The History Hour Episodes Available now

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

The Boy in the Bubble
How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest

Women's Rights In Iran
Iran's first minister for Women's Affairs, headscarf revolutionaries and battling for Hue

The Munich Air Disaster
The plane crash that killed eight of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in 1958.

The Tet Offensive
A turning point in the Vietnam War; the birth of gospel music; Ireland's Bloody Sunday.

The Capture of the USS Pueblo
When North Korea and the US came close to war; plus Salvador Dali, the origins of Lego

Truth And Reconciliation in South Africa
The post-Apartheid reckoning in South Africa; adoption in Guatemala; Women in World War I

When France Said 'Non' to Britain Joining Europe
When France said 'Non' to Britain, the first iPhone, and the record for staying awake

Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation
Mrs Yeltsin, on the day Boris shocked the world plus the Mafia's grip on America exposed.

Kwanzaa - The African-American Holiday
How Black activists invented a new holiday, flying around the world and Leningrad in WW2.