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World War Two begins. After the invasion of Poland, Hitler sets his sights on Scandinavia. A devasta
Hitler continues his Godfather act, ignoring the Munich settlement and gobbling up the rest of Czech
Hitler expands the Third Reich, annexing Austria and the Sudetenland. Britain and France seek a dipl
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At the age of 93, Mugabe’s days in office are numbered. But the succession crisis threatens to tear
After two decades in office, Mugabe has already shown himself to be a tyrant. At the dawn of the 21s
Mugabe is now the leader of independent Zimbabwe. But behind the façade of democracy, he is already
For almost four decades, Robert Mugabe held the reins of power in Zimbabwe with an iron grip. As a y
Beginning Wednesday November 9th. We’re in Zimbabwe for the extraordinary story of Robert Mugabe.Ear
With power finally in Bolshevik hands, state terror arrives in Russia. The Soviet Union is born. But
The Tsar is deposed as the people of the Russian Empire rise up. Marooned in Switzerland, Vladimir L
Vladimir Lenin meets Joseph Stalin. Turning to crime to pay their way, the revolutionaries struggle
Vladimir Lenin changed the course of history like very few ever have. He turned Russia upside down a
The story of Lenin - leader of the Russian Revolution, founder of the Soviet Union - begins Wednesda
With Napoleon deposed and in exile, it appears to be game over. But even now he is planning a comeba
Napoleon’s blockade of Britain begins. Amidst the fall-out, France launches an invasion of Spain. Th
Bonaparte storms back into Italy, reconquering all that had been lost. Back home, in Notre-Dame Cath
Napoleon sails for the Middle East. After the Battle of the Pyramids, a scientific mission makes rem
After a quickie wedding, Napoleon Bonaparte dashes south to take command of the French Army in Italy
You’ve heard the name Napoleon Bonaparte. But who was he, really? In 1769 a boy is born on the Medit
