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  1. The Bones of Colonel Fawcett

    Examination of the 1925 disappearance of adventurer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett.

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  2. One Small Step: Man on the Moon

    Two-parter telling the story of Project Apollo and the first moon landing.

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  3. The Call of the Sea

    Series looking at British Royal Navy sailors and their experiences of life at sea.

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  4. Ruling Passions: Sex, Race and Empire

    Series on the sexual history of the British Empire.

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  5. Sir

    Letters to The Times from 1913-19 are used to present a unique picture of the period.

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  6. The Road from Jarrow

    Sir Bernard Ingham follows the route of the 1936 Jarrow crusade.

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  7. Storm from the East

    Series explaining why Genghis Khan is revered as a god in Mongolia.

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  8. That Saturday Magic

    Series looking back at the history of Welsh football.

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  9. In the Highest Tradition

    1989 series which delves into the world of British military tradition.

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  10. Against the Empire: The Boer War

    A personal view of the Boer War by Kenneth Griffith on the conflict's 100th anniversary.

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  11. The Story of Wales

    Huw Edwards presents a major television history of Wales.

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  12. Ireland: A Television History

    Series chronicling Ireland's development from pre-Christian times up to the present.

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  13. Britain's First Photo Album

    Follow the journey of the man who set out to take the very first photographs of Britain.

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  14. This World of Wales

    Ednyfed Hudson Davies looks at the history of life, leisure, people and places in Wales.

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  15. Empire

    Jeremy Paxman travels the world exploring many different aspects of the British Empire

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  16. The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History

    Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.

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  17. Simon Schama's Shakespeare

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

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  18. The Great British Story: A People's History

    Series looking at 1,600 years of British history through the eyes of ordinary people

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  19. The Great British Story: Regional Histories

    How the people of England developed their own local identity over 1,500 years of history.

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  20. Walking with Cavemen

    Professor Robert Winston uses special effects to illustrate the drama of human evolution.

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  21. In Search of the Trojan War

    Michael Wood examines how far historical evidence matches with the tale of the Trojan War.

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  22. How Art Made the World

    Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world.

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  23. Egypt

    Six-part series uncovering Egypt's wonders.

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  24. The Queen's Cavalry

    Documentary following the fortunes of the men of The Household Cavalry.

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  25. Tales from the Palaces

    Documentary series giving an insight into some of the great palaces of the UK.

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  26. Empire Warriors

    Documentary series examining the final phase of the British Empire.

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  27. Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

    The story of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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  28. Walking with Monsters

    Part documentary series looking at the story of evolution.

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  29. Roll Over Beethoven

    Contributors in Wales remember their lives in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

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  30. Treasures of Ancient Rome

    Alastair Sooke takes an in-depth look at the art of the Roman Empire.

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  31. Prehistoric Autopsy

    An evolutionary journey, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.

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  32. Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

    Dr Janina Ramirez follows the momentous and nation-shaping war between England and France.

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  33. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

    Waldemar Januszczak looks at the Dark Ages in a new light.

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  34. Archaeology: A Secret History

    Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

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  35. The Past at Work

    Anthony Burton presents a series on our industrial past

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  36. Steam Horse: Iron Road

    Series about the history of steam locomotives and railways

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  37. Spitfire

    Two-part series looking at the development of the Spitfire and its role in WWII.

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  38. The Great Palace

    Series looking behind the doors of the Palace of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament

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  39. Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past

    A vibrant three-part series exploring how heritage became a mass popular movement.

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  40. Provos: The IRA and Sinn Fein

    Peter Taylor traces the rise of the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein.

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  41. The Grandeur That Was Rome

    Sir Mortimer Wheeler considers some of the outstanding features of the Roman Empire

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  42. Armchair Voyage: Hellenic Cruise

    Sir Mortimer Wheeler takes a Hellenic cruise

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  43. Sir Mortimer and Magnus

    Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks to Magnus Magnusson about his life and discoveries

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  44. Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England

    Best-selling author Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England.

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  45. Ice Age Giants

    Professor Alice Roberts travels 40,000 years into the past to meet Ice Age's great beasts.

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  46. David Starkey's Music and Monarchy

    Dr David Starkey explores how the story of British music has been shaped by the monarchy.

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  47. Scotland's Empire

    Series exploring Scotland's role in the founding and running of the British Empire.

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  48. The Sword and the Cross

    Richard Holloway traces and explores the history of Christianity in Scotland.

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  49. The Scottish Nation

    Dr Ian Grimble presents a series covering Scotland's turbulent history.

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  50. Scotland's History: The Top Ten

    The definitive top ten list of the key moments in Scottish history.

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