The History Hour Episodes Available now
Vera Brittain: Anti-Bombing Campaigner
WW2 anti-bombing protestor, 20 years since Omagh and the birth of the instant noodle.
WW1: Britain's Conscientious Objectors
First World War conscientious objectors, Iran bends the nuclear rules, and dancing bears
The Whitewashing of Zimbabwe's Ancient History
How the true history of the Great Zimbabwe ruins was uncovered after independence.
The Killing of the Russian Tsar
The murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, four daughters and young son in 1918.
Smiling Buddha: India's First Nuclear Test
India on the nuclear world stage, the Spiegel Affair and the refugee "Phantom Shipwreck."
When The US Shot Down An Iranian Airliner
The tragic story of Flight 655, a Russian art controversy, plus Madeleine Albright
The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby
The power of the NRA; murdered Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin; Swedish submarine drama
Korea Divided: A Bitter History
Key witnesses to the turbulent history of North and South Korea.
The 1968 Belgrade Student Revolt
The 1968 student protest in Communist Yugoslavia and the running craze 'from couch to 5k'
Free Health Care for All
The birth of Britain's NHS; the Thalidomide trial; and discovering a baby woolly mammoth
