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The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at 'Disco Demolition Night' during a baseball game in Chicago.
Between April 1915 and July 1916, more than one million Armenians were deported and massacred. In Turkey, discussion of the subject has always been refused and concealed, and the use of the word 'genocide' has been forbidden. However, it is from within Turkish society itself that voices are now calling to be heard.
Exploring the many different concepts of family in the natural world: getting together, the raising of cubs and chicks and how family bonds can determine an animal’s fate. Part 5 of 12.
England, wracked by plague and revolt, loses the upper hand until Henry V, determined to prove his right to be king, turns the tide at the Battle of Agincourt. Part 2 of 3.
Rare film footage, restored and colourised for the first time, provides an intimate window into how everyday Edwardians lived, worked, and socialised. We see hundreds of workers taking to the streets to fight for better pay and conditions, footage of a football match in Burnley, and the shocking footage of Emily Wilding Davison colliding with the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby. Part 2 of 2.
How could a nobody become a dictator, bringing down a democracy in just a few years? Part 1 of 3.
D-Day marks the start of World War II liberation efforts. For Churchill and his ally President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it was time to free Europe by organising the largest seaborne military operation in the history of mankind. Part 1 of 3.