary

    A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to his daughter.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  23.

    Betjeman's Banana Blush

    Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  24. The Lancaster: Britain's Flying Past

    John Sergeant celebrates the plane some believe won the war, the Lancaster.

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  25. Poetry Postcards

    Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.

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  26. Gallipoli

    Scottish veterans remember their experiences in Gallipoli during World War One.

    麻豆社 Radio Scotland

  27. World War One Remembered Across the Commonwealth

    Live coverage of a day of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.

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  28. Batter My Heart: Growing Up and Growing Old with John Donne

    Ed Docx discovers that John Donne can be a poet for life.

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  29.

    The Birth of Love

    Dr Laura Ashe reveals how our ideas of romantic love were born in 12th-century literature.

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  30. World War One Remembered from the Battlefield

    Coverage of commemorations marking the centenary of World War I.

    麻豆社 Two

  31. Liverpool's Giant War

    Sue Johnston tells the story of the WWI Liverpool Pals.

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  32. The Girl in the Diary

    Geraint Talfan Davies reveals how his uncle witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany in the 30s.

    麻豆社 One Wales

  33. Kate Adie's Women of World War One

    Kate Adie examines the impact of women's work during the First World War.

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  34. From Auschwitz with Love

    Recounting Welshman Ron Jones's wartime experience as a prisoner of war in Auschwitz.

    麻豆社 One Wales

  35. In Memoriam: Conversations on a Bench

    Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  36. Match of the Day at 50

    Documentary charting the history of Match of the Day as it celebrates 50 years on the air.

    麻豆社 One

  37. World War One At Home

    Stories from around the UK that link the places we live in today with the events of WWI.

    麻豆社 News

  38. Egypt's Lost Queens

    Professor Joann Fletcher explores life as a woman of power in ancient Egypt.

    麻豆社 Two

  39. Ceasefire

    Documentary exploring the background to the momentous 1994 ceasefires in Northern Ireland.

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  40.

    The Lost Women of British Jazz

    Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  41. Am Marloch

    Gilleasbaig MacDh貌mhnaill le sgeulachd Alasdair Sti霉bhairt mu eilthirich a' Mharloch.

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

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    Heaven and Earth: Le Ly Hayslip

    Writer Le Ly Hayslip tells how she survived the Vietnam war and its aftermath.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  43. Tin Town Kids

    Professor Paddy Gray revisits the aluminium prefab homes that sprung up after World War II

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  44. Gresford - The Miners' Hymn

    Reflecting on the Gresford Colliery disaster and Robert Saint's tribute to those who died.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  45. Return to Gleision

    Documentary about the Gleision disaster, in which four miners died on 15 September 2011.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  46. Arthur Frigg and the Railway of Death

    A former POW remembers the experience he endured when forced to build the Burma Railway.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  47. The World's War

    Challenging perceptions of the First World War by exploring its global dimensions.

    麻豆社 Two

  48. Keep the Home Fires Burning

    The story of Ivor Novello and the song that made his name.

    麻豆社 Radio 2

  49. History in Their Hands

    The story of the June 2012 handshake that started a new chapter in Northern Irish history.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  50.

    Paul is Dead

    In 1969 a rumour swept the world. Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by an impostor

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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