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China's Barefoot Doctors
How China's barefoot doctor scheme revolutionised rural healthcare.
World War One: Russia at War
How Russia's disastrous war on the Eastern Front became a catalyst for revolution
Wonder Woman
The first major female superhero was created by psychologist William Marston in 1941
Deaf Rights Protest
Students at the world's first deaf-only University demand a deaf college President.
The Life and Thought of Hannah Arendt
The life and thought of the leading 20th-century political thinker, Hannah Arendt
Marie Stopes: Birth Control Pioneer
The first birth control clinic in Britain was opened in London in 1921 by Dr Marie Stopes
Changing the Alphabet in Azerbaijan
After independence Azerbaijan changed from Russian Cyrillic script to Latin letters.
The Moscow Show Trials
An eyewitness of Stalin's purge of top Soviet leaders during the Great Terror.
Surviving The My Lai Massacre
One of the worse US military atrocities took place during the Vietnam war.
The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America
How the BBC began Spanish and Portuguese broadcasts to fight the Nazis in the Americas
Tancredo Neves - Doomed Hero of Brazilian Democracy
How the politician who led Brazil to democracy died before taking office as president.
Latvia's Controversial Waffen-SS Fighters
In 1998 Latvian Waffen-SS veterans marched to a battle against the Soviets.
The Skull Valley Sheep Kill
Did a nerve agent kill 6,000 sheep close to a US military testing site in 1968?
Elvis in the US Army
How the 'King' of Rock'n'Roll became a GI in 1958 and served during the Cold War
A Brief History of Time
Physicist Stephen Hawking's best-seller, A Brief History of Time, was published in 1988
Radiocarbon Dating of the Turin Shroud
In 1988 scientists performed a carbon dating test on the Shroud of Turin.
Who Killed Luis Colosio?
The murder of a presidential candidate that shocked Mexico.
First Women on the London Stock Exchange
The women who broke tradition shocking London's top-hatted stockbrokers.
Sarajevo: Singing for Peace
How a multi-faith choir brought together survivors of the Bosnian civil war.
The 'Oasis of Peace'
The story of Wahat al-Salam, Neve Shalom where Jews and Arabs live side by side in peace.
Mapping the Ocean's Secrets
Marie Tharp's discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge proved the theory of plate tectonics
The Good Friday Agreement
The deal which brought peace to Northern Ireland after decades of violence.
The Invention of Semtex
The Czech plastic explosive that was once undetectable to security services
The UNAbomber
How the UNAbomber Ted Kaczynski was caught after his brother turned him in
Russia's Bitter Taste of Capitalism
Chaos and hardship hit Russia with the rapid market reforms in early 1992.
2001 A Space Odyssey
Actor Keir Dullea recalls starring in Stanley Kubrick's ground-breaking sci-fi movie
The Emergency Rescue Committee
The Emergency Rescue Committee helped save intellectuals and artists from the Nazis
Woodfall Films
The film company which changed British cinema.
The First Frozen Embryo Baby
Zoe Leyland was born in Australia on April 11th 1984 after her mother's IVF treatment.
The Zimbabwe Massacres
Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition ers in western Zimbabwe in 1983.
The Soviet Spy Scandal
In 1971 during the Cold War, the UK expelled 90 Soviet diplomats suspected of spying.
