This Week in History

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
This week: 9th to 15th February
13th February 1258 - Five centuries of Abbasid rule ends when Baghdad falls to the Mongols.
11th February 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years.
15th February 1971 - Britain converts to decimal currency.
Presented by Jane Steel and Ron Brown.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
This week: 2nd to 8th February
7th February 1974 - British Prime Minster Edward Heath calls a snap general election as the country grapples with a miners’ strike and an energy crisis.
5th February 1919 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith challenge the Hollywood power structure by forming their own film studio - United Artists.
2nd February 1709 - A decade before the publication of Daniel Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe', Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after spending four years marooned on an island in the South Pacific.
Presented by Viji Alles and Jane Steel.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
This week: 26th January to 1st February
27th Jan 1945 - The liberation of Auschwitz.
1st Feb 1884 - The first fascicle of The Oxford English Dictionary 'A-Ant' is published
30th Jan 1972 - Bloody Sunday
Presented by Jane Steel and Ron Brown

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
This week: 19th to 25th of January.
20th Jan 1265 - The first English Parliament met at Westminster Hall.
24th Jan 1961 - A US Air force plane carrying two Hydrogen bombs broke up mid-air over North Carolina.
19th Jan 1903 - A new bicycle race was announced "Tour de France".
Presented by Caroline Nicholls and Ron Brown.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
This week: 12th to 18th January
16th January 1547 - Ivan The Terrible becomes the first Tsar of Russia.
16th January 1950 - The first edition of "Listen With Mother" is broadcast on the BBC Light Programme.
17th January 1921 - The first public performance of the illusion of sawing a person in half is given at Finsbury Park Empire.
Presented by Ron Brown and Viji Alles.