My Century Episodes Available now
Monument to the Spanish Civil War
Laurentino Saenz de Baruaga is a Benedictine monk who tends the Valle de los Caidos
Arab Unity
Gamal Abdel Nasser was President of Egypt and the most influential advocate of Arab unity
Princess Diana
Photographer Jayne Fincher accompanied Diana, Princess of Wales, on her royal tours
Living in Colonial Sumatra
Rosihan Anwar discusses Dutch colonialism in western Sumatra where he grew up
Kenya's Mau Mau Uprising
Harkman Muiruri Muniu took part in the campaign against colonial rule in 1952
The Telephone
Kayan Nyelang explains how life has been transformed since the arrival of the telephone
The Final Years of British Rule in India
Sir Denholm Fraser liaised with India's Maharajas in the run up to independence
Living in Colonial Algeria
"It was a kind of South Africa without the legal system of apartheid"
Writing and Sending Letters
Shamlu Dudeja recalls when letters were written by scribes and some were sent by camel
Argentina's Eva Peron
Christina Alvarez Rodriguez, describes her great aunt Evita as 'A woman of action'