My Century Episodes Available now
Singing for Bangladesh and Independence
Naila Zaman Khan sung to raise the spirits of refugees fleeing east Pakistan
La Pasionaria's Spanish Civil War
Dolores Ibarruri won her fame with her fiery oratory rallying the anti-fascist forces
The Transit Strike of New York is Dealt with by Mayor
Ed Koch encouraged people to "walk over" the bridges that connect New York's islands
Helsinki - Living in Darkness
The Finnish city's festival of light is cheering when it's dark for six months of the year
Quantum Mechanics
Hans Bethe on the most influential branch of physics to have emerged in the 20th Century
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
The original manuscript is strewn with notations, calculations - and errors
Chaos Theory
The complexities of real life - from weather patterns or the changes in world markets
Filming History
Stanley Forman filmed world events to show what war really meant for ordinary people
Moving From the Country to the City
"I'd never seen a building with tiles. I'd been living in a village in a round hut"
African Film-maker
Portraying injustice a theme of Jean Marie Teno's films. It's got him into trouble
