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Life in Ceausescu's Romania

Nicolae Ceausescu controlled Romania through his feared secret police, the Securitate.

First broadcast: 24 Mar 2013

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The Lebanon hostage crisis

In 1991 Giandomenico Picco was sent to Beirut to try to free Western hostages.

First broadcast: 17 Mar 2013

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Cesar Chavez - Yes We Can!

How a Mexican-American civil rights leader coined the phrase that would inspire Obama.

First broadcast: 10 Mar 2013

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The Cultural Revolution in China

In the mid-1960s, the young people of China were encouraged to turn on their elders.

First broadcast: 03 Mar 2013

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Dutch school hostage crisis

In 1977, independence activists from Indonesia's Molucca islands took a school hostage.

First broadcast: 24 Feb 2013

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The Fall of Singapore

In February '42, Singapore fell to the Japanese. Tens of thousands of soldiers became POWs

First broadcast: 17 Feb 2013

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The plot against Franco

In 1964, a young Scot joined a plot to assassinate the Spanish dictator, General Franco.

First broadcast: 10 Feb 2013

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The 'flour bomb' rugby tour

In 1981 the South African rugby team toured New Zealand, prompting huge protests.

First broadcast: 03 Feb 2013

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Vietnam - the 'Christmas Bombings'

One girl's memories of the bombing that came before the ceasefire of 27 January 1973.

First broadcast: 27 Jan 2013

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The Biafran War

The Biafran war lasted for almost three years and split Nigeria. Hear one child's story.

First broadcast: 20 Jan 2013

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