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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.
The Shooting of Rudi Dutschke
The German student leader was shot in April 1968, leading to protests in West Berlin.
World War One: 's Spring Offensive 1918
launched a huge offensive on the Western Front in a last gamble to win the war.
Rebuilding the Site of the Twin Towers
How a team of architects were given the responsibility to repair New York's skyline.
The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
In April 1945 British troops discovered the horrors of the Holocaust in a camp in
The Last Keeper of the Light
The island of Skellig Michael has lighthouses, and a striking role in Star Wars films.
Earth Day
In 1970, 20 million Americans came out to demonstrate for a sustainable environment.
World War One: The Red Baron
Veterans the famous German air ace who was killed in April 1918
Swimming The Bering Strait
How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union.
The Oslo Peace Talks
How secret negotiations in Norway led to an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
Scottish Prison Experiment
A special unit in a Glasgow jail began offering art therapy to violent prisoners in 1973.
Pablo Picasso
The great Spanish artist Pablo Picasso died in April 1973; hear from someone who knew him
A New Approach to Shakespeare
The Royal Shakespeare Company opened in Britain in 1961 and changed theatre forever.
The Children's Crusade
Thousands of black children protested on the streets of Birmingham Alabama in May 1963.
Takeshi's Castle
A new sort of game show started on Japanese TV in May 1986
WW2: Prisoner on the High Seas
A surprise attack, a ship lost, a crew captured - memories of a merchant navy veteran
When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power
The British politician was the first woman elected to lead a Western European country.
The First Diagnosis of Autism
The condition was first described in 1943 by child psychiatrist Leo Kanner in the USA
Africa United
How 32 newly-independent nations came together to plan the future of their continent.
The Last King of Bulgaria
Bulgaria's former King Simeon II wins the country’s parliamentary election in 2001.
The First Foetal Surgery
On the 10th May 1981 a baby was born after a successful operation while in the womb.
The Walker Spy Ring
In 1985 of the US spy ring were arrested for selling Navy secrets to the USSR.
The Dambusters Raid
The famous British raid on German dams during World War Two.
