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Mafia's Greatest Hits: Allen Dorfman - the Mafia's Banker

Allen Dorfman was the mob’s greatest middle man. As special consultant to one of the USA’s largest pension funds, he controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank. The vast loans he approved built Las Vegas and lined the mob’s pockets. Part 9 of 13.

Paris: Stories from the City: City of Revolutions

Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city in the 19th century, creating a model city copied, throughout Europe and the world. Part 2 of 3.

France: the Post War Recovery: Emerging from War (1944-1953)

Summer 1944. In France, D-Day marked the end of dark times. Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide. Part 1 of 2.

Treasures Decoded: King Tut's Tomb - the Hidden Chamber

Since Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, archaeologists have been trying to unlock the secrets of Tutankhamen's tomb, including why it was hastily built, the black mould on the walls, and whether it also houses the tomb of Nefertiti. Part 4 of 6.

Mafia's Greatest Hits: Allen Dorfman - the Mafia's Banker

Allen Dorfman was the mob’s greatest middle man. As special consultant to one of the USA’s largest pension funds, he controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank. The vast loans he approved built Las Vegas and lined the mob’s pockets. Part 9 of 13.

Paris: Stories from the City: City of Revolutions

Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city in the 19th century, creating a model city copied, throughout Europe and the world. Part 2 of 3.

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles: A Race Apart: Islay

Among the islands of the Hebrides there’s one that can rightly claim to have a separate identity: Islay which was once the capital of the ancient Lordship of the Isles. Part 4 of 6.

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