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    The First World War: Italy鈥檚 Doomed Campaign (Part 2)

    How did Italy enter the First World War alongside the Allies in 1915?

  2. The First World War: Downfall of the Habsburgs (Part 6)

    The fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

  3. The First World War: Churchill鈥檚 Calamity (Part 6)

    After Gallipoli has descended into a bloodbath, why do the British pour in more troops?

  4. The First World War: Blood in the Trenches (Part 1)

    Join Dominic and Tom as they plunge back into the First World War

  5. The Fight of the Century

    The history behind England's greatest and most violent boxing contest

  6. The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)

    What atrocities would unfold in the final phase of this brutal conquest?

  7. The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4)

    How did the Spanish conquistadors take advantage of the Incan civil War?

  8. The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)

    What happened when the Spanish conquistadors came face to face with the Incan Empire?

  9. The Fall of the Incas: Empire of Gold (Part 1)

    Why was the conquest of the Incas one of the most pivotal moments in world history?

  10. The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3)

    What happened to the emperor of the Incas after he was taken prisoner by the Spanish?

  11. The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5)

    Join Dominic and Tom as they reach the thrilling climax of this tragic conquest.

  12. The Fall of the Aztecs: War to the Death (Part 7)

    Tom & Dominic tell the Siege of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs鈥� last stand as Spanish close in.

  13. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Woman Who Changed The World (Part 2)

    Cort茅s has a secret weapon: a woman whose very name has become a byword for treachery...

  14. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Night of Tears (Part 6)

    Trapped and starving in Tenochtitlan, Cort茅s and his men plan a desperate escape by night鈥�

  15. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Last Emperor (Part 8)

    Tenochtitlan, once the glittering jewel of the mighty Aztec Empire, has fallen.

  16. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Festival of Blood (Part 5)

    Tom & Dominic lead us deeper into darkness as the story takes a nightmarish turn...

  17. The Fall of the Aztecs: The City of Gold (Part 3)

    Cort茅s defies orders, heading inland for gold and the empire of mysterious Montezuma.

  18. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)

    Join Tom & Dominic as they follow Cort茅s to the Caribbean in a quest for gold and glory.

  19. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4)

    The Spaniards explore Tenochtitlan, from busy markets to blood-soaked temple pyramids.

  20. The Body in the Woods: A Medieval Murder Mystery

    The story behind a mysterious medieval murder, and attitudes to Jews in medieval Europe

  21. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Manhunt for the Killer (Part 2)

    The hunt for Abraham Lincoln's assassin

  22. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Death at the Theatre (Part 1)

    The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

  23. Tchaikovsky: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall

    Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

  24. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)

    How DID the rugby World Cup final of 1995 inspire South Africa's totemic national anthem?

  25. Senegal: The Door of No Return

    Tom and Dominic discuss the island of Gor茅e, and its relationship with the slave trade.

  26. Rome鈥檚 Greatest Enemy: Hannibal鈥檚 Nemesis (Part 2)

    Join Tom and Dominic, as they discuss this next phase of the Carthaginian Wars.

  27. Rome鈥檚 Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4)

    Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the climactic, final phase of the Punic Wars.

  28. Rome鈥檚 Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1)

    Did Hannibal march on Rome after his legendary victory at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC?

  29. Rome鈥檚 Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3)

    What happened when Hannibal and Scipio came head to head in the ultimate showdown?

  30. Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3)

    Join Dominic and Tom for the climax of the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis.

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