The Forum Episodes Available now
Eunuchs and empires
The painful route to power for some young boys and men
Vikings and their quest for silver
How Viking trade and raids transformed medieval economy and society
Fertiliser and poison gas: The legacy of chemist Fritz Haber
The scientist who helped feed billions, and unleashed a new kind of death
Emperor Nero: Bad boy of Ancient Rome
Historical accounts of the notorious Roman emperor skew our interpretation of his legacy
Mirror Mirror on the wall: The history of the looking glass
The magical role of the mirror that's revealing ground-breaking secrets of the universe
Kwame Nkrumah: Ghana鈥檚 Pan-African idealist
Assessing the complex legacy of a man who campaigned for a United States of Africa
The Truman Doctrine: Beginnings of the Cold War
The speech that committed the USA to a 40-year struggle with the Soviet Union
Margaret Fuller: Early feminist and war correspondent
A brilliant American journalist determined to live her life to the full
Money: From coin to cryptocurrency
The origins of coins, paper money, shares and other financial instruments
Pinocchio: The real story of the mischievous wooden puppet
The original Italian novel about the wooden puppet with the growing nose
