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As the Civil War drew to a close, John Wilkes Booth hoped to rescue the South and become a hero. On 14 April 1865, the young actor assassinated
President Lincoln in Ford's Theatre, Washington DC. Days That Shook the World re-creates the dramatic episode that will forever leave its mark on history. Director Dan Clifton ; Executive producer David Upshal
First shown on BBC4

Contributors

Director:
Dan Clifton
Producer:
David Upshal

Designing an aerial surveyor that can float over the desert, getting airborne to find the epicentre of one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded in the US, and replicating the carbon dioxide filter that saved Apollo 13 - are the scientists up to these tasks? Directors Alexis Girardet and Milla Harrison ; Series producer
Jonathan Renouf www.open2.net/roughscience4

Contributors

Directors:
Alexis Girardet
Directors:
Milla Harrison
Producer:
Jonathan Renouf

9/9. Woodhenge and its better known neighbour Stonehenge are among the stops on Adam Hart-Davis and Jamie Darling's guide to the highlights of ancient British technology. They look at the Bronze Age's tools and roundhouses, and the Iron Age's coinage and chariots. Were we were doing fine before the Romans? With Marty Jopson.
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RT Direct: hardback, What the Past Did for Us, £14.99 incl p&p. Cheques, payable to Radio Times, to: [address removed], or call [number removed] (national rate)

Contributors

Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davis
Presenter:
Jamie Darling
Unknown:
Marty Jopson
Producer:
Patricia Wheatley
Series Producer:
Ian Potts

8/8. Michelle Golding leaves behind two teenage daughters for a trip to Australia and New Zealand. Nearing 40, the single mum from Essex finds that keeping up with younger travellers is tougher than she expected - and it's not long before she feels out of her depth in the world of extreme sports.
Series producer Sanjay Singhal ; Executive producer Vicki Barrass www.bbc.co.uk/holiday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michelle Golding
Producer:
Sanjay Singhal
Producer:
Vicki Barrass

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