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Things We Forgot to Remember Episodes

    Jesse Owens and the Nazi OlympicsSeries 6

    2/4 Michael Portillo revisits the Berlin Olympics of 1936.

    King HaroldSeries 6

    1/4 Michael Portillo looks again at Harold, the last of the Saxon Kings.

    The Glorious RevolutionSeries 5

    4/4 Michael Portillo reconsiders the uncomfortable facts behind The Glorious Revolution.

    The Hanseatic LeagueSeries 5

    3/4 Michael explores the Hanseatic League, a precursor to modern ideas of European free trade.

    Chamberlain and 'Peace for our Time' 1938Series 5

    2/4 Michael examines Neville Chamberlain's 1938 declaration of 'peace for our time'.

    Joan of ArcSeries 5

    1/4 The myth and reality of Joan of Arc, and the other Frenchwoman who did more to save France

    Alfred the GreatSeries 4

    4/4 Michael Portillo investigates Alfred the Great - English hero or Saxon spin-doctor?

    The League of NationsSeries 4

    3/4 The successful, but forgotten, interventions made by the much-maligned League of Nations.

    The Jarrow MarchSeries 4

    1/4 Michael Portillo uncovers a violent precursor to the dignified 1936 Jarrow March.

    The Darien SchemeSeries 3

    2/4 The real reason behind the 1707 Act of Union which saw England and Scotland merged.

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