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Alcatraz
Cloaked in secrecy, Alcatraz is the most feared institution in the American penal system.
Buckingham Palace
How did Buckingham Palace become such an iconic part of Britain’s landscape?
Rosa Parks
A defiant act catapults Rosa Parks to the forefront of the battle for racial equality.
The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal: arguably the greatest infrastructure project the world has ever seen
The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot is an epic tale of adventure and revenge but who was really behind it?
Beatrix Potter
How did Beatrix Potter - a shy, sheltered Victorian girl - become a literary phenomenon?
The Samurai
Were the Samurai elite martial artists or a self-important militia of romanticised thugs?
William Wallace
Known as Braveheart, William Wallace is synonymous with the battle for Scottish freedom.
Pyramids
The Pyramids have become a symbol of Egypt, but what mysteries might still remain inside?
John F Kennedy
In 1961,JFK became President of the USA. What challenges did he overcome to reach office?
The Pirate Queen
Who was Zheng I Sao, and how did she become one of the most successful pirates ever?
Emperor Nero
Nero is one of the most infamous leaders of Rome, but was he as bad as history suggests?
The Roman Republic
How did Rome go from a small, almost insignificant settlement to a superpower?
Bob Marley
How did Bob Marley rise from Kingston’s most impoverished area to become a global star?
Ernest Shackleton
Shackleton’s 1915 expedition is one of history’s greatest tales of human endurance.
The Australian Gold Rush
In 1851, gold was discovered in Australia. How did the gold rush shape the country?
Bonnie and Clyde
Forged by the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde became icons of lawlessness.
Nelson Mandela
What drove Nelson Mandela to become an activist against South Africa’s apartheid regime?
Apollo 13
An explosion on board Apollo 13 threatens the lives of the crew 200,000 miles from Earth.
Butch Cassidy
What's the real story behind Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch?
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad helped up to 100,000 enslaved people to freedom.
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was one of the most celebrated and radical artists of the 20th century.
The Ottoman Empire
The story of the Ottomans is full of alliances, enemies, trade, war and progress.
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad is one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare.
The Berlin Wall
Starting out as a barbed wire fence, the Berlin Wall became a symbol of the Cold War.
The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is the largest palace complex anywhere in the world.
The Suffragettes
Refused the right to vote, the Suffragettes refused to take no for an answer.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
One of the world's most influential composers, what's the story of Beethoven?
The Watergate Scandal
How did a bungled break-in at an office in Washington DC topple President Richard Nixon?
The Printing Press
How did the invention of the printing press fuel the fires of the Renaissance?
Prohibition
The age of prohibition was rowdy. Why was it needed, and who were its heroes & villains?
