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The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer
1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.
BBC Radio 4
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
BBC Four
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The London Chronicles Archive
The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people
BBC World Service
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The Art of Monarchy
Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Famed For Its Knitting
The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Sport and the British
Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Secret Catacombs of Paris
Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed
Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Black Is a Country
Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Inside the Academie Francaise
Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.
BBC Radio 4
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Boundaries of Blood
How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today?
BBC Radio 4
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How New Is the New Philanthropy?
Hugh Cunningham presents a history of philanthropic giving in Britain
BBC Radio 4
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The Blood Telegram
The story of one of the most controversial documents in US diplomatic history.
BBC Radio 4
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From Frestonia to Belgravia: The History of Squatting
Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting.
BBC Radio 4
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The Freedom Trail
Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees
BBC Radio 4
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A History of the Brain
Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Invention Of...
Misha Glenny investigates the histories and the people that make nations what they are.
BBC Radio 4
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Who found Machu Picchu?
Hugh Thomson travels to Peru's ancient wonder to unearth the truth behind its discovery.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World
Story behind the festival which showed how to carve out a bright future through design.
BBC Two
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Reel History of Britain
A showcase of British life in the 20th century told via film archive and viewers' memories
BBC Two
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Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square
Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986
BBC Radio 4
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The Sex Test
Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.
BBC Radio 4
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Human Kind
Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.
BBC Radio 4
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The Ice Cream Van Cometh
Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Shipwrecked Bears
Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Lunatic Line
Ayisha Yahya tells the story of the 600-mile railway line from the Kenyan coast to Uganda
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Hidden History
Series of fascinating journeys of exploration through Ulster's byways and historic sites
BBC Radio Ulster
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Late Nights at the Blue Boar
Pete Paphides visits the M1's improbable 1960s music meeting place - Blue Boar Services.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Soft Power Hard News
How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence
BBC Radio 4
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Royal Racers and Fascinators
Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the royal connections linking Ascot racecourse with fashion.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Egypt's Lost Cities
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
BBC One
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The Luddite Lament
The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A History of the World Special
The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
BBC Radio 4
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The RSC at 50
James Naughtie follows the Royal Shakespeare Company as it celebrates its 50th birthday
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Communist Cosmos
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
BBC Radio 4
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Genius Unrecognised
Tony Hill looks at the genesis of five inventions that define our world today
BBC Radio 4
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The Chaplin Archive
Exploring the vast archive of Chaplin's unfinished scripts, letters and press cuttings
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A History of Ancient Britain
Neil Oliver's epic story of how Britain and its people came to be
BBC Two
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How Did We Get Here...? Egypt
Stephen Sackur uncovers the history behind the upheavals in Egypt.
BBC Radio 4
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King James Bible
The enduring appeal of the King James Bible, 400 years after its original publication.
BBC Radio 4
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Ancient Worlds
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation.
BBC Two
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Dam Busters Declassified
Martin Shaw retraces the 1943 raid which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams.
BBC Two
