The History Hour Episodes Available now
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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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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.