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  1. The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler

    Examining how Hitler managed to become the chancellor and fuehrer of the German people

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  2. Westminster Abbey

    A look at the iconic landmark, following the people who work and worship there.

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  3. The Secret Life of Rubbish

    A view of the history of modern Britain - from the back end where the rubbish comes out.

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  4. Rome: A History of the Eternal City

    Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore looks at the history of Rome.

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  5. Addicted to Pleasure

    Brian Cox reveals the rich and controversial past of sugar, alcohol, tobacco and opium

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  6. The Golden Age of Steam Railways

    Home movies tell how volunteers saved some of Britain's railway tracks and steam engines.

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  7. Jubilee Journeys

    News and music from each year of the Queen's 60-year reign

    大象传媒 Radio Wales

  8. Is Blath an Fhuil/The Blood is Strong

    Archive series looking at recent Gaelic history and emigration.

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  9. Queen Victoria's Children

    Series exploring the reign of Queen Victoria through her personal relationships.

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  10. Wolfland

    Documentary series looking at our fear and fascination of the Wolf in Ireland's history.

    大象传媒 Two Northern Ireland

  11. Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

    Series looking at the British genius for woodwork over the centuries

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  12. Lost Kingdoms of South America

    Dr Jago Cooper reveals the history of some of South America's ancient civilisations

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  13. Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II

    The story of the men who fought in tanks during World War II.

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  14. Turas a dh' Ontario

    Catriona Murray visits Kingston, home of Canada's first Prime Minister

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  15. Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways

    Dan Snow examines the development of the railways.

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  16. Sexual Nature: A Brief Natural History of Sex

    Adam Rutherford explores the deep history of sex

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  17. Howard Goodall's Story of Music

    Howard Goodall traces the story of music from the ancient world to the modern day

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  18. Meet the Izzards

    Eddie Izzard traces the migration of his ancestors out of Africa and into Europe.

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  19. Killing: The History of Murder in Scotland

    Billy Kay explores the history of murder in Scotland, from the 16th century onward.

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  20. Dan Cruickshank's Written in Stone

    Dan Cruickshank explores some of Ulster's most remarkable buildings.

    大象传媒 One Northern Ireland

  21. Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places

    Series exploring Britain's glorious sacred sites

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  22. Baroque in Britain

    Tim Marlow explores Britain's response to Europe's most lavish art movement

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  23. Cuimhnich

    News and popular culture of each decade from the 1950s to 1990s

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  24. Secret Knowledge

    Engaging experts reveal favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.

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  25. Noise: A Human History

    Prof David Hendy on the role of sound and listening in 100,000 years of human history.

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  26. Noise: A Human History - Omnibus

    Prof David Hendy on the role of sound and listening in 100,000 years of human history

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  27. An Independent People

    William Crawley tells the dramatic story of Ulster's Presbyterians

    大象传媒 Two Northern Ireland

  28. The Century That Wrote Itself

    Adam Nicolson takes an intimate look at the 17th century's diarists and letter writers.

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  29. How to Run Europe

    Anne McElvoy explores the history of governing Europe across three eras

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  30. The Big Ditch - How the Panama Canal Changed the World

    Jonny Dymond explores how digging a canal through the isthmus at Panama changed the world.

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  31. The Flying Archaeologist

    Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over ancient sites in the UK.

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  32. Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited

    Series in which archaeologist Julian Richards returns to some of his most important digs.

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  33. The World at War

    Laurence Olivier narrates the landmark military history documentary about World War II.

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  34. Disability: A New History

    Peter White presents a history of disability in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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  35. Disability: A New History - Omnibus

    Peter White presents a history of disability in the 18th and 19th centuries

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  36. Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

    The dramatic lives of women who tasted power in the Roman Empire.

    大象传媒 Four

  37. The Iraq War

    The big players from Washington, London and Baghdad tell the inside story of the war.

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  38. Dive WWII: Our Secret History

    A deep water dive team search for the shipwrecks of WWII's Battle of the Atlantic.

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  39. London's Oldest Prison: A History of Criminal Justice

    History professor Jerry White tells the story of HMP Brixton

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  40. Who Were the Greeks?

    Dr Michael Scott uncovers the strange, alien world of the ancient Greeks.

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  41. A Scot's History of Britishness

    Richard Holloway delves into the history of the Scottish version of Britishness.

    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

  42. Bought with Love: The Secret History of British Art Collections

    Stories of the people who built Britain's national collection and shaped its art history.

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  43. The Real White Queen and Her Rivals

    Phillipa Gregory tells the stories of the women at the heart of the Wars of the Roses.

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  44. King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

    Michael Wood argues that the most important British kings lived over a thousand years ago.

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  45. Paul O'Grady's Working Britain

    Paul O'Grady takes a personal journey through the history of the British working classes.

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  46. The Story of the Jews

    Simon Schama explores the Jewish story from ancient times to the present day.

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  47. Societies with Secrets

    Billy Kay explores the often-secret world of Scotland's fraternal organisations.

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  48. Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth

    Classicist Dr Michael Scott journeys to Athens to explore how drama first began.

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  49. What If?

    Christopher Andrew considers the path of history if events had taken a different course.

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  50. Fifty Years With The Firm

    Anthony Howard looks back at key episodes that have marked the Queen's reign.

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