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  1. Endell Street by Wendy Moore (Omnibus)

    An account of the intrepid, women who set up military hospitals in the First World War.

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    Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story

    The shocking tale of Britain鈥檚 nuclear tests, the human cost and allegations of cover-up.

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  3. Discovering Shetland's Past

    Join Dr Val Turner as she excavates Shetland's archaeological past.

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  4. The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street by Annie Gray

    A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.

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  5. Ath-thogail Notre-Dame/Rebuilding Notre-Dame

    Sgeulachd ath-thogail Notre-Dame. The story of rebuilding Notre-Dame in Paris.

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  6. Patriot by Alexei Navalny

    The life of the fearless and inspiring Russian political leader in his own words.

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  7. Not Just the Tudors

    From the Aztecs to witches, Prof Suzannah Lipscomb talks all aspects of the Tudor period

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  8. American History Hit

    Join Don Wildman as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today

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  9. Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill

    A tip-off begins an investigation into the power of facial recognition technology.

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  10. Dan Snow鈥檚 History Hit

    Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments.

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  11. The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg

    Sarah Clegg explores ancient year-end traditions.

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  12. Wild West Sweeny

    Western movie fan Sweeny discovers the US. Sweeny 鈥榮 na St脿itean, d霉thaich filmean an iar.

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  13. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

    The podcast that unpicks history鈥檚 spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories.

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  14. What? Seriously??

    Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie, with special guests, discover strange-but-true stories.

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  15. Human Intelligence

    Great minds don't think alike. Naomi Alderman investigates brilliant thinkers.

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  16. 7/7: The London Bombings

    On 7 July 2005, four bombs explode in London, followed by a further attack.

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  17. Horrible Science

    Horrible Histories does science!

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  18. Betwixt The Sheets

    Sex historian Kate Lister uncovers stories that鈥檇 make your history teacher blush.

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  19. Shadow of War - A Tainted Anatomy

    Why is the brain of a Scottish soldier in a German archive, 80 years after his death?

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    What Happened at Auschwitz

    Journalist Jordan Dunbar meets survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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  21. Tutankhamun's Egypt

    Series exploring the mysterious and remote culture during the time of Egypt's boy king.

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  22. The Aberdovey X-Troopers

    The story of how Wales helped Jewish elite forces fight the Nazis.

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    Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

    A unique commemoration to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, hosted by Reeta Chakrabarti.

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  24. Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee (Omnibus)

    Helena sets off on a journey to Italy to find out where Lev's violin was made.

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  25. An Cogadh Fuar: Cold War Stories

    Stories of how the Cold War impacted the lives of ordinary people

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  26. The Architecture the Railways Built

    Tim Dunn explores the railway's stunning structures and incredible engineering.

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  27. Under a Metal Sky by Philip Marsden

    A journey through the landscape of metals and how they transformed human history.

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  28. The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts

    The life of the extraordinary, controversial polymath scientist and inventor, 1919-2022.

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  29. The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus)

    The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th Century.

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  30. Heart & Stone

    Exploring our connections to folk stories, songs and landmarks across the UK.

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  31. Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7

    Hugh Sheehan explores how a landmark legal case changed the lives of seven men forever.

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  32. Instrumental: Black British Trailblazers

    Recognising black artists' contributions to Britain's best loved music genres.

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  33. Currently

    Reactive features from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines.

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  34. Str矛 gu S矛th aig an Taigh

    Cuimhneachain an d脿rna cogaidh

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  35. Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic

    Deep-sea divers hunt for the wrecks of Hitler鈥檚 dreaded U-boat fleet.

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  36. Liberation 80

    Marking the 80 years of liberation after German occupation during World War Two.

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  37. Saint Patrick: Born in Britain, Made in Ireland

    In Roman Britain 1,500 years ago, Patrick鈥檚 extraordinary mission changed Irish history.

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  38. This Week in History

    Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

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  39. Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh (Omnibus)

    Biography of the leader of the slave revolt sparking Haiti鈥檚 independence.

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    Belsen: What They Found

    A documentary directed by Sam Mendes, reliving the liberation of Bergen-Belsen.

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    Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz

    Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as a Europe-wide crime of complicity.

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  42. Language City by Ross Perlin

    Linguist Ross Perlin meets speakers of little-known languages across New York.

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  43. Sexton's Tales

    Extraordinary stories of Victorian people buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.

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  44. The North Road by Rob Cowen

    An archaeological dig alongside a busy highway inspires a journey through place and time.

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    VE Day 80: We Were There

    Rachel Burden speaks to veterans about the VE Day celebrations 80 years ago.

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  46. A Spring Day Like I'd Never Seen Before

    Ilse Rewald recalls secretly living secretly as a Jew in Nazi Germany.

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  47. VE Day 80

    Programmes to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

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  48. Mnathan-brathaidh an D脿rna Cogaidh/Female Spies of WWII

    Spotlighting the remarkable real lives of six courageous women during WWII.

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  49. Richard Dimbleby at Belsen

    Richard Dimbleby returns to Belsen, 20 years after his radio account of its liberation.

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  50. Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 (Omnibus)

    Women's wartime experiences revealed in Virginia Nicholson's account.

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