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1989: Day by Day
42. 15th November 1989John Major gives his first Autumn Statement - City analysts predict gloom for the 90s.
1989: Day by Day
40. 13th November 1989The East German Politburo elects Hans Modrow as prime minister.
1989: Day by Day
39. 12th November 1989The mayors of East and West Berlin shake hands at a new border crossing at Potsdamerplatz.
1989: Day by Day
38. 11th November 1989Bulldozers tear down sections of the Berlin Wall to make more crossing points.
1989: Day by Day
37. 10th November 1989Hundreds of thousands of East Germans arrive in West Berlin amid scenes of shock and joy.
1989: Day by Day
36. 9th November 1989East Berlin's party chief declares that all citizens can leave immediately.
1989: Day by Day Omnibus
5. Week ending 7th November 1989Protests in East Germany force the resignation of the Mayor of Leipzig.
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
3. The Great WarBritain gets its first taste of total war, which transformed the lives of millions.
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
2. Road to WarThe assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo sets in motion the wheels of world war.
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain
1. A New DawnAndrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. (R)
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Armistice
Mon, 03 Nov 2008David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the events that brought about the armistice of 1918. (R)
Blitz: The Bombing of Coventry
Tue, 06 Oct 2009The story of the most devastating aerial attack in Britain's history. (R)
The Cases That Changed Our World
Episode 2The case of the Victorian medicine which established principles about truth in advertising
The Children Who Fought Hitler
Sun, 08 Nov 2009How children of the British Memorial School helped liberate Europe from the Nazis.
Coal House - Coal House at War
Episode 6Tensions run high when the workers turn up late to the mine and munitions factory.
The Dundee Ripper
Fri, 13 Nov 2009Billy Kay meets Jack the Ripper experts who believe the killer died in Dundee in 1889.
The Early Music Show
Handel the GourmandLucie Skeaping talks to chef Clarissa Dickson Wright about Handel's love of food.
The Early Music Show
Dom Dinis - King of PortugalCatherine Bott explores the musical legacy and life of King Dinis of Portugal.
The Essay - The World Turned Upside Down
Episode 5Essayists from former Warsaw Pact nations reflect on an apparently banal object.
The Essay - The World Turned Upside Down
Episode 4Essayists from former Warsaw Pact nations reflect on an apparently banal object.
The Essay - The World Turned Upside Down
Episode 3Essayists from former Warsaw Pact nations reflect on an apparently banal object.
The Essay - The World Turned Upside Down
2. Jana ScholzeFurniture curator Jana Scholze on life in communist East Germany and a garden chair.
The Essay - The World Turned Upside Down
1. Valeria TothHungarian journalist Valeria Toth measures out her life in passports.
Hidden Histories - Series 2
Episode 2Laser scanning brings a totally new dimension to the history of a quarry in North Wales.
Series Catch-up
Hidden Histories - Series 2
Episode 1A look at Stonehenge's link to the Preseli Hills, and Swansea's medieval beginnings.
Series Catch-up
A History of Christianity
2. Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of RomeDiarmaid MacCulloch explores the extraordinary rise of Roman Catholic Church.
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A History of Christianity
1. The First ChristianityDiarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity's origins lie east of Jerusalem and Rome.
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A History of Scotland - Series 2
1. God's Chosen PeopleThe story of the National Covenant of 1638 - a document that led to the Civil War.
How David Hasselhoff Brought Down The Wall
Tue, 10 Nov 2009Richard Herring irreverently intertwines the fall of communism with the rise of The Hoff.
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