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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

An epic account of the events that shaped Britain, from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War.
The Berlin Wall

Explore some of the defining moments in post-war history as the BBC Archive releases its latest online collection documenting the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Great Escape

Ted Nestor was shot down over Germany in 1943, and held at the prisoner of war camp immortalised in the film, The Great Escape. During his time at Stalag Luft III, he kept an illustrated diary, which his daughter has now made public.
- Audio slideshow: Great Escape diary
- Inside Out North West
Armistice Day

Veterans and historians recall the events leading up to the armistice in 1918 against a backdrop of black and white war photography.

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