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Categories: Drama: Historical

  1. Lawrence of Arabia

    Idealistic, misfit British officer TE Lawrence leads a legendary desert campaign.

    BBC Two

  2. A Long Winter by Colm Tóibín

    An unforgettable story about loss and new love from bestselling author Colm Tóibín.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Oppenheimer

    J Robert Oppenheimer's race to develop the atomic bomb for the US before the Nazis.

    BBC Two

  4. Virginia and Katherine by Alison MacLeod

    A story about the friendship and rivalry between Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield.

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

    Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin

    BBC Radio 4

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  6. Rye by Alex Preston

    Rye, Sussex, 1804. Zeke is determined to free his father from a prison hulk at Sheeerness.

    BBC Radio 4

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  7. The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal

    New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. The Promised Land

    Retired captain Ludvig Kahlen fights to settle on a remote heathland.

    BBC Four

  9. The Famous Five

    Four children and their dog solve mysteries and battle sinister forces.

    CBBC

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  10. Chariots of Fire

    The story of 1924 Olympic athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell.

    BBC One

  11. The Tomb

    Original drama based on true events. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Spotlight

    Take a deep dive into long-form drama from Radio 4.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Dodger

    Hold onto your top hats, Dodger and the gang are in for one heck of a ride!

    CBBC

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  14. Faith, Hope and Glory

    A century-spanning drama series tracing the emergence of modern Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Malory Towers

    New adventures await Darrell and friends as they start their final term at Malory Towers!

    CBBC

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  16. Dramas

    Immersive storytelling from the BBC World Service. The home of original drama

    BBC World Service

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  17. The Republicans

    Entertaining new dramas following the political swings of the Republican Party.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Wired Love

    Wired Love, published in 1879, is a story of long-distance love over the telegraph wire.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Gudrun

    Lucy Catherine's Viking epic of love, revenge and faith inspired by the Icelandic sagas.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Love Letters from the Front

    Drama series telling the story of a WWI soldier and his sweetheart thorough love letters.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  21. Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory

    Drama charting five momentous visits Charlotte Brontë made to London.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  22. Hetty Feather

    Hetty Feather and her little brother live at the Foundling Hospital in 1800s London.

    CBBC

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  23. Home Front - Omnibus

    Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. Home Front

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Tessa Hadley - Deeds Not Words

    Spurred on by the Suffragettes, a tale of radicalism, lust and teenage fervour.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. A Man for All Seasons

    Historical drama about the life of Sir Thomas More.

    BBC Two

  27. Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

    The life and exploits of 18th-century Irish adventurer Redmond Barry

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  28. El Cid

    The epic story of the 11th-century Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar - known as El Cid.

    BBC Two

  29. The Fall of the Roman Empire

    After Marcus Aurelius is poisoned, his cruel son Commodus becomes emperor.

    BBC Two

  30. The Falklands Play

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

    BBC Four

  31. Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals

    The story of the trial of Nazi war criminals following Germany's surrender in 1945.

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. Mabinogi: Lost Legends and Dark Magic

    Fantasy audio drama, based on the ancient myths of Wales

    BBC Radio Wales

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