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"There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers."The sinking of the Titanic, on a freezing Sunday night in April 191...
· 48 min 40 sec
Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a deity. More humble, and I believe truer, to consider him created from animals.A military grave from the 5th century BC w...
· 1 hr 21 sec
âFor if a person fatigued with long and hard labour, or with a violent agitation of the mind, takes a good dish of chocolate, he shall perceive almost instantly that his faintness shall cease, and his...
· 47 min 27 sec
In the third century BC, a clash which had been brewing for centuries finally erupted: Rome, the ruthless imperialist upstart dominating Italy, against Carthage, the ancient but sinister apex predator...
· 55 min 30 sec
âEvery man is the architect of his own destinyâLong before Rome reigned over the Mediterranean, there was Carthage: the supreme predator of Antiquity. But how did Rome rise to become one of the most r...
· 51 min 29 sec
âAn aristocratic republic, secret and well-ordered, where individuals are subject to the harsh laws of the austere and disciplined richâŚâThe mysterious, wealthy and glamorous city of Carthage flourish...
· 55 min 31 sec
âCarthago delenda est.âCarthage must be destroyed: this was the rallying cry of Cato the Elder, the senator endlessly pushing for war against Romeâs sworn enemy, Carthage. But what are the origins of...
· 1 hr 17 sec
The horrific Guildford Pub Bombings of Saturday 5th October 1974 sent shockwaves through Britain, worsening the sense of crisis sweeping through the nation. It cast a dark shadow over the election cam...
· 51 min 11 sec
Following a tumultuous election in February 1974, Labourâs Harold Wilson has been re-elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Wilson, an unpretentious, kind man, has inherited a nation in crisis:...
· 1 hr 5 min 15 sec
Three days after one of the most devastating IRA attacks launched upon British soil, the Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath called an election, in circumstances that had never been more dire. Ru...
· 50 min 57 sec
âWho governs Britain?âBritain in the early 1970âs was a state in crisis, and by 1974, things had never seemed bleaker. Held hostage by the Trade Unions, British industry was flailing. Englandâs sporti...
· 59 min 47 sec
Geoffrey Chaucer stands as a founding father of English literature, and âThe Canterbury Talesâ is an enthralling account of his age, holding a mirror up to the traditional hierarchies of 14th century...
· 55 min 15 sec
âFor within the hollow crown that rounds the hollow temple of a king...âRichard II, son of the dashing Black Prince and grandson of Edward III, became King of England at only ten years old. By the age...
· 55 min 57 sec
On the 13th of June 1381, the rebel army of English peasants, led by Wat Tyler, entered London and brought chaos, death and destruction upon some of the cityâs most important buildings and figures, am...
· 52 min 42 sec
By the late 14th century, England was in decline. Already weakened by the Hundred Yearsâ War, both Edward III and his son, the Black Prince, had died, leaving the country in a perilous state. Richard...
· 54 min 26 sec
Extolling his love for democracy, the Senator took on autocratic powers, during a time of emergency, to save the Republic. The Republic was then abolished, and in its place rose an Empire⌠This is not...
· 55 min 20 sec
In the late 17th century, during the glorious reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, France was at its apogee, with royal absolutism at its zenith. But, beneath the gold and glamour of Louisâ reign, there...
· 50 min 25 sec
By November 1938 the scene in Germany was at its darkest yet, as the full scale of Hitlerâs intentions for the Jewish population of the German Reich was becoming evermore apparent. As the threat of an...
· 46 min 44 sec
As Hitler ramps up the German war machine, he remains obsessed with one idea: uprooting Jews from the Reich. The Nazis embark on a campaign of totalitarian oppression against them, persecuting Jewish...
· 53 min 48 sec
âWe must have a healthy people to dominate in the worldâ.In July 1933, Hitlerâs Nazi party passed a new law for the compulsory sterilisation of anyone with a physical disability, or âcongenital feeble...
· 55 min 8 sec