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  1. The Secret History of Yoga

    Mukti Jain Campion explores the surprising origins of modern yoga practice.

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  2. England: Made in the Middle

    Historian Helen Castor examines the role of the Midlands in the creation of England.

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  3. Jutland: The Battle that Won the War

    Lord West explains why Jutland was the most important battle of the First World War.

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  4. The Briefing Room

    Step inside The Briefing Room for indepth explainers on the biggest news stories.

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  5. Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

    Mary Beard takes in the mythology, history and archaeology of the ancient world.

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  6. The Anglo-Irish Century

    Historian Diarmaid Ferriter looks back at a century of Anglo-Irish relations.

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  7. The Easter Rising 1916

    Heather Jones explores the armed struggle that changed Irish and British history forever.

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  8. Museum of Lost Objects

    Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted.

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  9. The Art of Adultery

    Natalie Haynes finds out why adultery remains such a regular subject in popular culture.

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  10. Verdun - The Sacred Wound

    David Reynolds presents a two-part documentary about the battle of Verdun

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  11. Mao's Golden Mangoes

    Benjamin Ramm explores one of the strangest chapters in China鈥檚 history - mango mania.

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    Mao's Little Red Book Goes West

    David Aaronovitch asks why Mao's Little Red Book captured the imagination of the West.

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    Syrena Songs

    The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.

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  14. The Ever Widening War

    Professor Christopher Clark presents a documentary series on the First World War.

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  15. Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley tells the story of the dynasty that ruled Russia for over three centuries.

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  16. British Liberalism: The Grand Tour

    Anne McElvoy tours 300 years of British liberalism.

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  17. Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes

    Bettany Hughes follows the Egnatian Way and explores how it helped to shape Europe.

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  18. A Very Welsh Coup

    Robert Orchard traces the Welsh roots of those who brought down Margaret Thatcher.

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    The Lost Songs of Hollywood

    Julia Kogan explores the little-known personal music of exiled composers in Los Angeles.

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    The Last Post

    The untold story of The Last Post, one of the world's most famous pieces of music.

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    Taking Art To The People

    Michael Symmons Roberts on the life and legacy of the philanthropist Thomas Horsfall.

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  22. All Fair in War: A History of Military Deception

    Historian and writer Ben Macintyre presents a series on bluff and guile in battle

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  23. A Man's a Man for a' That: Frederick Douglass in Scotland

    Opera singer Andrea Baker explores the impact of Frederick Douglass' time in Scotland.

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  24. A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in our country.

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  25. Something Old, Something New

    From Sheffield to South Carolina, Johny Pitts explores alternative Black British identity.

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    The Manchester Ballads

    Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.

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    The Art of Walking into Doors

    Do dyslexia and dyspraxia affect the way you draw? Chris Ledgard investigates.

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    Too Much Fighting on The Dance Floor

    Violence and tribalism at music gigs in the late 70s and 80s. Adrian Goldberg presents.

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    Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius

    A look at the life of Gordon Welchman, a codebreaker crucial to the defeat of the Nazis.

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  30. The Ascent of Woman

    Dr Amanda Foreman uncovers stories of women that have made and changed human history.

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  31. Donald Duck Gets Drafted

    Gerald Scarfe explores the Walt Disney Studio's activity during the Second World War.

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  32. Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly

    Francine Stock's history of the alluring yet elusive quality that is charisma

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  33. A City Dreaming

    A recollection of Derry/Londonderry, written and narrated by the late Gerry Anderson.

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  34. Genius of the Ancient World

    Bettany Hughes seeks out the stories behind three giants of ancient philosophy.

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  35. Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

    David Olusoga explores Britain's dark past - how it was built on the profits of slavery.

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  36. Lost Children of the Holocaust

    Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war 大象传媒 radio appeals

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  37. Napoleon: The Man and the Myths

    Historian Andrew Roberts dispels some myths about Napoleon Bonaparte.

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  38. Ayo Gorkhali: The Gurkhas Are Coming!

    Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown.

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    Notes From a Northern Irish Childhood

    Marie-Louise Muir revisits youth orchestras set up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland

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  40. Shadow of the Sun King

    Professor Julian Swann marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Louis XIV of France.

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  41. Rome's Invisible City

    The secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.

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  42. In Search of the Black Mozart

    Chi-chi Nwanoku searches for great black composers and performers of the 18th century.

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  43. Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes

    Caribbean veterans tell their extraordinary wartime stories in their own words.

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  44. Incarnations: India in 50 Lives

    The history of India told through the lives of 50 phenomenal people.

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  45. Hollow Earth: A Travel Guide

    Comedian Robin Ince takes us on a tour of a world beneath the earth's crust.

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  46. Treasures of Ancient Greece

    Series in which Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.

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  47. A Wing and a Prayer

    Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.

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    Voices From Our Industrial Past: Women

    Emma Griffin examines the lives of working women during the industrial revolution.

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    Food in the Frame

    Ruby Tandoh on the fascinating, evolving role played by food in art over the centuries.

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  50. Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time

    Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom.

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