For 150 years the Ku Klux Klan has existed in the shadows, terrifying outsiders with its reputation for violence and racism. For the first time, key leaders of today's largest surviving KKK organizations reveal their true identities and grant access into their homes, charity events, secret meetings, sacred rituals, including a cross-lighting ceremony. These events and interviews open a door on previously secretive organisations that only reluctantly open up to cameras. It's an eye-opening journey beyond the robe and beneath the hood of today's KKK.
19th century Birmingham was famous for its industrial might, but particular parts of it were also renowned for a more infamous reason: its gangs. Dan headed up to Birmingham to meet bestselling author and celebrity local historian Carl Chinn to learn the true history behind Birmingham's most noto...
"Dictators study power: how do you take it, how do you keep it, how do you expand it". Dutch historian Frank Dikötter sits down with Dan to explain the history behind dictatorship and the various methods these individuals used to gain and maintain power.
Mark Williams, senior lecturer in Early Modern history at Cardiff University, tackles the big questions about the East India Company.
