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Apollo 11 launch: 'It was no longer training – it was real'

Apollo 11 launched this week in 1969, carrying the first men to land on the Moon. In the months leading up to the historic take-off, Nasa put the crew...

15.07.2024 10

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'I only learnt to know her through her diary'

On 25 June 1947, Anne Frank's diary was first published, going on to become a much-loved bestseller worldwide. In this exclusive archive clip, her...

24.06.2024 40

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The men who broke out of Alcatraz 'with a spoon'

On 12 June 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. The ultimate fate of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers remains a mystery...

10.06.2024 20

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How the Sex Pistols sparked outrage in Britain

With its provocative title and lyrics that openly attacked the UK establishment, on this day in 1977 the Sex Pistols' God Save The Queen sparked...

27.05.2024 30

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On the brink of nuclear war: Castro interview

In 1961, the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro talked to the BBC about his land reform – passed this week in 1959 – and how he wanted peace....

13.05.2024 40

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Myles Burke

Dalí talks about his iconic 'aggressive' moustache

"My moustache is… very pointed, very aggressive." Playful and provocative, Salvador Dalí's moustache was more than mere facial hair but a bold...

08.05.2024 20

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Britain's mysterious WW2 'island of death'

In the 1960s, the BBC set out to investigate local reports of secret, shocking World War Two experiments, dangerous contamination and unexplained...

22.04.2024 40

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How TV's strangest detective was born

In exclusive archive BBC interviews the creators of the 90s TV series talk about their unique vision – and how the eccentric character at its...

08.04.2024 30

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Myles Burke

The man who saved 669 children from the Nazis

The incredible story of how Nicholas Winton – who was later dubbed "Britain's Schindler" – saved hundreds of children from the Holocaust, is being...

01.04.2024 60

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Gloria Steinem on the trailblazing Ms Magazine

In 1972, pioneering feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem – who turns 90 today – co-founded Ms Magazine, putting conversations about...

25.03.2024 10

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Myles Burke

In History: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg predicted the threat to abortion access

In one of her final interviews, the Supreme Court justice and women's rights pioneer predicted that US abortion rights could be revoked and warned the...

18.03.2024 20

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