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Michael Portillo presents a series revisiting the great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal but forgotten importance
4/4 Michael Portillo remembers a crucial 1944 incident that impacted on the war.
First broadcast: 18 Jun 2012
3/4 Michael Portillo discovers the Georgian period was not as elegant as we tend to believe.
First broadcast: 11 Jun 2012
2/4 Michael Portillo remembers the Morgenthau Plan, drawn up to punish post-war Germany.
First broadcast: 04 Jun 2012
1/4 How the barons responsible for Magna Carta also aided a second French invasion of England.
First broadcast: 28 May 2012
4/4 Michael Portillo remembers a crucial 1944 incident that impacted on the war.
Mon 18 Jun 2012 20:00 BBC Radio 4
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