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

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

When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power
Britain's first female PM, prisoners on the high seas, and the story of Takeshi's Castle

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

Earth Day
The birth of the modern environmental movement.

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

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

The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America
Why the 成人快手 started broadcasting to South America, plus the My Lai massacre.

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

China's Barefoot Doctors
The revolutionary Chinese healthcare scheme and the ground-breaking US TV show M*A*S*H.