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The History Hour: Freeing American prisoners from Iran

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Freeing American prisoners from Iran

29/02/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - The History Hour, Freeing American prisoners from Iran

How a former prisoner fought to free her friends, an Antarctic mystery, and rebel nuns

How a former prisoner fought to free her friends, a 200-year-old Antarctic mystery, eradicating small pox, the first mobile phone call and rebel nuns in the US.

How a former prisoner in Iran fought to free her friends, a 200-year-old Antarctic mystery,  eradicating small pox, the first mobile phone and rebel nuns in the US.

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