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  1. The Ulster

    John O'Neill gets to the heart of The Ulster Hospital in Belfast

    BBC Radio Ulster

  2. At War with Wellington Docudrama

    Peter and Dan Snow investigate the diaries of Wellington's forces in the Peninsular War

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Writing the Century - Omnibus

    Drama series, exploring the 20th century through real correspondence and diaries

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Home Front

    Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Armada: 12 Days to Save England

    Dan Snow tells the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.

    BBC Two

  6. The Moth Radio Hour

    True stories told live in the USA

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. 999

    Dramatic reconstructions of real-life rescues and acts of bravery.

    BBC One

  8. Disaster

    Reconstructions of events at the heart of technological disasters.

    BBC Two

  9. Fighting For A Gentle Peace

    A series of programmes marking the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two

    BBC World Service

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  10. Medical Notes

    A series looking at the debilitating conditions suffered by some of the great composers

    BBC World Service

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  11. Monarchs

    How relevant are global monarchies in the late 20th Century?

    BBC World Service

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  12. Luther

    Historical docudrama series about the life of the revolutionary 16th-century German monk.

    BBC Two

  13. Turning Points

    Drama-documentary series for children

    BBC Two

  14. Space Race

    Series revealing the untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space

    BBC Two

  15. House of Saddam

    Charting the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in history

    BBC Two

  16. D-Day to Berlin

    Drama-documentary about the decisive struggle to defeat Hitler's Third Reich

    BBC Two

  17. Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth

    The story of how Homo sapiens survived its not-too-distant past, against all the odds.

    BBC One

  18. Cymry ar Brawf

    Drama ddogfen gyda Betsan Powys. Historical drama documentary with Betsan Powys.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  19. Versailles

    The story of the rise and fall of one of Europe's most splendid palaces.

    BBC Two

  20. Robert Harris - Selling Hitler

    The most sensational publishing fraud in history - the forging of Adolf Hitler's diaries

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  21. After Bannockburn

    Two-part historical docudrama

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  22. The Gospel of John

    The story of Jesus based on the word-for-word account taken from the Gospel of John.

    BBC Two

  23. Larkin and Dale's Takeaway Revolution

    Dale Williams and Larkin Cen attempt to to set up a chain of Asian takeaways

    BBC One Wales

  24. John Mortimer Presents: The Trials of Marshall Hall

    Tom Baker stars in reconstructions of dramatic courtroom tales from the past

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie

    A look at the birth of the British indie scene and its impact on the music industry.

    BBC Four

  26. John Hersey - Hiroshima

    Recollections of six survivors of the world's first atomic bomb drop.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

    Documentary series dramatically reconstructing events in the lives of Henry VIII's wives.

    BBC One

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  28. The Divine Michelangelo

    Docu-drama tracing the life of artist Michelangelo.

    BBC One

  29. Walking with Monsters

    Part documentary series looking at the story of evolution.

    BBC Three

  30. The Falklands Play

    Dramatisation of how the Thatcher government went to war against Argentina.

    BBC Four

  31. Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

    Drama documentary on the life of theatre critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan.

    BBC Four

  32. Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Dramatised portrait of the popular but troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams.

    BBC Four

  33. The Age of Genius

    Andrew Marr explains how Edinburgh was transformed into a beacon of intellectual thought.

    BBC Two

  34. Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man

    Drama documentary telling the story of the creation of the first English dictionary.

    BBC Four

  35. The Last Duel

    Drama-documentary telling the story of one of the last trials by battle fought in Europe.

    BBC Four

  36. Culloden

    Historical documentary about the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

    BBC Four

  37. John Buchan: Master of Suspense

    Docudrama about the life of author John Buchan, best known for his novel The 39 Steps.

    BBC Four

  38. The Real Mr Pooter

    Documentary about George Grossmith, author of classic comic novel The Diary of a Nobody.

    BBC Four

  39. Nuremberg Trials

    Docudrama about the 1945 war crimes trial featuring eyewitness accounts.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. The Secretary who Stole Four Million Pounds

    Drama-documentary about Joyti De-Laurey, the PA at Goldman Sachs who stole 4.5 million.

    BBC Two

  41. The Thieving Headmistress

    Drama-documentary based on the true story of Colleen McCabe.

    BBC Two

  42. The Double Life of Saki

    Drama-documentary which explores the life and work of the writer Hector Hugh Munro.

    BBC Four

  43. The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

    How the British Army learnt modern warfare from the Battle of the Somme.

    BBC One

  44. Maxwell

    Drama telling the final stages of media tycoon Robert Maxwell's life.

    BBC Four

  45. The Double Life of Saki

    Drama-documentary which explores the life and work of the writer Hector Hugh Munro.

    BBC Four

  46. Supergrass

    The story of the supergrass system, from its emergence in 1972 through to its heyday.

    BBC One

  47. Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940

    Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. The Day India Burned - Partition

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

    BBC Two

  49. Air Mhuinnteareas

    Documentary. Three ladies reminisce about their working lives in domestic service.

    BBC ALBA

  50. Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale

    Jeremy Paxman tells the tragic story of World War One poet Wilfred Owen.

    BBC One

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