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  1. Carrie on Hollywood

    Two-parter looking at the eccentric characters that occupy Tinseltown.

    BBC One

  2. The Prize

    Documentary series telling the dramatic story of the oil industry.

    BBC Two

  3. A Man's World

    Series looking at men's roles in the early twentieth century.

    BBC Two

  4. Kicking and Screaming

    The history of football told through the memories of players and administrators.

    BBC Two

  5. The Aristocracy

    Series about the changing fortunes of the ruling class over the last 120 years.

    BBC Two

  6. The Bones of Colonel Fawcett

    Examination of the 1925 disappearance of adventurer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett.

    BBC Two

  7. One Small Step: Man on the Moon

    Two-parter telling the story of Project Apollo and the first moon landing.

    BBC Two

  8. The Call of the Sea

    Series looking at British Royal Navy sailors and their experiences of life at sea.

    BBC Two

  9. Ruling Passions: Sex, Race and Empire

    Series on the sexual history of the British Empire.

    BBC One

  10. Sir

    Letters to The Times from 1913-19 are used to present a unique picture of the period.

    BBC Two

  11. The Road from Jarrow

    Sir Bernard Ingham follows the route of the 1936 Jarrow crusade.

    BBC Two

  12. Storm from the East

    Series explaining why Genghis Khan is revered as a god in Mongolia.

    BBC Two

  13. That Saturday Magic

    Series looking back at the history of Welsh football.

    BBC Two Wales

  14. In the Highest Tradition

    1989 series which delves into the world of British military tradition.

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  15. Against the Empire: The Boer War

    A personal view of the Boer War by Kenneth Griffith on the conflict's 100th anniversary.

    BBC Two

  16. The Story of Wales

    Huw Edwards presents a major television history of Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  17. Ireland: A Television History

    Series chronicling Ireland's development from pre-Christian times up to the present.

    BBC Two

  18. Britain's First Photo Album

    Follow the journey of the man who set out to take the very first photographs of Britain.

    BBC Two

  19. This World of Wales

    Ednyfed Hudson Davies looks at the history of life, leisure, people and places in Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  20. Empire

    Jeremy Paxman travels the world exploring many different aspects of the British Empire

    BBC One

  21. The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History

    Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.

    BBC Four

  22. Simon Schama's Shakespeare

    Simon Schama says to understand Shakespeare we must appreciate how he was of his time.

    BBC Two

  23. The Great British Story: A People's History

    Series looking at 1,600 years of British history through the eyes of ordinary people

    BBC Two

  24. The Great British Story: Regional Histories

    How the people of England developed their own local identity over 1,500 years of history.

    BBC One

  25. Walking with Cavemen

    Professor Robert Winston uses special effects to illustrate the drama of human evolution.

    BBC One

  26. In Search of the Trojan War

    Michael Wood examines how far historical evidence matches with the tale of the Trojan War.

    BBC Two

  27. How Art Made the World

    Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world.

    BBC Two

  28. Egypt

    Six-part series uncovering Egypt's wonders.

    BBC One

  29. The Queen's Cavalry

    Documentary following the fortunes of the men of The Household Cavalry.

    BBC One

  30. Tales from the Palaces

    Documentary series giving an insight into some of the great palaces of the UK.

    BBC Four

  31. Empire Warriors

    Documentary series examining the final phase of the British Empire.

    BBC Two

  32. Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

    The story of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

    BBC Two

  33. Walking with Monsters

    Part documentary series looking at the story of evolution.

    BBC Three

  34. Roll Over Beethoven

    Contributors in Wales remember their lives in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

    BBC Two Wales

  35. Treasures of Ancient Rome

    Alastair Sooke takes an in-depth look at the art of the Roman Empire.

    BBC Four

  36. Prehistoric Autopsy

    An evolutionary journey, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.

    BBC Two

  37. Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

    Dr Janina Ramirez follows the momentous and nation-shaping war between England and France.

    BBC Four

  38. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

    Waldemar Januszczak looks at the Dark Ages in a new light.

    BBC Four

  39. Archaeology: A Secret History

    Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

    BBC Four

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  40. The Past at Work

    Anthony Burton presents a series on our industrial past

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  41. Steam Horse: Iron Road

    Series about the history of steam locomotives and railways

    BBC One

  42. Spitfire

    Two-part series looking at the development of the Spitfire and its role in WWII.

    BBC

  43. The Great Palace

    Series looking behind the doors of the Palace of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament

    BBC Two

  44. Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past

    A vibrant three-part series exploring how heritage became a mass popular movement.

    BBC Four

  45. Provos: The IRA and Sinn Fein

    Peter Taylor traces the rise of the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein.

    BBC One

  46. The Grandeur That Was Rome

    Sir Mortimer Wheeler considers some of the outstanding features of the Roman Empire

    BBC

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  47. Armchair Voyage: Hellenic Cruise

    Sir Mortimer Wheeler takes a Hellenic cruise

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  48. Sir Mortimer and Magnus

    Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks to Magnus Magnusson about his life and discoveries

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  49. Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England

    Best-selling author Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England.

    BBC Two

  50. Ice Age Giants

    Professor Alice Roberts travels 40,000 years into the past to meet Ice Age's great beasts.

    BBC Two

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