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The Decade That Invented the Future: The 1970s
Ten essays on how this remarkable decade shaped the world in which we now live.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Spain's Lost Generations
Lucas Laursen examines the long shadow cast by the Civil War on modern Spain today.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding
Lucy Worsley restages the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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A History of Delusions
Experimental psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village
Ben Robinson explores the story of the village from Norman times to the present day
91Èȱ¬ Four
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I Was There
A look back in time with the voices of the people who can say "I was there".
91Èȱ¬ Radio Wales
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'68
’68 is a 91Èȱ¬ Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.
91Èȱ¬ Radio Foyle
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We the People
Exploring the enduring influence of the Scotch-Irish in American politics.
91Èȱ¬ Two Northern Ireland
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Ancient Invisible Cities
Michael Scott uses the latest technology and virtual reality to reveal historical secrets.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Berlin Bomber: In Full
4 Extra Debut. Wynford Vaughan-Thomas's journey to Berlin aboard an RAF Lancaster Bomber.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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National Health Stories
Sally Sheard on the characters, innovations and heroic standoffs that have shaped the NHS.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Scotland 78: A Love Story
Rare archive footage chronicles Scotland's performance in the 1978 World Cup.
91Èȱ¬ Scotland
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Chinese Characters
Series of essays exploring Chinese history through the life stories of key personalities.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Channel
Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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British Socialism: The Grand Tour
Anne McElvoy traces the story of British socialism.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Two Thousand Years of Puzzling
Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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A House Through Time
The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Living with the Gods
Neil MacGregor explores the role and expression of shared beliefs around the world.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The British Road to Bolshevism
Martin Rosenbaum explores how events in London played a role in the Russian Revolution.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Frontline Prince
Edward VIII, the king who abdicated, was deeply marked by the Great War.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Day I Met Diana
People from around the UK and beyond recall their meetings with Diana, Princess of Wales.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live
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Edinburgh 70: Nothing Short of a Miracle
Jim Naughtie reflects on the origins of the Edinburgh Festival.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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Waco: Surviving the Apocalypse
The story of the 1993 Waco siege and the lasting impact on those who survived.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Black Chair
The story of the Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, killed at Passchendaele in 1917.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Time Travels
Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.
91Èȱ¬ Radio Scotland
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Our Man in the Middle East
Jeremy Bowen presents a personal history of the Middle East.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Eye of the Storm
Meeting the people at the heart of news stories to learn what really happened.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live
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Printing a Nation
Historian Anindita Ghosh explores how the printing press made modern India.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Did the Victorians Ruin the World?
Kat and Helen Arney present revisionist revelations about our Victorian forebears.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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A Slick of Red Lippie
Cathy Macdonald explores the history and glamour of red lipstick.
91Èȱ¬ Radio Scotland
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British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
How British history is a concoction of stories manipulated by whoever was in power.
91Èȱ¬ Four
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All in a Chord
Ivan Hewett examines five chords to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
Documentary series dramatically reconstructing events in the lives of Henry VIII's wives.
91Èȱ¬ One
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The Tarpaulin - A Biography
Historian Dina Gusejnova tells the story of tarpaulin from the 17th Century to now.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the NHS
How Caribbean and African women came to the UK to save the then ailing health service.
91Èȱ¬ Four
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Black and British: A Forgotten History
A look at the relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Aberfan: Memory and Meaning
Dai Smith asks what meaning might be found in the deaths of so many people at Aberfan.
91Èȱ¬ Radio Wales
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Aberfan: Covering a Catastrophe
Felicity Evans meets some of the journalists who reported on the Aberfan disaster.
91Èȱ¬ Radio Wales
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The Robber Barons
Historian Adam Smith tells the stories of the giants of 19th Century American business.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Envy of the World
Humphrey Carpenter charts the history of the Third Programme and Radio 3
91Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank explores some of the most intriguing stories from Ancient Egypt
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Songs for the Dead
Marie-Louise Muir explores the lost tradition of keening for the dead in Ireland.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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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.
91Èȱ¬ Four
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A Brief History of TIM
Lynne Truss explores the history of the Speaking Clock. With Professor Stephen Hawking.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Defoe
Through documentary and drama, Radio 4 put a spotlight on 18th-century writer Daniel Defoe
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Farewell Doctor Finlay
Dr Margaret McCartney and leading medical historians tell the story of general practice.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey
Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.
91Èȱ¬ Four