In May 1979, ten people died when a fire broke out in the Woolworth's store in the centre of Manchester. Chris Ledgard talks to those who remember that day. Show more
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In August 1994, shops legally opened their doors on the Sabbath for the first time in over 40 years. Chris Ledgard asks if the greater freedom to shop came at too high a price. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins talks to those involved in the UK's longest plane hijack, in February 2000, when an airliner on a routine flight in Afghanistan was forced to fly to Britain. Show more
Thirty years ago, Brighton was the first major resort in Britain to set aside a section of seafront for naturists. Chris Ledgard tells the story of Brighton's naturist beach. Show more
Chris Ledgard recalls the first papal tour of Britain. It was a turning point for British Catholics but, as the Falklands crisis deepened, many thought it would be called off. Show more
In 1980, British-Saudi relations were thrown into crisis because of a TV film, 'Death of a Princess'. Jolyon Jenkins talks to the key players to uncover what really happened. Show more
Chris Ledgard tells the story of the air show disaster at Ramstein, Germany, in 1988. Three Italian aircraft collided, one crashing into the crowd, killing 67 spectators. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins charts the rise of the kung fu craze in the mid-1970s, following the premiere of the Bruce Lee martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon, in 1973. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins hears the story of T Dan Smith, Labour leader of Newcastle city council who was jailed for corruption in 1974 but whose memory is still cherished in the north east. Show more
In 1977, police bust a multi-million pound LSD ring, in "Operation Julie". The gang claimed to be idealists who wanted to expand people's consciousness. But the courts disagreed. Show more
Chris Ledgard looks back to the 1980s to find out how newly privatised BP defied expectations in extracting oil from one of the most protected landscapes in the British Isles. Show more
Ledgard examines the work of iconic photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and opens the book West Midlands Police wanted to burn. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins recalls how the controversy surrounding a children's picture book that showed two gay men bringing up a small girl led to the now infamous Section 28. Show more
In 1961, the 264 inhabitants of the world's most remote inhabited island, Tristan da Cunha, were evacuated when a volcano erupted. Jolyon Jenkins talks to surviving islanders. Show more
Chris Ledgard goes to Yorkshire to find out about the last Gentlemen versus Players cricket match played at the Scarborough Festival in September 1962. Show more
Ray Kershaw recalls the 1967 tragedy at Mossdale Caverns, when six young potholers met their deaths when the underground cave flooded. Show more
Contemporary history series. Jolyon Jenkins asks what happened to the 'ghost ships' - the elderly American warships controversially sent to be scrapped in Hartlepool in 2003. Show more
Chris Ledgard visits schools in Tyneside and Somerset to retrace their journeys from single sex to mixed education. We go back to the late 60s and the mass switch to co-education. Show more
The rise and fall of Lymeswold - the first new British cheese in 200 years and the only one launched by a cabinet minister, in 1982. In a decade it went from hero to zero - why? Show more
In 1982, South African secret police bombed the London HQ of the African National Congress - retaliation for the involvement of Britons in attacks in South Africa. Both sides speak. Show more