The History Hour Episodes Available now
Medicine in World War One
Dealing with the medical horrors of WW1, Germany puts Nazis on trial and Botox.
Nike and the Sweatshop Problem
The ethics of fashion; the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974; and the "Bard of Bengal".
Reagan's Bombing Joke
Reagan's bombing joke, the murder of Naji al Ali, and violence in pre-partition India
When Homosexuality Was a Crime
The horrific use of aversion therapy for gay men; plus Chiang Kai Shek's former aide.
Psychological Warfare
Spooking fighters during the Vietnam War plus the Mont Blanc Tunnel and a Nintendo legend
The Oka Crisis
A watershed moment for Canada's indigenous people, the birth of UKIP and Rave.
The Roswell Incident
In July 1947 a US rancher found debris which some believe came from an alien spacecraft.
The History of Modern Tourism
The Icelandic firm that broke the mould in air travel, the Hippie trail and Euro Disney.
Italy's Secret "State-within-a-State"
Murder and conspiracy among Italy's elite, atrocity in 1930s Ethiopia, and Body Worlds
The Woman Who Stopped Equal Rights in America
In June 1982 Phyllis Schlafly defeated a law to guarantee gender equality in the US.
