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The Postcard

Celebrating the centenary of the humble postcard first posted in Britain in 1894

• 26 mins

Amnesia

A look at the failure of the memory system

• 27 mins

Lighthouses

A look at the history of lighthouses

• 27 mins

Instanbul Imagined City of the East

A look at the 2500 year old city of Istanbul

• 27 mins

Bullying at School

An exploration of childhood bullying in schools

• 27 mins

The Turkish Harem

The secretive world of the Turkish Harem in Topkapi Palace

• 27 mins

Rwanda: From Paradise to Hell

Contrasting memories of life in Rwanda and exploring the roots of conflict there

• 27 mins

Angels in America

Exploring the American fascination with Angels and belief that they exist

• 27 mins

The Steel Band Story

A look at the history of the steel drum in the Caribbean

• 29 mins

Guatemalan Refugees

Looking at human rights concerns in Guatemala and living conditions for refugees in Mexico

• 27 mins

St John of the Cross

The story of the controversial mystic St John of the Cross

• 28 mins

New Year

Looking at the various global traditions associated with the New Year

• 27 mins

Inn Signs

'The history of England is written on the pub sign'. The meanings of pub signs in Britain

• 27 mins

Frank Whittle

A profile of the man credited with single-handedly inventing the turbo jet engine

• 27 mins

Crumbling Books

Book preservation at the British Library and why it matters

• 26 mins

South Africa

A look back at the Royal Tour of South Africa in 1947

• 27 mins

Bill Gates and Microsoft

Bill Gates on computers and what鈥檚 next for him and his company

• 27 mins

Namibia

Looking at the newly independent African country of Namibia

• 28 mins

Meera

The story of Princess Meera who renounced the world to devote herself to Krishna

• 28 mins

Photography

How photography has changed the way we see the world

• 28 mins

Butrint, South Albania

Exploring the restoration of the archaeological site at Butrint in Albania

• 30 mins

The International Missing Persons Conference and Register

A look at attempts to have a more co-ordinated approach to the problem of missing persons

• 27 mins

Morris Dancing

'Capering outside village pubs from the begining of May to the end of summer'

• 29 mins

Us State Education

The quest for better schooling in Hartford, US to deal with the city's 'spiral of decline'

• 28 mins

50 Years After - Living with German History

A historical revisionist view of post-war Germany

• 28 mins

South Africa's Illiterate Youth

A look at the problem of illiteracy in South Africa after the apartheid era

• 28 mins

History of the Swimming Costume

How Richard Russell's 'seawater cure' led to the invention of the swimming costume

• 28 mins

Peter Grimes at 50

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opera Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britain

• 27 mins

Young People and Music

Young Europeans talk about the pop music scene in Europe

• 27 mins

Discussion: History

Why do we need to know about the past? A roundtable discussion on the study of history

• 28 mins