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The History Bureau
If journalism is the first draft of history, what happens if that draft is flawed?
BBC
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Lucy Worsley's Victorian Murder Club
Can Lucy Worsley, assisted by a team of modern-day experts, unmask a forgotten killer?
BBC Two
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The Crowning of Everest (Omnibus)
1953: Britain prepares for a new Queen - but has Everest been conquered?
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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What's the Monarchy For?
David Dimbleby takes a personal look at the role of the monarchy and its future.
BBC One
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Civilisations: Rise and Fall
What caused the demise of the greatest civilisations of the ancient world?
BBC Two
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The Disappearance of Captain Nairac
The search for missing British army Captain Nairac by a former enemy - nearly 50 years on.
BBC One Northern Ireland
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Empire with David Olusoga
David Olusoga explores the history and legacy of the British Empire.
BBC Two
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Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold
Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.
BBC Radio 4
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The Secret Letters of Mary Queen of Scots
Deciphering a mysterious cache of coded letters from Mary, Queen of Scots.
BBC Scotland
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Proper Manc
The story of Manchester in the 1990's through eyes of local poet and author David Scott.
BBC Radio Manchester
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The Mystery of the Desert Kites
An international team of archaeologists explores megastructures in the Arabian desert.
BBC Four
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VJ Day 80
A poignant occasion marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the World War II in Japan.
BBC One
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Speed of Light by Laura Cumming
Laura Cumming explores a 19th-century technological revolution in photography.
BBC Radio 4
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Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
BBC Radio 4
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Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping charity and politics.
BBC Two
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Patagonia
Keith MacDonald on the story of the Scots who travelled to Patagonia over a century ago.
BBC ALBA
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Boom Town: How Merthyr Made the World
The incredible story of how Merthyr Tydfil became the heart of the Industrial Revolution.
BBC One Wales
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Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
After an implosion on a Titanic dive, investigators search for the truth.
BBC Two
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Walking With Dinosaurs
The legend is back as Walking With Dinosaurs returns. Meet six iconic dinosaurs.
BBC One
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Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire
The story of one of the worst disasters in footballing history and the loss of 56 lives.
BBC Two
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VE Day 80: We Were There
Rachel Burden speaks to veterans about the VE Day celebrations 80 years ago.
BBC Two
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Instrumental: Black British Trailblazers
Recognising black artists' contributions to Britain's best loved music genres.
BBC Sounds
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Belsen: What They Found
A documentary directed by Sam Mendes, reliving the liberation of Bergen-Belsen.
BBC Two
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Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as a Europe-wide crime of complicity.
BBC Two
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This Week in History
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
BBC Radio 4
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Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic
Deep-sea divers hunt for the wrecks of Hitler’s dreaded U-boat fleet.
BBC One Northern Ireland
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Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland
In Roman Britain 1,500 years ago, Patrick’s extraordinary mission changed Irish history.
BBC One Northern Ireland
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In Detail...
A man begs for sanctuary in a church. The vicar protects him, defying the government.
BBC Local Radio
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The Architecture the Railways Built
Tim Dunn explores the railway's stunning structures and incredible engineering.
BBC Four
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
A unique commemoration to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, hosted by Reeta Chakrabarti.
BBC One
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Shadow of War - A Tainted Anatomy
Why is the brain of a Scottish soldier in a German archive, 80 years after his death?
BBC Radio 4
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Human Intelligence
Great minds don't think alike. Naomi Alderman investigates brilliant thinkers.
BBC Radio 4
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7/7: The London Bombings
On 7 July 2005, four bombs explode in London, followed by a further attack.
BBC Two
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What? Seriously??
Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie, with special guests, discover strange-but-true stories.
BBC Radio 4
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Wild West Sweeny
Western movie fan Sweeny discovers the US. Sweeny ‘s na Stàitean, dùthaich filmean an iar.
BBC ALBA
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Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
BBC Radio 4
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Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story
The shocking tale of Britain’s nuclear tests, the human cost and allegations of cover-up.
BBC Two
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Money by David McWilliams
Economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money.
BBC Radio 4
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Something to Declare
Jack Boswell explores how other cultures handle the universal problems we face at home.
BBC Radio 4
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If Walls Could Talk
Explore some of NI’s best-loved buildings that have endured through the years.
BBC One Northern Ireland
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell
Book of the Week. Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
BBC Radio 4
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Strike
Jonny Owen tracks the impact of the miners' strike on Britain, on South Wales, and on him
BBC Radio Wales
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The Zelensky Story
Zelensky’s journey from entertainer to one of the most recognisable leaders on the planet.
BBC Two
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