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Season 4 Episode 87
Thomas Edison was one of history’s greatest inventors, who gave the world not only electric light but other landmark innovations in sound recording a…
2 years, 9 months ago
Angkor
Season 4 Episode 86
Built by the Khmer kings centuries ago, Angkor in modern Cambodia had a footprint bigger than present-day New York. But after it fell into ruin, much…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Soviet Union, Part 2 of 2
Season 4 Episode 85
Despite its troubled infancy and the hardship faced during World War 2, in the second half of the 20th century the USSR became one of the world’s two…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Soviet Union, Part 1 of 2
Season 4 Episode 84
From its initial creation in 1922, the Soviet Union was perhaps the most ambitious political experiment in human history. But how did this superpower…
2 years, 10 months ago
Alexander the Great
Season 4 Episode 83
Though he ruled for just 13 years, Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius. But how did he become one of …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Crown Jewels
Season 4 Episode 82
The British Crown Jewels is a priceless collection of items gathered over eight turbulent centuries. Consisting of 100 objects decorated with 23,000 …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Blitz
Season 4 Episode 81
From September 1940, Germany’s Luftwaffe subjected Britain to an intense bombing campaign lasting more than eight months. Around 43,000 civilians wer…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Wild West
Season 4 Episode 80
Think of the Wild West, and you’ll imagine cowboys, shootouts, bank robberies and saloons. But it was also a time of massive resettlement, new techno…
2 years, 11 months ago
British Castles
Season 4 Episode 79
For over 600 years, castles played a leading role in the story of Britain. From the Norman Conquest to the English Civil War, they are woven into the…
2 years, 11 months ago
Muhammad Ali
Season 4 Episode 78
From the day he burst onto the scene, Muhammad Ali changed boxing history. But he also influenced the American civil rights movement, the perception …
2 years, 11 months ago