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Episode 2464
What do exploding bats and amphibious galleons have in common? They're both fascinating features of some of the world's most mysterious manuscripts, …
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Francisco Franco: life of the week
Episode 2463
Emerging in the early 20th century as Europe's youngest general since Napoleon Bonaparte, Francisco Franco was destined to make waves. But how did th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How grim was life on Hitler's U-boats?
Episode 2462
"Statistically, they were on a suicide mission." That's Roger Moorhouse's assessment of the odds facing Hitler's U-boat crews in the final years of t…
2 months ago
How ancient Pompeii was rediscovered
Episode 2461
The buried Roman city of Pompeii was ‘discovered’ in the 16th century, but was it ever lost? In this penultimate episode of our four-part series, Kev…
2 months ago
Why Belgian agents risked their lives spying for Britain
Episode 2460
In the chaotic opening months of the First World War, Britain's intelligence services were desperate to learn where the Germans would attack next. En…
2 months ago
How tanks redefined warfare
Episode 2459
From the mud-churned battlefields of the First World War to the high-stakes clashes of the Cold War, the tank has shaped the course of conflict like …
2 months ago
Robert McNamara: life of the week
Episode 2458
Robert McNamara is best remembered as a key architect of the Vietnam War, a man who pushed for military escalation as thousands died on all sides of …
2 months ago
The road to the Holocaust
Episode 2457
In his latest book, The Hitler Years: Holocaust 1933–1945, Frank McDonough offers a heart-rending year-by-year narrative of the Nazis' escalating per…
2 months, 1 week ago
The final days of Pompeii
Episode 2456
The Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum were wiped off the map within 24 hours of Vesuvius erupting, buried under volcanic debris that would entom…
2 months, 1 week ago
Life in the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain
Episode 2455
In the eyes of a German fighter pilot in the skies over English Channel in 1940, the Battle of Britain was as much a struggle of human endurance as i…
2 months, 1 week ago