History

You're Dead to Me. Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system. Audio, 57 minutes
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the history of cuneiform.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
How did Southampton's Bevois Valley get its name?
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
21 February
Gay couple's archive reveals 'peaceful life'
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Dorset
Posted
21 February
A Point of View. Print the Legend. Audio, 9 minutes
Tom Shakespeare explores the pitfalls of dramatised history and its influence on real life
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BBC Radio 4
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Iron Age remains found in bog may have been sacrificial
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Northern Ireland
Posted
20 February
Last undiscovered tomb of Tutankhamun dynasty found
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World
Posted
19 February
VAT cap puts cathedral in 'unachievable' position
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Somerset
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19 February
Tower plans to be revised after Roman remains found
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London
Posted
17 February
The hidden rivers under Beverley's ancient lanes
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
16 February
Collector's passion for fossils goes on display
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England
Posted
16 February
Enduring mystery of New York icon with Welsh owner
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Wales
Posted
15 February
Sir Isaac Newton's home reopens after winter work
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Lincolnshire
Posted
15 February
Hidden secrets of 154-year-old fort now accessible
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Sussex
Posted
15 February
'Our Romany culture is at risk of being lost'
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England
Posted
15 February
Found lover's ring unveiled on Valentine's Day
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Lancashire
Posted
14 February
New exhibition explores stories of emigration
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Suffolk
Posted
14 February
Historical theme park to 'take people back in time'
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13 February
Archaeologists find 'significant' Viking building
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Cumbria
Posted
13 February
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
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Science & Environment
Posted
12 February
Shipwreck still giving up secrets 80 years on
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England
Posted
12 February
Exeter's paper mills celebrated in exhibition
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Devon
Posted
11 February
Library Crunchie muncher sought for 'relic' wrapper
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
11 February
New festival will celebrate county's history
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
9 February
Youth ambassadors sought for medieval manor house
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Lincolnshire
Posted
9 February