What happened to the bones of the Waterloo battlefield?
In June 1815 the French army under the command of Napoleon was decisively beaten by an allied army led by Britain and Prussia at Waterloo in what is now Belgium. This titanic clash took a terrible tol...
17 Elo 202239min
Walter Purdy: The Traitor of Colditz
In the Second World War, the Germans liked to boast that there was 'no escape' from the infamous fortress and POW camp Colditz. However, the elite British officers imprisoned there were determined to ...
16 Elo 202232min
The Tiananmen Square Massacre
In 1989, Beijing's Tiananmen Square became the focus of large-scale demonstrations as mostly young students crowded into central Beijing to protest for greater democracy. On June 4, 1989, Chinese troo...
15 Elo 202233min
Mutiny on The Bounty
Numerous novels, TV shows and as many as 5 movies- including the Hollywood classic starring Clarke Gable and Marlon Brando - have immortalised the story of the Mutiny on the Bounty in the popular imag...
14 Elo 202222min
300 Years of British Prime Ministers Part 2
2/2. It's a big summer for British politics with Boris Johnson's resignation and the race between conservative hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to take his place, firmly on. To make sense of this co...
12 Elo 202255min
300 Years of British Prime Ministers Part 1
1/2. It's a big summer for British politics with Boris Johnson's resignation and the race between conservative hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to take his place firmly on. To make sense of this cov...
10 Elo 202249min
Unrest in Parliament: The Hot Summer of 1911
The summer of 1911 was a hot one. Massive strikes took place across the country, including seamen, railwaymen, coal miners, women working in food processing and garment-making and even school children...
9 Elo 202232min
The Origins of Rome
Known as the Eternal City, ancient Rome was one of the greatest civilisations in human history, but how did it come about?With a turbulent history of Kings, civil wars and imperial desires - Rome has ...
8 Elo 202244min
