The History Hour

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438 Episodes

  1. The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'

    Published: 04/04/2025
  2. The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela

    Published: 29/03/2025
  3. The history of space travel

    Published: 22/03/2025
  4. The Americans with Disabilities Act and the invention of GPS

    Published: 15/03/2025
  5. The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'

    Published: 08/03/2025
  6. Discovering the haemoglobin structure and the Nellie massacre

    Published: 01/03/2025
  7. Death of a language and the world’s longest kiss

    Published: 22/02/2025
  8. Great speeches from around the world

    Published: 15/02/2025
  9. Cult films and a 'rockstar' philosopher

    Published: 08/02/2025
  10. The 'Wolf Children' of World War Two and China's TV lessons

    Published: 01/02/2025
  11. Back to 1995

    Published: 25/01/2025
  12. World War Two on film and Africa's landmark lifestyle magazine

    Published: 18/01/2025
  13. The Charlie Hebdo attack and the art of decluttering

    Published: 11/01/2025
  14. The Boxing Day tsunami, and Alexa’s creation

    Published: 04/01/2025
  15. German traditions and cooking for presidents

    Published: 28/12/2024
  16. Referendums and cannibalism

    Published: 21/12/2024
  17. Panama and the 'Purple Heart Battalion'

    Published: 14/12/2024
  18. Women making a mark

    Published: 07/12/2024
  19. 'Mozart of chess’ and the deepest man-made hole in the world

    Published: 30/11/2024
  20. The Siege of Yarmouk and Iran's 'house churches'

    Published: 23/11/2024

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