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Jacqueline Du Pre

Jacqueline Du Pre makes one of the most famous classical recordings of the 20th Century.

• 10 mins

Assassination of Leon Trotsky

The assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotksy in Mexico City in 1940.

• 10 mins

Windies Make England Grovel

The year the England cricket captain said he was going to make the West Indies "grovel".

• 10 mins

Hurricane Andrew

How broadcasting throughout a devastating storm made a Miami weatherman into a local hero.

• 9 mins

The Death of Getulio Vargas

The death of a president that shocked Brazil.

• 10 mins

The Suicide of Yukio Mishima

A friend remembers the dramatic death of one of Japan's greatest 20th century writers.

• 15 mins

The Great Train Robbery

In August 1963, thieves stole over 拢2 million from a London bound Royal Mail train.

• 10 mins

Bobby Fischer

In 1972, chess makes headlines as volatile American Bobby Fischer becomes world champion.

• 10 mins

Soviet Protest Pioneers

How seven Soviet intellectuals held a pioneering protest in Moscow in 1968.

• 10 mins

East Timor Referendum

How East Timor's vote for independence in 1999 sparked violence by pro-Indonesia militias.

• 10 mins

The Death of Princess Diana

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, killed in a car crash on 31 August 1997.

• 10 mins

Farzad Bazoft - Observer journalist in Baghdad

In 1989 the Observer journalist was arrested and accused of spying for Britain.

• 14 mins

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mr Universe

Arnold Schwarzenegger and bodybuilding in the 1960s.

• 10 mins

The Riot in Chicago in 1968

The riot that overshadowed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968

• 10 mins

Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty: 15 years in a foreign Embassy

In 1956 a Hungarian Cardinal sought refuge in the US Embassy in Budapest.

• 9 mins

Attack on Springboks in New Zealand

In 1981 anti-apartheid protestors used a plane to attack South African rugby players.

• 9 mins

The "Last Indian"

How a Yahi Indian called Ishi emerged from the Northern Californian wilderness in 1911.

• 10 mins

Nehru and Edwina

Lady Pamela Hicks talks about her mother's love for India's first post-independence leader

• 14 mins

Mo Farah

How a London school sports teacher changed the life of the Somali-born Olympic champion.

• 10 mins

Phoolan Devi - Bandit Queen

It is 30 years since a teenage Indian woman spread fear in the North East of the country.

• 9 mins

The Death of Steve Biko

The authorities said he'd starved himself to death, but he died from head injuries

• 9 mins

Dingo Baby Trial

It is 30 years since an Australian woman was accused of murdering her daughter.

• 9 mins

The shooting of Tupac Shakur

How the American hip hop star Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting.

• 9 mins

A Polish Odyssey

One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War Two.

• 14 mins

A Polish odyssey

One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War II.

• 9 mins

Ethiopia's Korean War Hero

The Ethiopian soldier who became a hero in the Korean War

• 9 mins

Mules and the Mujahideen

Twenty-five years ago, a shipment of mules was sent from the USA to Afghanistan.

• 9 mins

Blasphemy in Pakistan

In 1998 a Roman Catholic Bishop killed himself in protest at Pakistan's blasphemy laws.

• 9 mins

The Hobbit

How an Oxford academic came up with a story that charmed children for generations.

• 9 mins

The Invasion of Iraq

An Iraqi woman remembers living through the US-led invasion of 2003 with Robin Lustig.

• 15 mins