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Season 2 Episode 35
Chaos reigns in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. While the true extent of the damage to personnel and fleet is still u…
3 years, 10 months ago
Pearl Harbor, Part 1 of 3
Season 2 Episode 34
On December 7th 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, changed the course of the Second World War. Forcing the United States into a confl…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Russian Revolution
Season 2 Episode 33
In 1917, revolution changed Russia forever. Putting an end to 300 years of the Romanov dynasty, it made way for what ordinary Russians believed would…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Titanic
Season 2 Episode 32
The Titanic was the largest moveable object in history: almost 900 feet long, and holding over two thousand passengers. But just four days into its m…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Vikings
Season 2 Episode 31
Viking exploration changed the course of history in the northern hemisphere. As raiders and pirates, they dominated the seas of northern Europe for c…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Knights Templar
Season 2 Episode 30
For almost two hundred years, the Knights Templar were one of the most fearsome military forces in the world. Despite their strict vows of individual…
3 years, 11 months ago
Prohibition
Season 2 Episode 29
For thirteen years from 1920, the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic drinks was banned in the USA. The age of prohibition was a rowdy…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Watergate Scandal
Season 2 Episode 28
When five men are caught inside a Washington DC office block in June 1972, it’s noted in police records simply as a ‘burglary’. So how does this bung…
4 years ago
The Suffragettes
Season 2 Episode 27
While British women had been requesting the right to vote for decades, in the early 1900s, the Suffragettes refused to take no for an answer. But des…
4 years ago
The Berlin Wall
Season 2 Episode 26
On the border between the Western world and the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War. Starting out as a simple barbed wire fenc…
4 years ago