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WW1: Lost Wrecks of Jutland
10 November 2021The Battle of Jutland was the decisive naval clash of the First World War, pitting the German High Seas Fleet against the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet...
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Did Immigration Really Cause the Fall of Rome?
10 November 2021Boris Johnson recently stated that the fall of Rome was caused by 'uncontrolled migration' and the image of a mighty empire bought to its knees by...
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Vikings in North America
9 November 2021Five centuries before Christopher Columbus set foot in America, the Vikings had already crossed the Atlantic. Using new dating techniques, scientists...
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The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
9 November 2021The Berlin Wall was an icon of the Cold War and a physical embodiment of the divide between East and West. Its rise and fall was a microcosm of...
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England: Devil-Land 1588-1688
8 November 2021In the 17th century, England was known as "Devil-Land" - a diabolical country torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal...
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The Berlin Wall & The Tunnels Beneath It
8 November 2021On 9 November 1989, the commander of a Berlin Wall border crossing yielded to demands and allowed guards to open the checkpoints. By the end of...
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Colonel Gaddafi and Libya
8 November 2021Even after his overthrow and bloody death in 2011, Colonel Gaddafi still looms large over Libya but there is much more to the history of this...
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The First Astronomers
7 November 2021For thousands of years indigenous Australians, the longest living culture on Earth, have been fascinated by the stars. In this episode, Gamilaraay...
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Bar Kokhba: Hadrian's Worst Nightmare
7 November 2021In AD132 began the bloody struggle over who would rule a nation. The clash of two ancient cultures was fought between two strong-willed leaders,...
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Hundred Years' War
6 November 2021Over 100 years of conflict, two warring nations, five monarchs on either side and countless casualties in a dispute over claims to the throne: in...
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Battle of Beecher Island
5 November 2021September 1868, 3 years after the Civil War, saw an outnumbered United States Army patrol against six hundred Native warriors on the American...
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The Gunpowder Plot
5 November 2021On 5 November 1605, an audacious plan to decapitate the British state was foiled when Guy Fawkes and nearly a ton of gunpowder were discovered in an...
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