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The History Hour Episodes

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    Free Health Care for All

    The birth of Britain's NHS; the Thalidomide trial; and discovering a baby woolly mammoth

  2. The Fall of Suharto in Indonesia

    How riots toppled a dictator; honouring Holocaust survivors in film; 麻豆社 lesbian protest.

  3. May 1968 Paris Riots

    A riot policeman's view of the violence that swept through France in May 1968

  4. The Last King of Bulgaria

    From child king to prime minister, the story of Bulgaria's King Simeon II.

  5. When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power

    Britain's first female PM, prisoners on the high seas, and the story of Takeshi's Castle

  6. The Oslo Peace Talks

    Secret attempt at Mid-East peace, remembering Pablo Picasso, the death of the Red Baron.

  7. Earth Day

    The birth of the modern environmental movement.

  8. The Zimbabwe Massacres

    Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.

  9. Russia's Bitter Taste of Capitalism

    Chaos after Russia's 1992 market reforms; the history of Semtex; 2001 A Space Odyssey.

  10. The Good Friday Agreement

    Peace in Northern Ireland; a cross-community Bosnian choir and a pioneering woman banker.

  11. The Skull Valley Sheep Kill

    Thousands of sheep die next to a US chemical weapons testing ground.

  12. The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America

    Why the 麻豆社 started broadcasting to South America, plus the My Lai massacre.

  13. Deaf Rights Protest

    A protest for deaf rights; a new alphabet for Azerbaijan, Marie Stopes and Wonder Woman

  14. China's Barefoot Doctors

    The revolutionary Chinese healthcare scheme and the ground-breaking US TV show M*A*S*H.

  15. The Boy in the Bubble

    How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest

  16. Women's Rights In Iran

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

  17. The Munich Air Disaster

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

  18. The Tet Offensive

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

  19. The Capture of the USS Pueblo

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

  20. Truth And Reconciliation in South Africa

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

  21. When France Said 'Non' to Britain Joining Europe

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

  22. Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation

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

  23. Kwanzaa - The African-American Holiday

    How Black activists invented a new holiday, flying around the world and Leningrad in WW2.

  24. To Kill A Mockingbird

    One of the most successful American films ever; BR Ambedkar; and the invention of WiFi.

  25. The Unsung Hero of Heart Surgery

    The African-American lab technician who pioneered surgery that saved millions of babies.

  26. British Withdrawal from South Yemen

    Aden's independence from Britain, discovering whalesong & building Mount Rushmore statues

  27. The Poisoning of Litvinenko

    The murder of a former Russian spy, El Salvador's Civil War, and an oil spill in Spain.

  28. The Siege of Mecca

    The 1979 battle for the holiest site in Islam; Vietnam's deadly coup; prosecuting Manson

  29. The 'Disappeared' of Lebanon

    Women searching for their missing loved-ones in Lebanon, plus diamonds and naked dancing.

  30. The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Take Control

    Voices from the Russian Revolution; the first dog in space; and the songbird of Lebanon

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