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Revolution in Iran: Fall of the Shah (Part 1)

Episode 636

Why did the Iranian Revolution erupt in 1979? What was the nature of the relationship between President Carter and the ostentatious Shah Mohammad Rez…

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Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4)
Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4)

Episode 635

What were the harsh conditions of Joan of Arc’s imprisonment, at the hands of her English captors? How did Joan’s trial unfold, and with what was she…

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Joan of Arc: Heroine in Chains (Part 3)

Episode 634

How was Charles VII, with the help of Joan of Arc, able to fight his way to Reims to be crowned in the ancient seat of French kings? Why was she able…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)
Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

Episode 633

How did a young, uneducated peasant girl dressed in men’s clothing, Joan of Arc, plan to crown the son of the mad and feeble Charles VI, the King of …

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Joan of Arc: Warrior Maid (Part 1)

Episode 632

What are the origins of the legendary Joan of Arc, the famous French maid who saved France from the English during the Hundred Years’ War, dressed al…

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Wagner: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Wagner: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall

Episode 631

Was Richard Wagner a revolutionary artist who reshaped music forever, or an egotists mired in scandal, whose dangerous ideas were inseparable from th…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Tchaikovsky: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
Tchaikovsky: LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall

Episode 630

What are the complex origins of Russia’s most renowned composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky? What inner conflicts and private contradictions lay behind…

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WWI: The Christmas Truce

Episode 629

Did the Christmas Truce - which saw a number of unofficial ceasefires between the combatants of the First World War, during the Christmas of 1914 - r…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5)
Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5)

Episode 628

Who are the prime suspects for the identity of Jack the Ripper? Why did he suddenly halt his hellish killing spree, and never strike again? And, once…

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Jack The Ripper: From Hell (Part 4)

Episode 627

Why was Jack the Ripper’s final murder the most appalling of all? Who was the mysterious Mary-Jane Kelly, his unfortunate victim? And, what enduring …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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