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One Life: The 'British Schindler' Nicky Winton & The Kindertransport
24 January 2024Nicholas Winton masterminded an effort that saved the lives of 669 Jewish Children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War Two. There's a new...
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29:31
The Taj Mahal
23 January 2024The Taj Mahal is one of the most iconic and romanticised buildings on earth. Commissioned by a Mughal ruler to mark the passing of his beloved...
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42:08
William the Conqueror
22 January 2024When his cousin King Edward the Confessor died childless, Duke William of Normandy saw the throne of England as his birthright. But one man stood...
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44:44
Murder in the Stuart Court
22 January 2024The public fascination with true crime is nothing new. Four centuries ago, the sensational story of the death in the Tower of London of...
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45:37
Robert Burns' Sex Life
22 January 2024How did an 18th century working class farm labourer climb the social ladder to become the most beloved poet Scotland has produced?
By the...
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The King Of Pirates: Henry Every
22 January 2024The new season of "Echoes of History" features Ubisoft's new game: "Skull and Bones".
As the son of a Royal Navy officer, Henry Every was...
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36:46
The Life and Death of Vladimir Lenin
22 January 2024Vladimir Lenin died just over 100 years ago, on the 21st of February, 1924. The Russian revolutionary leader fought in no battles, spent much of...
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45:01
The Watergate Scandal
21 January 2024Wiretapping, White House tapes and the possibility of impeachment. On June 17, 1972, a break-in at the Watergate Hotel triggered a chain of events...
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43:59
The Real Dick Turpin
21 January 2024"Your money or your life!"
Those are the immortal words ascribed to this famous outlaw. Terror of the rich. Hero to the poor. Charmer of...
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51:50
Lascaux Cave: Ice Age Art
21 January 2024Lascaux Cave is an Ice Age wonder. Its walls and ceilings are adorned with stunning depictions of bison, aurochs and deer painted by...
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36:08
Kamasutra: The Ancient Playboy Manual
19 January 2024Most people would assume that the Kamasutra is a book of hundreds of fantastical sex positions.
They would partly be right, but mostly...
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President Millard Fillmore: The Most Handsome President?
18 January 2024How did a president lose his entire cabinet so soon after taking office? What was his role in the Westward expansion of the United States? And...
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