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2. SHOCKING & SALACIOUS POLITICAL SCANDALS: Ten tales of governmental corruption and dodgy dealing from throughout history
3. TERRIBLE 10 MORAL PANICS: Recurring throughout time, these witch hunts have resulted in discrimination, unfair arrests and even death
4. Queer VICTORIANS: Despite the harsh laws and stricter punishments, the Victorian era has a rich queer history
5. FORGOTTEN WOMEN ARTISTS: For centuries they lingered in the shadows, now a new exhibition shines some light on the overlooked women of British art history
6. FRITZ LANG; The Director Who Snubbed The Nazis; How the golden boy of the German film industry used cinema to ridicule the Fuhrer
7. The First Detective: In 19th century Paris, one criminal-turned-detective pioneered many of the techniques used in modern-day crime solving
8. OPERATION UNTHINKABLE HAD BECOME REALITY? In 1945, Churchill secretly planned war with the Soviet Union. But could 'Operation Unthinkable' have resulted in a third world war?
9. 200 YEARS OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY: Nazi bombs, gentlemen thieves, enigmatic art lovers and a guard dog called Rex--just a handful of the strange tales associated with this historical institution
10. The CLUB KID Killer: With their eccentric costumes and decadent behaviour, they dominated New York's nightlife until a brutal murder tore them apart
11. BUILDING THE BERLIN WALL: Why was this city-dividing, family-separating symbol of Cold War oppression built?
12. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HAD NOT BEEN ASSASSINATED? Would he have been able to continue the fight and finally turn his famous dream into a reality?
13. THE HISTORY OF QUEER WOMEN: Four queer history experts explain the erasure of sapphic relationships in the past and the importance of efforts to highlight them today
14. What If... THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD WASN'T FORMED? The Underground Railroad was an important act of rebellion against slavery within the United States
15. COUNT of the OCCULT: The name Cagliostro was synonymous with magic and mysteries, but was he a true believer or a devious con-artist?
16. HUNT FOR THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN For centuries, tales of a wild man of the Himalayas have fascinated mankind, but is the Yeti fact or fiction?
17. ALL ABOUT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: From the Stamp Act to the Treaty of Paris, we chart the American independence movement and its battle for freedom
18. THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT: Who was the mysterious man who claimed to be the long-lost heir to one of Britain's oldest aristocratic families?
19. THE ASSASSINATION OF RASPUTIN HAD FAILED? Could the survival of 'Russia's greatest love machine' have altered the course of World War I?
20. THE AIDS CRISIS: How panic, confusion and prejudice followed a mysterious and deadly virus that swept around the world
21. THE GOLDEN AGE OF SMUGGLING: Discover the age when the coasts of Britain were awash with illegal goods
22. What If... ENGLAND HAD REMAINED A REPUBLIC? With no ruling monarchy and no Christmas, what would a continuing republic have looked like?
23. DELTA FORCE: THE HISTORY, TRAINING, WEAPONS AND MISSIONS BEHIND THE US'S ELITE ANTI-TERRORISM ONIT
24. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF COMMANDER CRABB: He was a war hero and Britain's number one diver, but during a secret mission investigating a Russian cruiser, he vanished never to return
25. MYSTERY CULTS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: In the Greco-Roman world, forgotten cults enacted arcane rituals whose secrets historian Hugh Bowden reveals
26. RE-DISCOVERING TRANS VE HISTORY: As the world celebrates international pride month, we spoke to four leading experts about the importance of trans history and their hopes for the future
27. HUNT FOR THE PHANTOM KILLER: Who was the masked man who held the region of Texarkana in a grip of fear?
28. THE SPANISH EMPIRE HAD TRIED TO INVADE CHINA? Could a Spanish invasion in the 16th century have resulted in a war with China?
29. Gangs of New York: In 19th century New York City, the impoverished Five Points area was a battleground for rival thugs
30. THE Fabulous LIFE OF HARVEY MILK: The empowering story of San Francisco's first openly gay elected official, whose life came to a tragic end
31. THE SLAYING OF BRITAIN'S GREATEST SHOWMAN: In Victorian Britain, circus proprietor Lord George Sanger was murdered by a crazed axeman... or was he?
32. ROMMEL HAD WON IN NORTH AFRICA? The Nazi commander failed to hold of the Allies, but could an Axis victory have changed the course of World War II?
33. The Hellfire Club: Inside the 18th century elite secret society that may have worshipped the Devil himself
34. THE LAST MOON LANDING: Fifty years after its final mission, find out why Apollo 17 was the end of NASA's lunar programme
35. Christmas Folklore: Have you ever heard the sinister tale of the troll-like Stallo? Or received a visit from the skeletal Mari Lwyd on New Year's Eve?
36. MERMAIDS AND SEA MYTHS: Where did the centuries-old tales of creatures from the deep and nautical nightmares originate?
37. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN BRITAIN: Gruesome facts and gory details on the British history of public punishment from the Museum Of London Docklands
38. CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB From a fashionable Victorian fad to a murdering 20th century horror icon we trace the origins of the mummy's curse
39. HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN: From trick or treat to carved pumpkins, uncover the origins of beloved All Hallows' Eve traditions
40. WHY DID STALINGTAD MATTER ?
41. ALL ABOUT BREAD: From ancient Egypt to your high-street bakery, we explore the history of the food upon which civilisations were built
42. THE HISTORY OF WITCHES: Something wicked this way comes: from Ancient Greece to 16th century witchfinders, we explore the world of magic
43. HISTORY'S WORST HURRICANES: Six of the deadliest hurricanes to ravage the Atlantic and Pacific
44. THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS: The legendary lost continent has become an object of fascination since Plato first mentioned the sunken city, but was it real or merely an allegorical fable?
45. THE DARK SIDE of BEETHOVEN: The classical composer created some of the world's most famous musical works, but his personal life was filled with turmoil
46. THE SECRETS OF ALCHEMY: Far more than turning metal into gold, this ancient art has a rich history that covers chemistry, esotericism and philosophy
47. RENAISSANCE RIVALS LEONARDO DA VINCI vs MICHELANGELO: The competition between two of the world's greatest artists fuelled some of the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance
48. WATCH THE SKIES! From 1947 onwards America found itself in the grip of a fly ing saucer frenzy--but were these sightings really invaders from Mars?
49. The Marquis of Madness and Malice: The originator of the term 'sadism', the Marquis de Sade was known for a life of salacious scandal. But was he truly as debauched as the works he authored?
50. Unwrapping the rich and tantalising history of treats and candy, from ancient cultures through to the industrial world
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