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  1. Breakout

    The story of the 1983 Maze prison escape, told by escape leaders and a prison officer.

    大象传媒 One Northern Ireland

  2. Merlin the Legend

    A look at the mythical roots in art and literature of Merlin - magician, hero and mystery.

    大象传媒 Two Wales

  3. Peter Manuel - Deireadh an Uilc

    Fifty years after serial killer Peter Manuel was hanged, questions still remain.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  4. Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails

    Ian Hislop looks at the 1963 Beeching Report, which closed a third of the UK's railways.

    大象传媒 Four

  5. Am Posadh Hiortadh

    A drama-documentary examining life on St Kilda prior to the 1930 evacuation.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  6. The Day the Troubles Began

    Documentary about the Civil Rights march that took place in Derry on October 5th, 1968.

    大象传媒 One Northern Ireland

  7. In Search of Spanish Flu

    Virologists attempt to detect the genetic footprint of Spanish Flu by exhuming a body.

    大象传媒 Four

  8. Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are!

    The story of the biggest prisoner-of-war break out in Britain.

    大象传媒 Two Wales

  9. How the Stone Came Home

    Elizabeth Quigley looks back at the day in 1996 when the Stone came home.

    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

  10. The Crown Jewel

    Dan Gordon uncovers the history of Belfast's famous Crown liquor saloon.

    大象传媒 One Northern Ireland

  11. Belsen After Belsen

    The story of the former prisoners who had to remain in Belsen after it was liberated.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  12. The Menin Gate

    Mark Whitaker reports from the Menin Gate in the Belgian city of Ypres.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  13. Westside Wrens

    Mary Ann Kennedy meets a group of former Wrens.

    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

  14. Armistice

    David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the events that brought about the armistice of 1918.

    大象传媒 Four

  15. Keepsakes of Conflict: Remembering World War One

    Mark Stephen hears the individual stories that reveal the scale of the First World War.

    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

  16. People's Century

    The stories of those who suffered in the depression that followed the Wall Street Crash.

    大象传媒 Two

  17. Return of the Helmet

    Phil Carradice presents the story of Hywel Davies from Abergavenny.

    大象传媒 Radio Wales

  18. Celebrating Cecilia!

    Soprano Catherine Bott asks why St Cecilia still inspires composers and musicians.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  19. The Lament of the SS Mendi

    Jackie Kay remembers the sinking of the SS Mendi in the English Channel in 1917.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  20. Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero

    The story of a pioneering black British footballer who died heroically in WWI.

    大象传媒 Four

  21. An Ciuin Mac Adhaimh

    Documentary about a Presbyterian businessman from Belfast.

    大象传媒 Two Northern Ireland

  22. Shooting Soviets: Cartier-Bresson in Moscow

    The story of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson's journey to the Soviet Union in 1954.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  23. Merthyr War Memorial: Behind the Stone

    The story behind the Pontmorlais First World War memorial in Merthyr Tydfil.

    大象传媒 Two Wales

  24. The 'Stute

    Looking back at the time when the Oakdale Miners Institute was a thriving cultural centre.

    大象传媒 Two

  25. AIC脥D: An Fli煤 M贸r in 脡irinn

    Revealing the story of the 1918 influenza pandemic in Ireland.

    大象传媒 Two

  26. Na Laoich

    A look at the Battle of Festubert and its sad links with the history of Skye.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  27. Escape from Marseilles

    Documentary about a Frenchwoman who escaped to Wales during the Second World War.

    大象传媒 Radio Wales

  28. A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain

    Dramatisation of the life of Vera Brittain, a young woman who survived the First World War

    大象传媒 One

  29. Armistice Day Silence

    The traditional two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  30. The Human Button

    Historian Prof Peter Hennessy speaks to the people who operate Britain's nuclear deterrent

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  31. The Partisan Coffee House

    Mike Berlin tells the story of an influential left-wing London coffee house set up in 1958

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  32. A Dream of Eleanor

    Mary Robinson examines Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  33. Behind the Scenes with Carbon Dioxide

    The story of Joseph Black, the chemist who described carbon dioxide for the first time.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  34. SOS: The History of the RNLI in Scotland

    Phil Cunningham narrates a documentary charting the history of the RNLI in Scotland.

    大象传媒 One Scotland

  35. Private Harry Patch

    A year in the life of Harry Patch, Britain's last survivor of the World War One trenches.

    大象传媒 Four

  36. France on a Plate

    A gastronomic tour through French history, from Versailles through to ethnic fusion food.

    大象传媒 Four

  37. The Story of Asthma Island

    How the island of Tristan da Cunha could hold the key to the genetic basis for asthma.

    大象传媒 Four

  38. The Medici: Makers of Modern Art

    How the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture.

    大象传媒 Four

  39. Frankie Vaughan and the Live Gang Show

    How did Frankie Vaughan manage to end rival gang violence in a Glasgow suburb?

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  40. Carluccio and the Leopard

    Antonio Carluccio travels to Sicily to discover more about Lampedusa's novel The Leopard.

    大象传媒 Four

  41. The Perfect House: The Life and Work of Palladio

    Documentary about the great Italian Renaissance architect, Andrea Palladio.

    大象传媒 Four

  42.

    Brand Cuba

    Allan Little analyses some of the factors that have given Cuba such a prominent image.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  43. The Dirty Dozens

    Benjamin Zephaniah tells the story of the 17th-century language game The Dozens.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  44. 1968: Day by Day

    Another chance to hear the highlights of Radio 4's 1968 Day by Day series.

    大象传媒 Radio 4

  45. Frost Fair

    Celebrating the extraordinary fairs once held on London's frozen River Thames.

    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

  46. Grampian - Toradh nam Bliadhna

    Nostalgic look back at Gaelic TV with Norman Macleod and Patsi Mackenzie.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  47. Boom Hall

    Ken McCormack tells Deirdre Donnelly the story of Derry's grandest ruin.

    大象传媒 Radio Foyle

  48. An Iolaire

    The moving story of one of Britain's worst maritime disasters.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  49. Diomhair

    The story of how successive British governments worked covertly to discredit the SNP.

    大象传媒 ALBA

  50. The Truth about Christmas Carols

    Composer Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising history of the Christmas carol.

    大象传媒 Two

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