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The history of colonisation from the viewpoint of oppressed peoples. From India to Kenya, the Congo to Brunei, the European powers committed atrocities and local people fought back.

The history of colonisation from the viewpoint of oppressed peoples from India to Kenya, the Congo to Brunei.

Decolonisation

The Marchioness Casati was admired throughout Europe for her incredible parties and expensive tastes. She was an eccentric patron of the arts, and her face appears again and again in the works of all the notable painters of her day. But she would rip through her inheritance by the age of fifty and end up wondering the streets of London, going though rubbish bins.

The Lost Ones

The Marchioness Casati went from living in a palace to eking out an existence on the streets of London

Luisa Casati, the Ruined Marchioness

Vicky Henderson was born in 1926 in Alabama. Although slavery has been abolished since 1865, segregation was still rampant in the South. Vicky's photo albums tell the story of a little girl whose destiny will change thanks to music: she will become the first singer and dancer in a black cabaret in Switzerland.

Moments in History

The prospects for a black women in the American South of the 1920s were pretty poor: but thanks to music, Vicky bucked the trend

A Black Singer in Switzerland

A history of camping and caravanning from their origins in British high society at the turn of the 20th century to their democratisation in later decades, taking in the hippy movement’s attachment to life on the road as well as high end glamping.

The History of a Passion

A history of camping and caravanning from their origins in British high society at the turn of the 20th century to their democratisation in later decades.

Camping and Caravanning

The parasol or beach umbrella is synonymous with summer beach holidays but it has not always been so. Historian Elsa Devienne tells us the social and cultural history of an object that has appeared on and disappeared from our beaches as fashion, tanning practices and our attitudes to our bodies change.

Making History

The parasol or beach umbrella is synonymous with summer beach holidays but it has not always been so.

The Parasol and Beach Culture

Prospector Jakko Isola went to the icy wilderness of northern Finland in the hope of finding gold. What he found instead was inner peace in the beauty and tranquillity of the far North. That is until he finally did uncover gold…

Prospector Jakko Isola went to the icy wilderness of northern Finland in the hope of finding gold. He found enlightenment instead.

Jaakko Isola's Search for Riches

In 1924, a woman entered the capital of Tibet after having travelled thousands of kilometres on foot. It was the first time a foreigner had crossed the border of the sacred city. This mythical feat, one of many by Alexandra David-Néel, made the reputation of this explorer, writer, anarchist, feminist and traveller.

In 1924, a woman entered the capital of Tibet after having travelled thousands of kilometres on foot. It was the first time a foreigner had crossed the border of the sacred city. 

Alexandra David-Neel: An Adventurer in Tibet

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How did ordinary German soldiers become vicious murderers, terrorising the local population as they invaded Poland? The writings of three soldiers on the frontline are analysed by a team of German and Polish historians to discover the true face of this first offensive of the Second World War.

When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

How did ordinary German soldiers become vicious murderers, terrorising the local population as they invaded Poland? The writings of three soldiers on the frontline as well as Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl are analysed by a team of German and Polish historians to discover the true face of this first offensive of the Second World War.

Poland 1939

In the fall of 1980, Richard, a young drummer, left for New York to succeed in the world of music. He falls madly in love with Michael, who shares his passion for blues. Their love story lasted throughout the AIDS epidemic. Outraged by the refusal of the authorities to help the gay community, they decided to fight. 

Richard and Michael are young and in love. But this is 1980s New York: their friends are dying, and the authorities don't care

Love in the Time of AIDS

Concorde was the epitome of elegance, speed and glamour, linking London and New York in little over three hours. The British-French airliner was in a class of its own. But on the 25th of July 2000 tragedy struck which meant the end of supersonic flight. A look back at the birth and demise of the king of the skies.

Concorde: Myth and Tragedy

After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was freed on 11 February 1990. What followed was a triumphant world tour including the USA where he was welcomed as a hero. Why did president Bush welcome Mandela when his party, the ANC, was still considered by some a terrorist organisation?

Archive Mysteries

1990: Mandela's Triumph in the USA

In 1980, after a year of occupying Cambodia, Vietnam is accused of causing a famine there. Near the Thai-Cambodian border, international NGOs organise a protest supported by many international figures.  

1980: Protesting for Cambodia

A young military doctor was assigned in 1906 to the boat, full of convicted prisoners, that twice a year would leave from the island of Ré, in France, to go to Guyana and then on to New Caledonia. His photographs plunge the viewer into the heart of penal colonies and the terrible conditions there.

His photographs plunge the viewer into the heart of penal colonies and the terrible conditions there

Léon Collin, a Doctor in a Penal Colony

Brazil were firm favourites in the Football World Cup final of 1998. But, it was the hosts, France, that won the day in an exciting final which became a moment of exceptional shared joy for the nation.

1998: France Wins the World Cup

Part three of the story of European colonisation from the colonised peoples’ perspective. In the post-colonial period, newly independent countries and European powers both struggle to come to terms with the painful colonial legacy.

Decolonisation

Luisa Casati, the Ruined Marchioness - The Lost Ones

A Black Singer in Switzerland - Moments in History

Camping and Caravanning - The History of a Passion

The Parasol and Beach Culture - Making History

Jaakko Isola's Search for Riches

Alexandra David-Neel: An Adventurer in Tibet - The Lost Ones

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Poland 1939 - When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

Love in the Time of AIDS - Moments in History

Concorde: Myth and Tragedy

1990: Mandela's Triumph in the USA - Archive Mysteries

1980: Protesting for Cambodia - Archive Mysteries

Léon Collin, a Doctor in a Penal Colony - Moments in History

1998: France Wins the World Cup - Archive Mysteries

A Black Singer in Switzerland - Moments in History

Camping and Caravanning - The History of a Passion

The World is Ours - Decolonisation (3/3)

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Poland 1939 - When German Soldiers Became War Criminals

Love in the Time of AIDS - Moments in History

Concorde: Myth and Tragedy

1990: Mandela's Triumph in the USA - Archive Mysteries

1980: Protesting for Cambodia - Archive Mysteries

Léon Collin, a Doctor in a Penal Colony - Moments in History

1998: France Wins the World Cup - Archive Mysteries

A Black Singer in Switzerland - Moments in History

Camping and Caravanning - The History of a Passion

The World is Ours - Decolonisation (3/3)

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