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    The Australian Gold Rush

    In 1851, gold was discovered in Australia. How did the gold rush shape the country?

  2. The Anglo-Saxons

    How did the Anglo-Saxon period shape England as we know it today?

  3. The Ancient Olympics

    How did the Olympic Games begin? And why did the Games die out for over a thousand years?

  4. The Abolition of the British Slave Trade

    Throughout 18th Century Britain, calls for the end of the slave trade grew louder

  5. Stonehenge

    What is Stonehenge? An ancient clock or computer? And who lived and died to create it?

  6. St Patrick

    St Patrick is honoured by millions worldwide every year, what is his real story?

  7. Sitting Bull

    Sitting Bull was the greatest chief the Lakota people had ever known

  8. Rosa Parks

    A defiant act catapults Rosa Parks to the forefront of the battle for racial equality.

  9. Queen Victoria

    One of the most iconic and beloved monarchs, but who was the real Queen Victoria?

  10. Queen Elizabeth the Second: Part 2 of 2

    How will the era-spanning reign of Queen Elizabeth II be remembered?

  11. Queen Elizabeth the Second: Part 1 of 2

    Queen Elizabeth II modernised her role while managing a family often thrown by scandal.

  12. Pyramids

    The Pyramids have become a symbol of Egypt, but what mysteries might still remain inside?

  13. Prohibition

    The age of prohibition was rowdy. Why was it needed, and who were its heroes & villains?

  14. Princess Diana

    Princess Diana. How should we remember the 鈥楶eople鈥檚 Princess鈥� today?

  15. Pompeii and the Vesuvius Eruption

    In 79 AD, one of history鈥檚 most infamous natural disasters unfolds in Pompeii.

  16. Polynesian Exploration

    The Polynesian exploration has been compared to missions into space. What's the story?

  17. Petra

    Lost for 1,000 years, and rediscovered by a Swiss explorer... the ancient city of Petra

  18. Pearl Harbor, Part 3 of 3

    As the smoke clears after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the blame game begins.

  19. Pearl Harbor, Part 2 of 3

    Chaos reigns in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

  20. Pearl Harbor, Part 1 of 3

    In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course of the Second World War.

  21. Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso was one of the most celebrated and radical artists of the 20th century.

  22. Nelson Mandela

    What drove Nelson Mandela to become an activist against South Africa鈥檚 apartheid regime?

  23. Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali - the greatest boxer of all time?

  24. Mount Rushmore

    Designed to be a shrine of democracy, what is the real Mount Rushmore story?

  25. Mitford Sisters

    Rarely out of the media during their lifetimes, the Mitford sisters have become notorious.

  26. Michelangelo

    Michelangelo, one of the greatest artists of his time. What's his story?

  27. Mary Queen of Scots

    Was Mary Stuart an ambitious plotter who would stop at nothing to realise her dreams?

  28. Martin Luther King Junior

    A pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement. What's Martin Luther King's legacy?

  29. Marilyn Monroe

    Why does Marilyn Monroe still inspire and exert such power, 60 years after her death?

  30. Marie Curie

    Marie Curie was an extraordinary woman who turned the scientific world on its head

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