Best of British
BRITAIN NOW
TOPICAL SNIPPETS FROM AROUND OUR NATION
5 min |
September 2023
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POSTCARD FROM ESSEX
Bob Barton finds himself on the trail of witches and ghosts and stumbles upon fairytale characters in a model village with an unusual theme
5 min |
September 2023
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Cheddar Gorgeous
Simon Stabler visits the birthplace of the country's most popular cheese
4 min |
September 2023
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KING OF THE HILL
Simon Stabler speaks to an actor whose work caused controversy during the 1980s
9 min |
September 2023
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DOCTOR AT LARGE
In what would have been Barry Evans' 80th year, Daniel Ward tells the story of an actor who was one of the most famous faces on television in the 1970s
5 min |
September 2023
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HIGHBURY HIGHS
Colin Mayo looks back on 110 years of Arsenal FC being based in north London
5 min |
September 2023
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WHAT A CHARADE
Give Us a Clue, asks Chris Hallam
6 min |
September 2023
All About History UK
IROQUOIS LONGHOUSE
Northeast America and Upstate New York c.18th century
3 min |
Issue 133
All About History UK
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF COMMANDER CRABB
He was a war hero and Britain's number one diver, but during a secret mission investigating a Russian cruiser, he vanished never to return...
10 min |
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All About History UK
Rise of the MONGOLS
How Genghis Khan forged an empire that sought to span the world
10+ min |
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All About History UK
INDIGENOUS HISTORICAL SITES
From ancient mounds to cliff dwellings, five Native American locations worth visiting
4 min |
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All About History UK
EXPLORING INDIGENOUS RESURGENCE
Taiaiake Alfred guides us through the importance of the revitalisation of Canada's First Nations culture
4 min |
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All About History UK
Abelard & Heloise A Medieval Love SCORY
How the correspondence between two lovers preserved their place in history as romantic icons
9 min |
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All About History UK
BATTLE OF SHIPKA PASS
SHIPKA, BULGARIA, JULY 1877-JANUARY 1878
9 min |
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All About History UK
DEADLY FASHION
If looks could kill, these fashion trends saw their followers pay the ultimate price
7 min |
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All About History UK
HIILILI KOKKO: KATSINA FIGURE
This distinctive wooden figure represents a spiritual being, important to the folklore of the Hopi tribe USA, c.1900
2 min |
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All About History UK
INFLUENTIAL NATIVE AMERICANS
Men and women who defended, inspired and led their people across the centuries
4 min |
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All About History UK
MYSTERY CULTS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
In the Greco-Roman world, forgotten cults enacted arcane rituals whose secrets historian Hugh Bowden reveals...
6 min |
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All About History UK
JAPAN HAD REMAINED ISOLATIONIST?
While Japan keeps its distance, overall supremacy of the region could be up for grabs
5 min |
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All About History UK
OPPENHEIMER
Christopher Nolan's latest history-themed blockbuster is an artistic triumph
2 min |
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BBC History UK
"Barbie has been both forward-thinking and a behind-the-times image of womanhood"
As the new Barbie film catapults the doll back into the cultural spotlight, Robin Gerber explores the toy's origins - and the sometimes controversial ways in which it has depicted wider social values
5 min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
THE LONG ROAD TO RACIAL EQUALITY
Professor Adriane Lentz-Smith examines the deep-rooted history of segregation and discrimination that fuelled the creation of the American Civil Rights Movement
7 min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
WHAT IF...ADOLF HITLER HAD NOT SENT THE WEHRMACHT INTO THE SOVIET UNION?
Professor Evan Mawdsley tells Nige Tassell about the direction that World War II may have taken had the Nazis not turned eastwards
3 min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
13 MOMENTS THAT SHAPED A MOVEMENT
Discover the stories behind the seismic events that came to define the long battle for civil rights in the US
10+ min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
5 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ALCOHOL
Professor Phil Withington looks at humanity's long love of booze from the caves of prehistory to the gin houses of Georgian London
4 min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
THE CALL OF THE PANTHERS
When a young black activist rose to speak at a Mississippi rally in June 1966, his words lit the touchpaper of a powerful new political force
4 min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
LOVE IN THE TIME OF WAR
In 1939, two young women set out to make matchmaking and marriages a more businesslike affair. Jonny Wilkes delves into the story of the Marriage Bureau, and reveals how it transformed attitudes towards dating in Britain
7 min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
A SHARED STRUGGLE
While the precise context may have been different, Britain’s own fight for equality drew inspiration from events across the pond
7 min |
September 2023
BBC History Revealed
How to get rich
Pssst! Fancy making some cash? Justin Pollard tells us what we can learn from the lives of history's wealthiest individuals, and why it takes much more than brains and brawn to make lots of money
3 min |
September 2023
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Question time
Send us your questions and we'll track down the answers
2 min |