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  1. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies

    Revealing the heroic spies who helped contribute to victory in WWII.

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    The Frock and the Church

    Women bishops? Will the Church of England approve them and can it cope with the fallout?

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  3. Through Persian Eyes

    Prof Ali Ansari presents a world history as seen through Persian eyes

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  4. Simon Schama's Shakespeare

    Simon Schama says to understand Shakespeare we must appreciate how he was of his time.

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  5. London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank

    Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

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  6. The New Elizabethans

    James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee

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  7. Reading between the Lines

    Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years

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  8. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

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  9. The Trouble with Kane

    Series following a new approach tried as an alternative to custody for child offenders

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  10. Hurricane Rash

    Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.

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  11. Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

    Professor Mary Beard reveals the everyday people at the heart of the Roman Empire.

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  12. Shakespeare's Restless World

    Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories 20 objects tell us about Shakespeare's world.

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  13. Titanic Town

    Gerry Anderson considers Titanic's complex relationship with the city of her birth.

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    The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer

    1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.

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    The Man Who Discovered Egypt

    Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.

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  16. The London Chronicles Archive

    The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people

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  17. The Art of Monarchy

    Will Gompertz examines objects in the Royal Collection that define the British monarchy.

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  18. Famed for Its Knitting

    The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary

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  19. The Nile

    Edward Stourton explores the impact of the famous river on the people of Egypt

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  20. Sport and the British

    Clare Balding charts how sport has shaped the British and how Britain has shaped sport

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  21. The Secret Catacombs of Paris

    Jonathan Glancey investigates Paris's secret underground maze of tunnels.

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    Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed

    Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.

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  23. Black Is a Country

    Exploring the underground music generated by the Black Power and Black Arts movements

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  24. Inside the Academie Francaise

    Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.

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    Boundaries of Blood

    How does the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which created Bangladesh, still resonate today?

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  26. How New Is the New Philanthropy?

    Hugh Cunningham presents a history of philanthropic giving in Britain

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  27. The Blood Telegram

    The story of one of the most controversial documents in US diplomatic history.

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    From Frestonia to Belgravia: The History of Squatting

    Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting.

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  29. The Freedom Trail

    Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees

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  30. Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered

    Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.

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  31. The Invention Of...

    Misha Glenny investigates the histories and the people that make nations what they are.

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  32. Who found Machu Picchu?

    Hugh Thomson travels to Peru's ancient wonder to unearth the truth behind its discovery.

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  33. Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square

    Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986

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  34. Return to Vukovar

    Martin Bell returns 20 years on to the Siege of Vukovar in Croatia.

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    The Sex Test

    Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.

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    Human Kind

    Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.

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    The Ice Cream Van Cometh

    Jim Carey celebrates the ice cream van with enthusiasts Francis Rossi and Johnny Vegas.

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  38. Sporting Witness

    Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there

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  39. The Shipwrecked Bears

    Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.

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    How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading

    Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'

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  41. The Lunatic Line

    Ayisha Yahya tells the story of the 600-mile railway line from the Kenyan coast to Uganda

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  42. Hidden History

    Series of fascinating journeys of exploration through Ulster's byways and historic sites

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  43. Late Nights at the Blue Boar

    Pete Paphides visits the M1's improbable 1960s music meeting place - Blue Boar Services.

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  44. Soft Power Hard News

    How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence

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  45. Royal Racers and Fascinators

    Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the royal connections linking Ascot racecourse with fashion.

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    Egypt's Lost Cities

    A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.

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    The Luddite Lament

    The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.

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    A History of the World Special

    The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.

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  49. The RSC at 50

    James Naughtie follows the Royal Shakespeare Company as it celebrates its 50th birthday

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  50. The Communist Cosmos

    Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.

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