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REMEMBER, HE'S A WOMBLE

Simon Stabler finds Orinoco in full flow

MERCY MISSION

John Greeves recounts the remarkable exploits of Sunderland flying boat T9114

French Fancies

Alain Carraze explains how cult British shows are perceived as the best on television in France

In Memoriam

Michael Foley pays his respects to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice

Loving HANNAH

Peter Robertson spoke to the actress responsible for the death of Victor Meldrew

The Battersea Bardot

David Barnes remembers the star of Cathy Come Home

It's a Lottery

Claire Saul celebrates 30 years of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which supports heritage projects across the United Kingdom

Bringing Memories Back to Life

Richard Haines on the importance of making the most of your vintage photographs

POSTCARD FROM KENT

Bob Barton investigates a network of caves, takes a ride on a thriving heritage railway, and marvels at the beauty of the garden of England

Redheads & Rollers

Simon Stabler talks to Crossroads' Tony Adams

Laughter in the Air

Chris Hallam remembers writer, television presenter and comedian Barry Took

My Good Old Days

Tim Quinn takes us behind the scenes of Leeds City Varieties

CHURCHILL'S SPANIARDS

Séan F Scullion uncovers a hidden aspect of World War Two

Happy Valley

Simon Stabler visits a vineyard that's already going grape guns

Leader of the Pack

Paul Williams examines the history of War Horse

Best You for Watching

Chris Hallam celebrates 30 years of The Vicar of Dibley

HUMBERT 'ROCKY'VERSACE

Early in the Vietnam War, a dedicated US Special Forces officer defied his merciless Viet Cong captors and inspired his fellow POWs to survive

GASSING HITLER

Just a month before the end of WWI, the future Fuhrer was blinded by a British shell and invalided away from the frontline. Over a century later, has the artillery brigade that launched the fateful attack finally been identified?

SALAMANCA

After years of largely defensive campaigning, Lieutenant General Arthur Wellesley went on the offensive against a French invasion of Andalusia

THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

Einstein, Oppenheimer and the race to beat Hitler to the bomb. How a science project in the desert helped win a war

BRUSHES WITH ARMAGEDDON

Humanity came close to self-annihilation with the Cuban Missile Crisis, Broken Arrows’ and other nuclear near misses

MAD DAWN

How technology transformed strategic thinking and military doctrine from the Cold War to the current day

NAUMACHIA TRUTH BEHIND ROME'S GLADIATOR SEA BATTLES

In their quest for evermore novel and bloody entertainment, the Romans staged enormous naval fights on artificial lakes

LEYTE 1944 SINKING THE RISING SUN

One of the more difficult island campaigns in WWII's Pacific Theatre saw a brutal months-long fight that exhausted Japan’s military strength

THE DEADLY RACE

How the road to peace led to an arms contest between the USA and USSR, with prototypes, proliferation and the world’s biggest bomb

OPERATION MANNA

In late April 1945, millions of Dutch civilians were starving as Nazi retribution for the failed Operation Market Garden cut off supplies. eet as In response, Allied bombers launched a risky mission to air-drop food

"HENRY V WAS THE PERFECT MEDIEVAL KING"

Historian Dan Jones discusses the kingship of Henry V and his passion for medieval history.

The Mother of a Nation

Uncover the life, art & mysterious legacy of Shin Saimdang

BATTLE OF EYLAU

PREUSSISCH EYLAU, EAST PRUSSIA (NOW BAGRATIONOVSK, KALININGRAD OBLAST, RUSSIA) 7-8 FEBRUARY 1807

BRINGING MODERN ART TO THE PEOPLE

The director of Modern Art Oxford, Paul Hobson, tells us about one of the UK's top contemporary art institutions.