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Play this episode Romario Tackles Brazil

A profile of Romario - Brazil's footballing bad-boy turned politician

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Play this episode Episode 4

Voting changes are blocked by the Lords, so anger and unrest spill onto the streets.

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Play this episode 16. Plumbing the Depths

The science of astrophysics began 300 years ago but rocketed in Victorian times.

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Play this episode 15. The Celestial Police

Heather Couper looks at planet hunter Johann Bode, who patrolled the dark cosmic alleyways

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Play this episode 14. A Planet Called George

William Herschel attempted to chart the cosmos using a homemade telescope.

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Play this episode 13. A Comet's Tale

Heather Couper considers how Edmund Halley went about calculating the orbit of a comet.

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Play this episode Egypt’s Challenge – Men in Uniform

Can Egypt’s police force rebuild its reputation and will the army stay out of politics?

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Play this episode 18. The Rise and Fall of Khrushchev

Khrushchev puts Gargarin into space but will resign in ignominy.

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Play this episode 17. The Secret Speech/Scramble for Power

Khrushchev denounces Stalin's record as Stalin's henchmen vie to take his place..

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Play this episode 16. The Doctor's Plot

Communism's star rises, but Stalin dies before he can carry out his next round of purges.

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Play this episode 15. The Iron Curtain

East and West divide up Europe, Russia develops the bomb and the Cold War begins.

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Play this episode Episode 11

Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers.

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Play this episode Episode 10

Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers.

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Play this episode Episode 3

Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers.

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Play this episode Episode 2

Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers.

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Play this episode Episode 1

Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers.

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