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The History Hour Episodes

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    Albert Speer - Hitler's Architect

    Interviewing a senior Nazi; the Soviet fight against alcohol; German hostage drama.

  2. Vera Brittain: Anti-Bombing Campaigner

    WW2 anti-bombing protestor, 20 years since Omagh and the birth of the instant noodle.

  3. When Buckingham Palace Opened Its Doors

    Buckingham Palace lets in the public, fake news from East Germany, uprising in Burma.

  4. WW1: Britain's Conscientious Objectors

    First World War conscientious objectors, Iran bends the nuclear rules, and dancing bears

  5. The Whitewashing of Zimbabwe's Ancient History

    How the true history of the Great Zimbabwe ruins was uncovered after independence.

  6. The Killing of the Russian Tsar

    The murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, four daughters and young son in 1918.

  7. Smiling Buddha: India's First Nuclear Test

    India on the nuclear world stage, the Spiegel Affair and the refugee "Phantom Shipwreck."

  8. When The US Shot Down An Iranian Airliner

    The tragic story of Flight 655, a Russian art controversy, plus Madeleine Albright

  9. The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby

    The power of the NRA; murdered Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin; Swedish submarine drama

  10. Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy

    Asbestos-related deaths in Australia and when doctors first described child abuse.

  11. Korea Divided: A Bitter History

    Key witnesses to the turbulent history of North and South Korea.

  12. The 1968 Belgrade Student Revolt

    The 1968 student protest in Communist Yugoslavia and the running craze 'from couch to 5k'

  13. Free Health Care for All

    The birth of Britain's NHS; the Thalidomide trial; and discovering a baby woolly mammoth

  14. The Fall of Suharto in Indonesia

    How riots toppled a dictator; honouring Holocaust survivors in film; 成人快手 lesbian protest.

  15. May 1968 Paris Riots

    A riot policeman's view of the violence that swept through France in May 1968

  16. The Last King of Bulgaria

    From child king to prime minister, the story of Bulgaria's King Simeon II.

  17. When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power

    Britain's first female PM, prisoners on the high seas, and the story of Takeshi's Castle

  18. The Oslo Peace Talks

    Secret attempt at Mid-East peace, remembering Pablo Picasso, the death of the Red Baron.

  19. Earth Day

    The birth of the modern environmental movement.

  20. The Zimbabwe Massacres

    Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.

  21. Russia's Bitter Taste of Capitalism

    Chaos after Russia's 1992 market reforms; the history of Semtex; 2001 A Space Odyssey.

  22. The Good Friday Agreement

    Peace in Northern Ireland; a cross-community Bosnian choir and a pioneering woman banker.

  23. The Skull Valley Sheep Kill

    Thousands of sheep die next to a US chemical weapons testing ground.

  24. The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America

    Why the 成人快手 started broadcasting to South America, plus the My Lai massacre.

  25. Deaf Rights Protest

    A protest for deaf rights; a new alphabet for Azerbaijan, Marie Stopes and Wonder Woman

  26. China's Barefoot Doctors

    The revolutionary Chinese healthcare scheme and the ground-breaking US TV show M*A*S*H.

  27. The Boy in the Bubble

    How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest

  28. Women's Rights In Iran

    Iran's first minister for Women's Affairs, headscarf revolutionaries and battling for Hue

  29. The Munich Air Disaster

    The plane crash that killed eight of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in 1958.

  30. The Tet Offensive

    A turning point in the Vietnam War; the birth of gospel music; Ireland's Bloody Sunday.

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