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Paul Murton travels from the Trossachs out to Iona and then the fabled Isle of Staffa. Part 1 of 6.
While newsreel cameras were filming political events and world leaders in the 30s, a new breed of amateur film makers were using new, light weight, film cameras and sometimes colour film to capture everyday life in those extraordinary times. Part 1 of 4.
In the darkest hours of WW2, thousands of young men from Burma volunteered to fight for the Allies. A handful of these men are still alive but have been long forgotten by Britain.
Bolshevik, professional revolutionary, gangster, terrorist, mass murderer - Who really is the 'Man of Steel' who became, after defeating Hitler, both the most feared and admired man on the planet? How did such a man manage to rise to power by spreading, terror, secrecy and propaganda? Part 1 of 3.
The Soviet Union was formed on 30 December 1922 after five years of civil war. Stalin’s iron fist and his Great Purge gave him unopposed murderous rule over the country, while heroically defeating Hitler’s onslaught on Kursk and Stalingrad between 1941-43 effectively won WWII for the allies, and helped mark out his geopolitical world and power until his death in 1953. Part 1 of 3.
Despite a volatile temper and a love of show business Sam Giancana rose to be the richest and most powerful mafia boss of his day. Boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit. Part 1 of 13.