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The Aztecs

The Aztecs arrived into central Mexico in the 1300s. What is their real story?

• 52 mins

Introducing... The Curious History of Your Home

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• 31 mins

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. What is his real story?

• 54 mins

The Korean War

The Korean War led to 2.5 million deaths, and almost a third world war. What is the story?

• 51 mins

Polynesian Exploration

The Polynesian exploration has been compared to missions into space. What's the story?

• 46 mins

The Great Wall of China

Built over 2,000 years, China's great wall has been the subject of legend for centuries.

• 50 mins

Mahatma Gandhi

How did a shy schoolboy turn into one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century?

• 56 mins

Martin Luther King Junior

A pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement. What's Martin Luther King's legacy?

• 45 mins

Mount Rushmore

Designed to be a shrine of democracy, what is the real Mount Rushmore story?

• 45 mins

The Taj Mahal

The ‘Crown of the Palace’. The Taj Mahal is a wonder, visited by millions every year

• 55 mins

The Dambusters

The top-secret Dambusters mission... What is the story?

• 45 mins

The First Persian Empire

For over 200 years the First Persian Empire ruled over a vast expanse across 3 continents

• 52 mins

Princess Diana

Princess Diana. How should we remember the ‘People’s Princess’ today?

• 58 mins

Dr David Livingstone

Dr Livingstone was an adventurer, doctor, and Christian missionary. What's his story?

• 54 mins

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart defined the course of classical music, and his name still sells out concert halls.

• 53 mins

The Beatles

The Beatles - the biggest band the world has ever seen. What's their story?

• 30 mins

The Ancient Olympics

How did the Olympic Games begin? And why did the Games die out for over a thousand years?

• 50 mins

The Modern Olympics

The Modern Olympics has developed into the largest sporting festival in the world... How?

• 52 mins

Constantinople

Constantinople, the bridge between East and West, where ideas, trade, & people converged.

• 52 mins

The Northwest Passage

Who were the men who gave up everything to find the Northwest Passage?

• 52 mins

The Scramble for Africa

The late 19th century, a period of European imperialism. A land-grab of epic proportions

• 55 mins

Elvis Presley

One of the best-selling solo music artists of all time: Elvis Presley

• 53 mins

The Normans

The Normans were a formidable force who left a lasting legacy across the British Isles

• 48 mins

The Gladiators

We're in Ancient Rome to discover the bizarre and barbaric world of the gladiators.

• 43 mins

The Kremlin

Over roughly a thousand years, the Kremlin has come to symbolise Russia itself.

• 54 mins

The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 1 of 2

Three men – Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – hold the fate of the planet in their hands.

• 53 mins

Mary Queen of Scots

Was Mary Stuart an ambitious plotter who would stop at nothing to realise her dreams?

• 50 mins

The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 2 of 2

With Soviet missiles on Cuban soil, The United States is now in Moscow's crosshairs.

• 45 mins

Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull was the greatest chief the Lakota people had ever known

• 53 mins

Blackbeard the Pirate

In the 18th century, one man makes his name as the most notorious pirate of all time...

• 55 mins