The History Hour Episodes Episode guide
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The Killing of the Russian Tsar
The murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, four daughters and young son in 1918.
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Smiling Buddha: India's First Nuclear Test
India on the nuclear world stage, the Spiegel Affair and the refugee "Phantom Shipwreck."
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When The US Shot Down An Iranian Airliner
The tragic story of Flight 655, a Russian art controversy, plus Madeleine Albright
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The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby
The power of the NRA; murdered Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin; Swedish submarine drama
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Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy
Asbestos-related deaths in Australia and when doctors first described child abuse.
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Korea Divided: A Bitter History
Key witnesses to the turbulent history of North and South Korea.
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The 1968 Belgrade Student Revolt
The 1968 student protest in Communist Yugoslavia and the running craze 'from couch to 5k'
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Free Health Care for All
The birth of Britain's NHS; the Thalidomide trial; and discovering a baby woolly mammoth
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The Fall of Suharto in Indonesia
How riots toppled a dictator; honouring Holocaust survivors in film; 麻豆官网首页入口 lesbian protest.
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May 1968 Paris Riots
A riot policeman's view of the violence that swept through France in May 1968
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The Last King of Bulgaria
From child king to prime minister, the story of Bulgaria's King Simeon II.
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When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power
Britain's first female PM, prisoners on the high seas, and the story of Takeshi's Castle
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The Oslo Peace Talks
Secret attempt at Mid-East peace, remembering Pablo Picasso, the death of the Red Baron.
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Earth Day
The birth of the modern environmental movement.
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The Zimbabwe Massacres
Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.
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Russia's Bitter Taste of Capitalism
Chaos after Russia's 1992 market reforms; the history of Semtex; 2001 A Space Odyssey.
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The Good Friday Agreement
Peace in Northern Ireland; a cross-community Bosnian choir and a pioneering woman banker.
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The Skull Valley Sheep Kill
Thousands of sheep die next to a US chemical weapons testing ground.
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The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America
Why the 麻豆官网首页入口 started broadcasting to South America, plus the My Lai massacre.
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Deaf Rights Protest
A protest for deaf rights; a new alphabet for Azerbaijan, Marie Stopes and Wonder Woman
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China's Barefoot Doctors
The revolutionary Chinese healthcare scheme and the ground-breaking US TV show M*A*S*H.
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The Boy in the Bubble
How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest
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Women's Rights In Iran
Iran's first minister for Women's Affairs, headscarf revolutionaries and battling for Hue
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The Munich Air Disaster
The plane crash that killed eight of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in 1958.
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The Tet Offensive
A turning point in the Vietnam War; the birth of gospel music; Ireland's Bloody Sunday.
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The Capture of the USS Pueblo
When North Korea and the US came close to war; plus Salvador Dali, the origins of Lego
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Truth And Reconciliation in South Africa
The post-Apartheid reckoning in South Africa; adoption in Guatemala; Women in World War I
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When France Said 'Non' to Britain Joining Europe
When France said 'Non' to Britain, the first iPhone, and the record for staying awake
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Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation
Mrs Yeltsin, on the day Boris shocked the world plus the Mafia's grip on America exposed.
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Kwanzaa - The African-American Holiday
How Black activists invented a new holiday, flying around the world and Leningrad in WW2.