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Protesting against Putin

Starting in late 2011, tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to try to stop what...

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Ukrainian history special

To mark the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a special edition on episodes from Ukrainian history....

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Women who made history

To celebrate International Women's Day, a special edition on five women who've made their mark on...

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Russia under Putin

How Vladimir Putin, a former KGB agent, rose to power and transformed Russia. We hear eyewitness...

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LGBT history special

In the 1990s, doctors in Berlin began a cutting-edge treatment programme that led to a patient...

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The Ukraine crisis: an eyewitness history

Former presidents and protestors recount two key moments in the history of the Ukraine crisis -...

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Kazakhstan's new capital

How Kazakhstan's strongman president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, created a new capital, which would...

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50 years since Northern Ireland's 'Bloody Sunday'

In one of the most controversial episodes of 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland, UK soldiers...

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The rise of Boko Haram

In 2009, Boko Haram, a small Islamist group, launched an insurgency in the north eastern Nigerian...

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Hitler's Indian ally: Subhas Chandra Bose

The Indian independence campaigner, Subhas Chandra Bose, sided with Hitler's axis powers in World...

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Mozambique's Eduardo Mondlane: From professor to freedom fighter

Mozambique’s struggle to end Portuguese colonial rule and the assassination of Eduardo Mondlane,...

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A history of games

The inside story of games that shaped the modern world. Including Atari's Nolan Bushnell on his...

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The birth of Bangladesh

A special edition on the Bangladesh War of Independence, which ended 50 years ago in December...

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Four decades of HIV/Aids

It’s forty years since the first report on HIV/Aids appeared in a medical journal. Back in the...

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The assassination of the Mirabal sisters

The three Mirabal sisters were leading figures in the Dominican Republic's opposition movement...

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Sudan's October Revolution

How in 1964 Sudanese civilian protesters first brought down a military regime, plus the hunt for...

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The South African football star murdered for being a lesbian

In 2008, the brutal murder of Eudy Simelane shocked South Africa and highlighted the widespread...

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When Eritrea silenced its critics

An hour of first hand accounts from the past. Starting with a crackdown on opposition voices in...

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The child environmental activist of the 1990s

To mark the start of the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, taking place in Glasgow in the...

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The Greenham Common women's peace camp

The anti-nuclear weapons protest began in 1981 and lasted nineteen years. Also the first...

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