The History Hour Episodes Available now

The Boxing Day tsunami, and Alexa’s creation
Stories from the 2004 tsunami that destroyed parts of south-east Asia, plus making Alexa

German traditions and cooking for presidents
The British sitcom that’s loved by Germans, and the chef who’s cooked for five presidents

Referendums and cannibalism
Australia's 1999 referendum and a survivor recounts the horrific 1972 Andes plane crash

Panama and the 'Purple Heart Battalion'
How the Panama Canal changed the Americas, and the US military's most successful regiment

Women making a mark
Inspiring and influential women from around the world in partnership with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 100 Women

'Mozart of chess’ and the deepest man-made hole in the world
A compilation of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes.

The Siege of Yarmouk and Iran's 'house churches'
The pianist who played on when Damascus was bombed and the Christians who met in secret

The ‘Battle of the Surfaces’ and becoming a republic
A half-clay, half-grass tennis court, losing a crown and a mine rescue

Female heroes of WW2 and the Iranian Revolution
Female heroes from WW2, the pioneering 'Baby' computer and the Iranian Revolution

Magic, illusion and tigers
The Siegfried and Roy show in Las Vegas which ended in a tiger attack and tragedy in 2003