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Factual: History (8 programmes)

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  1. Witness Belsen

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    On 11 December 1945 the so-called 'Beast of Belsen' was executed for war crimes.

  2. Assignment Return to Nablus

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    Alan Johnston returns to the Palestinian city of Nablus - once a hotbed of militancy.

  3. Assignment Bhopal - An Enduring Tragedy

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    Allan Little returns to the scene of the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster in India.

  4. Assignment Malvinas War Crimes

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    Available since Thu, 3 Dec 2009.

    Did Argentine officers commit war crimes against their own troops in the Falklands War?

  5. The Friday Documentary John Simpson Returns To 1989, Episode 2

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    Available since Fri, 27 Nov 2009.

    2/3. John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution

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