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Manchester bomb
We go back to 1996, when Manchester was targeted by the IRA.
Thrilla in Manilla
Back to 1975, and the legendary boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
South Pole
Adrian Chiles talks to the first British women to walk to the South Pole.
Open University
The memorable stories from 1973 of the first OU students to get degrees.
Trainspotting
Choose life. Choose to listen to what it was like making Trainspotting, back in 1996.
Ronald Reagan’s election victory
We go back to November 1980 and the night Reagan was elected US President.
Diana’s Panorama interview
We revisit one of the most famous TV interviews of all time.
Blur v Oasis
The legendary chart battle of 1995
Land Speed record
The epic race to set a new land speed record.
Tony Bullimore’s rescue
Yachtsman Tony Bullimore talks about being rescued from the Southern Ocean in 1996.
The start of Breakfast TV
The glitz and glam of the first days of Breakfast TV.
Grayrigg train crash
The awful events of 2007 when one person died near Grayrigg.
Concorde crash
The terrible crash of 2000, which left 113 dead.
Brink’s-Mat robbery
The extraordinary events of 1983, and one of Britain’s biggest-ever robberies.
2012 Olympic Torch Relay
A look back to the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We speak to those who were involved with the making of the iconic album.
Raoul Moat
This week we look at one of the biggest manhunts in England.
Decriminalisation of homosexuality
Three gay men describe how the 1967 change affected them.
The death of Diana
How the news of Diana’s death was broadcast to the nation
The launch of Google
We go back to 1998, when the 650 billion dollar brand was founded.
The Siege of Sarajevo
We go back a quarter of a century to the longest siege in modern history
Going Live
Stars remember the legendary Saturday morning TV show
Bali bombing
Two women who survived the 2002 terror attack recall what happened
Help for Heroes
How the military charity got started, ten years ago.
Ghostwatch
The story behind the controversial programme, 25 years on.
Arsenal-Liverpool 1989
Lee Dixon and John Aldridge on the classic match.
King’s Cross disaster
The terrible events of 1987 remembered by three survivors
Frestonia
The legendary 1970s squatting community remembered.
Cool Runnings
Members of the Jamaican bobsleigh team remember 1988
Fairytale of New York
Steve Lillywhite, who produced the song, speaks to Adrian.
Sports Report at 70
Chris Warburton is celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Sports Report.