My Century Episodes Available now
Biafra, Nigerian Civil War
Chief Emeka Ojukwu led the Biafran war of secession in Nigeria from 1967 - 1970
Nicaraguan Revolution
"We didn't have free elections" Fighting for the Sandinistas to challenge the dictatorship
World War I Stretcher Bearer
"They were all cannon fodder" Australian veteran Edward Smout recalls Passchendaele
Witnessing Inventions
From the soft contact lens to TV, from the jet engine to the silicon chip
Invention of Television
How electronic TV production works using transmitters, receivers and cathode ray tubes
Invention of the Vacuum Cleaner
From pillowcase to an idea inspired by the dust filtering system used at a saw mill
The Siege of Leningrad
"There just wasn't enough food. The hunger drove people insane" recalls Elena Taranukhina
Witnessing War
Listen to witness accounts from World War I to the shelling of Sarajevo
Invention of the Soft Contact Lens
Czech chemist Otto Wichterle invented the soft contact lens, but preferred to wear glasses
Invention of the Jet Engine
Engineer Frank Whittle's invention began the era of widespread international air travel
