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Paul Murton continues his odyssey, discovering the secrets of some of the most remote places in Europe. His first journey takes him to the largest island in Britain: the long island of Harris and Lewis. Part 1 of 6.
After the turbulent years following World War II, fragile peace gives way to rising tensions between former allies. Part 1 of 4.
Changing of the Guard: New leaders Khrushchev & Eisenhower navigate Cold War tensions. Their complex ties reveal a fragile peace. Part 2 of 4.
The Cold War intensifies in with the Suez Crisis and Hungarian Uprising. Eden and Nasser's clash reveals declining empires and Soviet ruthlessness. Part 3 of 4.
Kennedy's and Castro's Cold War clash ignites the Bay of Pigs, Berlin Crisis, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, pushing the world to nuclear brinkmanship. Part 4 of 4.
Historian Dr. Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt.
Enter a cauldron of intrigue, deceit, lust, and murder as we tell the true story of the legendary Queen of Egypt.
Incest, intrigue, and sibling rivalry. It involves her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, and is set against the backdrop of two of the wonders of the ancient world. Cleopatra, as you have never seen her before: the portrait of a killer.
Acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes looks at Alexandria past and present, unearthing archaeological gems and following in the footsteps of Hypatia, the city’s last great female philosopher and guardian of the great Library of Alexandria.
