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  1. Nancy Storace: Mozart's English Soprano

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  2. The Sound of 37

    Documentary which brings Belfast in 1937 to life with never-heard-before recordings.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  3. Swallowed by the Sea: Ancient Egypt's Greatest Lost City

    Maritime archaeologists uncover the Egyptian city of Heracleion, once lost to the sea.

    麻豆社 Two

  4. Bravo Aberystwyth

    Marion Loffler yn 么lrhain hanes Hydref 1914 pan erlidiwyd trigolion Almaenig Aberystwyth.

    麻豆社 Radio Cymru

  5. Thomas Telford: The Man Who Built Britain

    A documentary on the life and work of the famous Scottish engineer Thomas Telford.

    麻豆社 Two Scotland

  6. Cuimhneachain Cogaidh: A' Bheilg

    Criomag a' leantainn Comann R猫iseamaid Gh脿idhealach na Ban-r矛gh timcheall l脿raich cogaidh.

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

  7. The Future of the Political Interview

    David Dimbleby lectures on The Future of the Political Interview, from Friday 17 July.

    麻豆社 Parliament

  8. The Walking Dead

    Novelist AL Kennedy investigates revenants, Scotland's medieval equivalent of the zombie.

    麻豆社 Radio Scotland

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    Dr Hepcat and the Hepster's Dictionary

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  10. In Search of the Real Searchers

    Mark Burman explores the real history behind the classic 1950s western The Searchers.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  11. Cold War Poet

    Stephen Evans explores how Dylan Thomas's work became a British export during the Cold War

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  12. Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot

    The inner secrets of the Gunpowder Plot using the words of the plotters themselves.

    麻豆社 Two

  13. Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

    How medieval British stone masons and builders made Gothic architecture their own.

    麻豆社 Four

  14. Cuimhneachain Cogaidh: Cladh nan S矛ophartach

    C貌mhla ri Comann R猫iseamaid Gh脿idhealach na Banrigh aig Cladh Cheddar Villa.

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

  15. Night Fishing

    Poet Tom Rawling fished sea trout at night. An eerie experience in sound and poems.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  16. Lost Treasures of the Sikh Kingdom

    James Lewis tells the story of the lost treasures of the 19th-century maharajah.

    麻豆社 One

  17. Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered

    An epic detective story that reveals the amazing truth of the boy behind the golden mask.

    麻豆社 One

  18. Of Mourning and Memory

    Angela Graham explores the stories behind First World War memorials in Wales.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  19. Captain Jack's War

    The granddaughter of two men involved in the First World War investigates their story.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  20. Coming Home

    A unique poetry event by Andrew Motion to mark Remembrance Day 2014.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  21. Remembering the Men of Scarp

    Murdo Maclennan returns to Scarp Island to tend the WWI graves of two men from his family.

    麻豆社 Radio Scotland

  22. Caileagan a' Chogaidh Mhoir/A Great Adventure

    The First World War story of the Scottish Women's Hospitals.

    麻豆社 ALBA

  23. Cairdeas Cogaidh

    Donald Meek on the trail of two soldiers in WWI and their contrasting fortunes.

    麻豆社 ALBA

  24. Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night

    Dramatised documentary exploring one of the most significant moments in gothic history.

    麻豆社 Two

  25. European Council Summit

    David Cameron's press conference from the EU Summit in Brussels from Friday 24 October.

    麻豆社 Parliament

  26. Dorset Rewritten

    Daljit Nagra goes in search of the Dorset poet William Barnes.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  27. Teenage Tommies

    Fergal Keane looks at the teenage soldiers who served the British Army during WWI.

    麻豆社 Two

  28. The Man Who Shot the Great War

    The story behind what has been described as the photographic discovery of the century.

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  29. Woods Beyond a Cornfield

    Heartfelt poem by Stanley Cook about a girl's murder and a bruised and beautiful landscape

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  30. War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme

    Exploring the experiences of the writers who served in the Battle of the Somme.

    麻豆社 Two

  31. The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar

    Michael Grade reveals the story of the world's first global show business celebrity.

    麻豆社 Four

  32. Jane Haining: The Scot Who Died in Auschwitz

    Documentary commemorating the 70th anniversary of the death of Jane Haining.

    麻豆社 Scotland

  33. Hugh Williams: Arctic Survivor

    Phil Carradice tells the story of one of the few survivors of the Karluk's last voyage.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  34. World War One Beyond the Trenches

    Some of the lesser-known World War I tales from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

    麻豆社 News

  35. Tunics for Goalposts

    Mike Ingham looks back at World War One's football Christmas Truce.

    麻豆社 Radio 5 Live

  36. Magna Carta Anniversary Lecture

    Professor Linda Colley delivers a lecture at Guildhall on the Magna Carta.

    麻豆社 Parliament

  37.

    Death of An Orchestra

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  38.

    Wittgenstein's Jet

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  39. Happy 40th Birthday Radio Ulster

    John Bennett and Kerry McLean look back at 1975 with music and memories.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  40. 麻豆社 Radio Ulster at 40 - A History

    William Crawley celebrates 麻豆社 Radio Ulster's distinctive history since 1975.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  41. Christmas Stockings in the Dugout

    A look at the care that went into choosing gifts for soldiers in the First World War.

    麻豆社 Radio Scotland

  42. Who Killed Ian Parry?

    The story of Ian Parry, a photojournalist who died during the Romanian revolution in 1989.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  43. Nadolig yn y Ffosydd

    Ifor ap Glyn sy'n rhoi hanes cadoediad enwog 1914 - a blas ar y cofio eleni.

    麻豆社 Radio Cymru

  44. So Here I Am: 100 Years of Crofting

    James Hunter on crofting 100 years after the crofters of Braes fought for land rights.

    麻豆社 ALBA

  45. Irving Henry Jones Remembers WWI

    Irving Henry Jones recalls his experiences of the First World War.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  46.

    Beirut's House of Barakat

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  47. Hermitage Revealed

    The stories that have shaped St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum's varied history.

    麻豆社 Four

  48.

    Kitch!

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  49. Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court

    Lucy Worsley and David Starkey celebrate the 500th anniversary of Hampton Court.

    麻豆社 Two

  50.

    Churchill's Grave

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

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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