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  1. The Women Who Staged the Rising

    Marie-Louise Muir examines the role of theatre in the 1916 Easter Rising.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  2. The Story of the Day the Clown Cried

    David Schneider reveals unseen material from actor Jerry Lewis's film about the Holocaust.

    麻豆社 News Channel

  3. Easter 1916: The Enemy Files

    Michael Portillo charts the story of the Easter Rising from the British point of view.

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  4. 1916: The Irish Rebellion

    Liam Neeson narrates an account of the Dublin Easter uprising of 1916.

    麻豆社 Four

  5. Faoi Gheall ag 脡irinn

    The stories of three Ulster women and the part they played before and during the Rising.

    麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland

  6. The Vikings Uncovered

    Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with space archaeologist Dr Sarah Parcak.

    麻豆社 One

  7. Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop's Victorian Benefits

    Ian Hislop provides an entertaining look at Victorian attitudes to welfare.

    麻豆社 Two

  8. Anglo-Saxon Portraits

    Simon Keynes probes the life of the Anglo-Saxon monarch.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  9. Respectable: Omnibus

    Lynsey Hanley explores the experience of class aspiration in Britain over four decades.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  10. May Blitz: The Seven Days that Rocked Liverpool

    Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the May Blitz on the port of Liverpool.

    麻豆社 One

  11. Finding Our Fathers: Lost Heroes of World War II

    Two women try to find the final resting place of loved ones taken by the Nazis.

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  12.

    Jutland: The Battle that Won the War

    Lord West explains why Jutland was the most important battle of the First World War.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  13. Bl脿r Jutland

    Bl脿r Jutland, am bl脿r-mara bu mhotha sa Chiad Chogadh. Le Gilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill.

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

  14. Scotland's First Oil Rush

    The story of the shale oil industry and its impact on the community of West Lothian.

    麻豆社 Two Scotland

  15. The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner

    Exploring the eventful life of the Clyde-built ship, RMS Queen Mary.

    麻豆社 Two Scotland

  16. Ben Building: Mussolini, Monuments and Modernism

    Jonathan Meades investigates the architecture of Mussolini's Italy.

    麻豆社 Four

  17. The Summer of 76 - When Wales Went West Coast

    People from across Wales share stories of the worst drought of the century.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  18. Belfast's Forgotten Hero: HMS Caroline

    Following the restoration of HMS Caroline.

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  19. The Real Versailles

    The real-life stories behind one of the world's grandest buildings.

    麻豆社 Two

  20. Battle of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day

    Dan Snow investigates the events and the legacy of the largest naval battle of WWI.

    麻豆社 Two

  21. Adelia Prado: Voice of Brazil

    An immersive portrait of the Brazilian poet, who was only discovered when she was 40.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  22.

    The Secret History of Yoga

    Mukti Jain Campion explores the surprising origins of modern yoga practice.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  23. The Slow Machine

    Documentary poem on canal life by Jo Bell, boat dweller and former canal laureate.

    麻豆社 Radio 4

  24. Cafe Royal

    Cultural history of London's Caf茅 Royal, with tales of regulars like Oscar Wilde.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  25. Bl脿r an Somme

    D貌mhnall MacGilleMhoire a' me貌rachadh air a' bhl脿r fhuilteach, Bl脿r an Somme.

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

  26.

    Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey

    Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.

    麻豆社 Four

  27. 麻豆社 Newsline Special - The Somme: 100 Years

    Marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, live from Thiepval, France.

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  28. La mu Dheireadh Lincoln/Lincoln's Last Day

    Follow the last hours of President Lincoln's life.

    麻豆社 ALBA

  29. The Green Fields of France

    Gerry Kelly goes on a personal journey to discover the story behind his favourite song.

    麻豆社 Radio Ulster

  30. Heroes of the Somme

    The stories of seven men who won the Victoria Cross after the Battle of the Somme.

    麻豆社 One Northern Ireland

  31. Wales at the Somme: Gareth Thomas and the Battle of Mametz Wood

    Gareth Thomas visits Mametz Wood to unearth his great uncles' involvement in the Somme.

    麻豆社 One Wales

  32. Forgotten Warriors of World War One

    The untold story of the many black Welsh soldiers and sailors who died fighting in WWI.

    麻豆社 One Wales

  33. Juan Carlos - King of Spain/Righ na Spainne

    The historic life of Juan Carlos, King of Spain.

    麻豆社 ALBA

  34. The Man Who Filmed the Somme

    The story of a British man who filmed the opening stages of WWI's bloodiest battle.

    麻豆社 News Channel

  35. Welsh Women of World War One

    Deirdre Beddoe meets women working in jobs that were opened up to women during the war.

    麻豆社 One Wales

  36.

    A Brief History of TIM

    Lynne Truss explores the history of the Speaking Clock. With Professor Stephen Hawking.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  37. Visions of World War One

    Kim Howells recounts how Welsh artists like Augustus John portrayed WWI.

    麻豆社 One Wales

  38. The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

    The story of Revelations of Divine Love, the first book written in English by a woman.

    麻豆社 Four

  39. World Cup '66 Live

    England's 1966 World Cup victory celebrated in a live stage show from Wembley.

    麻豆社 Radio 2

  40. An D脿 Dh貌mhnall

    Sgeulachd thiamhaidh on Chiad Chogadh mu dhithis leis an aon ainm, ceangailt' le mearachd

    麻豆社 Radio nan G脿idheal

  41. Generation '66

    A revealing portrait of 1966 told by the generation that shaped it.

    麻豆社 Four

  42.

    Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in Time

    Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.

    麻豆社 Four

  43. 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

  44.

    Songs for the Dead

    Marie-Louise Muir explores the lost tradition of keening for the dead in Ireland.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  45. The Mystery of Van Gogh's Ear

    What happened on the December night when Vincent van Gogh took a blade to his own ear?

    麻豆社 Two

  46. The Flying Scotsman

    Tom Ingall tells the story of the restored Flying Scotsman's journey from London to York.

    麻豆社 Radio Scotland

  47. The Rhyl Thing

    Caryl Parry Jones returns to her hometown of Rhyl for a musical reflection on its history.

    麻豆社 Radio Wales

  48. All Aboard! The Country Bus

    A bus journey in real time through the iconic landscape of the Yorkshire Dales.

    麻豆社 Four

  49. It Takes All Sorts

    Actress Lillian Gish tells Howard Lockhart how DW Griffith influenced her screen career.

    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

  50. Tank Men

    Rob Bell tells the story of the First World War tank men.

    麻豆社 One

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