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Scholar Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire, discovering a globalised economy of such scale that evidence of its side-effects can still be seen today

Exploring how Adolf Hitler rose from nowhere to gain the highest power in German government so quickly and the events that followed. Part one of three

In December 1949, Stalin celebrated his 70th birthday. Soviet domination of Eastern European countries was total and will remain so until the dictator's death in 1953

Finding out the truth behind the 'Man of Steel', Joseph Stalin, who he was, and how he became the most feared and admired man on the planet after defeating Hitler

Scholar Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire, discovering a globalised economy of such scale that evidence of its side-effects can still be seen today

Exploring how Adolf Hitler rose from nowhere to gain the highest power in German government so quickly and the events that followed. Part one of three

In December 1949, Stalin celebrated his 70th birthday. Soviet domination of Eastern European countries was total and will remain so until the dictator's death in 1953

Finding out the truth behind the 'Man of Steel', Joseph Stalin, who he was, and how he became the most feared and admired man on the planet after defeating Hitler

Scholar Mary Beard explores the physical world of the Roman Empire, discovering a globalised economy of such scale that evidence of its side-effects can still be seen today

Exploring how Adolf Hitler rose from nowhere to gain the highest power in German government so quickly and the events that followed. Part one of three

In December 1949, Stalin celebrated his 70th birthday. Soviet domination of Eastern European countries was total and will remain so until the dictator's death in 1953

Finding out the truth behind the 'Man of Steel', Joseph Stalin, who he was, and how he became the most feared and admired man on the planet after defeating Hitler

Exploring how Adolf Hitler rose from nowhere to gain the highest power in German government so quickly and the events that followed. Part one of three

In December 1949, Stalin celebrated his 70th birthday. Soviet domination of Eastern European countries was total and will remain so until the dictator's death in 1953

The Inner Hebrides islands of Gigha and Jura which, despite their close proximity, could not be more different - one being lush and verdant, the other rugged and awe-inspiring

A chance for viewers to purchase goods from the comfort of home

A chance for viewers to purchase goods from the comfort of home