(85 programmes available now on BBC iPlayer)
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A Brief History of Mathematics
Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations
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A History of the Brain
Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through objects
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A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus
The British Museum's Neil MacGregor tells A History of the World in 100 Objects.
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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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A Voyage on Livingstone's Lake
The story of the MV Ilala, a 60-year-old boat still in use in Malawi and Mozambique.
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After The Dictators
With Gaddafi dead, Owen Bennett-Jones explores what happens after dictators fall
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An African Asian Affair
Vishva Samani, a descendant of British Asian Ugandans, returns to her family's country.
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Assignment
Investigations and journeys into the heart of global events from BBC correspondents
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Bosphorus
Edward Stourton explores the life and history of the Bosphorus
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Britain's Sputnik
Roland Pease recalls ZETA, a nuclear energy project unveiled in 1958 by British scientists
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Bruce Parker's Magical History Tour
Join Bruce as he explores the rich history of Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
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Ceud Bliadhna
Series looking back at Highland news over the last century.
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Churchill's Roar
Melvyn Bragg presents a celebration of the remarkable language of Sir Winston Churchill.
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Coming Home
Charles Wheeler presents personal interpretations about the end of the Second World War.
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Cosmic Quest
Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy
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Dead Sea Scrolls Revisited
Roger Bolton reassesses one of the world's great archaeological discoveries
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Defining The Decade
Edward Stourton tries to make sense of the past decade
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Democracy on Trial
Michael Portillo examines the development of democracy over 2,500 years
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Document
Historical investigation programme, taking a document as a starting point
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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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Fascinating Deaths
Series investigating the deaths of various creatures
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France's Forgotten Concentration Camps
Investigating the concentration camps set up in France to hold Spanish Civil War refugees.
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From Dunkirk to D-Day
Charles Wheeler analyses the Allies' resurgence in 1944 from their nadir in 1940/41
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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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Genius Unrecognised
Tony Hill looks at the genesis of five inventions that define our world today
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Hearts and Minds
Nick Fraser considers the role of intellectuals in relation to world events and conflicts
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History Zone
A fascinating selection of archive programmes celebrating Scotland's past.
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How Did We Get Here...? Egypt
Stephen Sackur uncovers the history behind the upheavals in Egypt.
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How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton, who wants to get children reading.
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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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Hunting Haydn's Head
Simon Townley tells the story of the theft of the skull of composer Joseph Haydn.
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Images That Changed The World
Dr Mark Lythgoe tells the untold story of medical imaging
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In Living Memory
Series examining contemporary history
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In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas
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Iran: A Revolutionary State
John Tusa chronicles the making of modern Iran
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Ken Snowdon
Visit some unique moments in local history.
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King James Bible
The enduring appeal of the King James Bible, 400 years after its original publication.
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Ladies of the Links
Rhona Cameron celebrates the bi-centenary of the earliest known women's golf competition.
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Making History
Series exploring ordinary people's links with the past
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Mel's Iron Age Holiday
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
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More Than A Game
A series looking at the Champions League finalists, Manchester United and Barcelona
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Parting Shots
Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch from British ambassadors
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Random Edition
History series investigating stories taken from archive newspapers
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Return to Vukovar
Martin Bell returns 20 years on to the Siege of Vukovar in Croatia.
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Royal Racers and Fascinators
Hardeep Singh Kohli visits Royal Ascot on the 300th anniversary of the racecourse.
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Russia: The Wild East
A history of Russia, written and presented by Martin Sixsmith
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Secret Museum
Secret Mueum looks at the explicit erotic, sexual and pornographic art of Pompeii.
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Soft Power Hard News
How the power of the news media is used as a global government tool for influence
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Sounds of the 20th Century
Jeremy Vine introduces Radio 2's audio journey through the years
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Sporting Witness
The inside and personal story of key moments from sporting history.
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Sunday Feature
Programme showcasing feature reports and discussions on any number of cultural subjects
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Talking History
The stories of Leicestershire and Rutland's past.
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The Blood Telegram
The story of one of the most controversial documents in US diplomatic history.
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The Chaplin Archive
Exploring the vast archive of Chaplin's unfinished scripts, letters and press cuttings
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The Communist Cosmos
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
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The Early Music Show
An exploration of early developments in the musical world
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The Eureka Years
Series exploring spectacular years in the history of science
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The Freedom Trail
Edward Stourton walks the most dangerous WWII escape route over the Pyrenees
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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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The Invention of Germany
Misha Glenny presents a three part history of Germany before the world wars
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The iPod Series
David Owen Norris asks which tunes famous historical figures would have had on their iPods
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The London Nobody Knows
Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track in London
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The Long View
Jonathan Freedland presents the series that looks for the past behind the present.
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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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The Lunatic Line
Ayisha Yahya tells the story of the 600-mile railway line from the Kenyan coast to Uganda
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The Making of Modern Medicine
Narrative history series exploring over 2,000 years of western medicine
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The People's D-Day
Libby Purves travels around Britain to find out about Britain's preparations for D-Day
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The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office
Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office
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The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office
Omnibus edition. Dominic Sandbrook charts the development of the post office
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The Prime Ministers
Nick Robinson explores the history of Britain's prime ministers
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The Reith Lectures
The 2011 BBC Reith Lectures will be given by Aung San Suu Kyi and Eliza Manningham-Buller.
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The Roman Way
The Roman Way explores aspects of everyday life in the Roman Empire, two millennia ago.
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The RSC at 50
James Naughtie follows the Royal Shakespeare Company as it celebrates its 50th birthday
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The Secret History of Social Networking
Rory Cellan-Jones traces its roots
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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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The Story of Economics
Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas
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The Strand
Harriett Gilbert and friends present global arts, culture and entertainment
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The Weekend Strand
Harriett Gilbert and friends present global arts, culture and entertainment
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Things We Forgot to Remember
Series examining overlooked but noteworthy historical events, with Michael Portillo
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This Sceptred Isle
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, from the Roman invasion to the Boer War.
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Tracing Your Roots
Series exploring the practice of researching family history
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Voices from the Old Bailey
Amanda Vickery presents dramatised extracts from 18th-century Old Bailey court cases
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Witness
The story of our times told by the people who were there
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World Book Club
World Book Club invites the globe's great authors to discuss their best known novel.