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  1. 19/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)

  2. 18/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  3. 17/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  4. 16/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  5. 15/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  6. 12/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  7. The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters

    In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.

  8. 10/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  9. Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist

    In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”

  10. Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island

    In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island

  11. The creation of Inspector Montalbano

    In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published

  12. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  13. Australia's first Big Thing

    In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena

  14. The first Irish language television channel

    In 1996, Ireland launched its first television channel broadcasting exclusively in Irish

  15. Recording the Eichmann interviews

    In 1960, a journalist recorded hours of interview with Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann

  16. Shooting the Titanic in Mexico

    In 1997, Titanic - one of the most successful films in movie history – was made in Mexico

  17. I escaped Mexico's deadly gas explosion

    In 1984, one of the world's deadliest gas accidents occurred in San Juanico

  18. I fought for Mexico’s indigenous women to get political equality

    In October 2014, millions of indigenous women in Mexico won the right to vote

  19. Mexico: The election that ended one‑party rule

    In 2000, Vicente Fox won the Mexican presidency, ending 71 years of one‑party rule

  20. The Mexican song that captivated lovers during World War II

    In 1944, Besame Mucho topped the charts with its daring plea for a passionate kiss

  21. Canada's worst E.coli outbreak

    In 2000, contaminated drinking water triggered one of Canada’s worst health disasters

  22. Montenegro votes for independence

    In 2006, Montenegro achieved independence from Serbia in the final break-up of Yugoslavia

  23. When Krishna Menon met Stalin

    A rare meeting between an Indian diplomat and Joseph Stalin took place in 1953

  24. Exposing King Albert II's secret child

    In 1999, teenager Mario Danneels wrote a book which exposed a royal scandal in Belgium

  25. Poland’s underground newspaper

    In 1982, Polish dissidents set up Mazovia Weekly to share uncensored news with the public

  26. The Sami protest song that made Eurovision history

    In 1980, Norway’s Eurovision Song Contest entry included a traditional Sami joik song(R)

  27. When Sweden invented the reality game show

    In 1997, Sweden launched the world's first reality-based competitive TV show

  28. Uncovering a lost burial ground in Rio

    In 1996, Merced dos Anjos unearthed the New Blacks Cemetery under her home in Brazil

  29. The fossil that revealed the first dinosaur feathers

    In 1996, a fossil in China showed the first real hint that some dinosaurs had feathers

  30. Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

    A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people

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