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Paul is visiting two Hebridean islands which are very different: Gigha and Jura. Where Gigha is lush and verdant, Jura is rugged and bleak. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

At the end of the Second World War, hundreds of Chinese seamen who worked for the Merchant Navy during the conflict vanished from their homes in Liverpool, England. (Part 1 of 2) (S).

An attack on a small religious community on the Holy island of Lindisfarne in AD 793 heralded the start of the Viking Age of conquest and expansion. (Part 1 of.

The Siege of York occurred from 866 when the Great Heathen Army laid claim to the Northumbrian capital of York. (Part 2 of.

The Vikings known in the East as 'Rus' attacked Constantinople in 860. The Rus became a permanent and feared fixture in the Byzantine Empire. (Part 3 of.

Paul is visiting two Hebridean islands which are very different: Gigha and Jura. Where Gigha is lush and verdant, Jura is rugged and bleak. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

At the end of the Second World War, hundreds of Chinese seamen who worked for the Merchant Navy during the conflict vanished from their homes in Liverpool, England. (Part 1 of 2) (S).

Witness Kim Il Sung's transformation from guerilla fighter to brutal dictator of North Korea. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. (Part 2 of 6) (S).

See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th-century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

Watch Manuel Noriega rise through the Panamanian military to become chief of intelligence-and then, military dictator. (Part 4 of 6) (S).

Driven by a conservative vision, Francisco Franco used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish society. (Part 5 of 6) (S).

See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. (Part 6 of 6) (S).

1950: Early days of the Cold War - We examine the first crash involving a bomber carrying a nuclear bomb. (Part 1 of 2) (S).

1960, The Cold War - The nuclear accidents keep happening, in Thule and Palomares, they have both left indelible marks on the areas they affected. (Part 2 of 2) (S).

At the end of the Second World War, hundreds of Chinese seamen who worked for the Merchant Navy during the conflict vanished from their homes in Liverpool, England. (Part 1 of 2) (S).

Paul is visiting two Hebridean islands which are very different: Gigha and Jura. Where Gigha is lush and verdant, Jura is rugged and bleak. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

(Part 4 of 6) (S).

In the wake of the Second World War, Chinese and Malay men who had courageously defended Australia during wartime found themselves forcibly deported to Hong Kong and Singapore. (Part 2 of 2) (S).

We look at the persistent Viking attacks on Francia and the enduring presence of the Scandinavians on the Frankish Empire and beyond. (Part 4 of.

Norwegian turmoil sparks westward exploration. Iceland settled, Greenland discovered, America reached. (Part 5 of.

A powerful and Christianised Denmark marked the beginning of a second Viking age. We look at the final days of the Viking empire. (Partof.

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In the wake of the Second World War, Chinese and Malay men who had courageously defended Australia during wartime found themselves forcibly deported to Hong Kong and Singapore. (Part 2 of 2) (S).

1940: In May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister, and Germany launched its offensive. By mid-July, the Battle of Britain had begun. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

1944: On June 6th, 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in military history commenced targeting the coast of Normandy in France. (Part 2 of 6) (S).

1956: In July 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. The British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

The Assassinations of Martin Luther King JR. and Robert Kennedy - 1968: In 1968, both Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated. (Part 4 of 6) (S).

1989: The Berlin Wall was knocked down. The Soviet Union begins to come apart. (Part 5 of 6) (S).

1990-91: The UN passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion. (Part 6 of 6) (S).

Yalta, the Twilight of the Big Three: United in war, the Allies were to reveal themselves divided and rivals in peace. (Part 1 of 2) (S).

The Dawn of the Cold War: For the past four years, the top scientists on the planet had been perfecting what was to become the absolute weapon: the atomic bomb. (Part 2 of 2) (S).

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In the wake of the Second World War, Chinese and Malay men who had courageously defended Australia during wartime found themselves forcibly deported to Hong Kong and Singapore. (Part 2 of 2) (S).

(Part 4 of 6) (S).

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

Neil Oliver travels back to ice age Britain as he begins the epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history. (Part 1 of.

1990-91: The UN passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion. (Part 6 of 6) (S).

On June 10, 1944 a German SS division arrived in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and massacred 643 innocent civilians.

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

Neil Oliver travels back to ice age Britain as he begins the epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history. (Part 1 of.

1990-91: The UN passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion. (Part 6 of 6) (S).

On June 10, 1944 a German SS division arrived in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and massacred 643 innocent civilians.

There are seventy islands in the Orkney archipelago but just how much of a challenge is it to keep all these islands connected? (Part 5 of 6) (S).

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

Neil Oliver travels back to ice age Britain as he begins the epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history. (Part 1 of.

1990-91: The UN passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion. (Part 6 of 6) (S).

On June 10, 1944 a German SS division arrived in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and massacred 643 innocent civilians.

Explore the dramatic period between 1963 and 1976, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-stricken America was forced to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession. (S).