20th Century

Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia

Haile Selassie, last emperor of Ethiopia and architect of modern Africa

A homemade Ouija board helped two World War I prisoners of war escape

A homemade ouija board, a treasure hunt and fake madness: the great escape of World War I

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Wayne Dooling answers listener questions on South Africa’s Apartheid regime. (Image by Getty Images)

Apartheid: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eddie Singh, who journeyed to the UK in the 1960s. (Image courtesy of Yvonne Singh and family)

A West Indian immigrant in 1960s Britain: A real lonely Londoner

Portrait of First World War nurse Edith Cavell with one of her dogs

First World War

Edith Cavell: how the executed British First World War nurse became a symbol of peace

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Nick Baker and John Woolf discuss some lesser known aspects of the Edwardian Age. (Image by Getty Images)

Unexpected Edwardians . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Kyle Harper WL

Plagues of our past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod James Holland WL

Courage under fire: the story of a WW2 tank regiment . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Niklas Frank describes his father’s role in the Nazi regime and explains why he wants to ensure his crimes are not forgotten.

My father the Nazi . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mário Soares of the Socialist Party basks in public adulation after becoming prime minister in the election of 1976. (Photo by Getty Images)

Your guide to the Carnation Revolution

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10 quotations that defined the 20th century

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A black-and-white image shows King George V inspecting soldiers

How did the British royals survive WW1? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black-and-white image shows King George V inspecting soldiers

How George V won the war

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Sumita Mukherjee discusses India’s women’s suffrage movement, and how it connected to the wider struggle for Indian independence

India’s Suffragettes . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Prince Philip

Prince Philip: the loyal consort