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    C.S. Lewis

    C.S. Lewis is perhaps best known for his Chronicles of Narnia series.

  2. Butch Cassidy

    What's the real story behind Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch?

  3. Buckingham Palace

    How did Buckingham Palace become such an iconic part of Britain鈥檚 landscape?

  4. British Castles

    For over 600 years, castles played a leading role in the story of Britain.

  5. Brink's-Mat Gold Robbery

    The Brink鈥檚-Mat robbery was one of the largest thefts in British history.

  6. Boudica

    The legend of Boudica has survived for two millennia. What is her real story?

  7. Bonnie and Clyde

    Forged by the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde became icons of lawlessness.

  8. Bob Marley

    How did Bob Marley rise from Kingston鈥檚 most impoverished area to become a global star?

  9. Bob Dylan

    Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is one of the most important recording artists on the planet.

  10. Bletchley Park

    During World War II, a country house in Buckinghamshire hosted some of the UK鈥檚 top minds

  11. Blackbeard the Pirate

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

  12. Beatrix Potter

    How did Beatrix Potter - a shy, sheltered Victorian girl - become a literary phenomenon?

  13. Arthur Conan Doyle

    How did a young medical student from Edinburgh transform crime fiction forever?

  14. Apollo 13

    An explosion on board Apollo 13 threatens the lives of the crew 200,000 miles from Earth.

  15. Anne Frank

    Anne Frank鈥檚 diary captured life in hiding during WWII, through which her story lives on.

  16. Angkor

    Built by kings, Angkor had a footprint bigger than present-day New York.

  17. Amelia Earhart

    As one of the great pioneers, Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

  18. Alfred Hitchcock

    How did an introverted working-class boy become Hollywood's 鈥楳aster of Suspense鈥�?

  19. Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius.

  20. Alcatraz

    Cloaked in secrecy, Alcatraz is the most feared institution in the American penal system.

  21. Albert Einstein

    Who was Einstein, and what were his theories that upended established scientific beliefs?

  22. Agatha Christie

    The 鈥淨ueen of Crime鈥�, Agatha Christie, is the best-selling novelist of all time.

  23. Abraham Lincoln

    How did one man attract such public adoration and murderous wrath all at the same time?

  24. 9/11

    The terrorist attack saw almost 3,000 people from 93 different countries lose their lives.

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