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  1. The Day India Burned - Partition

    Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947.

    大象传媒 Two

  2. Culloden: A New Battle

    Mark Stephen explores the battlefield where Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated in 1746.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  3. Twice Saved or Twice Stolen?

    Charles Wheeler talks to Anne Webber from the Commission for Looted Art.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  4. Samhradh 's na Srathan

    Documentary. Essie Stewart retraces the Sutherland route taken by her travelling family.

    大象传媒 Two Scotland

  5. Soitheach Nan Daoine

    A tale of slavery from the Highlands and islands of Scotland.

    大象传媒 Two

  6. Ceud Bliadhna

    Naidheachdan na Gaidhealtachd o chionn 100 bliadhna. Events 100 years ago in the Highlands

    大象传媒 Radio nan G脿idheal

  7. Khaki Green and Powder Puffs

    Ex-service women Jill McDermott and Margaret Boyce look back on their wartime experiences.

    大象传媒 Radio Ulster

  8. Vetch Field: A Swansong

    Documentary looking at Vetch Field, former home of Swansea FC.

    大象传媒 Radio Wales

  9. Living Life to the Full

    Micky Burn, a commando who time spent in Colditz, shares his fascinating memories.

    大象传媒 Radio Wales

  10. The Age of Excess: When Britain Went Too Far

    Documentary which looks at Britain during the 18th century, a time of sexual excess.

    大象传媒 Four

  11. Silbury: the Heart of the Hill

    Documentary about the final archaeological exploration of Europe's largest man-made mound.

    大象传媒 Four

  12. Great Aunt Mary's Tune

    Lucy Neal reviews the archive of Victorian reformer and suffragette Mary Neal.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  13. The Treasures of Tutankhamun

    Guide to the Egyptian king Tutankahmun's celebrated visit to a London museum in 1972.

    大象传媒 Four

  14. Scots Gothic: A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in Ayrshire

    Billy Kay discovers how the works of Edgar Allan Poe were inspired by Ayrshire.

    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

  15. Secrets of Stonehenge

    Francis Pryor reflects on the findings of a 2003 study into the Wiltshire landmark.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  16. Lord Kitchener's Image

    Ian Hislop examines the iconic status of Lord Kitchener, the face of World War I.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  17. The Roots of the British Legion

    Mark Whitaker recalls the events surrounding the birth of the Royal British Legion.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  18. The Mysterious Commander

    James Maw visits Hull to investigate a Cold War naval espionage operation.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  19. Suez in Parliament - A Fine Hullabaloo

    Mark D'Arcy looks back at the fierce parliamentary debates over the 1956 Suez invasion.

    大象传媒 Parliament

  20. Never Say Die

    Derek Jacobi presents the stories of Japanese prisoner of war camp survivors.

    大象传媒 Two

  21. The Pound In Your Pocket with Cliff Michelmore

    Cliff Michelmore looks back on the events surrounding the 1967 devaluation of the pound.

    大象传媒 Parliament

  22. Edward Heath

    The response to the devaluation of the pound in 1967, by Conservative leader Edward Heath.

    大象传媒 Parliament

  23. Iain McLeod

    Conservative Iain McLeod presents the opposition's Budget response. From 20 March 1968.

    大象传媒 Parliament

  24. Budget '68

    Ian Trethowan presents the 大象传媒 coverage of the 1968 Budget. From 19 March 1968.

    大象传媒 Parliament

  25. Our Money

    大象传媒 Parliament

  26. What Did You Do in the Great War, Daddy?

    Documentary telling the tragic story of the greatest loss of fathers in British history.

    大象传媒 Four

  27. Mad Mitch and the Last Battle of the British Empire

    One-off documentary marking the 40th anniversary of the British withdrawal from Aden.

    大象传媒 Two

  28.

    The Trumpet Shall Sound

    Jazz composer Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians from the past.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  29. Am Bl脿r a bha 's t-Earrach

    Sgeulachd Bl脿r Chuil Lodair air a h-innse tro dhr脿ma, aithrisean agus 貌rain.

    大象传媒 Radio nan G脿idheal

  30. Art in the Trenches

    David Snow joins an archaeolological dig in the WWI trenches in Thiepval Wood in France.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  31. Lost City of Craigavon

    Newton Emerson takes a celebratory yet irreverent look at Craigavon.

    大象传媒 One

  32. Charles Chilton - The Long, Long Trail

    Songs of the Kaiser's war, popular with troops on the Western Front.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  33. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  34. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  35. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  36. The Highland Clans

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  37. The Hidden Hand

    The Zinoviev letter of 1924, which helped bring down the first Labour Government.

    大象传媒 Parliament

  38. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  39. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  40. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  41. Vienna: City of Dreams

    Joseph Koerner explores the art, architecture and music of fin de siecle Vienna.

    大象传媒 Four

  42. Thomas Telford

    A documentary on the life and work of the famous engineer.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  43. Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

    Griff Rhys Jones reveals how Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol popularised Christmas.

    大象传媒 One

  44. The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance

    Barbara Flynn narrates the story of the nation's love affair with the Flying Scotsman.

    大象传媒 Two

  45. Iompaireachd nan Gaidheal

    Documentary telling the story of the wilderness empire of the North West Company.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  46. Highland Lives

    Paul Murton uncovers the history of Scotland's clans.

    大象传媒 Two

  47. Highland Lives

    Series of short films marking the Highland year of culture.

    大象传媒 Two

  48.

    Britain's Sputnik

    Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  49. The History Detectives

    Neil Oliver, Claire Barratt and Jeevan Deol delve into historical mysteries.

    大象传媒 Two

  50. Freedom Song

    The story behind African-American singer Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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