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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart defined the course of classical music, and his name still sells out concert halls.

  2. Winston Churchill

    One of history's most recognisable names, what is the real Winston Churchill story?

  3. William Wallace

    Known as Braveheart, William Wallace is synonymous with the battle for Scottish freedom.

  4. Walter Raleigh

    Walter Raleigh: Elizabethan explorer and writer. But was he a patriot or a traitor?

  5. Vlad the Impaler

    Uncover the story of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula.

  6. VE Day

    Amid the devastation of WW2, how do Europe's citizens look forward with optimism?

  7. Tutankhamun

    In 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a young boy makes a remarkable discovery.

  8. The Watergate Scandal

    How did a bungled break-in at an office in Washington DC topple President Richard Nixon?

  9. The Vikings

    Who were the mortal men and women behind the immortal legends of the Norsemen?

  10. The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War was a brutal, un-winnable conflict which reshaped global geopolitics

  11. The Underground Railroad

    The Underground Railroad helped up to 100,000 enslaved people to freedom.

  12. The Tudors, Part 1 of 2

    Marked by political, religious, and cultural change, the Tudors shaped English history.

  13. The Tudors Part 2

    The later Tudor years were marked by turmoil, intrigue, and national transformation.

  14. The Trojan War

    The Trojan War was a time of heroes, gods, and myths - but were the legends true?

  15. The Titanic

    In 1912, a collision with an iceberg sent Titanic to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

  16. The Taj Mahal

    The 鈥楥rown of the Palace鈥�. The Taj Mahal is a wonder, visited by millions every year

  17. The Suffragettes

    Refused the right to vote, the Suffragettes refused to take no for an answer.

  18. The Suez Canal

    The world's most famous canal - how and why does it still hold the key to global trade?

  19. The Spartans

    鈥楾he 300鈥� fought to the death against the Persians, but who were the real Spartans?

  20. The Space Race

    Explore the dawn of space travel as U.S. and Soviet teams race to take to the stars.

  21. The Scramble for Africa

    The late 19th century, a period of European imperialism. A land-grab of epic proportions

  22. The Samurai

    Were the Samurai elite martial artists or a self-important militia of romanticised thugs?

  23. The Salem Witch Trials

    In 1692, the most infamous witch hunt in history took place in Salem, Massachusetts.

  24. The Russian Revolution

    In 1917, revolution changed Russia forever, ending 300 years of the Romanov dynasty.

  25. The Roman Republic

    How did Rome go from a small, almost insignificant settlement to a superpower?

  26. The Real Robinson Crusoe

    The story of a man stranded on an island. What and who was Defoe鈥檚 inspiration?

  27. The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

    In the late 17th and early 18th Century, the Caribbean was crawling with pirates....

  28. The Real Greatest Showman

    Behind all the smoke and mirrors, was PT Barnum really the Greatest Showman on Earth?

  29. The Printing Press

    How did the invention of the printing press fuel the fires of the Renaissance?

  30. The Pirate Queen

    Who was Zheng I Sao, and how did she become one of the most successful pirates ever?

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