From World War II to the Arab Spring, history as told by the people who were there. Presented by Max Pearson. The History Hour goes out weekly on Saturdays.
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Sat, 16 Aug 14
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51 mins
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Capturing Carlos in 1994, the Wizard of Oz at 75, plus a Scottish anarchist's attempt to kill Franco and Mary Wilson on The Supremes
Sat, 9 Aug 14
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51 mins
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Detention without trial in Northern Ireland, the Nixon resignation plus Mississippi Burning, 2000 year old bog man and mass Japenese POW breakout.
Sat, 2 Aug 14
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51 mins
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Witnesses to the start of WW1, the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, plus Martha Stewart in jail, the world's first jet airliner and Christian the pet lion.
Sat, 26 Jul 14
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51 mins
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Also: the bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina, life in India under British rule, and the release of Prince's film Purple Rain.
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