Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
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October 13th - October 19th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: The 13th to the 19th of October.- 19th October 1987 Shares plunge after Wall Street crash - aka Black Monday
- 13th October 1884 International Meridian Conference in Washington establishes Greenwich as the Universal Prime Meridian of longitude
- 14th October 1926 A.A. Milne’s book Winnie-The-Pooh releasedPresented by Caroline Nicholls and Jane Steel.
Producers: Chris Pearson and Sofie Vilcins.
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Oct 6th - Oct 12th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: the 6th to the 12th October.
8th October 1769 - James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour land in New Zealand
9th October 2012 - 15 year old Malala Yousafzai survives a shooting by the Taliban.
9th October 1446 - King Sejong the Great creates the Korean Hangul alphabet.
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September 29th - October 5th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: 29th September to 5th October- 3rd October 1990. East and West Germany were officially reunified.
- 29th September 1829. Formation of The Metropolitan police, London's first official police force.
- 5th October 1962. The first James Bond film, Dr. No, had its world premiere.
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September 22nd - September 28th
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.This week: 22nd September to 28th September- 22nd September 1692. The last eight victims are hanged in the Salem Witch trials
- 22nd September 1968. A ceremony takes place to mark the relocation of the ancient Egyptian Abu Simbel temples
- 25th September 1066. King Harold II wins the Battle of Stamford Bridge.Read by Ron Brown and Caroline Nicholls
Produced by Chris Pearson
South Africa