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Spectacular Hapsburgs
Three-part series exploring the incredible story of Europe's most influential dynasty
BBC Radio 4
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Around the World in 80 Treasures
Dan Cruickshank reveals the most beautiful and precious things in the world
BBC Two
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Celebrities trace their family trees, discovering surprises from their pasts.
BBC One
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A Right Royal Rescue
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh recalls his role in a daring rescue during WWII.
BBC Radio 4
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Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
The events of 1998 to 2005 in the fraught history of the Arab-Israeli peace process.
BBC Two
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This Sceptred Isle: Empire
Christopher Lee's history series telling the story of the growth of Britain's Empire.
BBC Radio 4
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Coming Home
What the end of the Second World War meant to people in Britain and across the world.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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UK Confidential
Martha Kearney and guests reveal the truth behind previously secret government files
BBC Radio 4
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The People's D-Day
Libby Purves follows the way Britain prepared for the assault on Normandy in June 1944.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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From Dunkirk to D-Day
Charles Wheeler recalls the epic of strategic success that made victory possible.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint
Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)
BBC
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Looking for Victoria
Drama-documentary on the life of Queen Victoria, presented by and starring Prunella Scales
BBC One
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Timeshift
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.
BBC Four
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Discovery of England
Jonathan Bate explores how Elizabethan culture has shaped our image of England.
BBC Radio 4
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Elizabethan Subjects
Dr Justin Champion examines the life and times of Elizabeth I's more unusual subjects.
BBC Radio 4
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The Roman Way
The Roman Way explores aspects of everyday life in the Roman Empire, two millennia ago.
BBC Radio 4
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: As Seen From Moscow and Havana
Allan Little pieces together the "untold" side of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
BBC Radio 4
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Great Lives
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
BBC Radio 4
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Voices of the Powerless
Melvyn Bragg explores the lives of ordinary British people across the last 1,000 years.
BBC Radio 4
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The Long View
History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events
BBC Radio 4
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Fifty Years With The Firm
Anthony Howard looks back at key episodes that have marked the Queen's reign.
BBC Radio 4
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Ancient Apocalypse
Series seeking to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature
BBC Two
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A History of Britain by Simon Schama
Simon Schama journeys through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles.
BBC Two
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In Our Time
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
BBC Radio 4
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Windrush
Conflict, controversy and culture - the story of a generation that rebuilt Britain.
BBC Two
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The Nazis: A Warning from History
How could a nation at the heart of Europe have allowed Hitler to come to power?
BBC Two
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Election 97
The BBC's 1997 general election night results coverage, presented by David Dimbleby
BBC Parliament
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The Death of Yugoslavia
The inside story of a nation’s collapse, told by those who lived it and tore it apart.
BBC Two
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The Strange Affair of...
Enquiries into the truth behind famous mysteries and popular stories
BBC Two
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Peace in No Man's Land
The story of the 1914 Christmas truce on the Western Front, told by three survivors.
BBC Two
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The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill
Brian Redhead reports from the 'Rocket 150' event held at Rainhill, Lancashire. (1980)
BBC
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Living Legends
A series about the truth behind some of the popular figures in British history.
BBC One
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Decision 79 - The Morning After
Archive coverage of the 1979 General Election which swept Margaret Thatcher to power.
BBC Parliament
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Decision 79 - Election Night
A chance to relive the historic May 3 1979 General Election.
BBC Parliament
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Sir Mortimer and Magnus
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks to Magnus Magnusson about his life and discoveries
BBC
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The Ascent of Man
1973 documentary series examining the social and intellectual evolution of the human race.
BBC Two
