The Great Train Robbery

In 1963, thieves held up a Royal Mail train on its journey from Glasgow to London

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Sarajevo’s haven of peace

The Jewish charity that helped people in the Bosnian war during the siege of Sarajevo

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's diamonds scandal

Journalist Claude Angeli broke the story that helped topple France's President in 1981

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Jean-Michel Basquiat bursts onto the New York art scene

The success of graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

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The boy who discovered a new species of human ancestor

Matt Berger tripped over a hominid fossil whilst exploring with his dad in South Africa

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Iran: How the prime minister was overthrown in 1953

It's 70 years since the US-backed coup which brought the Shah of Iran to power in 1953

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Returning Benin Bronzes

In 2004, a chance encounter in Nigeria led to the return of two looted art treasures

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Judy Garland: The final shows

The last performances of Judy Garland in January 1969

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The Wizard of Oz: The stolen ruby slippers

Ruby slippers used in the film 'The Wizard of Oz' were stolen in 2005.

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Easter Rising in Ireland

In 1916, a group of Irish rebels launched an armed revolt against British rule

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How electricity came to rural Ireland

The Rural Electrification Scheme brought power to 300,000 homes in the Irish countryside

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The first Rose of Tralee

In 1959, the first Rose of Tralee festival was held in Ireland

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Celtic Tiger: Ireland's 'ghost estates'

How the collapse of Ireland's Celtic Tiger led to thousands of abandoned housing estates

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Women invade Dublin's male-only swimming spot

In 1974, women campaigned to swim at the Forty Foot in Dublin, Ireland

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The Bristol bus boycott

How a protest by black activists in 1963 led to the UK's first anti-racism laws

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North and South Korean leaders meet for the first time in decades

In June 2000, the first inter-Korean summit since the Korean War took place

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Egypt's Rabaa massacre

In August 2013, the army killed hundreds of protestors in Cairo

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Saving Guadalupe from goats

An island expedition helped save Guadalupe's wildlife from extinction...and goats

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Leaving China to study after the Cultural Revolution

We hear from one of the first students to study overseas after the Cultural Revolution

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Arctic 30: Russian arrest of Greenpeace campaigners

In 2013, campaigners were arrested for protesting against oil drilling in the Arctic

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Bi Kidude: Zanzibar's 'golden grandmother of music'

Bi Kidude was one of the first women from Zanzibar to sing in public without the veil

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Murder of Swedish politician Anna Lindh

In 2003, Swedish politician Anna Lindh was attacked and killed in Stockholm

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Organising Chile's 1973 military coup

On 11 September, General Augusto Pinochet deposed President Salvador Allende

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Victor Jara: killed in Chile's coup

The musician's widow recounts his murder at the hands of Chile's army in 1973

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Oslo Peace Accords: The secret talks behind Middle East deal

How a couple in Oslo brokered peace in the Middle East

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Camp David Summit: How Middle East peace talks failed

President Bill Clinton’s failed attempt to end the conflict in the Middle East.

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Ariel Sharon visits al-Aqsa

In 2000, the Israeli opposition leader visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound

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The siege at the Church of the Nativity

The final days of one of the most dramatic sieges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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The Ramallah concert

In 2005, an orchestra made up of young Arab and Israeli musicians performed in Ramallah

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Nazi eugenics

In 1933, Adolf Hitler ordered the sterilisation of people with disabilities

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